2023’s Global Liveability Index: The top 10

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The Economist Intelligence Unit published the latest edition of its Global Liveability Index. Vienna is first.

ICIMOD: Snow and ice in the Hindu Kush Himalaya are fast disappearing, with grave implications for people and nature.

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CIMOD’s new report – Water, Ice, Society, Ecosystems in the Hindu Kush Himalaya – is the most accurate assessment of changes to the Asia high mountain cryosphere to date. It is also the first time their impacts on water, biodiversity and society have been properly mapped.

Earlier collapse of Anthropocene ecosystems driven by multiple faster and noisier drivers

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A major concern for the world’s ecosystems is the possibility of collapse, where landscapes and the societies they support change abruptly. Accelerating stress levels, increasing frequencies of extreme events and strengthening intersystem connections suggest that conventional modelling approaches based on incremental changes in a single stress may provide poor estimates of the impact of climate...

Save the Date for the 2024 World Volunteer Conference!

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IAVE is delighted to announce the dates for the 27th World Volunteer Conference! The 2024 conference theme is People Power: Creating a Sustainable Future through Volunteering.

TNI: Rivers of resistance

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This report from the Transnational Institute, intends to capture the current state of play of the global water justice movement in order to strengthen struggles for public and community water systems

Inclusion Canada: PRESS RELEASE: HERALDING CHANGE – PARLIAMENT APPROVES PIONEERING DISABILITY BENEFIT LEGISLATION

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 2023 OTTAWA, ON – Parliament passed Bill C-22, establishing the first-ever Canada Disability Benefit. This historic move paves the way for increased financial security and a more inclusive life for millions of Canadians with disabilities.

The Case for Long-Term SDG Financing

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This Reflection Paper builds on joint work and research between SDSN and the OECD Development Cooperation Directorate, and outlines four urgent priorities to scale-up and align global financing flows for the SDGs ahead of the Paris Summit for a Global Financing Pact.

Amnesty International: Greece, Catastrophic Pylos shipwreck highlights desperate need for safe and legal routes to Europe

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"Amnesty International urges the Greek authorities to release more information about the circumstances leading to their decision not to rescue the vessel sooner. "

Economists, activists and millionaires register landmark ‘European Citizens’ Initiative’ calling for a European wealth tax on the richest 1%

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Published: 8th June 2023 A group of economists, activists, politicians and millionaires from seven countries across Europe today registered a ‘European Citizens’ Initiative’ (ECI) calling on the European Union (EU) to adopt a permanent annual wealth tax on Europe’s biggest fortunes to raise revenue to reduce poverty and inequality both at home and in poorer countries...

OECD Ministerial Council Statement and Outcomes

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08/06/2023 - Ministers have issued a joint statement at the conclusion of this week’s Council meeting at Ministerial level. Under the Chairmanship of the United Kingdom, with Costa Rica and New Zealand as Vice-Chairs, Members met for discussions around the theme “Securing a Resilient Future: Shared Values and Global Partnerships.”

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