NEW PARTNERSHIP LAUNCHED TO ENSURE LINGUISTIC DIVERSITY AND BROAD JOURNALISTIC CONTENT FOR AI MODELS

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Paris, 10 February: The International Fund for Public Interest Media (IFPIM) today announced the creation of the Global Media Trust, a new initiative and platform to enable news content creators - particularly those producing content in the Global Majority ...

FAO welcomes UN Biodiversity COP16.2, highlights agrifood systems as key to achieving global biodiversity goals

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Colombia, the CBD Secretariat, and FAO join efforts to spotlight the importance of including agrifood systems in National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans

AVPN Global Leadership Academy Bangkok Workshop

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AVPN Global Leadership Academy (GLA) is thrilled to invite you to our upcoming leadership workshop on March 17 – March 19 in Bangkok, Thailand.

PEOPLE POWERED: Need one-on-one support running a participatory program? Apply for mentorship!

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We know that running citizenship engagement and participatory programs come with various challenges. But there’s no need to face it alone. Apply for expert mentoring support!

Building Climate Expertise: Fellowship Programme Empowers Professionals from SIDS and LDCs

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UN Climate Change News, 26 February 2025 – UN Climate Change's Fellowship Programme equips mid-career professionals from Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) with hands-on experience and specialized training. Thanks to new funding from Portugal and Italy, more professionals can now contribute to global climate action while enhancing their expertise.

Countries to Resume Crucial Biodiversity Discussions in Rome, 25-27 February 2025

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UN CBD COP 16 to reconvene at UN Food and Agriculture Organization Headquarters. Parties will seek consensus on Cali’s important unfinished business, including resource mobilization, financial mechanism, and KMGBF monitoring and planning.

Unveiling the official logo for International Volunteer Year 2026

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More than five hundred designs from around the globe competed for the honour of becoming the official logo for the International Volunteer Year 2026. This logo competition, held from 5 December 2024 to 12 January 2025, sought to find a design that would perfectly align with United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/RES/78/127 and serve as the ideal emblem for IVY 2026.

161 states vote against the Killer machines at the UN General Assembly

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Resounding support for the second UNGA resolution on autonomous weapons expands discussions in 2025, mandating talks in New York including all states for the first time.

IDS Event: Making gains for gender justice: Lessons from women’s movements in South Asia

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6 March 2025 12:00–13:30 Institute of Development Studies IDS Convening Space and online on Zoom. In the face of escalating attacks on women’s rights globally, what is it that feminists can learn from women’s struggles in South Asia?

OXFAM: In January, billionaires amassed more wealth than the poorest third of humanity owns

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Published: 24th February 2025 Billionaire wealth surged by over $300 billion in the first month of the year. It would take 15 million workers an entire year to make as much money. Since G20 Finance Ministers agreed to work together to effectively tax the super-rich in July 2024, billionaires have pocketed over $1 trillion in new wealth.

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