9 Days Left to Register Early for ANDE's Annual Conference

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Early bird registration and agenda session submissions for ANDE's Annual Conference are open until Friday, April 28! The global conference will take place from September 12-14, 2023, in Accra, Ghana.

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Collective Impact Action Summit: Summit Short Talk Speakers

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Next week's Collective Impact Action Summit—running virtually April 25-27—will bring together backbone leaders, practitioners, funders, partners, and more from around the world to share cutting-edge thinking and lessons learned about centering equity and belonging in collaborative work.

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From Doing No Harm to Doing Good: Why Policy Coherence and Systems Thinking Matter When Transforming Societies

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UN STAFF COLLEGE (TURIN): Are you interested in learning more on the topic, and exchanging experiences with colleagues from all over the world? Register here by 12 May 2023: https://www.unssc.org/courses/policy-coherence-and-systems-thinking-sustainable-development-0

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Fit for 55: Parliament adopts key laws to reach 2030 climate target

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Key points: Free allowances in the Emissions Trading System (ETS) to be phased out from 2026 Road transport and buildings in new ETS II from 2027 New carbon leakage instrument to protect EU industry and increase global climate ambition A Social Climate Fund to combat energy and mobility poverty

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Event: Fighting Plastic Pollution: Taking the First Step, Taking the Next Step

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April 19, 2023 1:00 pm - 2:50 pm CEST (Invitation). This event will aim to look closer at the existing trade-related measures to reduce plastic pollution, targeted plastics, plastic products and materials, as well as to ask questions on possible immediate next steps that the WTO members could take.

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The G7 Ministers’ Meeting on Climate, Energy and Environment

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The meeting saw some progress on committing on phasing out unabated fossil fuels but still no deadline of use of coal, one of the dirtiest sources of emissions.

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Human Rights Council Holds Annual High-level Panel Discussion on Human Rights Mainstreaming

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AFTERNOON 27 February 2023 The Human Rights Council this afternoon held its annual high-level panel discussion on human rights mainstreaming. The theme of this year’s panel was “A reflection on five years of the United Nations Youth Strategy (Youth 2030): mapping a blueprint for the next steps”.

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SHARE Linking social protection and cash and voucher assistance (CVA) to mitigate and respond to GBV in humanitarian and displacement contexts

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The session will explore how social protection instruments, particularly cash and voucher assistance, can be used to manage and support cases of GBV in humanitarian and human mobility contexts.

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Recognizing young people as equal partners in decision-making (OHCHR)

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Youths should be really at the center of decision making...and this should be a key aspect of a stronger and better form of governance.

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The Harm Reduction International Conference

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Harm Reduction International is thrilled to be holding HR23 in Melbourne, Australia, on 16-19 April 2023.The Harm Reduction International Conference, convened by Harm Reduction International in a different city every two years, attracts over 1,000 international delegates and has been held in almost every region of the world.

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Huge support for EU law to make companies accountable for the climate crisis

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Polling reveals majority of Europeans across Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia and Spain want companies operating in the EU to be compelled to reduce emissions Over 200 civil society organisations and individuals sign open letter calling for greater corporate climate accountability along global supply chains

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UN: New green industrial age can be the breakthrough for Sustainable Development Goals

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UNITED NATIONS, 5 April 2023 – Amid growing food and energy crises, an uncertain global economic outlook, and the escalating impacts of climate change, the UN today said that a sustainable industrial transformation is needed to close the widening development gap between countries, meet climate targets and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

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The Country Profiles on SDG localization (BY UCLG)

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The Country Profiles on SDG localization present a brief analysis of the national strategies, coordination mechanisms and reporting processes related to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Most importantly, they highlight the involvement and, in many cases, the leading role of local and regional governments towards the localization of the SDGs.

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Workers at DRC’s industrial cobalt mines pushed further into poverty

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New research on the “living wage” released today reveals that Congolese workers at the world’s largest industrial cobalt mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo who are labouring for the energy transition are being pushed further into poverty. Cobalt is considered an essential mineral in the lithium-ion batteries that power electric vehicles (EVs).

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Local2030 Coalition for the Decade of Action (By Stockholm Enviroment Institute)

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This report introduces the Local2030 Coalition, a United Nations-led platform and network designed to support and accelerate local-level delivery of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

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Breaking: Civil society denounce leaked joint instrument on EU-Mercosur deal as blatant greenwashing

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Brussels, 22 March 2023 – Documents leaked [1] from a confidential source reveal that the EU-Mercosur deal’s proposed annex, supposedly intended to safeguard the environment, climate and human rights, does nothing to achieve this.

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New EU measures against money laundering and terrorist financing

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MEPs approved stricter rules to close existing gaps in combating money laundering, terrorist financing and evasion of sanctions in the EU.

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Over 100 civil society & trade union organisations launch campaign calling on EU to issue a strong due diligence law

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No more exploitation, no more environmental destruction, no more unjust business practices by European companies. Those are the demands of the “Justice is Everybody’s Business” campaign, launching today in Brussels by over 100 civil society and trade union organisations.

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Global Citizen Now Returns With a New Agenda for Urgent Action

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The Rockefeller Foundation President Dr. Rajiv J. Shah joins Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley, Climate Justice Activist Vanessa Nakate, and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen to champion reforms needed to close the financing gap for SDGs and the Paris Climate Agreement.

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Death penalty should be abolished in the 21st century

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“For many years, the United Nations has opposed the death penalty in all circumstances,” said UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk. “I share this position with the firmest conviction. Ultimately, this is about the UN Charter’s promise of the highest standards of protection of all human beings.”

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9 Days Left to Register Early for ANDE's Annual Conference

Collective Impact Action Summit: Summit Short Talk Speakers

From Doing No Harm to Doing Good: Why Policy Coherence and Systems Thinking Matter When Transforming Societies

Fit for 55: Parliament adopts key laws to reach 2030 climate target

Event: Fighting Plastic Pollution: Taking the First Step, Taking the Next Step

The G7 Ministers’ Meeting on Climate, Energy and Environment

Human Rights Council Holds Annual High-level Panel Discussion on Human Rights Mainstreaming

SHARE Linking social protection and cash and voucher assistance (CVA) to mitigate and respond to GBV in humanitarian and displacement contexts

Recognizing young people as equal partners in decision-making (OHCHR)

The Harm Reduction International Conference

Huge support for EU law to make companies accountable for the climate crisis

UN: New green industrial age can be the breakthrough for Sustainable Development Goals

The Country Profiles on SDG localization (BY UCLG)

Workers at DRC’s industrial cobalt mines pushed further into poverty

Local2030 Coalition for the Decade of Action (By Stockholm Enviroment Institute)

Breaking: Civil society denounce leaked joint instrument on EU-Mercosur deal as blatant greenwashing

New EU measures against money laundering and terrorist financing

Over 100 civil society & trade union organisations launch campaign calling on EU to issue a strong due diligence law

Global Citizen Now Returns With a New Agenda for Urgent Action

Death penalty should be abolished in the 21st century

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