• Since then, countless domestic workers, cleaners, beauticians, street vendors, and others in the informal sector-people who lack unemployment and social security benefits-have lost their sources of income. (oxfamamerica.org)
  • All this has led to a serious deterioration in Palestinian civilians' living standards, and their humanitarian situation, which has become critical on account of high levels of unemployment and poverty. (who.int)
  • friends and peers, whereas poverty, unemployment, cultural norms and the legal environment form some of The World Health Organization (WHO) defines violence the overarching factors ( 6 ). (who.int)
  • Progress on the anti-poverty front was last reported to the General Assembly in the report to the Secretary-General entitled "Observance of the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty (1996) and recommendations for the rest of the Decade" (A/52/573). (grameen-info.org)
  • In her work as a civil lawyer and a poverty lawyer, her cases have always come down to the same things: representing people who've lost access to basic needs, like housing, food, education, work, or health care. (technologyreview.com)
  • When Kwamboka and Ngilla received their payments, they settled their debts to people who've been helping them feed their families and pay the rent, and bought the food they needed. (oxfamamerica.org)
  • In the aftermath of World War II and the beginning of the cold war, the Refugee Convention was drafted and signed by the United Nations Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Status of Refugees and Stateless Persons, held at Geneva from 2 to 25 July 1951. (ipsnews.net)
  • They are the primary international legal documents that define the term "refugee", outline the rights of refugees and responsibilities of countries, and indicate the institutions protecting refugees. (ipsnews.net)
  • However, the term "refugee" is often used more broadly and loosely than its legal definition. (ipsnews.net)
  • However, to be granted asylum, a person typically needs to meet the standards of the legal definition of a refugee. (ipsnews.net)
  • The first Indigenous person to lead the Canadian Bar Association is urging legal firms to examine inherent bias to improve hiring practices and better represent Canada's population. (zoomerradio.ca)
  • The Winnipeg lawyer who was adopted by a non-Indigenous family as part of the Sixties Scoop says Indigenous people are overrepresented in the justice system due to generational trauma and they face discrimination. (zoomerradio.ca)
  • He says his grandfather's experience compelled him to draw attention to racism against Indigenous people, and that passion has grown since the discovery of what's believed to be the remains of 215 children on the grounds of a former residential school in Kamloops. (zoomerradio.ca)
  • very few people have access to a lawyer that can help with this. (clsphila.org)
  • At a number of schools, including my own, we dub this person "the citizen-lawyer:" an individual who is, to paraphrase a well-known university president, willing to work to leave the law better than he found it. (aals.org)
  • Using legal training and experience, this is a lawyer willing to work to improve the life of the entity that pays her salary and the lives of her community, state, nation, and even world. (aals.org)
  • Historically, LGBTQ people in the United States have been socially and economically vulnerable due to their queer status. (wikipedia.org)
  • 3. The World Summit for Social Development, held in Copenhagen in March 1995, also underlined the importance of improving access to credit for small rural or urban producers, landless farmers and other people with low or no income, with special attention to the needs of women and disadvantaged and vulnerable groups. (grameen-info.org)
  • A person's involvement with the criminal legal system can significantly impact their subsequent attempts to access housing . (povertylaw.org)
  • EURO 46) to more than 1,500 households (6,000 people)-a sum that can cover 50% of a person's food needs, as well as other expenses like soap, water, rent, and mobile phone credit, for a month. (oxfamamerica.org)
  • As stated in the previous report of the Secretary-General on the eradication of poverty (A/52/573), it is now broadly accepted that robust economic growth that is labour-intensive and equitable, combined with larger outlays of social expenditures, especially directed towards the poor (now estimated at 1,3 billion people), are a winning combination in the fight against poverty. (grameen-info.org)
  • These individuals can be targeted because of their sexuality and attitudes towards LGBTQ people. (wikipedia.org)
  • DALLAS ( SMU ) - A new partnership between SMU Dedman School of Law's Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center and the Child Poverty Action Lab (CPAL) aims to improve outcomes for families across North Texas by helping Dallas County prosecutors, judges, and defense attorneys make informed decisions - faster - about whether to file criminal charges against individuals. (smu.edu)
  • 5. Since the World Summit for Social Development the priority given to poverty eradication has grown. (grameen-info.org)
  • Both historically and today, we also do one other extremely important thing: work to ensure that our fellow citizens can be guaranteed legal assistance, even if they are less fortunate than those of us who were able to attend law school and enter the profession. (aals.org)
