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Tag: Universal Social Protection Floors

Posted on March 2, 2018

Statement given on Feb 5, 2018

 Statement given at the 56 Session of the Commission of Social Development 2018

Respected Chair, excellence’s and colleagues, my name is Celine Paramunda,  Representative of  the Medical Mission Sisters and  Speaking on behalf of the Faith Based Organizations.

All of us in this room agree with the universal declaration of human rights Arti 1,  All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights, but the reality is closer to what Dr. Paul Farmer said “The idea that some lives matter less, is the root of all that is wrong with the world” .

Inspired by their Faith, several organizations were at the frontline for centuries in providing social services especially to the people living in poverty, whose lives seem to matter less in society. Living closer to the struggles of the people and feeling their pulse, Faith Based Organizations /FBOs are in a unique position in poverty …

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