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🤔 How can we promote #GenderEquality & equal opportunities for women?

🇨🇴 In November 2024, Colombia passed a law banning child marriage & early unions, protecting minors from entering marriage or unions before they’re legally and emotionally ready.

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August 31, 2025 at 2:10 PM Everybody can reply
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❓ Are you passionate about #inequality, international development, and public policy?

💡 We’re seeking a Research Program Assistant to work on the #InequalitySolutions Portal, a public resource of global policies advancing equity & inclusion.

Only open to #NYU students 👉 cic.nyu.edu/about/career...
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February 2, 2025 at 5:47 PM Everybody can reply
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Learn more about the policy on our #InequalitySolutions portal: www.sdg16.plus/policies/can...

#ForAllWomenAndGirls
March 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM Everybody can reply
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⚡ The Songpa Solar Model is empowering communities through solar energy.

Achievements:
💰 Generated about KRW 3.5 billion (USD 3.13 million) in revenue.
📉 Reduced over 8,000 metric tons of CO₂.
💪 Gained strong political support.

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July 8, 2025 at 1:19 PM Everybody can reply
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🤔 Can urban gardens transform cities?

🚀 In Amman, Jordan 🇯🇴, the Community-Based Urban Garden is tackling multiple urban development and sustainability challenges by using a people-centered approach.

Learn more: www.sdg16.plus/policies/com...

#SDG16Plus #SDG13 #InequalitySolutions #ClimateAction
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August 23, 2025 at 1:18 PM Everybody can reply
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🇨🇴 En 2024, Colombia aprobó una ley que prohíbe el matrimonio infantil y las uniones precoces, un paso significativo tras años de defensa por parte de organizaciones de la sociedad civil. Esta ley tiene como objetivo proteger a los menores de contraer matrimonio o uniones antes de estar preparados.
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October 15, 2025 at 2:03 PM Everybody can reply
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🌍 Exciting news from the #InequalitySolutions Portal! 🌍

The portal is now available in French and Spanish, in addition to Arabic and English! With these new languages, we're reaching a wider global audience and inspiring practical policies for change across borders.

🔗 www.InequalitySolutions.com
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February 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM Everybody can reply
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🙌 On this #SocialJusticeDay, we celebrate the progress made toward equality & inclusion.

Our #InequalitySolutions portal is committed to providing policies that have reduced inequality. Explore our portal for resources to help build a more just and equitable society.

🔗 www.InequalitySolutions.com
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February 20, 2025 at 2:50 PM Everybody can reply
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❓ #DYK: In Colombia, about 23 percent of girls enter marriages below the age of 18.

🇨🇴 However, the country passed a law in November 2024 that raised the legal marriage age to 18 with no exception, effectively prohibiting child marriage and early unions.

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September 9, 2025 at 2:09 PM Everybody can reply
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❓ #DYK: As a result of the Forest Law 7575, about seven million new trees have been planted on private properties, and thousands of Costa Rican families have received direct cash transfers for their participation. 🇨🇷

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August 30, 2025 at 5:14 PM Everybody can reply
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❓ #DYK: Approximately 1.5 million Guatemalans live without electricity and, as a result, lack access to information and communications technology (ICT).

Learn how Digital Community Centers are addressing this challenge ⤵️
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#SDG16f="/hashtag/SDG16Plus" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#SDG16Plus #SDG16 #NYUCIC #InequalitySolutions
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October 1, 2025 at 2:08 PM Everybody can reply
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#SDG16f="/hashtag/SDG16Plus" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#SDG16Plus #SDG16 #NYUCIC #InequalitySolutions #SDG5 #SonNinasNoEsposas #EndChildMarriage @leahguyot.bsky.social‬ @planusa.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 2:10 PM Everybody can reply
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🚀 A new policy on the #InequalitySolutions portal is out now!

Maya Koehn-Wu explores how Digital Community Centers in Guatemala 🇬🇹 are expanding internet access for women and girls. 🛜

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September 13, 2025 at 3:03 PM Everybody can reply
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🌍 Pathfinders is proud to take part in this launch & share examples of housing policies worldwide. On the #InequalitySolutions Portal, you can find powerful case studies, including those written by @iied.bsky.social’s Paula Sevilla, that demonstrate change is possible and already happening.
October 9, 2025 at 2:07 PM Everybody can reply
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🤔 How can we empower women & children by including them in development planning processes?

🇮🇳 Kerala’s People’s Plan Campaign established Mahila Sabhas (women’s assemblies) & Bal Sabhas (children’s assemblies) to ensure that they had a platform to voice their needs.

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June 28, 2025 at 2:09 PM Everybody can reply
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🤝 Let’s continue to empower these voices for positive change.

💡 Learn more in our #InequalitySolutions policy ⬇️
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#NYUCIC #GenderEquality #InvestInWomen
June 24, 2025 at 8:03 PM Everybody can reply
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🤔 ¿Cómo podemos promover la igualdad de oportunidades para las mujeres?

🇨🇴 En noviembre de 2024, Colombia aprobó una ley que prohíbe el matrimonio infantil, protegiendo a los menores de contraer matrimonio o unirse de hecho antes de estar preparados.

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October 10, 2025 at 2:10 PM Everybody can reply
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🤔 How can we create more gender-sensitive criminal policies?

🇨🇴 In March 2023, Colombia passed a law allowing women who are heads of household to serve their sentence outside of prison through unpaid community service.

Learn more about this approach to justice: www.sdg16.plus/policies/inc...
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September 20, 2025 at 2:09 PM Everybody can reply
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🚰 How can we advance Sustainable Development Goal 6 (clean water for all)?

🇵🇦 Panama’s rural water boards manage public water infrastructure along with the state, promoting greater equity in rural areas.

Learn more on our #InequalitySolutions portal 🔻
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#SDG6
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September 22, 2025 at 1:54 PM Everybody can reply
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🇧🇷 How has Porto Alegre’s participatory budgeting model improved the daily life of its residents?

🚰 Clean water access rose.
🏫 Schools quadrupled.
🏛️ Trust in government increased.

Learn more in our latest #InequalitySolutions policy: www.sdg16.plus/policies/par...

#SDG16Plus #SDG6 #GlobalGoals
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June 12, 2025 at 3:06 PM Everybody can reply
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🩺 Health is a #HumanRight and crucial for the well-being of all.

‼️ During the 58th Commission on Population and Development (#CPD58), efforts towards healthy lives are at the center.

Explore solutions addressing health inequality on our #InequalitySolutions portal ⤵️
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April 11, 2025 at 1:42 PM Everybody can reply
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October 23, 2025 at 6:03 PM Everybody can reply
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❓ #DYK: 100,000+ changemakers from 180+ countries visited the #InequalitySolutions Portal last year.

➕ Visit the portal: www.InequalitySolutions.com

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March 3, 2025 at 3:42 PM Everybody can reply
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🤔 What if you had a direct say in how your city spends its money? That’s what Porto Alegre achieved with its participatory budgeting (PB) model—an innovative approach that reshaped urban development and trust in governance.

📝 Learn more: www.sdg16.plus/policies/par...

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June 19, 2025 at 3:13 PM Everybody can reply
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How has Kerala, India 🇮🇳’s People’s Plan Campaign empowered local communities through bottom-up planning and governance?

🌟 The model addresses slow economic growth, exclusion, and top-down governance.

Learn more in our #InequalitySolutions portal 🔻
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