The Global Hunger Index, GHI, is a statistical tool for collecting data on famine in the world and malnutrition in various countries. Read the full report and synopsis of the 2024 Global Hunger Index. The Index has been adopted and developed by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) which published it for the first […]
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To contribute to the meeting of the new Sustainable Development Goals Cesvi takes part in various organisations and networks in Italy and in Europe, where the single experiences are made available for everyone, to promote social change. AGIRE AGIRE is a network of 9 Italian NGOs which, since 2007, have been working together to give […]
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The unsustainable development trials are an educational format to bring students (but also the citizenship) closer to the concept of sustainable development. The method of the format permits reinforcement of the critical analysis capacity of students and teachers on global topics, It helps cooperating for a research activity, starting from trustworthy and verifiable sources, a […]
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The Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development is an action programme for peoples, the planet and prosperity endorsed in September 2015 by the governments of 193 member countries of UNO. The 17 Sustainable Development Goals are part of the agenda. They include 169 specific objectives, which were established as follow up to the Millennium Development Goals), […]
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In Zimbabwe Cesvi works mainly helping children, orphaned due to Aids, and supporting families in the poorest quarters. It is estimated that more than 15% of children under 15 are orphans. Almost 80% of these children has lost both parents to Aids and most of these are seropositive. In the rural areas of the Country, […]
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November 25th is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, an initiative aiming to raise the awareness of every human being of the physical and psychological violence that millions of women, all over the world, suffer in and outside their homes. Of all the women in the world 35% have undergone physical […]
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On the 12th of June the World Day against Child Labour is celebrated, aiming to bring the attention of the whole world to the very serious and unfortunately still widespread phenomenon of exploitation of children in the workplace. Even today there are 168 million minors worldwide who work. More than half of them do dangerous […]
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Haiti is the least developed country in the northern hemisphere, and the poorest in all Latin America. Toilets, electricity and drinking water are a luxury that few can afford. In Haiti 80% of a population of about 9 million live below the poverty line with less than two dollars a day. 47% of the population […]
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The Universal Children’s Day is celebrated on November 20th, a recurrence which reaffirms the need for a universal undertaking to defend the sacred and inviolable rights of children and youths. In the spirit of Universal Children’s Day Cesvi works to guarantee opportunities, protection and a future for children and adolescents in Italy and many countries […]
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