Governance for Sustainable Development
The UNDP Discussion Paper on ‘Governance for Sustainable Development’ provides an overview of the challenges and opportunities that evolve from the ongoing discussions on how best to integrate governance, rule … Continue reading
Justice for Future Generations – Inequalities, IHRL and the Post-2015 Agenda
Karen A. Moir – The failure to respect the rights of future generations may undermine the sustainability of development gains made by their parents by allowing for disproven assumptions to … Continue reading
Economy for Life in our Earth community
Originally posted on Systemic Alternatives:
Brief Background: This living document is a result of an extensive process led by the Social Movements for an Alternative Asia (SMAA), Gerak Lawan, La…
The “Urban” Contract
Originally posted on {FAVEL issues}:
post by Marines Pocaterra Reflecting on one of our recent posts “The Revolution Bolivariana and the Social Contract” by Andrew Carman, I’d like to summarize…
Worst Urban Practices
Originally posted on {FAVEL issues}:
Post by Marines Pocaterra [Proyectos Arqui 5] The adoption of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in 2000 was a landmark achievement for the international community.…
The Development Prison: escaping gender, LGBT and sexuality silos
Originally posted on Participation, Power and Social Change Research at IDS:
Stephen Wood A couple of weeks ago, I was asked to participate in a live Guardian Development panel discussion…
Manpower director makes incredible claims about how well migrant workers are treated by ministry
Originally posted on Yawning Bread:
A divisional director from the Manpower ministry gave testimony last week at the Committee of Inquiry looking into the Little India riot. Based on a…
Lesbians dance before NUS professor’s eyes
Originally posted on Yawning Bread:
When the story first broke, what struck me most was the focus on lesbians. It is far more common in anti-LGBT speech for the reference to…
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