Entries by Anna_Media

The City that Beat Hunger

The Belo Horizonte Food Security Programme in Brazil is the world’s most comprehensive policy that tackles hunger and secures a healthy food supply for the future.

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Making malnutrition a thing of the past

Three-day workshop on food and nutrition security in Windhoek kicks off with keynote by Namibian Deputy Prime Minister, the Honourable Marco Hausiku. Every human being has the right to enough healthy food every day. To ensure that this right becomes a reality for all Namibians, ninety high-ranking participants from politics and civil society are partaking in a three-day Food and Nutrition Security workshop to discuss best policy solutions with international experts.

Arms control exchange: from Argentina to Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Argentina are culturally, linguistically and geographically diverse nations. However, both are fighting to realise change and bring about a new direction in their country’s development. Over 750,000 illicit weapons and 16,000 tonnes of ammunition currently circulate within the borders of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Easy access to weapons largely left over from the conflict in the 90’s […]

On the road for child rights in Namibia

Ensuring enough healthy food for every child is one of the aims of our work. Our ambassador, German TV presenter Jörg Pilawa, visited various aid projects in Namibia, to understand the food security situation there.

Ending violence against women and girls: 25 policies nominated for Future Policy Award 2014

Hamburg/Geneva/New York, 6 June 2014 – Twenty-five policies on ending violence against women and girls have been nominated for the Future Policy Award 2014. This was announced by the World Future Council, the Inter-Parliamentary Union and UN Women today. Violence against women and girls is one of the most pervasive and predominant forms of human rights abuses in the world.

Carbon labelling policies

It has been shown that the carbon footprint of food products (‘foodprint’) can vary substantially. Depending on its production method (organic versus chemical), its content (meat versus vegetarian or vegan), transport routes (air freight, sea freight or local), processing method (fresh versus deep-frozen) and disposal of residues (use as organic fertilizer versus waste), each food […]

Biodiversity Legislation Study

This study presents and compares comprehensive biodiversity laws from eight countries. It aims to serve as inspiration and guidance for legislators around the globe to advance biodiversity legislation within their own political processes.

Alternative Indicators for Wealth

There is now a broad coalition that recognises that economic growth alone cannot deliver sustainability, social justice and improved well-being. and non-governmental actors are using alternative ‘Beyond GDP’ indicators as an advocacy tool to promote more radical societal change.