Raising Awareness of the Barriers Children with Disabilities face to Access Quality Education on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities
By Melissa Philippou 3 December 2020 Today, approximately 15% of the world’s population, over 1 billion people, live with some form of disability[1]. Every year, the 3rd of December marks the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD)[2], a day aiming to promote the wellbeing and rights of persons with
Webinar on Ending Violence against Women: Protecting Gains in Times of Emergency
By Allie Kim On 23rd November 2020, UNWOMEN hosted a webinar on ‘ Violence against Women: Protecting Gains in Times of Emergency.’ This webinar was held in commemoration of the international day for the elimination of violence against women. The presentation given by three speakers summarises the recent analysis of
‘How does lack of access to toilets and poor sanitation affect girls and women?’
by Emelie Samuelsson Herrera,Communications Officer at the Right to Quality Education Team.9 November 2020 Maya Oppeheim, “Young Women most at risk of global sanitation crisis and sexual violence when using unsafe toilets, report warns” (2019)<https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/sexual-violence-young-women-global-sanitation-crisis- toilet-a8746421.html> Accessed 9 November, 2020 Globally, around 2,3 billion people do not have access to
World Toilet Day and lack of WASH in Uganda Schools
By Kean Smith 8 November, 2020 “World Toilet Day, [every 19 November], celebrates toilets and raises awareness … of people living without access to safely managed sanitation. It is about taking action to tackle the global sanitation crisis and achieve Sustainable Development Goal 6: water and sanitation for all by