THINGS OF NOTE
Equal Gender Rights Some Time Off
Concern is being raised over women's rights. Progress toward gender equality is “vanishing before our eyes,” United Nations Secretary General António Guterres told the Commission on the Status of Women on Monday. Progress toward gender equality is “vanishing before our eyes,” United Nations Secretary General António Guterres told the Commission on the Status of Women on Monday.
Speaking to the key UN women’s rights group ahead of International Women’s Day on March 8, Guterres said gender equality is “300 years away” according to the latest estimates from UN Women, the UN organization dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women.
Source: Subramaniam, Tara. "Gender equality will take 300 years to achieve, UN chief warns," CNN, 7 March 2023. Retrieved from: https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/07/world/un-gender-equality-300-years-intl-hnk/index.html
Vatican Returns Parthenon Fragments
The Vatican has signed an agreement to return three sculpture fragments that have been part of the Vatican Museums' permanent collection for the past 200 years. Holy See officials have also indicated a timeline for their repatriation later this month, according to a press release. The move could ramp up the pressure on the British Museum to return the Parthenon marbles in its possession after decades of wrangling with the Greek authorities have shown signs of resulting in an agreement in recent months.
Source: CNN, March 2023. Retrieed from: https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/vatican-parthenon-greece-tan/index.html
Australian Referendum Ask for Indigenous Representation
Australians will be asked whether the nation’s Indigenous peoples, which make up 3.2% of the population, should be recognized in the Constitution.Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the question during a news conference: “A proposed law to alter the constitution to recognize the First Peoples of Australia by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voice. If passed the change would recognize Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in the Constitution and create an Indigenous body to advise the Federal Parliament on policies and projects relating to Indigenous people.
source: Whiteman, Hilary. "Question revealed for Australia’s first referendum in 24 years," CNN, 23 March 2023. Retrieved from: https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/22/australia/australia-indigenous-voice-parliament-first-referendum-intl-hnk/index.html
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Native American Adoption Law
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a 1978 law aimed at keeping Native American adoptees with their tribes and traditions, handing a victory to tribes that had argued that a blow to the law would upend the basic principles that have allowed them to govern themselves.
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https://app.joomag.com/Frontend/editor/crater/0188995001672250514/58
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