Nature-based Solutions can generate 20 million new jobs, but “just transition” policies needed

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Montreal, Canada, 8 December 2022 (IUCN) - Twenty million jobs could be created by further harnessing the power of nature to address major challenges facing society, such as climate change, disaster risk, and food and water insecurity.

LSE wins Outstanding Entrepreneurial University at THE Awards

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LSE has been named Outstanding Entrepreneurial University at the Times Higher Education (THE) Awards, one of the biggest celebrations in the higher education calendar.

SEDY2 Final Conference

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Join the Sport Empowers Disabled Youth 2 (SEDY2) project for their final conference to discuss the results of the project and future implications.

2022: Building new pathways out of the democracy and climate crises

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2022 was a year of both growing crises and inspiring movements for change. At People Powered, we confronted the global climate and democracy crises with innovative new programs. Below we share our five big 2022 contributions to building a more inclusive, equitable and democratic future, in which people have more power to make the decisions that affect their lives.

The MacJannet Prize

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Nominations are now being accepted for the 2023 MacJannet Prize. Learn more and download a submission form!

The Universal Declaration: a catalyst for environmental human rights action

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In July 2022, the UN General Assembly (GA) adopted a landmark resolution recognizing the right to a healthy environment. The GA’s adoption follows a similar resolution by the Human Rights Council in October 2021.

Comments by Shift on the Draft Report on Minimum Safeguards

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hift welcomes the publication of the DRAFT REPORT ON MINIMUM SAFEGUARDS by the Platform on Sustainable Finance, and its call for feedback on the content and recommendations. The report bypasses simplistic approaches and grapples with the challenge at the center of this endeavor, which is how to assess the adequacy of a human rights due diligence process – and how to do so at scale

WRITE FOR RIGHTS (AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL)

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Join the campaign and change a life today

Inflation: how financial speculation is making the global food price crisis worse

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| Dec 7, 2022 | Comment | 0 Comments By Sophie van Huellen, Global Development Institute, The University of Manchester

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