The DW Freedom of Speech Award

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 14Jun
"Since 2015, the DW Freedom of Speech Award has honored a media person or initiative that has shown outstanding promotion of freedom rights" from DW. This year the winner is investigative journalist Tobore Ovuorie from Nigeria
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G7: SUMMARY OF THE FINAL COMMUNIQUE

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 14Jun
Some positive developments like ending subsidies to coal investments but not agreement on additional financing for climate action.
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UK: Investors controlling $41tn in assets urge governments to end support for fossil fuels (BUSINESS HUMAN RIGHTS)

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 11Jun
Investors controlling $41tn (£29tn) in assets have called for governments around the world to end support for fossil fuels and set targets for rapid reductions in carbon emissions to limit the damage from global heating.
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ELECTROLUX 'S PRIORITIES ON BECOMING CARBON NEUTRAL

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 11Jun
Electrolux, A giant manufactoring company will continue to reduce its environmental footprint by shifting to renewables, and optimizing the use of energy and other resources throughout its operations. We aim to have climate neutral operations by 2030.
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ASEAN Regional Forum on Social Protection that Empowers Women (29 June, 2021 30 June, 2021 )

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 11Jun
Oxfam has the pleasure of inviting you to the virtual ASEAN Regional Forum on Social Protection that Empowers Women. During two days, women’s organizations, social protection experts, national and international organizations, civil society, UN agencies and governmental representatives will discuss why and how to make social protection more gender transformative.
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Guardian Live: Humanitarian issues and the power of the media

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 11Jun
The John Rylands Research Institute and Library holds the entire archive of the Manchester Guardian. In this series of events to mark the Guardian bicentenary, panels of UoM academics and special guests will each discuss an item from the archive, its relevance to today’s news and media, and how it may influence our future.
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World Day against Child Labour: Act Now, end Child Labour EVENT (NOW LIVE)

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 10Jun
This year, the World Day Against Child Labour is marked by a high-level online event, organized jointly with UNICEF, during the International Labour Conference (ILC).
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Child labour rises to 160 million – first increase in two decades

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 10Jun
NEW YORK/GENEVA, 10 June 2021 – The number of children in child labour has risen to 160 million worldwide – an increase of 8.4 million children in the last four years – with millions more at risk due to the impacts of COVID-19, according to a new report by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and UNICEF.
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KIDSRIGHTS INDEX

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 10Jun
The KidsRights Index is the first and the only global ranking that annually measures how children’s rights are respected worldwide and to what extent countries are committed to improving the rights of children.
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Recruiting persons with disabilities to serve as UN Volunteers

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 10Jun
The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme is pleased to announce the recruitment of persons with disabilities for UN Volunteer assignments funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida). UNV will be deploying 50 candidates with disabilities as national UN Volunteer specialists in 37 countries across the world.
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