A Press for the Planet: Journalism in the face of the Environmental Crisis 2-4 May 2024 Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral, Santigo, Chile

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Journalism in the face of the Environmental Crisis Between May 2 and 4, Chile and UNESCO will host the 31st World Press Freedom Day Conference. World Press Freedom Day will be dedicated to the importance of journalism and freedom of expression in the context of the current global environmental crisis.

RECORD NUMBER OF WRITERS JAILED WORLDWIDE IN 2023

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(NEW YORK)—PEN America today released its annual Freedom to Write Index, recording the highest number of jailed writers around the globe since the Index launched five years ago. There were 339 writers from 33 countries jailed in 2023, an increase of 62 writers compared to 2022 and 101 more than in 2019.

RSF urges governments to defend right to information in the proposed Global Digital Compact

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United Nations member states are currently negotiating a proposed Global Digital Compact for adoption at the Summit of the Future planned by the UN secretary-general for September 2024. This ambitious initiative must not become a missed opportunity for regulating the global information space, says Reporters Without Borders (RSF).

HI: Flore, a driver’s assistant with HI: portrait of a woman who sets herself no limits!

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Flore is responsible for ensuring the effective delivery of humanitarian supplies in Burkina Faso in a complicated security context. Portrait of a woman of commitment, passionate about her job.

Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Outnumber National Delegations, Scientists, and Indigenous Peoples at Plastics Treaty Negotiations

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OTTAWA, April 25, 2024 — 196 fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists have registered for the critical fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4) to advance a global plastics treaty.

PEOPLE POWERED: Say hello to 39 of our newest members in 2024!

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The People Powered community is growing stronger! So far this year, we have welcomed 39 new members from more than 20 countries and six continents. People Powered members are the world’s leading organizations, practitioners, policymakers, civil servants, researchers, and advocates building participatory democracy.

160 financial institutions call for investment in ending plastic pollution

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The purpose of this statement is to demonstrate support from the financial sector for an ambitious international legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution and to set out what a robust agreement would include from the perspective of the financial sector

The 2024 Goldman Environmental Prize Winners

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Celebrating grassroots leaders who prove that ordinary people can have an extraordinary impact on the environment

Oxfam reaction to the Global Report on Food Crises 2024

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Published: 24th April 2024 Learn more HUNGER IN A HEATING WORLD Today’s "Global Report on Food Crises” (GRFC), led by the Food Security Information Network (FSIN), says that 281.6 million people across 59 countries are now experiencing acute hunger – 24 million additional people over last year.

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