  • https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/podcasts/2021/20210201/20210201.htm HOST: Death certificates serve a very important legal purpose in the United States. (cdc.gov)
  • Researchers in this field shed light on the situation in different phases of life, from children and young people to the elderly. (lu.se)
  • During this period, decreasing trends in the percentage of persons with SHS exposure also were observed for nonsmoking non-Hispanic White, non-Hispanic Black, and Hispanic adults. (cdc.gov)
  • Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people face difficulties in prison such as increased vulnerability to sexual assault, other kinds of violence, and trouble accessing necessary medical care. (wikipedia.org)
  • Some organizations that used to focus on women's issues have expanded to include transgender people and gender non-conforming people in their work. (wikipedia.org)
  • In this brief tour through the lives of the down-and-out, Harrington chronicled the problem of poverty in a mass consumer society, bringing to public awareness the lives of tens of millions of people who lived in staggering want, despite the wealth of the broader postwar world. (thebaffler.com)
  • Millions of people in the West Bank and Gaza are in need of humanitarian assistance. (oxfamamerica.org)
  • The legal environment of violence in Pakistan was considered de- ficient as it did not address the hidden forms (touching, kissing, etc. (who.int)
  • In the broader context of the international fight against poverty, the paper highlights the strengths and weaknesses of the microlending approach, from which some conclusions about the future course of action are drawn. (grameen-info.org)
  • Children ultimately suffer when their parents are placed on the registry and cannot access jobs that could help meet their basic needs or even lift their families out of poverty. (clsphila.org)
  • Therefore, health systems strengthening for UHC has been identified by WHO as one of the key instruments for the change offered by the 2030 Agenda.4 This entails integration of good stewardship, adequate financing, qualified and motivated health workforce, access to quality medicines and health products, functional health information systems and people-centred service delivery systems. (who.int)
  • The Center supports data-driven criminal justice research that has utility across multiple jurisdictions and helps criminal legal stakeholders develop and implement best practices. (smu.edu)
  • Last month, Marie Claire Tran-Leung, Director of the Shriver Center's Legal Impact Network, testified before the Diversity and Inclusion Subcommittee of the Committee on Financial Services of the U.S. House of Representatives. (povertylaw.org)
  • Health Coverage (UHC), the eighth target in Goal 3, is defined as all people receiving the quality promotive, preventive, curative, rehabilitative and palliative services they need without suffering financial hardship in so doing.3 This target underpins the achievement of all the other health and related SDG targets. (who.int)
  • It was bad enough that children are boxing at all but it appears that it is a way for poor people to earn money. (freethoughtblogs.com)
  • Passing laws banning it will not of course solve the underlying problem of poverty but it may prevent poor people from being tempted to enroll their children in it. (freethoughtblogs.com)
  • In 2018, 435,000 children in Pennsylvania were living in poverty. (clsphila.org)
  • The interruption of support to the health system leads not only to economic blockade, but hampers civilians as well and causes a health disaster affecting among others children, women and people with special needs. (who.int)
  • Value / Value Labels ______________________________________________________________________________ PX Generated variable Generated CSTATFLG = 1 All sample children 0 - 17 15-16 Person Number 14,290 01-30 Person number 1 thru 30 Sources: None Recodes: None Keywords: person number Notes: Use this variable in combination with HHX and FMX to identify individual persons. (cdc.gov)
  • Poor people (and especially poor women), these books argue, are in fact seen too much -they are surveilled and imprisoned, monitored and fined. (thebaffler.com)
  • The participatory nature of these projects, together with the emphasis on women entrepreneurs and employment creation, have raised hopes of reducing poverty through this approach. (grameen-info.org)
  • Housing plays a critical role in in helping people re-join their communities after leaving the criminal legal system. (povertylaw.org)
  • CPAL President and CEO Alan Cohen is excited for the positive impact that this partnership will have for families affected by the criminal legal system. (smu.edu)
  • Combining these data with the stories of people who live, work and struggle in the criminal legal system, the Deason Center makes a compelling case for reform. (smu.edu)
  • In Texas, prosecutors can take up to 180 days to make that decision, and an arrested person can be held in jail for half of that time. (smu.edu)
  • These delays often lead to worse case outcomes, uncounseled guilty pleas, and unnecessary detentions where people spend weeks in jail only to have prosecutors decline charges against them. (smu.edu)
  • It explains how some courts and probation companies combine to jail offenders who fall behind on payments they cannot afford to make, in spite of clear legal protections meant to prohibit this. (hrw.org)
