EEB: EU 2040 target holds line on climate, but loopholes threaten integrity

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Following months of delays and political wrangling, the EU appears to stay the course toward climate neutrality, with a proposed net 90% emissions reduction target by 2040. However, the ‘flexibilities’ in how to achieve this goal risk resulting in zero-sum games, warns the European Environmental Bureau (EEB).

UNAIDS: Community-led HIV services under threat: global networks and UNAIDS track the impacts of the US funding cuts

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Community-led organizations are the backbone of the HIV response in many countries, providing access to HIV services for key populations, advocating for human rights and monitoring the HIV response. However, data collected by community-led organizations shows mass shut-downs of life-saving, peer-led services, significant – or total – budget cuts, staff lay-offs and rising levels of stigma, discrim

Inter-American Court Declares Climate Crisis a Human Rights Emergency in Historic Ruling

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SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA / WASHINGTON, DC, July 3, 2025 — The Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) applauds today’s historic Advisory Opinion from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, which affirms that States and corporations have binding obligations under international law to address the climate crisis as a human rights emergency.

USD 420 billion annual shortfall blocking gender equality in developing countries

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Chronic underfunding, weak tracking systems, and unfair financial rules are stalling progress on gender equality. UN Women calls for urgent, sustained investment to close the gap and deliver on equality commitments.

Sabin Center for Climate Change Law

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By Margaret Barry and Maria Antonia Tigre June 27, 2025 The Sabin Center for Climate Change Law publishes summaries of developments in climate-related litigation twice each month.

ODI Global in conversation with Amy Pope

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Amy Pope, Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) joins Sara Pantuliano, Chief Executive of ODI Global for a timely in-conversation event to explore collaborative strategies and the potential of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in developing solutions to displacement.

Climate Assemblies: Emerging Trends, Challenges and Opportunities

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This report draws on KNOCA’s collected body of work, offering an overview of what we can learn from climate assemblies practice (particularly at national level), what characterises the trends within the development of best practice over time and what work still needs to be done to improve their impact.

Global Drought Hotspots Report Catalogs Severe Suffering, Economic Damage

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Food, water, energy crises, human tragedies in 2023-2025 detailed in sweeping analysis by U.S. National Drought Mitigation Center and the UN Convention to Combat Desertification

Highlights of the APC network at IGF 2025 By APCNews

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The 20th Internet Governance Forum (IGF) just took place in Lillestrøm, Norway, from 23 to 27 June 2025, under the theme, "Building Digital Governance Together"

JOURNAL OF DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY: Integrating Artificial Intelligence into Citizens’ Assemblies: Benefits, Concerns and Future Pathways

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Interest in how Artificial Intelligence (AI) could be used within citizens’ assemblies (CAs) is emerging amongst scholars and practitioners alike. In this paper, I make four contributions at the intersection of these burgeoning fields. By Sammy McKinney (University of Edinburgh

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