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From UNGA to COP26 & Beyond: The Future of Climate Governance
worldwide/virtualThe recent Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change shows that the world has little chance to achieve agreed climate change mitigation targets in our lifetimes given the continued degradation of the environment. The climate action timelines of many nations are not ambitious enough and current global governance approaches remain weak, lack
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From UNGA to COP26 & Beyond: The Future of Climate Governance
worldwide/virtualThe recent Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change shows that the world has little chance to achieve agreed climate change mitigation targets in our lifetimes given the continued degradation of the environment. The climate action timelines of many nations are not ambitious enough and current global governance approaches remain weak, lack
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Multilateralism & Multi-stakeholderism: Where does accountability for the corporate sector fit in?
worldwide/virtualJoin this UNGA76 side event exploring corporate influence across the United Nations System, and identifying ways in which civil society and all actors can resist corporate influence with a view to build a more accountable and equitable system that operates in the interests of people and planet, rather than profit. Register: bit.ly/AccountabilityForCorporateSector Speakers will include: Moderator: Barbara
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Multilateralism & Multi-stakeholderism: Where does accountability for the corporate sector fit in?
worldwide/virtualJoin this UNGA76 side event exploring corporate influence across the United Nations System, and identifying ways in which civil society and all actors can resist corporate influence with a view to build a more accountable and equitable system that operates in the interests of people and planet, rather than profit. Register: bit.ly/AccountabilityForCorporateSector Speakers will include: Moderator: Barbara
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Remembering Past Massacres: Honoring the legacy and resilience of the victims
worldwide/virtualThe webinar, part of the ongoing “Remembering Past Massacres” series, will focus on Latin America, with speakers reflecting on the atrocities committed against Indigenous populations in the name of Christianization, the trans-Atlantic slave trade, the ruthless military dictatorships in South America during the 1960s-80s, and the 1937 massacre of Haitians in the Dominican Republic. The
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Remembering Past Massacres: Honoring the legacy and resilience of the victims
worldwide/virtualThe webinar, part of the ongoing “Remembering Past Massacres” series, will focus on Latin America, with speakers reflecting on the atrocities committed against Indigenous populations in the name of Christianization, the trans-Atlantic slave trade, the ruthless military dictatorships in South America during the 1960s-80s, and the 1937 massacre of Haitians in the Dominican Republic. The
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Preventing and Addressing Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (CRSV) as a Tool of War
worldwide/virtualDear Colleagues, Search for Common Ground invites you to join us for a UNGA side-event focused on conflict-related sexual violence as a mechanism of war. This event is hosted in collaboration with the Secretary’s Office of Global Women’s Issues and the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace, and Security. Against the backdrop of events transpiring in
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Preventing and Addressing Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (CRSV) as a Tool of War
worldwide/virtualDear Colleagues, Search for Common Ground invites you to join us for a UNGA side-event focused on conflict-related sexual violence as a mechanism of war. This event is hosted in collaboration with the Secretary’s Office of Global Women’s Issues and the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace, and Security. Against the backdrop of events transpiring in
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Reducing Ageism: Synergies in Research and Policy
worldwide/virtualJoin us on September 29th, 9:00 am GVA for "Reducing Ageism: Synergies in Research and Policy," an event organized by the Euro Ageism Project. Register here! September is World Alzheimer's Month and the theme for the 2021 campaign is Know Dementia, Know Alzheimer's. It's all about the power of knowledge. Campaign resources for anyone wishing
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Reducing Ageism: Synergies in Research and Policy
worldwide/virtualJoin us on September 29th, 9:00 am GVA for "Reducing Ageism: Synergies in Research and Policy," an event organized by the Euro Ageism Project. Register here! September is World Alzheimer's Month and the theme for the 2021 campaign is Know Dementia, Know Alzheimer's. It's all about the power of knowledge. Campaign resources for anyone wishing
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