As Authoritarians Invest in Online Censorship, Democracies Must Meet the Challenge

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 19Nov
The need to support countermeasures is greater than ever after 15 years of decline in global internet freedom.
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Global utilities set out USD 1 trillion investment plans at COP30 as grid spend grows

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 19Nov
Utilities for Net Zero Alliance (UNEZA) members increase energy transition investment commitments by more than 25% to nearly USD 150 billion annually with a major focus on grids.
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COP30 launches Alliance for the Implementation of National Adaptation Plans

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Initiative led by the COP30 Presidency, the United Nations Development Programme, and countries such as Germany and Italy aims to promote stronger coordination within the ecosystem that supports and finances adaptation measures. Investments need to increase by up to 14 times, according to estimates
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FRONT LINE DEFENDERS AWARD

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 18Nov
The annual Front Line Defenders Award for Human Rights Defenders at Risk was established in 2005 to honour the work of HRDs who are courageously making outstanding contributions to the promotion and protection of the human rights of others, often at great personal risk to themselves.
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Global Methane Pledge Ministerial

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 18Nov
The GMP unites 159 participating countries and the European Commission in pursuit of a goal to cut methane emissions 30 percent below 2020 levels by 2030. Now, the 5th edition of this Ministerial, since launching the Pledge at COP26, participants will meet to discuss the Global Methane Status Report....
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Eighteenth session of the Forum on Minority Issues

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 18Nov
27 - 28 November 2025. The 18th session of the United Nations Forum on Minority Issues will take place this year under exceptional circumstances. Due to the ongoing UN budget crisis and renovation works at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, the organization of the Forum has been adapted accordingly.
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Brazil announces R$107 million to boost the Amazon bioeconomy at COP30

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 18Nov
The Coopera+ Amazônia program aims to foster innovation and generate income for forest-based families
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14th United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 18Nov
24 - 26 November 2025 LOCATION Hybrid – in-person elements in Palais des Nations, Geneva (Switzerland). THEME Accelerating action on business and human rights amidst crises and transformations
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Oxfam delivers million-signature ‘Make Rich Polluters Pay’ petition to Brazil's climate minister at COP30

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 17Nov
Oxfam and activist partners at COP30 delivered over a million signatures of a petition demanding that the super-rich pay for climate damages to Brazil’s Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, Marina Silva.
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IDS: Climate change and land: Why COP30 must go beyond false solutions

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 17Nov
By Ian Scoones Professorial Fellow,Land and the climate are inextricably linked. We know that land use change contributes between 13 and 21 percent to global emissions, yet only 2.5 percent of overall climate finance is directed to land use related issues.
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