Business and Human Rights in the Arab region
In the context of the Pilot Project for the Promotion of Social Dialogue in the Southern Mediterranean Region (SOLiD), in partnership with the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and BUSINESSMED, ANND held a two day seminar in Beirut on 7 and 8 September 2016, to discuss issues related to Business and Human Rights. Roberto Bissio, Executive Director - Third World Institute, joined the workshop participating in Session 1, The privet Sector and the New Development…
Agenda 2030 – ‘Goals for the Rich’
Arab NGO Network for Development (ANND) held a seminar to discuss issues related to Business and Human Rights in the context of the Pilot Project for the Promotion of Social Dialogue in the Southern Mediterranean Region. In this framework, Roberto Bissio, Executive Director of Third World Institute (ITeM), was interviewed by Mr. Ziad Abdel Samad, ANND's Executive Director, in a dialogue on the 2030 Agenda, the intersection of business and human rights and our mutual…
What Does it Really Mean to “Leave No One Behind”?
“Leave no one behind” has become a central rallying cry around the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, but more needs to be done for it to be put into practice, said civil society during a review conference of progress made on the Post-2030 agenda here this week. Unlike the UN’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which failed to address structural inequality, ecological sustainability, and the responsibilities of the global North, the 2030 Agenda acknowledges the “enormous disparities of opportunity, wealth, and…
2030 Agenda: Civil Society Holds Governments Accountable at the UN
Independent monitoring and review of the 2030 Agenda and the identification of structural obstacles are key factors for the success of the Sustainable Development Goals, argued Roberto Bissio, coordinator of Social Watch, at the launch of the 2016 Spotlight Report at the United Nations. The Spotlight report 2016 is published by the Reflection Group on Sustainable Development, an alliance of Social Watch, Third World Network, ANND and DAWN. The report includes contributions on each of…