Newsletter No. 75

Marta Hormaechea: “Sometimes we tend to assume that, coming from a different country means they know less”

MigraCode is a project aiming to meet the needs of migrants and refugees who have training in the field of technology or wish to have so.

Fundipau reviews the history of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

The entity goes over the agreement path since its approval and implementation, as well as the obligations that it entails and the support that has gathered till now.

10 million victims of modern slavery in the past five years, according to a report

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) have released new figures on labour and forced marriage

A global call in defense of the right to abortion

Feminist movements and rights defenders cry out against the fundamentalist offensive that wants to repress this right all over the world.

TheRoadStories connects youths from Turkey, the Netherlands and Catalonia

The goal of the project is to connect youths from different countries through music, stories and life experiences.

5 Catalan entities that work in Senegal

We go over the tasks entities do in the African country, which has a community with approximately 30.000 people in Catalonia and it's one of the most important countries for the Catalan cooperation.

Reconsidering the media coverage of the conflict in the Ukraine from a journalism for peace

Media coverage of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict since the Russian government started manoeuvring in February 2022 requires a critical approach forcing us to leave aside binary readings to dive deeper into the context.

Working for peace at different paces, or how to stop adding fuel to the fire

Today, the effects of the health crisis and the energy, climate and financial emergencies make the need for global cooperation and coordinated actions more necessary than ever before, as well as direct actions to end the war.

The best that can happen to a plastic bag

The lifespan of a plastic bag is short and has a huge environmental impact. On average they are used for 12 minutes and are then left to decompose, often polluting the land or water. For Zero Waste Barcelona the solution is simple: reuse them.