UNESCAP, Youth Climathon: Innovative solutions for the acceleration of climate action at the 11th APFSD (online segment)

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 12Dec
Organized by United Nations ESCAP, Hackathon Thailand, Youth Empowerment in Climate Action Platform, and Global Climate Action Partnership and Asia LEDS Partnership as an associated event to the 11th Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD), this climate action ideathon will engage youth from the Asia-Pacific region (ages 18-30) to develop practical, yet innovative, solutions to accel
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Nobel Peace Prize 2023: Narges Mohammadi Nobel Lecture

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 12Dec
"This year’s Peace Prize recognizes all the brave women in Iran, and around the world, who fight for basic human rights and for an end to the discrimination against and segregation of woman"
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Türk opens global human rights event with call for hope – and for action

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 12Dec
DELIVERED BY Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights AT High-Level Event Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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UN Development Programme launches plan to boost integrity in carbon markets and increase access to finance schemes for developing countries

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 11Dec
‘High Integrity’ initiative addresses critical issues related to carbon markets including accurate accounting of emissions and social and environmental risks DECEMBER 4, 2023
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COP 28: Challenge Launched at COP28 to Harness Artificial Intelligence for Climate Action in Developing Countries

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 11Dec
UN Climate Change News, 9 December 2023 – The UN Climate Change Technology Executive Committee (TEC), together with Enterprise Neurosystem, a non-profit open-source artificial intelligence (AI) community, has launched the AI Innovation Grand Challenge to identify and support the development of AI-powered solutions for climate action in developing countries.
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OECD: Decline in educational performance only partly attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 11Dec
05/11/2023 - The eighth round of the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2022, originally scheduled for 2021 and postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, makes it the first large-scale study with data on how the pandemic has affected student performance and well-being.
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ICRC Blog: Responding to climate risks in conflict settings: in search of solutions

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 11Dec
mins read Piece written by Catherine-Lune Grayson Head of Policy, ICRC and Amir Khouzam Policy Adviser, ICRC
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Human Rights Day 2023

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 11Dec
Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the High-Level Event, 11-12 December
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WORLD BANK: World Bank Group Doubles Down on Financial Ambition to Drive Climate Action and Build Resilience

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 11Dec
DUBAI, December 1, 2023 – With an ambitious financing package announced at COP28, the World Bank Group is helping people in developing countries better withstand the devastation of climate change and create a better world for their children and grandchildren.
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New partnership will focus on human rights defenders in the Asia Pacific region

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 11Dec
Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions and the Danish Institute for Human Rights are partnering in the region to protect human rights defenders.
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