Open letter to EU leaders from 150 organisations: Our sustainable future must start now
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Open letter to EU leaders from 150 organisations: Our sustainable future must start now

On 11 June 2019, an open letter prepared by Concord Europe, Social Platform and the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) and signed by 150 civil society organisations in Europe, including SOLIDAR, was sent to 28 Heads of State and Government and published on Euractiv. The letter openly calls on EU leaders to make sustainable development the overarching…

Stories of Change: SOLIDAR Network contribution to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals in Europe and Worldwide
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Stories of Change: SOLIDAR Network contribution to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals in Europe and Worldwide

Stories of Change: SOLIDAR Network contribution to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals in Europe and Worldwide On 25 September 2015, the UN General Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.  ‘Successor’ of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the 2030 Agenda represents the ‘new’ global consensus on how to move towards more equal and inclusive…

SOLIDAR at the 108th ILO Conference: Social Justice at the core of long lasting peace
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SOLIDAR at the 108th ILO Conference: Social Justice at the core of long lasting peace

As every year, also in 2019, SOLIDAR will be in Geneva to participate in the International Labour Organisation Conference (ILO ILC). The ILO is the oldest United Nations Agency promoting social justice, a fair Globalisation, and Decent Work. Its main function is to set up international standards on labour and social rights and closely monitor their respect…

SDGs Handbook: The Sustainable Development Goals in brief
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SDGs Handbook: The Sustainable Development Goals in brief

This short handbook is designed to introduce the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to European Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) active in the area of economic and social rights. It aims particularly at providing social CSOs willing to engage in national sustainable development processes, with a basic understanding of the 2030 Agenda, and the opportunities its…

SOLIDAR and trade unions organisations from the Mediterranean region met in Marseille to strengthen advocacy on human and trade union rights
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SOLIDAR and trade unions organisations from the Mediterranean region met in Marseille to strengthen advocacy on human and trade union rights

SOLIDAR and trade unions organisations from the Mediterranean region met in Marseille to strengthen advocacy on human and trade union rights On the 9 and 10 April, SOLIDAR members together with representatives from trade union organisations from Egypt, Algeria, Morocco, Libya, Jordan, Italy, France and Spain gathered in Marseille for a workshop entitled “In search of…

Eight years after the Arab Spring, rethinking EU policies for the Southern Neighbourhood
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Eight years after the Arab Spring, rethinking EU policies for the Southern Neighbourhood

Eight years after the Arab Spring, rethinking EU policies for the Southern Neighbourhood A report on the post-Arab Spring: way forward for the MENA region was approved in early February by the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET). The text will be presented in a European Parliament plenary on 2 March and is expected…

Majalat 2019: towards a structured dialogue between the CSOs from the Southern Neighbourhood and the EU
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Majalat 2019: towards a structured dialogue between the CSOs from the Southern Neighbourhood and the EU

Majalat 2019: towards a structured dialogue between the CSOs from the Southern Neighbourhood and the EU On 15, 16 and 17 January, SOLIDAR met with consortium’s members of the Majalat Project. Launched in 2018 for a three-year duration, Majalat aims at building a constructive dialogue between the EU and Civil Society. During the three-day meeting, consortium’s…