The world went global before parliamentarians went global. Parliamentarians globally are tied to local problems and next election. Yet, they are faced each day with more and more issues that cut across constituencies, countries and regions. These problems are global in nature, with no local or immediate solutions. They need […]
Nobel Peace Prize Winner Kailash Satyarthi Explains Why He Quit His Job To Stop Child Slavery
HuffPost Live | By Rahel Gebreyes Posted: 19/03/2015 20:04 IST When Kailash Satyarthi was 26 years old, he left his career as an electrical engineer to pursue a more pressing challenge — the fight against exploitative child labor. Satyarthi joined HuffPost Live’s Nancy Redd on Tuesday to discuss how one man’s plea pushed him […]
Child labour is encouraged when parents are unemployed, says Kailash Satyarthi
By: Express News Service | Chandigarh | Published on:March 14, 2015 4:09 am Expressing concern over the increasing problem of child trafficking and child labour in the country, Kailash Satyarthi, child rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner, said that by making children slave, the country never becomes a master. Kailash Satyarthi was […]
Kailash Satyarthi, Peace Prize winner, says education is key
Child rights campaigner says countries, religion are adult constructions By Nahlah Ayed, CBC News Posted: Mar 09, 2015 1:18 PM ET Last Updated: Mar 09, 2015 4:59 PM ET Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi still remembers his first rescue of a child slave. It was 1981, when a girl’s father, also enslaved, had somehow escaped and […]
“Take back their guns and give them books and toys instead” : International Day for Preventing Child Recruitment
February 12, 2015 In these days of growing intolerance and global insurgency, children are more susceptible than ever to armed conflict, where they are unlawfully recruited as child soldiers or combatants. Article 3(a) of ILO Convention 182 on Worst Forms of Child Labour clearly calls upon the ratifying member nations […]
Chairperson, Global March & Nobel Peace Laureate 2014,Kailash Satyarthi Meets U.S. President Barack Obama
January 27, 2015, Siri Fort Auditorium, New Delhi Global March’s Chairperson & Nobel Peace Laureate 2014, Mr. Kailash Satyarthi, Mrs. Sumedha Kailash and three children meet U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama Photo: Reuters
“Ending Child Slavery Must Be Prioritised In The Future Development Agenda” – Nobel Laureate, Kailash Satyarthi to Huffington Post
“Ending Child Slavery Must Be Prioritised In The Future Development Agenda” – Nobel Laureate, Kailash Satyarthi to Huffington Post The Huffington Post, January 21, 2015 After having met with the United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon in New Delhi on January 12, I am very hopeful that the UN and […]
Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi urges UN to prioritise abolition of child slavery
It was a proud moment for Global March Against Child Labour as their Chairperson and Nobel Peace Laureate, Mr. Kailash Satyarthi met with the UN Secretary General (UNSG), Mr. Ban Ki-Moon at the launch of the Young UN@70 in New Delhi and handed over the global petition in support of […]
Nobel Peace Laureate Dedicates The Medal To His Nation And Countrymen 2015-01-07
January 07, 20015 Kailash Satyarthi dedicated the Nobel Prize 2014 medal to his Nation, India. He handed over the medal to Hon’ble President Pranab Mukherjee. The medal will be a permanent exhibit at Rashtrapati Bhawan’s museum. Mr Satyarthi said, “This medal brings a lot of moral responsibility on all of […]
Global March Admitted to the ILO Special List of Non-Governmental International Organisations
Global March has been admitted by the Director General to the ILO Special List of Non-Governmental International Organisations leading to a closer working relationship and a fruitful collaboration in areas of mutual concern.