2019 Right Livelihood Award Laureates Announced

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 05Dec
The Right Livelihood Award, widely known as the ‘Alternative Nobel Prize’, celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. The 2019 Award goes to Aminatou Haidar (Western Sahara), Guo Jianmei (China), Greta Thunberg (Sweden) and Davi Kopenawa / Hutukara Yanomami Association (Brazil). The Laureates were announced in Stockholm, Sweden
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International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD), 3 December 2019

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 03Dec
The International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) has been annually observed on 3 December around the world. The theme for this 2019 IDPD is ‘Promoting the participation of persons with disabilities and their leadership: taking action on the 2030 Development Agenda’. The theme focuses on the empowerment of persons with disabilities for inclusive, equitable and sustainable development.
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UN Secretary-General's remarks at pre-COP25 press conference

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 03Dec
"Climate-related natural disasters are becoming more frequent, more deadly, more destructive, with growing human and financial costs. Drought in some parts of the world is progressing at alarming rates destroying human habitats and endangering food security"
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Mark Carney to be new Special Envoy for Climate Action

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 03Dec
The Secretary-General of the United Nations announced on Sunday that the current head of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, is to become the UN’s new Special Envoy for Climate Action
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WMO (World Meteorological Organization) Provisional Statement on the State of the Global Climate in 2019

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 03Dec
Global average temperature in 2019 (January to October) was about 1.1 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial period.Average Temperatures for the five-year (2015-2019) and ten-year (2010-2019) periods are almost certain to be the highest on record.”
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UN Climate Change Conference

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 02Dec
The UN Climate Change Conference COP 25 (2 – 13 December 2019) will take place under the Presidency of the Government of Chile and will be held with logistical support from the Government of Spain. SBSTA 51/ SBI 51 will take place 2-9 December 2019.
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News release – Three exceptional women nominated for the 2020 Martin Ennals Award

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 02Dec
Three exceptional women are the finalists for the 2020 Martin Ennals Award, a demonstration of the leading position now occupied by women in the defence of human rights.
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Innovative Partnership for Social Inclusion

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 25Nov
Aloft Hotel is showing the way on how to lead in social inclusion.
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AidWatch Reports, Leaving No One Behind: Time for Implementation

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 22Nov
Too little money pledged by EU countries are really reaching out the least developed countries according to the latest Concord Report.
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The Least Developed Countries Report, UNCTAD

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 21Nov
New report from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.Persistent shortfalls in domestic savings in the least developed countries make them heavily dependent on external development finance. Among available sources of external development finance, the least developed countries are most dependent on official development assistance.
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