National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

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September 30, 2021 marks the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The day honours the lost children and Survivors of residential schools, their families and communities. Public commemoration of the tragic and painful history and ongoing impacts of residential schools is a vital component of the reconciliation process.

TOWARDS COP26: PRE-COP AND YOUTH EVENT: “YOUTH4CLIMATE: DRIVING AMBITION”

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6 years after the Paris Climate Agreement appointment in 2021 for strong, global and ambitious action Milan - 28-30 September 2021 - "Youth4Climate: Driving Ambition” Milan - 30 September-2 October 2021 - PreCop26 Glasgow - 1-12 November 2021 - COP26

New storybook to help children stay hopeful during COVID-19

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Resource for parents, teachers and health professionals follows hugely successful first edition News release of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee Reference Group on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings

2021 Right Livelihood Laureates mobilise communities against violence and climate change

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The 2021 Right Livelihood Laureates are leaders in advancing the rights of women and girls, environmental protection and reclaiming Indigenous rights through mobilising communities and empowering grassroots initiatives.

WHO Academy Groundbreaking Ceremony Expanding Access to Critical Learning

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27 September 2021 News release Geneva. Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic, and Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, today broke ground for the WHO Academy’s campus in the French city of Lyon.

Global Leaders in Impact Investing to Gather for the GSG Global Impact Summit 2021

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LONDON – The GSG Global Impact Summit, the most influential impact investing event focused on delivering impact solutions for people and planet, will take place virtually from 6-8 October 2021.

Destruction: Certified (Green Peace)

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Greenpeace International 10 March 2021.Certification is not a solution to deforestation, forest degradation and other ecosystem conversion. In this report, we show how certification on its own has not helped companies meet their 2020 commitments to exclude deforestation from their supply chains.

FOLLOW THE 48th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council (FORUM ASIA)

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The 48th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council will take place from 13 September to 8 October, click here to follow FORUM-ASIA’s interventions on the human rights situation in Asia.

2021 Václav Havel Prize awarded to Belarusian human rights activist Maria Kalesnikava

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The ninth Václav Havel Human Rights Prize – which honours outstanding civil society action in defence of human rights – has been awarded to Belarusian human rights activist Maria Kalesnikava.The award is issue by the Council of Europe that should not be confused with the European Union.

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