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The Resilience Paradox: The Role of Faith Actors in Addressing Climate Challenges and Vulnerabilities Faced by Small Island States
worldwide/virtualDear partners, Greetings from the Anglican Communion Office at the United Nations! We are proud to share with you the event we are co-sponsoring at the margins of the High-Level Political Forum: The Resilience Paradox: Faith Actors in Addressing Climate Challenges and Vulnerabilities Faced by Small Island States. This event is the result of a partnership between
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The Resilience Paradox: The Role of Faith Actors in Addressing Climate Challenges and Vulnerabilities Faced by Small Island States
worldwide/virtualDear partners, Greetings from the Anglican Communion Office at the United Nations! We are proud to share with you the event we are co-sponsoring at the margins of the High-Level Political Forum: The Resilience Paradox: Faith Actors in Addressing Climate Challenges and Vulnerabilities Faced by Small Island States. This event is the result of a partnership between
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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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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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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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No-First-Use: A powerful tool to achieve a world without nuclear weapons
worldwide/virtualDear colleagues, We draw your attention to the international launch on July 15 of NoFirstUse Global, a campaign platform and network promoting no-first-use policies globally as a measure to prevent nuclear war and to help achieve a nuclear-weapon-free world. Support for No-First-Use policies is growing in nuclear armed countries and around the world, as evidenced by the recent Open Letter
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No-First-Use: A powerful tool to achieve a world without nuclear weapons
worldwide/virtualDear colleagues, We draw your attention to the international launch on July 15 of NoFirstUse Global, a campaign platform and network promoting no-first-use policies globally as a measure to prevent nuclear war and to help achieve a nuclear-weapon-free world. Support for No-First-Use policies is growing in nuclear armed countries and around the world, as evidenced by the recent Open Letter
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Faith + Biodiversity briefing
worldwide/virtualDear colleagues, At our June 30th Faith and Biodiversity meeting we agreed to meet every 3-4 weeks to share updates and progress towards the CBD COP15. Over the past few weeks our Faith and Biodiversity Working Group has been working hard drafting a response to the First Draft of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. We plan to finalize our response by late August in order
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Faith + Biodiversity briefing
worldwide/virtualDear colleagues, At our June 30th Faith and Biodiversity meeting we agreed to meet every 3-4 weeks to share updates and progress towards the CBD COP15. Over the past few weeks our Faith and Biodiversity Working Group has been working hard drafting a response to the First Draft of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. We plan to finalize our response by late August in order
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