UN experts call for universal abolition of the death penalty

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GENEVA (9 October 2023) – The UN Special Rapporteur on extra-judicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Morris Tidball-Binz, and the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, Alice Jill Edwards, reiterated their call for the complete abolition of the death penalty.

21st World Day Against the Death Penalty

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The 21st World Day Against the Death Penalty is an excellent opportunity to publicly oppose the use of this inhumane punishment and to support those who are fighting for its abolition all over the world.

ARTICLE 19 at the Internet Governance Forum

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The 18th annual meeting of the Internet Governance Forum will be hosted in Kyoto from 8 to 12 October 2023 under the overarching theme The Internet We Want – Empowering All People.

IGF 2023 Japan (Internet Governance Forum 2023, 8-12 October)

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The IGF is a global multistakeholder platform that facilitates the discussion of public policy issues pertaining to the Internet. 18th annual meeting 8-12 October The 18th annual meeting of the Internet Governance Forum will be hosted by the Government of Japan in Kyoto from 8 to 12 October 2023. The Forum's overarching theme is: The Internet We Want - Empowering All Peop

HeForShe summit discusses gender bias in AI and how to encourage male feminist allies

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At UN Women’s recent HeForShe Summit, leaders from the public and private sectors discussed the potential risks of AI, and the need to develop the technology safely.

CGD: Introducing the MDB Reform Tracker

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The Multilateral Development Bank Reform Tracker is an innovative platform that explores how the six largest MDBs—the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, African Development Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and the European Investment Bank—are making progress on the three major reform agendas.

Republic of the Marshall Islands, founder of the High Ambition Coalition, joins the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance to phase out oil and gas production

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Wednesday 20th September 2023 Today, at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) became the latest member of the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance, an international alliance of governments co-chaired by Denmark and Costa Rica, working together to facilitate the managed phase out of oil and gas production

4 ways companies can align competing interests to scale up climate action

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"Companies can make incremental contributions to decarbonization in ways that conflict with their corporate interests because the conflict is manageable. But to secure the investment and leadership commitment to act at scale, corporate and climate interests need to align"

IOM and UNODC Release New Guidance to Help Combat Human Trafficking through Data

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Geneva – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) have today published the first global technical guidance for administrative data on trafficking in persons.

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