Elections can open a new chapter in a country’s history. Particularly following conflicts and other crises, elections carry the weight of enormous expectations, as citizens and the international community hope polls can provide closure and allow the nation to move on.

The IFRS Sustainability Symposium 2024 will take place on Thursday 22 February 2024, at the Javits Center, New York City. This will be an in-person event with the option available for virtual attendance.

Nairobi, 19 November 2023 – The third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-3), concluded today in Nairobi, Kenya, with agreement on a starting point for negotiations at the fourth session (INC-4).

“Young people have power. They can be leaders and lead crowds and advocate for change,” said Exton, who founded her local branch of the Fridays for Future global movement. Earlier this year, Exton, who is now 18, became the youngest member of the UN Secretary-General’s Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change.