Climate in court: The Paris Agreement’s role in safeguarding human rights (CLIMATE CHANGE NEWS)

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"The European court on Human Rights will rule on whether climate inaction breaches human rights and the case will have global implications"

Right to repair: Commission introduces new consumer rights for easy and attractive repairs

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The European Commission adopted a new proposal on common rules promoting the repair of goods, which will result in savings for consumers and support the objectives of the European Green Deal by reducing waste, among others

Nominations open for UNEP’s 2023 Champions of the Earth Award with a focus on plastic pollution solutions.

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The Champions of the Earth award honours individuals, groups, and organizations whose actions have a transformative impact on the environment. Nominations are open from 14 March to 14 April 2023.

UN 2023 Water Conference: Summary from IISD's Earth Negotiation Bulletin

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"If the 2023 UN Water Conference represented just one opportunity for transformation, delegates would surely have left disappointed. Even taken all together, the many commitments, new ideas, emerging partnerships, and positive momentum are unlikely to be sufficient to deliver on SDG 6. "

APFSD10: Side Events In Person and Virtual

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The Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD) is an annual, inclusive intergovernmental forum to support follow-up and review of progress on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the regional level, while serving as a regional preparatory meeting to the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF).

Mozambique: JP Morgan accused of financing climate chaos & prolonging civil unrest and using unstable situations to force fossil fuel projects; JP Morgan did not respond

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This worrying news from the Business & Human Rights Resource Center "shows a new case study and video from Mozambique exposes how this financing also prolongs civil unrest, using unstable situations to force fossil fuel projects."

New diesel emissions scandal: Lawyers take governments to task with call for manufacturers to foot the bill

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ClientEarth and national NGOs have sent legal complaints to the French, German and UK governments over their failure to tackle the epidemic of illegal defeat devices, which lead to excessive pollution from diesel vehicles. The complaints could set in motion a ripple effect across Europe.

Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development 2023

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The 10th APFSD will be organized from 27-30 March 2023 under the theme “Accelerating the recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at all levels in Asia and the Pacific” in Bangkok, at the United Nations Conference Center (UNCC).

Expert views on Australia’s new aid strategy (by Madeleine Flint14 March 2023)

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From DevPolicy web site run out of the Development Policy Centre housed in the Crawford School of Public Policy in the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific at The Australian National University, some great commentaries about the future of cooperation and development in Australia.

THE 2023 BIENNALE DEMOCRAZIA 8th EDITION

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The 8th Edition of Biennale Democrazia will be held in Turin from Wednesday March the 22nd to Sunday March the 26th, 2023.

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