INTERNATIONAL DAY : World Day Against Trafficking in Persons 30 July

2🌏23 Theme: Reach every victim of trafficking, leave no one behind

Global crises, conflicts, and the climate emergency are escalating trafficking risks. Displacement and socio-economic inequalities are impacting millions of people worldwide, leaving them vulnerable to exploitation by traffickers. Those who lack legal status, live in poverty, have limited access to education, healthcare, or decent work, face discrimination, violence, or abuse, or come from marginalized communities are often the primary targets of traffickers. 

Globally, national responses, particularly in developing States, appear to be deteriorating. Detection rates fell by 11% in 2020 and convictions plummeted by 27%, illustrating a worldwide slowdown in the criminal justice response to trafficking. The COVID-19 pandemic also changed the characteristics of trafficking, pushing it further underground and potentially increasing the dangers to victims by making the crime less likely to come to the attention of the authorities.

 

#DPCW_1038 #GLOBAL #HWPL #IPYG #IWPG #UN #HUMANRIGHTS

#PEACEWALK

 

In fact, 41% of victims who manage to escape their ordeal reach out to the authorities on their own initiative – another clear sign that anti-trafficking responses are falling short.

 

In the context of trafficking in persons, leaving people behind means:

 

▶failing to end the exploitation of trafficking victims,

 

▶failing to support victim-survivors once they are free from their traffickers, and

 

▶leaving identifiable groups vulnerable to traffickers.

 

The campaign for World Day Against Trafficking in Persons 2023 aims to raise awareness of disturbing developments and trends identified by the latest UNODC Global Report on Trafficking in Persons and calls on governments, law enforcement, public services, and civil society to assess and enhance their efforts to strengthen prevention, identify and support victims, and end impunity.

 

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To #EndHumanTrafficking, we cannot allow this crime to be met with increasing indifference and impunity. We must strengthen resilience against exploitation and the underlying socio-economic and cultural issues that are conducive to trafficking. We must sensitize everyone to the topic of human trafficking and thus push attention towards those who can make a difference in terms of changing policy and national resource management to strengthen prevention measures, improve identification of victims, increase support of survivors and end impunity.

 

 

My parliament, my planet, our future! A compilation

Parliaments and parliamentary organizations played an active role throughout the negotiations on the post-2015 development framework, advocating strongly, for instance, for the inclusion of SDGs related to democratic governance.

 

Goal 13 of the Sustainable Development Goals is dedicated to taking urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.

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#INTERNATIONAL_DAY #PARLIAMENTS #PLANET #DPCW_1038 #HWPL #IPYG #IWPG #WORLD_PEACE

 

Parliaments for the Planet

Climate action begins at home. Parliaments and those who work in them can take concrete steps to reduce their carbon footprint, both as institutions and individuals. By adopting greener policies and embracing a culture of sustainability, parliaments and parliamentarians can help address the climate crisis and pave the way for stronger climate action.

 

Climate change is killing people and destroying lives, development, peace and security all over the world.

 

The IPU helps parliaments make progress on the Paris Agreement as well as other climate treaties, accelerate decarbonization and reduce the carbon footprint within parliaments themselves through its research, tools and meetings.

 

As a first step, they can decarbonize their place of work by putting in place the IPU’s 10 actions for greener parliaments (and those who work in them).

Day of the Seafarer 2023

 This year, once again, the annual Day of the Seafarer (DotS) will be celebrated on 25 June.

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2023 Seafarers, MARPOL and the marine environment

 

For 2023, the campaign will look at seafarers' contribution to protecting the marine environment, in line with the World Maritime theme “MARPOL at 50 – Our commitment goes on”.

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Seafarers spend a great deal of time at sea and are a big part of the solution when it comes to protecting the marine environment.

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As part of the campaign, we will be asking seafarers to share a picture of the marine environment surrounding them while at sea, highlighting that the marine environment is worth protecting.

 

#SEA #MARINE #INTERNATIONAL_DAY

#HWPL #DPCW_1038 #PEACE_WORLD

World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, 17 June

Discover the key findings of this study about the nature of gender inequalities regarding land tenure, access to technologies and resources for sustainable land management, women’s involvement in decision-making, and the numerous difficulties caused by drought and land degradation in the daily lives of women and girls.

 

Her land. Her rights.

 

Gender inequality is real in terms of land and drought

 

Droughts are among the greatest threats to sustainable development, especially in developing countries, but increasingly so in developed nations too. In fact, forecasts estimate that by 2050 droughts may affect over three-quarters of the world’s population.