  • People convicted of crimes are billed for jail stays, lab fees, administrative fees, even the reimbursement of their prosecutors. (thebaffler.com)
  • Being excluded from these jobs keeps families trapped in poverty. (clsphila.org)
  • Because pretrial detention can jeopardize a persons' employment, family stability, housing, and health, charging delays are a major issue for families across Dallas County. (smu.edu)
  • Make a donation to Oxfam to help families in more than 80 countries overcome poverty, hunger, and injustice. (oxfamamerica.org)
  • The Deason Center and CPAL have a shared interest in finding strategies to reduce these family separations, and this long-term partnership will allow the two organizations to share resources and expertise to improve the criminal legal process in Dallas County. (smu.edu)
  • We really need an efficient justice system to keep our community safe, but the research is clear about the urgent need to rethink pretrial detention and experiment with reforms in the earliest stages of the legal process. (smu.edu)
  • As I look around this room today, I see many friends who have been instrumental in moving our process of legal education forward over a long period of time. (aals.org)
  • The problem is, it does not work, and instead the people who are targeted are not those who are actually most dangerous, but those who are already considered "suspicious" in culture that's racist, xenophobic and anti-immigrant. (thenation.com)
  • While economic abuse is a long-standing problem, digital banking has made it easier to open accounts and take out loans in a victim's name, says Carla Sanchez-Adams, an attorney at Texas RioGrande Legal Aid. (technologyreview.com)
  • Aside from the dedicated lawyers who work in legal aid and as public defenders, we see private attorneys and government lawyers at all levels engaged in pro bono activities. (aals.org)
  • Poor people are treated presumptively as lawbreakers, and as a result, the state approaches them in a way that leaves them defenseless before it. (thebaffler.com)
  • In 2020, when people did appeal to get off the registry and were provided with a hearing, they were successful in clearing their names 94% of the time, meaning that they never should have been placed on the registry to begin with. (clsphila.org)
  • Any time a person is arrested and jailed, the stakes are high for prosecutors making charging decisions," said Professor Pamela Metzger, Director of the Deason Center. (smu.edu)
  • Every year, US courts sentence several hundred thousand people to probation and place them under the supervision of for-profit companies for months or years at a time. (hrw.org)
  • This is the first time the Secretary-General has been requested to prepare a report on the question of microcredit and the eradication of poverty. (grameen-info.org)
  • Taking opioids over a long period of time produces dependence, such that when people stop taking the drug, they have physical and psychological symptoms of withdrawal (such as muscle cramping, diarrhea, and anxiety). (medlineplus.gov)
  • Misuse of prescription opioids and heroin affects more than 2 million Americans and an estimated 15 million people worldwide each year. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Nearly one out of every three of us lives in poverty. (oxfamamerica.org)
  • Kwamboka lives in the Nairobi settlement of Kibera, a COVID-19 hotspot, where policies aimed at keeping communities safe from the deadly coronavirus have put people at risk of hunger and homelessness. (oxfamamerica.org)
  • When things are legal, people tend to think it is safe. (freethoughtblogs.com)
  • I begin with the notion that law schools and legal educators are called upon to do many things. (aals.org)
  • Studies concern the use of and perceived problems with gambling, legal drugs, illegal drugs, doping as well as prescribed drugs. (lu.se)
  • Both legal and illegal opioids carry a risk of overdose if a person takes too much of the drug, or if opioids are combined with other drugs (particularly tranquilizers called benzodiazepines). (medlineplus.gov)
  • People can be placed on the registry when reports of child abuse or neglect are "indicated" by a caseworker. (clsphila.org)
  • All people placed on the registry are placed on it for life, whether they allegedly missed doctor appointments or sexually abused a child. (clsphila.org)
  • PERSON - 1 1997 NATIONAL HEALTH INTERVIEW SURVEY SAMPLE CHILD PERSON SECTION - PUBLIC USE 14,290 RECORDS ______________________________________________________________________________ Variable Name Question Date last modified 07/14/99 Question No. Variable Universe Universe Description Location Variable Label Freq. (cdc.gov)
  • father-in-law Notes: Modified valid code check ______________________________________________________________________________ PERSON - 5 1997 NATIONAL HEALTH INTERVIEW SURVEY SAMPLE CHILD PERSON SECTION - PUBLIC USE 14,290 RECORDS ______________________________________________________________________________ Variable Name Question Date last modified 07/14/99 Question No. Variable Universe Universe Description Location Variable Label Freq. (cdc.gov)
  • International cooperation is driven by the vision of a world without poverty and in peace, for sustainable development. (admin.ch)
  • The world is also experiencing record levels of refugees, asylum seekers and persons displaced across borders. (ipsnews.net)
  • as people, we write to understand ourselves and the world in which we live. (aals.org)
