EU Social Economy Action Plan

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On 9 December 2021, the European Commission adopted a new action plan on the social economy. With the action plan, the Commission put forward concrete measures to help mobilise the full potential of the social economy, building on the results of the 2011 Social Business Initiative and the 2016 Start-up and Scale-up Initiative.

Human Rights Day: All human, all equal

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The Day is celebrated every year on the 10th of December. "On Human Rights Day, we are calling for a new social contract. This means addressing pervasive inequalities and structural discrimination with measures grounded in human rights. It requires renewed political commitment, the participation of all, especially the most affected, and a more just distribution of power, resources and opportunitie

Vaccine mandates must comply with human rights, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights says

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Opening Statement by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights at Seminar on good practices, key challenges and new developments relevant to access to medicines and vaccines. 8 December 2021

Unilateral sanctions particularly harmful to women, children, other vulnerable groups (UN)

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Women, children and other vulnerable groups are more likely to have their human rights impacted by unilateral sanctions, an independent UN human rights expert alerted on Wednesday.

UNESCAP: Working Paper on Policy scenarios to build forward better in Asia and the Pacific

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Based on a newly developed macroeconomic model for Asia and the Pacific, this paper examines the socio-economic and environmental implications of an illustrative policy package that helps the region build forward better from the COVID-19 pandemic.

New Guide to help countries step up their ambitions in oceans' preservation

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A new global coalition, Ocean Action 2030, launched a new guide dedicated to providing countries with technical and financial assistance to develop and implement Sustainable Ocean Plans. Also launched was the new guide, 100% Sustainable Ocean Management: An Introduction to Sustainable Ocean Plans to support countries get started on, or accelerate, sustainable ocean planning.

HRW: Decades of Impunity Paved Way for Myanmar’s Coup

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By Justice, Solidarity Crucial to Confront Abuses Past and Present Shayna Bauchner Researcher, Asia Division

EUROLEAGUE: One Team supports International Day of People with Disabilities

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Euroleague Basketball's social responsibility program One Team is proud to support the International Day of People with Disabilities, which was observed on Friday, December 3.

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