International Day of Clean Air for blue skies highlights links between human and planetary health (UNEP)

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 14Sep
Nairobi, 7 September 2021 – The world marked the second International Day of Clean Air for blue skies under the theme Healthy Air, Healthy Planet, which highlights the link between air quality and planetary and human health. Nine out of ten people on earth breathe polluted air, which causes an estimated seven million premature deaths a year.
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OECD Youth Week 20-24 September

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 14Sep
The OECD is organizing a series of events focused on policy making that is youth centric and youth focused.
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Inclusive Volunteering for Global Equality: 16-20 October 2021

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 14Sep
IVCO 2021 will be hosted by ActionAid Hellas on the theme Inclusive Volunteering for Global Equality, from 16 to 20 October 2021. It will be held online and will include the first Virtual Global Volunteering Fair and an Active Citizens International Photo Salon.
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DECRIMINALISING SUICIDE: SAVING LIVES, REDUCING STIGMA

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 09Sep
The latest report by United for Global Mental Health offers a clear picture: around the world, 700,000 people die by suicide every year. In most countries suicide is not a criminal offence, but in 20 countries it is.
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ILO and IUCN sign an agreement to harness the interdependence between jobs and nature

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 09Sep
The Memorandum of Understanding between the two agencies aims to make biodiversity an integral part of the agenda to promote decent work and advance social justice.
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IDA welcomes first report on rights of persons with disabilities in armed conflict by the Special Rapporteur

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 08Sep
The International Disability Alliance (IDA) welcomes the first report on rights of persons with disabilities in armed conflict by the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Gerard Quinn.
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3rd Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 08Sep
Discussions at the virtual third meeting of the Open-ended Working Group on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (WG2020-3) took place between 23 August and 3 September 2021.
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New research puts big banks’ sustainability claims in doubt (ShareAction)

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 08Sep
While 20 of Europe’s 25 largest banks have pledged to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 at the latest, none have matched these long-term ambitions with comprehensive plans to avert climate change and biodiversity loss.
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Ministerial Conference on Marine Litter and Plastic Pollution

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 08Sep
Ecuador, Germany, Ghana and Vietnam jointly organised the Ministerial Conference on Marine Litter and Plastic Pollution Informal consultations addressing the mandates of UNEA 3/7 and 4/6 towards the 5th UN Environmental Assembly (UNEA-5.2) 1 & 2 September 2021
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EDUCATION IN A QUARTER OF THE WORLD’S COUNTRIES IS ON THE BRINK OF COLLAPSE WITHOUT URGENT ACTION – SAVE THE CHILDREN

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 07Sep
The education of hundreds of millions of children in a quarter of the world's countries is at extreme or high risk of collapsing, Save the Children said today. New analysis from the organisation finds that factors such as climate change, a lack of COVID-19 vaccines, displacement, attacks on schools and lack of digital connectivity are jeopardising access to schooling.
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