PEOPLE POWERED: Say hello to 39 of our newest members in 2024!

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The People Powered community is growing stronger! So far this year, we have welcomed 39 new members from more than 20 countries and six continents. People Powered members are the world’s leading organizations, practitioners, policymakers, civil servants, researchers, and advocates building participatory democracy.

160 financial institutions call for investment in ending plastic pollution

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The purpose of this statement is to demonstrate support from the financial sector for an ambitious international legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution and to set out what a robust agreement would include from the perspective of the financial sector

The 2024 Goldman Environmental Prize Winners

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Celebrating grassroots leaders who prove that ordinary people can have an extraordinary impact on the environment

Oxfam reaction to the Global Report on Food Crises 2024

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Published: 24th April 2024 Learn more HUNGER IN A HEATING WORLD Today’s "Global Report on Food Crises” (GRFC), led by the Food Security Information Network (FSIN), says that 281.6 million people across 59 countries are now experiencing acute hunger – 24 million additional people over last year.

International Idea: A Global Digital Compact for Democracy

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29 April 2024 Time 11:00-12:30 EDT Location United Nations Headquarters, New York. The United Nations Global Digital Compact (GDC) has emerged as a key process in negotiating the future of technology and the improvement in digital cooperation among countries.

THE CLIMATE DAMAGES TAX

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The Climate Damages Tax (CDT) proposal, underpinned by the Polluter Pays principle, makes the case that it is high time for the producers to bear a substantial proportion of the costs for losses and damages that result from the burning of fossil fuels. The CDT is a fee on the extraction of each tonne of coal, barrel of oil, or cubic meter of gas.

Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) 2024

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The Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) 2024 confirms the enormity of the challenge of achieving the goal of ending hunger by 2030. In 2023, nearly 282 million people or 21.5 percent of the analysed population in 59 countries/territories faced high levels of acute food insecurity requiring urgent food and livelihood assistance.

Water Action Agenda: Invitation to submit progress report

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We are pleased to announce that the invitation to submit progress report on the Water Action Agenda commitments registered under the Water Action Agenda platform on the UN 2023 Water Conference Registry have been circulated to the commitment holders.

How To Increase Private Sector Investment To Meet The Sustainable Development Goals In Emerging Markets Webinar: 15 May 2024, 14:00 - 16:00 UK

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Explore the Key findings and recommendations of our recent research “Time to Accelerate: Capital Mobilisation for the SDGs in Emerging Markets”. 15 May 2024, 14:00 - 16:00 UK

Exciting News About Afghan Women's Basketball Group

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The Afghan women’s basketball group will be honored at the 25th Anniversary Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as the third-ever winner of the “For the Love of the Game” award.

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