UN Women, UNESCO and EU-UN Spotlight Initiative develop handbook to tackle violence against girls, women in sport

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 05Jul
One in every three women experiences some form of physical or sexual violence in her lifetime. Such violence is rooted in gender inequality, discrimination and harmful cultural and social norms that emphasise men’s superiority over women, normalise violence toward women and allow perpetrators to act with impunity
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How to Improve School Management (Center for Global Development

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 04Jul
Article written by by Gautam Anand , Aishwarya Atluri , Lee Crawfurd , Todd Pugatch and Ketki Sheth, JUNE 28, 2023
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GEF Council provides $1.4 billion boost for environmental action

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 04Jul
PRESS RELEASE June 26, 2023 Meeting in Brazil, the Global Environment Facility’s governing body approved the disbursement of $1.4 billion to accelerate efforts to tackle the climate, biodiversity, and pollution crises.
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EU Mission ‘Restore our Ocean and Waters': €106 million for 18 new projects for protection, conservation, depollution and innovation

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 04Jul
The Commission announced today 18 new projects which will receive over €106 million to contribute to the EU Mission ‘Restore our Ocean and Waters'. The projects gather over 370 beneficiaries from 36 countries, including SMEs, research institutions, local authorities, schools and businesses.
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The Return of Conflict, the Retreat of Democracy (Open Society Foundation)

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 04Jul
Mark Malloch-Brown speaks at the Royal College of Defence Studies on the polycrisis era and what it means for democracy
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Ukraine: PEN International mourns the killing of writer and PEN Ukraine member Victoria Amelina

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 04Jul
03 July – PEN International joins PEN Ukraine in mourning the killing of writer, PEN Ukraine member and human rights defender Victoria Amelina, following a horrific Russian missile strike in Kramatorsk, Eastern Ukraine on 27 June 2023. Amelina was seriously injured and rushed to hospital in Dnipro. She passed away on 1 July 2023. She was 37 years old.
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Webinar: BUSINESS & Human Rights, Complementarity of the treaty, NAPs and mHREDD legislation (11 July)

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 03Jul
SAVE THE DATE for the first webinar in our 3-part webinar series Bridging the gap: A stronger Binding Treaty for all, leading up to the 9th Intergovt. Working Group session
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IDA - UNCHR Strategic Collaboration: towards a more disability inclusive Global Refugee Forum

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 03Jul
The inclusion of persons with disabilities from the start of a comprehensive refugee response is recognized in the Global Compact on Refugees as an essential element of protecting and assisting refugees and host communities. As part of their strategic collaboration, IDA and UNCHR are working to ensure a more disability-inclusive Global Refugee Forum.
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Southeast Asian parliamentarians call for women, ethnic people to have greater say in the future of a democratic Myanmar

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 03Jul
Southeast Asian parliamentarians call for women, ethnic people to have greater say in the future of a democratic Myanmar
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Net-Zero: Urgent Beyond Value Chain Mitigation Is Essentia

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 03Jul
In the second in the beyond value chain mitigation (BVCM) blog series, Emma Watson, Head of Standards at the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and Roman Paul Czebiniak, Nature Based Solutions & Climate Private Sector Lead at WRI, outline immediate and no-regrets ways that companies can cut emissions outside of their value chains in line with societal net-zero
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