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"Do No Harm": The Rise of New…

"Do No Harm": The Rise of New Humanitarianism

From SDG Academy on 7 August, 2019

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How we understand humanitarianism has been changing. People have been reconsidering whether we should be more selective in terms of who we give aid to after the Rwandan…
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Collective vs. Individual Rights

Collective vs. Individual Rights

From SDG Academy on 7 August, 2019

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International human rights law focuses on the rights of individuals, and emphasis is on the protection of the individuals inherent dignity and worth. Collective…
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The Gendered Experience of Poverty

The Gendered Experience of Poverty

From SDG Academy on 7 August, 2019

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There is a gendered experience of poverty: women and men experience poverty differently, and women may experience poverty differently from one another. In the case of…
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Attacking Gender Inequality within Development

Attacking Gender Inequality within Development

From SDG Academy on 7 August, 2019

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Gender wasn’t on the development agenda until the 1970s. At that time, it was recognized that development could harm women as modernization brings increased…
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If Rights are for All, Why Special Rights for…

If Rights are for All, Why Special Rights for Some?

From SDG Academy on 7 August, 2019

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International law protects the few from the tyranny of the majority because marginalized groups are further away from sites of power. While by law we are all equal, in…
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Roots of Gender Inequality

Roots of Gender Inequality

From SDG Academy on 7 August, 2019

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Gender inequality has its roots in differences between men and women in society. These result from social constructions of relations, which in turn stem from sexual…
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What Are Human Rights and Why Do We Need Them?

What Are Human Rights and Why Do We Need Them?

From SDG Academy on 7 August, 2019

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Joshua Castellino addresses why the world needs human rights. He questions how the order that is created by governmental and social systems pays attention to justice. He…
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Intellectual Property Rights

Intellectual Property Rights

From SDG Academy on 7 August, 2019

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Intellectual property rights guarantee that the individual who spends time constructing something new in the context of human experience can continuously claim credit in…
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Tools to Overcome Structural Inequalities

Tools to Overcome Structural Inequalities

From SDG Academy on 7 August, 2019

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Over time, many societies have come to the conclusion that mutually beneficial relationships can be forged with minorities using the ideas of reservations and…
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Global Snapshots of Social Exclusion by Continent

Global Snapshots of Social Exclusion by Continent

From SDG Academy on 7 August, 2019

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This chapter addresses the experiences of indigenous peoples beyond the European and North American experiences, such as the San in Botswana whose lands have been taken…
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Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of…

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)

From SDG Academy on 7 August, 2019

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The Convention of the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women is seen as the International Bill of Women’s Rights with rights that extend to the…
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What are the Key Issues Facing Minorities and…

What are the Key Issues Facing Minorities and Indigenous Peoples?

From SDG Academy on 7 August, 2019

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This chapter begins with a case study of the Nukak Indians in Colombia, who are on the brink of total extinction. The land rights questions lies at the very heart of the…
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Gendered Experiences of Disaster

Gendered Experiences of Disaster

From SDG Academy on 7 August, 2019

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There is very little information about who makes up the casualties of disasters, but some have suggested that women are 14 times more likely to die during an event in…
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A Vision of Rights for the Future

A Vision of Rights for the Future

From SDG Academy on 12 August, 2019

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In addressing the sustainable development agenda of the next thirty to fifty years, it is important to bear in mind six key concerns. The first is an emphasis on…
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Humanitarian Response to Crisis

Humanitarian Response to Crisis

From SDG Academy on 7 August, 2019

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Humanitarian actors are a specific type of actor. Humanitarianism has its roots in religious thinking; in free giving, the idea that all are born free and equal and…
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Households as Sites of Inequality

Households as Sites of Inequality

From SDG Academy on 7 August, 2019

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The household is the unit we live in. It may include our family or may not. Over time, as industrialization has occurred, the definition of family has shifted to the…

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