Explainer: What’s COP28 and why is it important?

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28 November 2023Climate and Environment Global temperatures continue to reach record levels and, as the year draws to a close, the diplomatic heat is rising as all eyes turn to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, where world leaders are meeting from 30 November to 12 December, to chart an ambitious way forward in the global fight against climate change.

12th United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights

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27 - 29 November 2023. The UN Forum is the world's largest annual gathering on business and human rights with more than 2,000 participants from government, business, community groups and civil society, law firms, investor organisations, UN bodies, national human rights institutions, trade unions, academia and the media.

Air pollution deaths attributable to fossil fuels: observational and modelling study

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Results Globally, all cause excess deaths due to fine particulate and ozone air pollution are estimated at 8.34 million (95% confidence interval 5.63 to 11.19) deaths per year. Most (52%) of the mortality burden is related to cardiometabolic conditions, particularly ischaemic heart disease (30%).

World AIDS Day 2023

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Message from Achim Steiner, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

GREENPEACE:Deep sea miners take Greenpeace to court for peaceful protest at sea in the Pacific

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Would-be deep sea miners The Metals Company has launched legal proceedings against Greenpeace International for an ongoing peaceful protest at sea in the Pacific Ocean, in an attempt to silence environmental concerns about deep sea mining. By Nick Young

AIPP: E-SAK KA OU DECLARATION

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This declaration was developed at the Asia Regional Conference on Indigenous Peoples’ Rights, Biodiversity, and Climate Change, held on November 5-8, 2023 in Krabi, Thailand.

ASHOKA: Changemaking Networks

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In the first network effects playbook for social entrepreneurs, Ashoka Board Member, Sushmita Ghosh, presents the five core principles and accompanying strategies for harnessing changemaking network effects.

EVENT: Ageing in Context of Large Labour Market Informality: How Can Social Protection Take up the Challenge?

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The fourth meeting of the Policy Dialogue on Social Protection and Development (PD-SPD) will focus on the role of social protection policy in providing income and health security during old age in the context of high informality in the labour market. 07-08 December 2023 – Virtual

Ohchr: Countdown to Human Rights Day

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We are counting down to Human Rights Day with information to inform, inspire and generate action for human rights. Check back daily when a new item is revealed. The time is now for human rights!

Emissions Gap Report 2023

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As greenhouse gas emissions hit new highs, temperature records tumble and climate impacts intensify, the Emissions Gap Report 2023: Broken Record – Temperatures hit new highs, yet world fails to cut emissions (again) finds that the world is heading for a temperature rise far above the Paris Agreement goals unless countries deliver more than they have promised.

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