Posts Tagged "United Nations"
KAIROS letter in The Hill Times: Canada shouldn’t trade on its values when seeking new partners
September 3, 2025
The Hill Times published this letter by KAIROS’ Silvia Vasquez-Olguin in its September 3, 2025 issue.RE: Observers eye fall sitting for bills to implement still-secret trade pacts with Indonesia and EcuadorLast October, I accompanied the delegation of Indigenous and local…
Post filed in: Global South, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights
The UN Forum on Sustainable Development Goals – “A high sense of urgency is the strongest motivation we have.”
August 1, 2024
“Unless we act now, the 2030 Agenda will become an epitaph for a world that might have been.”António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-GeneralFrom July 10-16, I had the opportunity to participate in the UN High Level Political Forum (HLPF) on the…
Post filed in: Corporate Accountability, Ecological Justice, Gender Justice, Human Rights
Strengthening capacity and leadership of global partners at UN Regional Climate Weeks
September 6, 2023
KAIROS’ global partners will participate in the UN Regional Climate Weeks this fall! KAIROS secured a grant from the Ontario Public Sector Employees Union (OPSEU) to support global partners who are eager to strengthen their capacity and leadership in climate…
Post filed in: Climate Action Week
International Women’s Day Greeting from UNCSW67-Innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age
March 7, 2023
The theme of the 67th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW67) is “Innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.” This theme…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage
