Dec 2023 | Banking, Climate Change, Net Zero Banking, Publications, Target Setting Net-Zero Banking Alliance 2023 Progress Update

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 13Feb
The Net-Zero Banking Alliance provides an in-depth analysis of NZBA members’ progress on target-setting and delivery against their targets every two years in the form of a progress report. The last progress report compiled by the Alliance was published in November 2022; the next such report will be published in Summer 2024 after NZBA’s founding member banks are due to have set targets for all thei
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Next Generation: A Global Dialogue on Youth Priorities and Empowerment

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 12Feb
The British Council is pleased to invite you to Next Generation: A Global Dialogue on Youth Priorities and Empowerment, a day-long dialogue and networking event showcasing the latest research and insights from the British Council’s youth research programme, Next Generation.
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Global annual finance flows of $7 trillion fueling climate, biodiversity, and land degradation crises

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 12Feb
Dubai, 9 December 2023 – Close to $7 trillion is invested globally each year in activities that have a direct negative impact on nature from both public and private sector sources - equivalent to roughly 7 per cent of global Gross Domestic Product (GDP) - according to the latest State of Finance for Nature report released today at COP28 by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and partners.
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COMPANY RUN BY MALAYSIAN POLITICIAN'S DAUGHTER WINS EUROPEAN BULLY AWARD

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 12Feb
At today's European SLAPP Contest 2024, the Canadian real estate group SAKTO won the "International Bully of the Year" award and the People's Choice Award - SAKTO is run by former Sarawak Governor Taib Mahmud's daughter Jamilah Taib and her husband Sean Murray
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Secretary-General's remarks to the General Assembly on Priorities for 2024

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 09Feb
"Peace can achieve wonders that wars never will. Wars destroy. Peace builds. But in today’s troubled world, building peace is a conscious, bold and even radical act. It is humanity’s greatest responsibility. That responsibility belongs to us all – individually and collectively. In this difficult and divided moment, let’s meet that obligation for today and future generations. Starting here".
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Saudi Arabia: Deadly Abuses Despite Image Campaign

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 09Feb
Mass Killings at Yemen Border; Death Sentences; Long Prison Terms (Human Rights Watch)
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European disability card and a European parking card for persons with disabilities

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 09Feb
The European Commission welcomes the political agreement reached today between the European Parliament and the EU Member States on the Directive establishing the European Disability Card and the European Parking Card for persons with disabilities.
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EU: Recommendations for 2040 targets to reach climate neutrality by 2050

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 08Feb
The European Commission is charting the path to reach the goal of making the European Union climate neutral by 2050. It recommends a 90% net greenhouse gas emissions reduction by 2040 compared to 1990 levels, which is in line with recent scientific advice and the EU’s commitments under the Paris Agreement.
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REPORT LAUNCH: Freedom in the World 2024

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 08Feb
Date February 29, 2024 – 10:30AM – 12:00PM EST. Join us for the launch of Freedom in the World 2024: The Mounting Damage of Flawed Elections and Armed Conflict, Freedom House's flagship report which has been tracking global trends in political rights and civil liberties annually since 1973.
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Malaysian Youth Build Capacity on Hate Speech and Atrocity Prevention

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 08Feb
Between August 24 and 27, 2023, the Malaysian Centre for Constitutionalism and Human Rights (MCCHR) conducted a hate speech training workshop aimed at Malaysian youth. This workshop was an expansion of the program initiated in 2021
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