FORUM OF AMERICAS: MONTREAL SUMMIT, TOWARDS A FAIRER AND GREENER ECONOMY

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 15Sep
The focus will be on green transition and sustainability. The Conference of Montreal, presented for the first time in 1995 by the International Economic Forum of the Americas, is committed to heightening knowledge and awareness of the major issues concerning economic globalization, with a particular emphasis on the relations between the Americas and other continents.
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World nears ‘no new coal’ after collapse of proposals and rise of government commitments

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 15Sep
There has been a 76% reduction in proposed coal power since the negotiation of the Paris Agreement in 2015, bringing the end of new coal construction into sight. 44 countries have already committed to ‘no new coal’ with a further 40 now in a position to do the same, following the cancellation of previously proposed power plants.
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Most agricultural funding distorts prices, harms environment: UN report

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 15Sep
Around 87% of the $540 billion in total annual government support given worldwide to agricultural producers includes measures that are price distorting and that can be harmful to nature and health.
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Same-sex marriages and partnerships should be recognised across the EU

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 15Sep
The EU should lift all obstacles facing LGBTIQ people when exercising their basic rights, say MEPs.
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Climate Change Could Force 216 Million People to Migrate Within Their Own Countries by 2050

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 15Sep
Decisive collective action could reduce climate migration by as much as 80 percent.
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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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