 

The number and duration of droughts has increased by 29 percent since 2000, as compared to the two previous decades (WMO 2021). When more than 2.3 billion people already face water stress, this is a huge problem.

 

Women hold a vital stake in the health of the land, yet they often don't have control over it.

 

In all parts of the world, women face significant barriers in securing land rights, limiting their ability to thrive and prosper.

 

In many regions, they remain subject to discriminatory laws and practices that impede their right to inherit and access to services and resources.

And when land becomes degraded and water is scarce, women are often the worst affected.

 

#LAND #INTERNATIONAL_DAY #

#UN #HWPL #PEACE #DRAUGHT #WOMEN #HUMAN_RIGHTS

 

This year, the theme of the International Day Against Desertification, and Drought "Her land. Her rights", emphasizes that investing in women’s equal access to land and associated assets is a direct investment in their future and the future of humanity. It's time for women and girls to be at the forefront of global land restoration and drought resilience efforts.

 

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DPCW_1038 : 10th Anniversary of World Peace Declaration

#HWPL #ManHeeLee #10th_WorldPeace_Declaration #525Peacewalk #DPCW #International_Law #PeaceLetter #Peace #PeaceAnswer #Together #WeAreOne

 

 

https://youtube.com/live/2HV2v9j6p5g

HWPL's 10th Annual Commemoration of the Declaration of World Peace and the Peace Walk

- Subtitle | New Decade, Making Institutional Peace Take Root

- Date | May, 25, 2023, 10:00AM (GMT+9)

 

#HWPL #ManHeeLee #10th_WorldPeace_Declaration #525Peacewalk #DPCW #International_Law #PeaceLetter #Peace #PeaceAnswer #Together #WeAreOne

 

 

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"HWPL's

10th Annual Commemoration of

the Declaration of World Peace and

the Peace Walk"

 

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 <525 Peacewalk Youtube Link>

 

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DPCW_1038 : Cameroon Human Rights Webinar for National Development

https://www.hwpl.kr/language/en/

 

 

On April 15, the “Cameroon Human Rights Webinar for National Development” was held to raise awareness of human rights and peace, hosted by HWPL. Lawyers, law and political science students, a project manager of NGO, and figures from peace education and IPYG attended the event, titled

“Institutionalization for Peaceful Coexistence,”

to find the answer for peace.

 

 

Cameroon was colonized by France and Britain after the defeat of Germany during World War I. 

After its independence, English and French became the official languages, but only about 20% of the people spoke English and the rest spoke French, causing conflicts between the speakers of the two languages.

 

Then, in 2018, when the authority of French-speaking people who are the majority was expanded, the dispute began with English-speaking people who felt discriminated against. The situation became worse as the government responded violently against the nonviolent protesters.

 

Regarding this, Kang Blaise Mua, the President of the Student Association of the Law and Political Science at the University of Buea, said “There is a need to redress governmental strategy, such as a call for major national dialogue and assistance from other peace organizations around the world.”.

 

#WEBINAR #CAMEROON #HWPL #DPCW_1038 #EDUCATION #PEACE_WORLD

#YEPC #WARP_OFFICE #IPYG #IWPG

 

Willbroad Dze- Ngwa, the President of Heritage Higher Institute of Peace and Development Studies, emphasized the importance of peace education, saying “Peace education is taught in some of our schools. What we have to decide to do is to establish clubs in different schools in order to carry on peace and effective citizenship.

 

If we multiply this webinar, our context, and our strategies, peace would reign in all the corners of Cameroon and the world. Because each of us is supposed to be an active factor of peace education.”.

 

Through this webinar, participants were able to recognize that peaceful coexistence is needed for the national development of Cameroon. For peaceful coexistence to be achieved, three elements were presented. They were: peace education that helps children recognize the importance of peace and grow up as peaceful citizens, the establishment of gatherings to resolve disputes through dialogue rather than force, and international law that can present a new paradigm for peace.

 

HWPL introduced the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW), an international law for peace, and the Mindanao case where peace came true based on it, as well as peace education and Youth Empowerment Peace Class (YEPC) and Youth Engagement & Peacebuilding Working Group (YEPW). 

 

International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression 4 June

Children under attack

Every day, children living in wars across the globe are facing unspeakable horrors. They are not safe sleeping in their homes or playing outside, learning in school or seeking medical care at hospitals. From killing and maiming, abduction and sexual violence, to attacks on education and health facilities, and the denial of the humanitarian assistance that they desperately need, children are being caught in the crosshairs of warring parties at a staggering scale.

