Youth committed to the environment
On July 19 we participated in a dialogue table, which called the Young Córdoba Agency, with different representatives of civil society organizations: TierraVida, OAJNU, Green Drinks and Plurals.
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First meeting of the National Commission on Healthy Eating and Obesity Prevention
Buenos Aires, July 18. We participated in the first meeting of the National Commission on Healthy Eating and Obesity Prevention that takes place in the Ministry of Health of the Nation. Institutions and personalities specialized in the subject are involved.
Religious freedom should not be anti-rights
Many organizations are against the bill of “religious freedom”, because it is unconstitutional, undemocratic and regressive in the human rights of citizens.
Female quotas YES are required
In the media, in justice and in the most diverse areas of debate, there is still discussion about the need to establish female seats in order to gain access to political positions. Although women make up more than half the population, in no decision-making area we reach 50% representation in Argentina. In this context, quotas are a tool for changing unequal historical trends.
Workshop on Gender Violence with Las Omas
Last July 3 we met in Barrio Chacras de la Merced and held a workshop on gender survivorship together with Las Omas.
Seven months and counting of acephaly for the Public Defender’s Office
Despite not having designated authority, the Office of the Public Defender continues to receive international awards for its management in previous years. In this case, the “Inter-American Award for Innovation for Effective Public Management”.
Organizations demand continuity of discontinued disability pensions
More than 25 civil society organizations demanded the Minister of Social Development, Carolina Stanley, the immediate restoration of all disability pensions suspended and withdrawn retroactively, and all social or health benefits that they They derive. In addition, we raise the insufficiency of the explanations given publicly
Participation in the public hearing for the expansion of the Bajo Grande sewage plant
On Wednesday, December 7, the government of the province of Córdoba called a public hearing to announce the Environmental Impact Study (EIA) corresponding to the expansion of the current Sewage Treatment Plant (WWTP) And the construction of new main collectors. The participation of FUNDEPS included the presentation of a technical-legal report that marked certain inconsistencies […]
Help us Protect Communities Affected by Agrochemical Use
FUNDEPS has started a crowdsourcing campaign to assist local communities in Cordoba, Argentina, affected by the intensive use of Agrochemicals (pesticides and fertilizers). From June 12th to 30th, you can help us by donating through Global Giving.
Organizations demand information from the government on the situation of ESCR
More than 20 civil society organizations submitted a petition to the Argentine State at the beginning of May, in order to carry out the pending reports on the state of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR).
Repeated figurine: garbage, conflicts and San Roque lake
The project “Centro Ambiental Carlos Paz” presents serious irregularities and violates environmental regulations and participation. It would affect Lake San Roque and would not be a definitive regional solution to the historical problem related to the integral management of solid urban waste.
Leyes de Acceso a la Información Pública en Argentina – June 2017
El documento destaca los aspectos más importantes relacionados al derecho de acceso a la información pública en los distintos distritos de Argentina (Provincias y Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires).