UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty releases its EU mission final report
On June 30, the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Olivier De Schutter, released the final report of…
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A Blog by Kewan: Prioritising Long-term Care in Recovery
“A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in” Anonymous Greek…
Open Letter to demand justice for Stanislav Tomáš
On June 29th 2021, the European Roma Grassroots Organisations Network sent an open letter to EU institutions to demand justice for Stanislav Tomáš. Eurodiaconia is…
The European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan
Have you ever heard about the EU headline target on reducing poverty and child poverty by 2030 yet? Have you…
Diakonie Austria calls for a future-oriented solution regarding the right to education and training for children and young people in the asylum procedure
“It cannot be that young asylum seekers living in Austria have to literally sit on the edge of their beds…
Diakonia Latvia partnered with the Municipality of Riga for the project “Mind and Do!”
For more than a year and a half, Diakonia Latvia has been working in cooperation with the Riga Municipality to…
The Deaconess Foundation invited companies to discuss job searching for people in challenging situations
Vamos Career Services, a career coaching service from our member the Deaconess Foundation, recently invited two representatives of partner companies…
“Nueva Vida Textil” project: Asociación Nueva Vida partners up with Austral Sport for employment inclusion.
Our Spanish member, Asociación Nueva Vida has joined forces with the Austral Sport textile company to create the project “Nueva…
WCC attended the 109th International Labour Conference.
Our partner, the World Council of Churches (WCC), attended the 109th International Labour Conference, which took place from the 7th…
New European Platform to Tackle Homelessness is Initiated
On June 21st, European institutions, all 27 EU governments and civil society (represented amongst others by FEANTSA and Social Platform)…