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International support for non-governmental organisations at No. 6 Metelkova Street in Ljubljana | EAPN Slovenia petition

EAPN National Networks NewsBy Rebecca November 2, 2020

Non-governmental organizations in Slovenia are increasingly targeted by the government’s restrictive measures and hostile rhetoric. Especially NGOs engaged in independent cultural production and defending human rights, media freedom and the environment are being targeted. Legal and financial restrictions have been applied to them and the epidemic is used to justify such measures. The media, the…

Poverty Watch North Macedonia | Poverty Watches Overview 2020

EAPN National Networks NewsBy Rebecca October 23, 2020

Simulations predict that the poverty rate will rise from about 17% in 2019 to about 20‒23% in 2020, and from 55,000 to over 130,000 Macedonians (depending on how long the crisis will last) would fall into poverty. Moreover, more than 75% of those who are likely to fall into poverty are currently not covered by any…

Poverty Watch AGE Platform | Poverty Watches Overview 2020

EAPN National Networks NewsBy Rebecca October 23, 2020

On the World Day for the Eradication of Poverty, AGE warns of the increase in social isolation and loneliness of older persons in the COVID-19 crisis, which is aggravated by the socio-economic conditions in which they live. We also call for specific policies to support older jobseekers during the recovery, as increased poverty and social exclusion…

Protecting the Most Vulnerable during the Pandemic | BAPN News

EAPN National Networks NewsBy Rebecca October 21, 2020

Publication Impact Covid Covid-19 has tremendously shaken the world, which led to the destabilisation of national economies and political systems, as well as increased poverty rates and growing inequalities. As a result, people experiencing poverty or at the verge of poverty face a whole range of new risks and challenges, such as increased health risks…

The impact of Covid-19 on people experiencing poverty and vulnerability | EAPN Report

EAPN members' publications, EAPN National Networks News, EAPN News, EAPN position papers and reports, Featured, Key Documents, News, PublicationsBy Sandy Kallenbrum July 15, 2020

On 14 July, EAPN presented its detailed research into the Covid-19 crisis and its impact on people experiencing poverty and vulnerability at its conference How to ensure the poor don’t pay for Covid-19 – From short-term response to an effective rights-based integrated antipoverty strategy. The study was conducted by Graciela Malgesini, Co-Chair of the EAPN…

Diaconia and Churches on the front line against child poverty | Eurodiaconia Public Statement

EAPN National Networks News, NewsBy Sandy Kallenbrum April 29, 2020

On the Occasion of the 17th of October, Eurodiaconia published a statement calling on the new European Commission and the EU member states to fully commit to the eradication of child poverty, 30 years after the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) as it is “in today’s Europe, unacceptable that one in…

12th Austrian Poverty Conference | EAPN Austria

EAPN National Networks News, NewsBy Sandy Kallenbrum March 20, 2020

The Austrian Anti Poverty Network (“Die Armutskonferenz”) organised their 12th Austrian Poverty Conference in Salzburg from 9 to 11 March. The initial conference topic was Voices against Poverty – Because social inequality and exclusion endanger democracy but given the current situation, there was also an exchange about the consequences of the Corona virus on people…

EAPN Spain’s Microsite on Covid19 | EAPN SPAIN

EAPN National Networks News, NewsBy Sandy Kallenbrum March 20, 2020

EAPN Spain created a microsite (in Spanish) on the social impact of the Coronavirus crisis that includes: a detailed analysis of the various social and economic consequences of the Corona virus, very well also highlighting the gender dimension. The statement includes recommendations to the Spanish government and the Autonomous Regions in Spain. It has been shared by social media and was picked…

EAPN 30 Years anniversary

EAPN 30 Years, EAPN National Networks News, EAPN News, NewsBy Sandy Kallenbrum February 23, 2020

2020 does not only mark the beginning of a new decade but also the 30 years anniversary of EAPN. During the last three decades, EAPN has grown into the largest European network of 32 national, regional & local networks, involving anti-poverty NGOs, grassroots groups and 13 European Organisations, active in the fight against poverty and…

UN Rapporteur’s confirmation – High poverty rates in Spain a result of political inaction | EAPN SPAIN

EAPN National Networks News, NewsBy Sandy Kallenbrum February 7, 2020

We believe at EAPN that fighting poverty is a political choice and that high poverty rates are the clear manifestation of political inaction. Philip Alston, UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, draws the same conclusion upon finishing his fact-finding visit in Spain. Indeed, he noted in his preliminary conclusions that “poverty is…

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