Investing in nature through the Kunming Biodiversity Fund

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This new fund, which China and UNEP will co-chair, is crucial because a plan is only as good as its implementation, and implementation can only happen with sufficient resources.

UNESCAP: Integrated Public Transport Systems

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Integrated Public Transport Systems: A Compendium of Good Practices from Asia and the Pacific, presents a selection of good practices of integrated public transport from the region.

At the center of green transition

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Xiaerbati Daositeke hails from China. She completed her UN Volunteer assignment as Programme Communication Assistant with the UN Women China Office in March 2024. The passion for gender equality and women’s empowerment especially those from underserved communities stirred Xiaerbati to serve with Women-led Rural Community Renewable Energy Transition and Governance Project.

ASPEN IDEAS: Conversations that matter from people who inspire. Meet our 2024 speakers.

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The Aspen Ideas Festival brings brilliant minds from around the globe to discuss the ideas that will shape tomorrow and help us understand today. From sunup to sundown, we'll explore critical issues and uncover ideas that spark wonder. June 23 – 29 Aspen, CO View

AI watermarking: A watershed for multimedia authenticity

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By Alessandra Sala, Senior Director of AI and Data Science, Shutterstock

UNDP to boost blue economy in SIDS and coastal LDCs

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New York, May 28 - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched its fourth cohort of 13 ocean innovators at a virtual side event during the 4th International Conference on Small Island Developing States. These innovators offer fresh thinking and novel approaches to a healthier, more resilient ocean, and will benefit vulnerable Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and coastal Least Dev

Strengthening the S in ESG (SHIFT)

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A SERIES OF GUARDRAILS AND GUIDELINES FOR DESIGNING BETTER SOCIAL INDICATORS AND METRICS. Shift is the leading center of expertise on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. Our global team of experts works across all continents and sectors to challenge assumptions, push boundaries, and help redefine corporate practice, in order to build a world where business gets done with respec

ILO expects global unemployment to drop slightly in 2024, but slow progress to reduce inequalities is “worrying”

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Unequal access to employment opportunities remains a problem worldwide, even as new projections from the ILO show an improvement in global joblessness this year.

WE MEAN BUSINESS COALITION RESPONSE TO G7 ENERGY MINISTERS’ COMMUNIQUE

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In response to the release of the conclusions (pdf) to the G7 Climate, Energy, and Environment Ministers’ meeting, business climate action non-profit We Mean Business Coalition welcomes the “clear assertion” that the phase out of fossil fuels and scaling up of clean energy will be included in G7 Nationally Determined Contributions.

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