 

Alarming data

The UNICEF report "25 Years of Children and Armed Conflict” points at alarming data. Since 2005:

 

104,100 are killed or maimed

At least 104,100 children have been killed or maimed. More than two-thirds of these have been between 2014 and 2020, with an average of 10,500 children killed or maimed each year.

93,000 are recruited

At least 93,000 have been recruited by armed actors. Between 2016 - 2020, the UN verified the recruitment and use of an average of 8,756 children annually (8,521 in 2020).

25,700 are abducted

More than 25,700 children have been abducted. Two-thirds of the cases over the past 16 years have occurred between 2014 - 2020, with an annual average of 2,414 (3,202 in 2020). Boys account for three-quarters, however, girls remain at risk of being abducted including for the purpose of sexual violence and exploitation.

14,200 are sexually violated

More than 14,200 children have been subjected to rape and other sexual violence. The annual average is 890 child victims, with the highest record standing at 1,268 in 2020. This, however, is not reflective of the actual scale. Cases of sexual violence, including sexual violence against boys, are particularly underreported. Sexual violence disproportionately affects girls, who were victims in 97 per cent of cases in the last 5 years.

14,900 are denied humanitarian access

More than 14,900 incidents of denial of humanitarian access have been verified. Around 80 per cent of incidents took place in the past 5 years, demonstrating strengthened efforts to document and verify these incidents.

13,900 schools and hospitals destroyed

More than 13,900 attacks on schools and hospitals have been verified. Nearly three-fourths of these incidents concerned education facilities, personnel, and pupils, with an annual average of 873 attacks, including 1,032 between 2016 - 2020.

 

Source: UNICEF fact sheet "Progress and challenges for children living in armed conflict" published 2022

 

Wars cause multiple additional depravations including hunger, disease, and poverty. UNICEF’s report confirms that every year the number of verified violations for children who are impacted by wars continues to increase. Each of these numbers represents a grave tragedy for a child, a family, a community. This is a call to STOP attacks on children.

Poems for Peace

Muzdalifa, 17, Sudan: Muzdalifa is determined to help bring peace to Sudan. She attends Child Rights Club in her town, run by UNICEF-supported teachers.

 

With Poems for Peace, UNICEF is giving children a platform to explain in their own words the impact of conflict and war on their lives – and their hopes and dreams for the future.

 

Weam sitting on the floor of a dark room with her prosthetic foot showing

Photo exhibit: From Despair to Hope; Children Beyond Armed Conflict

Weam, 16, Gaza: Weam was injured whilst walking past her house. She, her father and her three cousins were targeted by an anti-personnel drone rocket, which exploded into thousands of small metallic cubes. “I just couldn’t accept the fact that I had lost my limb, it was very difficult for me.”

 

 

 

 

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#HWPL #YEPC #IPYG #UNESCO #EDUCATION #IWPG #DPCW_1038 #UNICEF #UNESCO #UN

#NO_WAR #CHILDREN 

2022 Youth Empowerment Peace Class (YEPC)

The Youth Empowerment Peace Class is a training program provided by the IPYG and is designed and developed to provide the youth, who are implementers of peace, with opportunities to acquire knowledge and strengthen their capacity.

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The 2nd Youth Empowerment Peace Class, held twice in 2022, was conducted to find solutions to problems faced by young people, such as banning drug abuse, parental literacy, gender equality, and strengthening capacity for employment.

 

 

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2022 Youth Empowerment Peace Class (YEPC)

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Peace Monument Completion Ceremony: Light of Peace in Zambia

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HWPL Religious Youth Peace Camp was held in Thailand

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Cameroon Human Rights Webinar for National Development

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As the program deals with everyday problems of the youth, participants were able to empathize with and comfort one another as the same generation. In addition, they encourage each other to utilize IPYG’s global network to work together to achieve peace.

 

The board members of Nepal’s youth organizations took the course to conduct educational services for young people in the community. They went on to hold an Eloquence Competition of Peace and a drawing event for nearby schools in order to effectively spread the values of peace that they learned through YEPC. Around 1,000 students from three schools participated to self-reflect on and express the importance of peace.

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The youth of South Africa used social media to publicize YEPC. Youth from Malawi, Namibia, Lesotho, and Zimbabwe took the course together online and held small group meetings after each class. Despite living in different countries, they used messaging apps to share what they learned and started building a community for continual cooperation.

