Media Release: IPBES Invasive Alien Species Assessment

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Invasive Alien Species Pose Major Global Threats to Nature, Economies, Food Security and Human Health Key Role in 60% of Global Plant & Animal Extinctions Annual Costs Now >$423 Billion – Have Quadrupled Every Decade Since 1970 Report Provides Evidence, Tools & Options to Help Governments Achieve Ambitious New Global Goal on Invasive Alien Species

UNU LECTURE, 6TH SEPT, 2023: Artificial Intelligence, Technology and Health: Promises and Challenges

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KUALA LUMPUR: UNU Rector Tshilidzi Marwala will discuss how AI and technology can be harnessed for a sustainable future for all. On 6 September 2023 at 17:00 (UTC+8), UNU-IIGH will host the event, Artificial Intelligence, Technology and Health: Promises and Challenges".

ODI: Smugglers or refugees? The growing prosecution of refugees in Europe

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By Amanda Gray Meral Europe’s asylum agenda and its treatment of asylum-seekers has faced heavy criticism by human rights organisations and UN agencies. The increasing numbers of push-backs and serious human rights violations at borders, including violent pushbacks, have gone hand in hand with increasing efforts to push responsibility for international protection beyond the EU’s borders to states

UN CLIMATE CHANGE: Harnessing National Systems of Innovation for Climate Action

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UN Climate Change News, 31 August 2023 – A new report explores how National Systems of Innovation (NSI) play a central role in countries’ effort to boost innovative technologies. These can be crucial instruments that nations can deploy to tackle the accelerating climate emergency while boosting sustainable development.

Holocaust Consciousness and Cold War Violence in Latin America

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September 12, 2023 at 1:00 PM Pacific Time. Online lecture by Estelle Tarica (Professor of Latin American Literature and Culture and Chair of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of California, Berkeley) discussing how Holocaust memory and history have circulated in Latin America and shaped the ways Jews and non-Jews understand the state violence they experienced.

The IMF and Support for Developing Countries: A Conversation with Jay Shambaugh, U.S. Treasury Under Secretary for International Affairs

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5th Sept, 2023: Jay Shambaugh, U.S. Treasury Under Secretary for International Affairs, will speak about U.S. policy priorities in ongoing IMF reform efforts in the context of the broader international financial architecture. His speech will be followed by a discussion with CGD’s Masood Ahmed and Nancy Lee.

WHO initiative signs new licensing agreements on COVID-19 technologies

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The COVID-19 Technology Access Pool (C-TAP), a multi-stakeholder partnership to facilitate sharing of intellectual property (IP), knowledge and innovations has announced three new licensing agreements acquired through the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP).

KIX Annual Report 2022-2023

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The fourth KIX Annual Report is officially here! This report showcases KIX’ activities, accomplishments, and lessons learned. This year’s report covers the period from April 1, 2022, to March 31, 2023 and shows that KIX continues to close the gap between research innovation and policy impact.

Get ready for the Regional Climate Weeks 2023!

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Africa, Latin America & Caribbean, Middle East & North Africa and Asia-Pacific: Four regional events will build momentum ahead of COP28.

UN WOMEN, Statement: Zero tolerance for abuse or harassment in women’s sports

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UN Women joins all those asserting zero tolerance for any form of abuse or harassment, at anytime, anywhere in women’s sports.

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