IISD: Biodiversity Is in Crisis—Here's one way to fix it

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By Alec Crawford on May 21, 2024 A growing movement of projects and partnerships is using locally driven and gender-responsive nature-based solutions to address the twin crises of climate change and biodiversity loss. Scaling up this work to match the urgency and reach of the crises will be a challenge—but it’s one we must embrace.

AI FOR COMMON GOOD SUMMIT

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The AI for Good Global Summit is the leading action-oriented United Nations platform promoting AI to advance health, climate, gender, inclusive prosperity, sustainable infrastructure, and other global development priorities. AI for Good is organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) – the UN specialized agency for information and communication technology.

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL: New technology and AI used at borders increases inequalities and undermines human rights of migrants

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The briefing, The Digital Border: Migration, Technology, and Inequality, outlines how the use of new technologies by both state and non-state actors in migration systems across the world increases the likelihood that the human rights of people on the move—including the rights to privacy, non-discrimination, equality, and to seek asylum—will be violated.

10TH WORLD WATER FORUM: BALI

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Nusa Dua, May 19, 2024 – The Indonesian government hopes that the 10th World Water Forum can turn tears into springs. With the theme "Water for Shared Prosperity", the 10th World Water Forum, which will be held in Bali from 18-25 May 2024, has an important significance in promoting global commitment to overcoming the looming water crisis and various challenges in sustainable water management.

Science, Society, and Sustainability - Closing the Knowledge-Action Gap (MAY 23 EVENT))

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This event is co-hosted by the University of Cologne New York Office, the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) New York, the German Center for Research and Innovation (DWIH) New York, the German Research Foundation (DFG) North America, American Friends of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, the German Embassy, Washington DC, and 1014. It is part of the NRW-USA Year 2023/2024.

IFES: New Report Highlights Best Practices to Counter Election Disinformation

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Experts examined five case studies—in France, Sweden, Estonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Ukraine—to highlight effective practices as half the world’s population heads to the polls.

FAO wins the King Hassan II of Morocco Great World Water Prize

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Statement by FAO Director-General QU Dongyu welcoming the award

FAO wins the King Hassan II of Morocco Great World Water Prize

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Statement by FAO Director-General QU Dongyu welcoming the award

GENEVA CALL

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Our Work Geneva Call is the only organization in the world to focus exclusively on lasting behavioral change of armed groups and de facto authorities towards civilians.

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