Net Zero Finance Summit

Full Text Sharing
Submitted by Simone Galimberti 12Mar
"With the mobilisation of financial organisations across the board, driven by growing investor awareness and a fast-changing society, Net Zero Finance will bring together leading investors, asset managers, corporates, policymakers, and campaigners to explore the fast-expanding green finance sector, explore the challenges ahead, showcase success stories and examine the opportunities"
Share on

The Global Business Collaboration for Better Workplace Mental Health

Full Text Sharing
Submitted by Simone Galimberti 12Mar
The first global business-led initiative of its kind designed to advocate for – and accelerate – positive change for mental health in the workplace.
Share on

Launch of the Asia and the Pacific SDG Progress Report 2021 (16 March 2021, 10:00-12:00 hrs)

Full Text Sharing
Submitted by Simone Galimberti 11Mar
The flagship ESCAP report will be launched on 16 March 2021, 1000hrs (GMT+7) by ESCAP Executive Secretary Ms. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana. This year's launch will also feature five subregional breakout rooms on progress in the Pacific, East and North-East Asia, South and South-West Asia, South-East Asia, and North and Central Asia.
Share on

Virtual Roundtables Kick Off 2021 Regional Climate Weeks

Full Text Sharing
Submitted by Simone Galimberti 11Mar
UN Climate Change News, 5 March 2021 – The 2021 editions of the Regional Climate Weeks kicked off this week with virtual regional roundtables designed to set the scene for regional climate action in the run-up to the UN Climate Change Conference COP26 in November.
Share on

Value of Water in the Era of the SDGs

Full Text Sharing
Submitted by Simone Galimberti 11Mar
The UNU Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS), in collaboration with the UNU Institute for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources (UNU-FLORES) and the Global Environment Outreach Centre (GEOC), will organize a webinar in observance of World Water Day (WWD) 2021 on Monday, 22 March 2021 from 21:00 – 22:45 JST.
Share on

Official Inquiry Commission to investigate past injustices against native indigenous in Victoria

Full Text Sharing
Submitted by Simone Galimberti 09Mar
The Government of Victoria in Australia moved on with a historic process of reconciliation with the native populations by officially announcing an inquiry commission on historical injustices against native aboriginal Australians.
Share on

International Women's Day 2021: COVID-19 pandemic is a major challenge for gender equality ( EU Parliament)

Full Text Sharing
Submitted by Simone Galimberti 09Mar
The EU Commission published its 2021 report on gender equality in the EU, that shows the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women. The pandemic has exacerbated existing inequalities between women and men in almost all areas of life, both in Europe and beyond, rolling back on the hard-won achievements of past years
Share on

Long term livability in tropical weather?

Full Text Sharing
Submitted by Simone Galimberti 09Mar
A new study published by Nature Geoscience highlights how countries and regions living in tropical weather might become unlivable due to climate change, reports The Guardian.
Share on

International Women of Courage (IWOC) Award

Full Text Sharing
Submitted by Simone Galimberti 08Mar
On March 8, Secretary of State Antony Blinken will honor a group of extraordinary women with the 2021 Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage (IWOC) Award. This award honors women who have demonstrated exceptional courage, strength, and leadership in acting to improve the lives of others, from families to communities to countries.
Share on

International Women’s Day: Five women human rights leaders demand a more equal post-pandemic world

Full Text Sharing
Submitted by Simone Galimberti 05Mar
"Ahead of International Women’s Day, the Office of The High Commissioner for Human Rights (UN) spoke to five of these women. In each of their different areas of work, these inspiring women show us why women’s and girls’ leadership is more crucial than ever">
Share on

Pages

Latest article

Popular article

 

Contact

Please fell free to contact us. We appreciate your feedback and look forward to hearing from you.

Empowered by ENGAGE,
Toward the Volunteering Inspired Society.