EU: Nature restoration law, MEPs adopt position for negotiations with Council

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Restoring ecosystems crucial to combat climate change and biodiversity loss; reduces risks to food security Draft law does not impose new protected areas in the EU Targets postponed if there are exceptional socioeconomic consequences

ADB Approves Program to Enhance Urban Governance in Bangladesh

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MANILA, PHILIPPINES (13 July 2023) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $300 million loan to help achieve integrated and sustainable urban development to improve the livability of 88 pourashavas (municipalities), benefiting 7.6 million citizens in Bangladesh.

World Coalition held first General Assembly in East Africa

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The World Coalition Against the Death Penalty co-organized with ICJ-Kenya its first General Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya on 23-24 June 2023.

Ashoka's EACH Movement Expands in Brazil

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June 29, 2023. Ashoka certifies 13 Your Kids facilitators driving changemaking for the good of all

Universities as Frontline Responders

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The Talloires Network (TN) and the Open Society University Network (OSUN) are partnering to co-implement a new global initiative entitled “Voices from the Margins – Listening and Raising Up Stories of Universities as Frontline Responders.”

Local2030 Coalition

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Local2030: Localizing the SDGs is a network and platform that supports the on-the-ground delivery of the SDGs, with a focus on those furthest behind. It is a convergence point between local and regional governments and their associations, national governments, businesses, community-based organizations and other local actors, and the United Nations system.

The State of Food Security and Nutrition 2023

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Urbanization, agrifood systems, transformation and healthy diets across the rural urban continuum. July 2023

COLLECTIVE IMPACT FORUM: Creating Purposeful Spaces of Inclusion and Belonging: A Conversation with Ruchika Tulshyan

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At the 2023 Collective Impact Action Summit, we explored this question and more in a keynote conversation with Ruchika Tulshyan, award-winning inclusion strategist, speaker, and author of the bestselling book, Inclusion on Purpose: An Intersectional Approach to Creating a Culture of Belonging at Work.

OECD: EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK 2023 Artificial intelligence and jobs An urgent need to act

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OECD labour markets remain tight even as the recovery has stalled, with unemployment at a low not seen since the early 1970s. Yet, nominal wages have not kept up with high and persistent inflation, and real income of workers has fallen in almost all OECD countries.

WEF: Fostering Effective Energy Transition 2023

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After a decade of progress, the global energy transition has plateaued amid the global energy crisis and geopolitical volatilities, according to the World Economic Forum's Fostering Effective Energy Transition 2023 report.

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