[PDFlist] FW: Press Release #15/2019: PIANGO joins call for significant actions on inequality, climate and social justice

Sun Sep 29 16:56:01 MDT 2019

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On Mon, Sep 30, 2019 at 10:44 AM Setareki Macanawai <
CEO at pacificdisability.org> wrote:

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> *Subject:* Press Release #15/2019: PIANGO joins call for significant
> actions on inequality, climate and social justice
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> *27 September, 2019
>                          Press Release: 15/2019*
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> *PIANGO joins call for significant actions on inequality, climate and
> social justice.*
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> Pacific Islands Association of Non-Governmental Organisation (PIANGO)
> together with its National Liaison Units (NLUs) join in solidarity for the
> global call to leaders to take significant actions on inequality, climate
> and social justice.
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> PIANGO mobilised their civil society organisations in countries for the
> CSOs global campaign #StandTogetherNow for genuine commitments from state
> actors, to take action and live up to the ambition of the Sustainable
> Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Climate Agreement.
>
> Executive Director, Emeline Ilolahia said evidence from Pacific countries
> reports on SDGs have raised concerns that the Pacific countries are behind
> in meeting most of the SDGs targets.
>
> “We are calling on leaders for significant actions on equality, climate
> and social justice as they gathered at the UN General Assembly in New York
> to take stock of the progress and financing of the SDGs,” Ms Ilolahia said.
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> The #StandTogetherNow  global campaign calls on governments to guarantee
> the right to freedoms of expression, association and assembly and to ensure
> inclusion and participation for all; freely in all levels of
> decision-making processes without fear of violence or intimidation. It also
> calls on states actors to commit to reduction of military budgets in order
> to fund climate and environmental protection and fight against poverty,
> hunger and inequality.
>
> Ms Ilolahia said the week-long campaign from its members other than the
> call itself reinforced two key messages, that people don't need to be in NY
> to influence policy, but with the advance technology, Civil Society
> especially our young people can raise their voices from the distant Pacific.
>
> “We also need to rethink of the thinking that someone else will do it for
> us from New York but to challenge our Leaders (who are the same Leaders
> that are meeting in New York) of what we can positively change right here
> at home.
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> This CSO lead “Stand Together for a Peaceful, Just & Sustainable World"
> campaign is organised by Forus, Civicus, Action for Sustainable Development
> (A4SD) TAP Network, Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP), ACT
> Alliance, Amnesty International, ActionAid, Climate Action Network (CAN),
> 350.org , in partnership with KOICA SDG & Action Campaign.
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> Team PIANGO with Jamal Talagi of the Pacific Students' Association with
> #StandTogetherNow messages.
> Ends
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> *For Further Information, please Contact *
> Mr Akmal Ali, Liaison Officer, PIANGO.
> Phone: +679 3300060 or +679 77300600
>                  Email: info at piango.org
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