“Ethical Markets congratulates the UN for focusing its population policies on gender equity, since the key to sustainability is empowering women to control their own bodies, which has been the settled law for all humanity: “habeas corpus “ since the year 1215!
There are some countries and religious sects in the world who still do not recognize that “habeas corpus“ also applies to women! A computer model has projected that if rural women worldwide were given one solar panel and a small micro-loan, that this could result in some 3 billion avoided births!
Hazel Henderson, Editor“
Instant Alert
1 April 2019
UN highlights profound implication of population trends on sustainable development
The United Nations is highlighting the important role that population trends play in promoting sustainable development, during the annual Commission on Population and Development, which began at UN Headquarters in New York on Monday.Full story on UN News