From Negotiation to Action: Strengthening Governance of and Building Financing for Pandemic Preparedness and Response

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 14May
This in-person seminar will convene an array of experts to discuss the governance and financing of initiatives relating to pandemic preparedness and response. In particular, the event will focus on the roles of the European Union and the United States.
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Nepal: Systemic descent-based discrimination against Dalits needs urgent action – NEW REPORT

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 13May
State of Nepal falls short to protect Dalits; distrust in the police and justice system Inadequate and insufficient measures to address systemic caste-based discrimination Culture of impunity; Dalit women and girls at risk
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Cliff Prior to step down as CEO of the GSG after over four years’ service

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 13May
Cliff Prior has announced that he will be standing down from the role of CEO of The Global Steering Group for Impact Investment (GSG) in six months’ time after four years’ service.
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Urgent call for ceasefire and release of hostages

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 13May
Comment by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Gaza
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UN forum catalyzes collective action to make feminist finance a reality for Asia and the Pacific

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 13May
The second edition of the groundbreaking Feminist Finance Forum, organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), closed today in Bangkok with participants spotlighting the action needed to bridge the region’s gender finance gap.
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USIP: A Conversation with Lakhdar Brahimi: Reflections on Diplomacy and Peace, May 21

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 10May
Amid escalating global tensions and humanitarian crises, the imperative for effective diplomacy has never been more pressing — and there are few with more experience as a diplomat and mediator than Lakhdar Brahimi. From his early days as an Algerian freedom fighter to his decades of service as a U.N. and Arab League diplomat, Brahimi has navigated some of the world’s most complex conflicts and exe
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GreenPeace: Stop deep sea mining before it fuels wars

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 10May
The deep ocean — 200 to over 10.000 meters below the surface — is one of Earth’s last untouched frontiers, but it is under threat from a nascent industry: deep sea mining. Some countries and corporations are racing to extract metals and minerals like cobalt, nickel, manganese, copper from the seabed, pretending that those minerals are needed for a clean energy transition.
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$5 Billion Asian Development Fund Replenishment Agreed to Support Most Vulnerable in Asia and Pacific

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 10May
TBILISI, GEORGIA (3 May 2024) — Donors and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have agreed to a replenishment of $5 billion for ADB’s Asian Development Fund (ADF) 14 and Technical Assistance Special Fund (TASF) 8. The commitment was made during ADB’s 57th Annual Meeting.
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IDS: Book launch: Poverty, Gender & Health in the Slums of Bangladesh

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 10May
4 June 2024 12:00–13:30 Institute of Development Studies IDS Convening Space and online on Zoom.
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ISS: Humanitarian Studies: Today & Tomorrow - call for presentations

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 10May
Monday 6 May 2024, 15:40 Call Modern buildings and slag heap Jarrett Mills on Unsplash A call for presentations for the Humanitarian Studies Centre (HSC) first anniversary one-day conference.
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