Felix Dodds comments on sustainable development, coffee & life

Sean Southey, Chair, IUCN Commission on Education and Communication   The High-Level Political Forum had a great event held by the International Coalition for Working Equids (ICWE)  at the Dag Hammarskjold Plaza on Tuesday 16th of July. There was a display of some of the work of the ICWE coalition, materials to take away and a chance to chat with the members of the coalition. It is comprised of leading working animal NGOs Brooke , The Donkey Sanctuary , SPANA , and World Horse Welfare The event highlighted issues such as there are An estimated 200 million working animals are essential to the livelihoods of some of the poorest communities worldwide. The traditional beasts of burden, their socioeconomic value and hardworking traits are often taken for granted, without realising the long-term benefits of ensuring better health and welfare for these animals. Ian Cawsey Chair of ICWE It promoted the role of working animals in issues such as S DG 8 - Decent work and ...

Organized by Permanent Mission of Senegal to the UN &   the International Coalition of Working Equids (ICWE) Date:  Friday, July 12, 2019 Time: 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EDT Location Trusteeship Council Chamber United Nations Headquarters This HLPF side event will shed light on the role that working livestock play in helping deliver the Sustainable Development Goals. About this Event The Permanent Mission of Senegal to the UN and the International Coalition of Working Equids (ICWE) have the pleasure to invite you to our HLPF side event on ‘Working livestock: How they contribute to the SDGs and to national economies through partnership’. In every low and middle-income country, you will see animals at work. Over one hundred million of these animals plough the fields, transport water and carry produce to market. Around 600 million people rely on the income their animals earn to pay for daily essentials such as school fees and healthcare costs. In the rura...