Announcements
Announcements
Every year on 10 December, the world celebrates Human Rights Day. This is the anniversary of the day in 1948 when the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).
The Declaration proclaims the inalienable rights that everyone is entitled to as a human being – regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, language, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.
The Declaration was drafted by representatives of all regions and legal traditions and has become accepted as a contract between Governments and their peoples. Virtually all States have accepted the Declaration and it has served as the foundation for an expanding system of human rights protection.
This year’s Human Rights Day theme relates to equality and Article 1 of the UDHR: “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.”
The principles of equality and non-discrimination are at the heart of human rights. Equality is aligned with the 2030 Agenda and with the UN approach set out in the document Shared Framework on Leaving No One Behind: Equality and Non-Discrimination at the Heart of Sustainable Development. This includes addressing and finding solutions for deep-rooted forms of discrimination that have affected the most vulnerable people in societies, including women and girls, Indigenous Peoples, people of African descent, LGBTI people, migrants and people with disabilities, among others.
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Feature / City planning needs to consider livability and resident well-being alongside equality of environmental and economic development.
Journal article / To ensure future sustainability, cities need to consider concepts of livability and resident wellbeing alongside environmental and economic development equity.
SEI brief / This brief introduces a four-part series on the social and economic sustainability aspects of nature-based solutions.
Past event / This recorded webinar covers the topic social equity in the context of improving environmental policy in Europe.
Journal article / How do we define and analyze success or failure in the integration of social equity in environmental governance systems?
Other publication / Understanding the challenges of inclusivity and climate resilience in transport planning in Africa: results of a needs assessment in 4 countries.
Journal article / This article examines the need for equity and social justice in transformation.
Journal article / Read the two-stage, subjective approach to resilience assessment in Bangladesh using rapid household interviews and participatory qualitative methods.
Feature / New podcast episode talks about how climate solutions need to recognize the interconnections between gender, equity, poverty and sustainability.
Perspective / Climate change affects those who are most discriminated against, profoundly altering their rights to safety and access to social justice.
SEI brief / This discussion brief examines the relationships between air pollution, gender inequality, social inequity and poverty in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH).
Other publication / This report explores human rights and gender equality in the context of climate change.
Project / SEI research team will synthesize the existing evidence about gender and social equality (GSE) outcomes of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) interventions.
Other publication / An assessment of progress towards the targets of the Sendai Framework in terms of gender-responsive and disability-inclusiveness.
SEI report / This policy report explores the interactions between the environment and issues related to gender equality, social equity and poverty in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Journal article / This protocol explains the approach of a review looking at evidence on the gender and social equality outcomes of complex WASH interventions.
Past event / The interactive online event will highlight discussions on how individuals can choose to challenge gender inequality in their daily lives.
These two courses are available to anyone to pursue in their own time through the SEI Online Learning portal.
Feature / SEI Asia is launching an open online course platform to boost institutional knowledge and capacity among regional partners.
Feature / SEI Asia launches open online course on gender and environment.
Initiative / The Gender Equality, Social Equity and Poverty Initiative explores the links between gender, social equity and justice, power and sustainability.
Project / Understanding health and wellbeing impacts of mobility and co-designing mobility infrastructure improvements.
Initiative / Our work aims to transform current decision making around access to water, the greatest risk to global prosperity, and addressing the SDGs.
Initiative / This initiative enables integrated national planning for Nationally Determined Contributions and Sustainable Development Goals.
Perspective / Gary Haq reflects on the European Court's recent linking of climate change and human rights, stressing urgent need for older people's protection.
Event on 23 April in New York City / SEI's Finance for Sustainable Development team will explore financing solutions for clean energy in Sub-Saharan Africa at this UN side event.
Media coverage / Romanus Opiyo, SEI Africa Programme Leader for Sustainable Urbanization speaks about improving climate resilience in African infrastructure.
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