UN Geneva Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations RoomThe 43rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council opens on Monday, February 24, 2020 in Geneva, Switzerland. The Council’s main page provides an overview of the next four weeks of meetings. The kickoff on Monday is the “High Level Segment,” in which key representatives...
FAWCO supports the work of our partner, Pathways to Safety International, which offers services to Americans abroad who may encounter violence in any form – in the home, the workplace or stranger violence. The mission of Pathways to Safety is “We educate Americans traveling and living abroad, giving them tools to stay informed about...
We are in the early weeks of a new year, a new decade, one in which we will become one year older. The seasons continue to change – spring, summer, fall and winter! And so does the season of life as well. Pope Paul VI said “In youth the days are short, and the...
There is no doubt that we are all exposed to serious threats due to the continuous rise in temperature on our planet. This statement indicates the horror and fear of the upcoming repercussions of global warming. According to some experts and scientists, that is the reality we all have to admit to and thus face...
The more that women are involved in decision-making, the more environmental protection measures are supported and/or initiated. Since the majority of our society’s decision-making has historically been male-dominated, it is exciting to consider what types of decisions might be made in the...
We all love to see happy mothers and their smiling babies, but pregnancy and childbirth are often difficult and dangerous. They have become much safer for women: for example, maternal deaths are now expressed as the number per 100,000 live births – in contrast to newborn deaths, which are expressed as the number...