  • The assembly requested the Secretary-General, in collaboration with relevant organizations of the United Nations system, including funds and programmes and the World Bank, to submit to it at its fifty-third session a report on the role of microcredit in the eradication of poverty. (grameen-info.org)
  • I want to thank some special people very close to me, people who have traveled far to be here today: Richard and Susan Fybel from Irvine, and Tina and Dick Morgan from Idaho. (aals.org)
  • Before going forward, I'd like to pay a special tribute to a very special person. (aals.org)
  • All of us-those living in poverty and those who are not-have a role to play. (oxfamamerica.org)
  • The United States Supreme Court has ruled that a person sentenced to probation cannot then be incarcerated simply for failing to pay a fine that they genuinely cannot afford. (hrw.org)
  • Approximately 63% of home health care workers are people of color. (clsphila.org)
  • 1. The objective of the First United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (1997-2006), proclaimed by the General Assembly in its resolution 50/107 or 20 December 1995, is to achieve the goal of eradicating absolute poverty through national action and international cooperation. (grameen-info.org)
  • Among other provisions, the Assembly called upon the relevant organs, organizations and bodies of the United Nations system, in particular its funds and programmes and the regional commissions, as well as relevant international and regional financial institutions and donor agencies involved in the eradication of poverty, to explore including the microcredit approach in their programmes as a tool for the eradication of poverty. (grameen-info.org)
  • But there are few rules governing the sport and some people oppose proposed laws to protect young fighters, saying they are part of the country's boxing tradition. (freethoughtblogs.com)
  • In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. (lu.se)
  • 2. The General Assembly, in its resolution 52/194 of 18 December 1997, noted that, in many countries microcredit programmes have proved to be an effective tool in freeing people from poverty and have helped to increase their participation in the economic and political processes of society. (grameen-info.org)
  • Travel for the specific purpose of procuring sex is considered "sex tourism," and sex tourism destinations frequently are countries where commercial sex is legal. (cdc.gov)
  • Any statements pertaining to the law contained in this magazine are intended solely to provide broad, general information, not legal advice. (issuu.com)
  • Just a few months ago we lost someone very close to many people here: [LSAC President] Dan Bernstine. (aals.org)
  • Opioids have a high potential for causing addiction in some people, even when the medications are prescribed appropriately and taken as directed. (medlineplus.gov)
  • The Center collects, analyzes, and assesses the hard data about criminal legal policy. (smu.edu)
  • This is not surprising-for decades we have been told that locking more people up and building more walls and metal detectors and installing more cops and cameras will make us safer, so we are used to that response," said Spade this week. (thenation.com)
  • Without food or money, people no longer able to make a living grapple with impossible choices. (oxfamamerica.org)
  • We have a long history in the US of giving people involuntary medical treatment and using mental institutions to lock up people who are "different" or threatening to social norms," says Spade. (thenation.com)
  • Restructure the registry to distinguish serious incidents of abuse from more minor incidents and limit how long people stay on the registry. (clsphila.org)
  • And finally, enabling people to shop is good for the local economy-and for vendors like Kamboka herself. (oxfamamerica.org)
  • You may look forward to great rewards and challenges and you will have the opportunity to meet some of the best and brightest in our nation, people who will truly change the direction of our country for decades to come. (aals.org)
  • The Israeli authorities have imposed heavy restrictions on the movement of people and goods between the two halves of the country in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and to Israel itself. (who.int)
  • We have heard in addresses from recent AALS presidents of the great challenges and changes legal educators are facing. (aals.org)
  • Oxfam is a global organization that fights inequality to end poverty and injustice. (oxfamamerica.org)
  • They were the people who worked in jobs made obsolete by automation, the ones whose skills failed to match up with new possibilities in the service sector, the denizens of shuttered mining towns, skid rows, and inner cities. (thebaffler.com)
  • We believe in the power of people to end the injustice of poverty. (oxfamamerica.org)
  • In California prisons, two-thirds of LGBTQ people report that they were assaulted while incarcerated. (wikipedia.org)
  • This report, based largely on more than 75 interviews conducted with people in the states of Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi during the second half of 2013, describes patterns of abuse and financial hardship inflicted by the "offender-funded" model of privatized probation that prevails in well over 1,000 courts across the US. (hrw.org)
  • These conditions, as a whole, have greatly effected the psychosocial and health status of Palestinian people. (who.int)