OFFICE OF THE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS High Commissioner’s lecture at the Faculty of Law and Political Science

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DELIVERED BY Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights AT National University of Laos Lecture at Faculty of Law and Political Science

Greenwashing the Amazon (Stand Earth)

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How Banks Are Destroying the Amazon Rainforest While Pretending to be Green Read the report:

How to Collaborate Across Institutions: Dr. Meredith Weiss, Director, CUNY/SUNY Southeast Asia Consortium

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The Luce Initiative on Southeast Asia (LuceSEA) was a five-year initiative aimed at strengthening the study of Southeast Asia in North American institutions of higher learning. Over the initiative's lifetime, the Luce Foundation awarded 20 grants, investing over $15 million. The SUNY/CUNY Southeast Asia Consortium was among the final round of grantees in 2023.

Ford Foundation Announces 26 New Members of Ford Global Fellowship 28 MARCH 2024

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Emerging leaders from around the world join network of leaders tackling global drivers of inequality

UNV: Executive Coordinator presents UNV 2023 results at the Executive Board

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06 June 2024 New York. Toily Kurbanov, Executive Coordinator of United Nations Volunteers (UNV) presented the 2023 Annual Report of the Administrator at the Executive Board in New York on 6 June 2024. The Executive Board consists of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS).

OXFAM: Millions of migrant farm workers exploited in Europe’s fields, says Oxfam

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Published: 4th June 2024 Approximately 1 in 4 workers in Europe’s agriculture sector are migrants. Migrant workers face violence, long working hours, and routine underpayment. The new EU supply chains law, the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, is a tool to combat this exploitation.

Inclusive democracy learnings & innovations: Webinar highlights

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As participatory and deliberative programs continue to expand, we need to ask the questions: how effective are they at truly empowering marginalized communities, the ones who have the biggest needs and have the most to gain from these processes? How can we ensure representative participation when structural barriers such as power dynamics hinder effective and meaningful involvement?

Conflict Trends: A Global Overview, 1946–2023

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This PRIO Paper examines global conflict trends between 1946 and 2023 using data from the Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP). In 2023, 59 state-based conflicts were recorded in 34 countries, the highest number of conflicts registered since 1946.

OSLO FREEDOM FORUM 2024

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The Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF) is an international human rights conference series hosted and produced by the Human Rights Foundation (HRF).

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