Corporate Legal Accountability Quarterly Update

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Welcome to our Corporate Legal Accountability Quarterly Update -- highlighting a specific topic each quarter, as well as key developments in corporate legal accountability. The Corporate Legal Accountability hub on our website provides objective, concise information about lawsuits against companies in which human rights abuses are alleged .

ISS: Prince Claus Chair: 20 years of excellence in equity and development

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Tuesday 24 Sep 2024, 11:33 General Prince Claus Chair: 20 Years of Excellence in Equity and Development The Prince Claus Chair (PCC) is proud to present its 2023-2024 Highlights Report, marking two decades of fostering academic excellence and international collaboration in equity and development.

Guterres to world leaders: Stay committed to UN development goals

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UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on Tuesday for finance, climate action and peace to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the 2030 deadline.

World's Most Disadvantaged Children Being Left Behind with Global Goals Missing Targets - New Report

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The report Racing Against Time reveals that as few as eight countries are making inclusive progress on child marriage – progress which benefits children from rural and poorer families - and only 40 countries are on track to end stunting and other forms of malnutrition.

High-Level Meeting on Sea Level Rise

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UN General Assembly High-level plenary meeting “Addressing the existential threats posed by Sea-level rise” Wednesday, 25 September 2024, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. UN Headquarters, New York

SDG Moment | 24 September 2024

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The Sustainable Development Goals – the roadmap to a better future for all – are off track. However, the SDG Moment 2024, taking place Tuesday 24 September, will show that dramatic progress is still possible between now and 2030 if the world comes together to act with decisiveness and determination to reach our shared destination by 2030.

Climate Week NYC: Opening Ceremony Speech - 2024: It’s Time – Key Principles For Climate Action

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CEO Helen Clarkson opened Climate Week NYC with a speech on the key principles that must shape our climate action.

International IDEA: Securing Tomorrow: The Democratic Gaps in the Pact for the Future

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By Annika Silva-Leander - Head of North America and Permanent Observer of International IDEA to the United Nations.

Press Release: Truth, Trust, and Hope in the Global Information Environment - IPIE Addresses Information Integrity at Two UNGA Events

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September 13, 2024 – Zurich, Switzerland – As AI bias, climate misinformation, and online risks to children increase, the International Panel on the Information Environment (IPIE) will host an official event at the UN during the Summit of the Future.

Journalism faces challenges from all sides

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Mira Milosevic, Executive Director, Global Fund for Media Development, said her organization has been lobbying for media freedom to be included in the SDGs and has had some success with target 16.10 to Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms, in accordance with national legislation and international agreements.

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