World Resources Institute: 5 Shifts Needed to Decarbonize Industry

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August 1, 2023 By Anna Nilsson and Neelam Singh. If the world is going to shift away from the most damaging impacts of the climate crisis, it needs to decarbonize the industry sector. Industry is made up of the processes we use to extract and refine raw materials, and turn them into the roads, buildings, appliances, equipment, vehicles and products all around us.

Nepal: Proposed Bill allowing Government to withdraw criminal cases threatens justice and accountability

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Nepal: Proposed Bill allowing Government to withdraw criminal cases threatens justice and accountability 11/08/2023 Geneva – The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) is concerned that legislation introduced by the Government on 16 July could serve to further impunity for serious crimes by giving the Government authority to withdraw criminal cases.

JICA and GPE: A deepening partnership to address the learning crisis

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JICA and GPE work together to leverage Japan’s knowledge and experience to advance education in partner countries by addressing the pressing issues facing the basic education sector among others.

The Global Alliance for Literacy Annual General Meeting 2023

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Date: 7 September 2023 Where: Online event (Germany). Ahead of International Literacy Day 2023, the Global Alliance for Literacy (GAL) will come together online for its annual general meeting. In line with this year’s International Literacy Day theme, the meeting will be centred around the topic of "Literacy for Peaceful Societies".

VSO: Watch Brown, a Film by Volunteers a-film-by-volunteers Brown Niyonsaba and Justin Spray

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Brown – an inspiring film by community volunteer, Brown Niyonsaba and volunteer filmmaker, Justin Spray – explores the question "what does it mean to be a Deaf woman in Rwanda?" Brown shares her own experiences and the solutions she and other VSO volunteers have created

Children and Youths of Montana (USA) wins historical climate change legal case.

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Helena, MT—In an historic first, Judge Kathy Seeley in the First Judicial District Court of Montana ruled wholly in favor of the 16 youth plaintiffs in Held v. State of Montana, declaring that the state of Montana violated the youth’s constitutional rights, including their rights to equal protection, dignity, liberty, health and safety, and public trust...

3rd AIDRAN Biennial Conference International Conference on Disability Rights (ICDR) “Advancing Disability Rights: Disability Inclusive Development Reimagined”

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This year’s conference will be centred on the concept of Disability-Inclusive Development (DID). The objective is to provide a forum for discussion, reflection, and recommendations so that participants can help to end the marginalisation of people with disability from all aspects of development.

Ethiopia: Save the Children Calls for Access to Humanitarian Aid for Families and Children in Amhara

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FAIRFIELD, Conn. (Aug. 09, 2023) – Save the Children called on Wednesday for access to humanitarian aid to continue in Ethiopia's Amhara region, where a state of emergency has been declared after a renewal in violence.

ActionAid: People before Profit: why urgent action is needed to hold businesses accountable for respecting human rights

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The research findings summarised in this policy brief demonstrate the need for the Government of Ethiopia to urgently scale up action to hold corporations to account for their impact on human rights and prioritise people over profits.

Empower youth for a sustainable future:ILO

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ILO Director-General, Gilbert F. Houngbo, says young people need to be equipped with skills for the green economy, so they can find decent jobs and make the world a better place for people and planet.

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