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By Kean Smith The theme of World Health Day 2021 is “[b]uilding a fairer and healthier world”. This theme encompasses Goals 3 and 10 of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 3 is to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages[1] and …
Book Comment By Leonie Fach & Tamia Brito On 25th February 2021, Philipp Schulz presented his book “Male Survivors of Wartime Sexual Violence – Perspectives from Northern Uganda” (2020) at an event organised by the Gender Centre of The Graduate Institute. Through this publication, Schulz disseminates the seldom-heard marginalised voices and perspectives of male …
By Cynthia Atuchukwu Water & Uganda Water is Life. It is an essential natural resource, yet about 2.2 billion people lack access to safe drinking water (see Appendix I), and 785 million people living in rural areas lack access to it.[i] The Republic of Uganda is a landlocked country located in East Africa, whose …
Water and Education Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic – The Gender Left Behind Read More »
By Melissa Philippou Today, billions of people around the world do not have access to clean water and sanitation services.[i]According to the United Nations (UN), one in three people globally do not have access to safe drinking water, while two out of five people do not have a basic hand-washing facility, and more than 673 …
WASH, Climate Change and Education: A Closer Look Read More »
By Lejla Bešić This article will present the ongoing issue of sexual violence against men during conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). It will explain brief historical facts followed by the sexual violence issues men and boys encounter, including statistics and how the issues are being tackled. To understand how the civil wars …
Sexual Violence issues in the Kivu Province – Democratic Republic of Congo Read More »