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.

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.

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.

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