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World Bicycle Day
worldwide/virtualThe mobility needs of people who walk and cycle – often the majority of citizens in a city – continue to be overlooked, states Share the Road Programme Annual Report 2018, even though the benefits of investing in pedestrians and cyclists can save lives, help protect the environment and support poverty reduction. Meeting the needs of people who
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Promoting Women’s Agency in Responding to the Climate Crisis
worldwide/virtualA Faith Based Conversation: Promoting Women’s Agency in Responding to the Climate Crisis Speakers: Dr. Angela Reed RSM - Head of Mercy International Association: Mercy Global Action Office, Sisters of Mercy Karyn Bigelow - Climate Change Policy Advisor, Bread for the World Lynnaia Main - Episcopal Church Representative to the UN, The Episcopal Church Ruth
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Webinar on Adaptation Communications
worldwide/virtualWebinar on Adaptation Communications: draft supplementary guidance for voluntary use by Parties in communicating adaptation information through Adaptation Communications Pursuant to decision 9/CMA.1, paragraph 15, the Adaptation Committee (AC) is hosting a webinar on adaptation communications: draft supplementary guidance for voluntary use by Parties in communicating adaptation information. During the webinar, the Adaptation Committee will
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Sustainable Recovery pledge launch
worldwide/virtualJoin the launch of the Sustainable Recovery pledge COVID-19 continues to have a devastating effect on people and countries across the world. Not only does it take lives and affect livelihoods, economies and societies – it also poses serious threats to the enjoyment of human rights. And it is hampering progress towards achieving the 2030
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Is Extractivism Compatible with Sustainable Development?
worldwide/virtualPlease join us in the Mining Working Group’s side-event at the High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2021. Our speakers from the Philippines, Brazil, Bolivia and Democratic Republic of Congo will discuss the impacts of mining and extractive industries and initiatives in their communities to address poverty and human rights abuses brought about by
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Towards the creation of a UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Climate Change
worldwide/virtualDear friends and colleagues, As the 47th session of the Human Rights Council (21 June-13 July 2021) is about to end, we would like to invite you to a virtual briefing for civil society and Indigenous Peoples’ organizations, to take stock of the most recent developments on the proposal to establish a new UN Special
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2nd Open Science Conference: From Tackling the Pandemic to Addressing Climate Change
worldwide/virtualYou are invited to attend the Second United Nations Open Science Conference, From Tackling the Pandemic to Addressing Climate Change. This three-day virtual Conference will take place on 21-23 July 2021 and is organized by the United Nations Department of Global Communications, the Dag Hammarskjöld Library and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Division for Sustainable
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South-South Sharing of Experiences in Macro-Financial Policies for Structural Transformation
worldwide/virtualUNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT Meeting the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is inextricably linked with the process of structural transformation. Macroeconomic and financial policies are a key area in which many developing countries face limitations in their capacity to effectively design, manage, coordinate, implement, and evaluate the policy levers
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Youth4Climate: Driving Ambition
Milan, Italy MilanConvened by the Government of Italy and building on the success of the 2019 UN Youth Climate Summit, the event will take place from 28 to 30 September and provide young delegates an unprecedented opportunity to put forward ideas and concrete proposals on some of the most pressing issues on the climate agenda. The first
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Adequate reparation in the future LBI: The example of mining disasters
worldwide/virtualJoin us for this official side event during the 7th session of the open-ended intergovernmental working group on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights. Examining the concrete situations in Marinduque Island (the Philippines) and Minas Gerais State (Brazil), panelists will interrogate whether articles in the current draft for the legally
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