Embargoed WRI Press Call on the 2023 Tree Cover Loss Data

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 25Mar
Join the World Resources Institute (WRI) team on March 26, 2024 for a preview of how much tree cover was lost in 2023 and an analysis on the state of the world’s forest.
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EU: AI Act passed in Parliament fails to ban harmful biometric technologies

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 25Mar
On 13 March 2024, the European Parliament adopted with an overwhelming majority (523 in favour, 46 against, 49 abstentions) the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act. The legislation classifies AI systems based on the risk they pose to individuals’ and groups’ autonomy, civil liberties, and safety.
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Climate action plans are blueprints for investing in our future: Simon Stiell at Copenhagen Ministerial

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 25Mar
The following is the transcript of a speech delivered by UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell on 21 March 2024 in Copenhagen, Denmark, at the start of a two-day Climate Ministerial meeting.
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22ND MARCH: Safeguarding Information Integrity: Exploring State Strategies,

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 22Mar
The event, Safeguarding Information Integrity: Exploring State Strategies, will provide an opportunity to listen to representatives from international organisations, civil society, and non-profit social media organisations working on countering disinformation. It will take place from 13:00 to 4:00 (CET), Room XXVII, Palais des Nations, Geneva.
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Civil Society Coalition Unpacks Trends in VNR Reporting

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 22Mar
A coalition of civil society organizations (CSOs) has launched the eighth edition of the ‘Progressing National SDGs Implementation’ report, which provides an independent analysis of reporting by UN Member States to the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF).
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Acute malnutrition has doubled in one month in the north of Gaza strip: UNICEF

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 22Mar
1 in 3 children under 2 years of age are today acutely malnourished in the north, according to nutrition screenings conducted by UNICEF and partners
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Greenwashing: Dutch Airline KLM’s Ads ‘Misleading’, Court Rules

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 22Mar
The lawsuit was filed in 2022 by environmental group Fossil Free, which accused KLM of greenwashing over a campaign to celebrate the airline’s 100th anniversary. By Martina Igini.
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Global Witness: Standing firm

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 22Mar
The Land and Environmental Defenders on the frontlines of the climate crisis. This report, and our campaign, is dedicated to all those individuals, communities and organisations that are bravely taking a stand to defend human rights, their land, and our environment
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Shaping the agenda: Youth engagement and empowerment at the 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 21Mar
After an invigorating three-day assembly, the CSW68 Youth Forum, held on 15–17 March 2024, closed with renewed commitments and actionable insights.
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Death Penalty Politics: The Fragility of Abolition in Asia and the Pacific

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 21Mar
This special collection of articles on the death penalty and the politics of abolition in Asia and the Pacific is published to coincide with the centenary of one of the world’s earliest statutory abolitions, in the Australian state of Queensland, in August 1922
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