The IPYG is preparing so that the 3rd YEPC, held in 2023, will support the youth in becoming the leaders of peace in their local communities as well as the center of different peace initiatives. The course will be a youth-focused peace education program filled with presentations of HWPL leaders working in various fields including media, education, and religion.

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In addition, IPYG’s YEPC contributes to providing “Quality Education,” one of the SDGs, to youth around the world as well as realizing UNESCO’s goal of “Lifelong Learning.”

 #HWPL #YEPC #IPYG #UNESCO #EDUCATION #IWPG #DPCW_1038

HWPL and UNESCO Celebrates 30th World Press Freedom Day

World Press Freedom Day 30th Anniversary UNESCO Event Post-Report

 

 

(Ghana News Online‎) - World Press Freedom Day: HWPL Discuss solutions for improving the safety and working conditions of journalists

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( Journal Online) - HWPL and UNESCO Celebrates 30th World Press Freedom Day

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On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day, 158 people gathered to commemorate this important date. Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL) in collaboration with the Permanent Delegation of Suriname to UNESCO and the National Commission of the Democratic Republic of Congo for UNESCO organized a webinar to highlight the need for press freedom in today’s society. This event aimed to propose solutions for improving the safety and working conditions of journalists with the cooperation between civil society, private sectors, and governments. For this, journalists, delegations to UNESCO, former ministers, and representatives of civil society were present.

 

#DPCW #WORLD_PEACE #SAFETY 

In 1993, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed May 3 as World Press Freedom Day. This proclamation marked the beginning of substantial progress for press freedom and freedom of expression around the world, with the proliferation of independent media in many countries and the rise of digital technologies allowing for the free flow of information online.

 

#UN #FREEDOM_DAY #ONLINE #WORLD_PRESS

This year’s celebration of the 30th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day is a call to define press freedom, as well as independent, pluralistic and diverse media, as a necessary condition for the enjoyment of all other human rights. This is because unreliable information that has caused racism and hatred has widely spread through the media during the global pandemic.

 

#MEDIA #RACISM #GLOBAL_PANDEMIC

 

This commemoration was opened with congratulatory speeches from the co-host countries’ delegations. The media-related workers from Congo, Mali, and the Czech Republic gave topic presentations on the protection of press freedom and the protection of human rights through it and the discussions were followed among presenters and participants.

 

#HUMAN_RIGHTS #CONGO

 

In his congratulatory speech, His Excellency Mr. Lazare Liema Ibongo-Botie recalled that UNESCO sensitizes Member States to the need to strengthen standards and policies that promote freedom of expression, press freedom, the safety of journalists, and the right to information. He also reminded governments of the need to respect their commitments to press freedom.

 

#UNESCO #FREEDOM #PRESS #JOURNALIST

H.E. Mr. Yaya Sangaré said, “Healthy and independent journalism is vital to any democratic society. This profession comes from the right to have an opinion, to express it, to disseminate it, and to share it freely, as well as the right to seek information and ideas. This is a guarantee of transparency in the exercise of responsibilities in the conduct of public affairs, as well as in the resolution of issues of general interest. It is also what encourages full and complete participation in socio-political life and in the decision-making process, with full knowledge of the facts. This is why the practice of journalism must be secured, in terms of training, working conditions, and protection.”

 

#JOURNALISM #HEALTHY #HWPL

 

Ms. Severina Papis concluded by saying, “As a peace organization, HWPL hopes to build greater global support for press freedom and encourage journalists to continue their important work in promoting a peaceful and just world. Our organization will strive to work with communities in each country not only for this event but also for the freedom of the press and the respect for other human rights. Especially by activating the MAGP platform, we will try to strengthen a network of journalists and will try to protect numerous other human rights threatened by fake news and content of hate and discrimination.“

 

#DPCW_1038 #PEACE #DISCRIMINATION

 

MAGP (Media Association for Global Peace) is an online-based peace platform that spreads the culture of peace and specializes in sharing various types of peace materials including peace news, and information about peace-related events worldwide. One of MAGP’s key objectives is to ensure freedom of information and freedom of the press, as set forth in international agreements, including the UN Charter, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, UN resolutions, the Windhoek Declaration, UN resolutions, and the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW) declared by HWPL.

 

#WORLDWIDE #PEACE_NEWS #PEACE_RELATED #PEACE_WALK