Earth Negotiation Bulletin: 38th UN-Water Meeting

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As UN-Water Members, Partners and observers met for the first time since the UN 2023 Water Conference, the 38th UN-Water Meeting focused on ensuring an effective and ambitious follow-up to the Conference and its outcomes.

Tamarack Institute: "Collaboration: Solving the Puzzle of Collaborative Governance"

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Collaboration is more effective at solving complex problems because it brings together diverse sectors and groups to learn and work together. The paper Collaboration: Solving the Puzzle of Collaborative Governance outlines the various capacities that partners need to lead together and share ownership for their collaborative work

#Sharing Humanity, the new UNESCO Campaign

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Focusing on science and technology, biodiversity, cultural heritage and inclusion, UNESCO works to Share Humanity

Brazil: In three days, security guards for palm oil company Brasil BioFuels allegedly shot and wounded five Tembé Indigenous people

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According to the complaint made by leaders of the Tembé indigenous people to the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office, between 4 and 7 August, five members of the community were injured after attacks allegedly perpetrated by security guards of the company Brasil BioFuels (BBF), a producer of palm oil (the largest in Latin America) and biofuels.

International Disability Alliance: Opening 29th session of the CRPD Committee - 14 August 2023 Statement by Vladimir Cuk, Executive Director,

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"IDA calls for UN Member States to respond adequately at the next General Assembly resolution in December 2024 and increase available budgetary resources for UN Treaty Bodies, following a budgetary process that seriously aims at putting in place a UN Treaty Body system for the 21st century" Mr. Cuk explains

First Regional Review Meeting for Small Islands Conference Addresses Global Development Goals and Unveils Ambitious Vision

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The first regional meeting in preparation for the 2024 international conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) closed with an ambitious vision document outlining how the region aims to tackle the numerous crises it is facing.

IUCN to implement USD 88.6 million of GEF’s new work program

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At its ongoing meeting in Brasilia, Brazil, the GEF’s (Global Environment Facility) governing body has approved a record USD 1.4 billion work program, including a portfolio of conservation projects totalling USD 88.6 million which will be managed by IUCN.

LSE student and alumnus receive prestigious Diana Award for social action work

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LSE undergraduate student Akhila Potluru and alumnus Raihan Karim have received Diana Awards in recognition of their social action work.

ODI: Reimagining Gender, Peace and Security: Unveiling the untold story of women’s mental health in post-conflict environments

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19 Sep 2023: Join us for a panel discussion breaking barriers and challenging conventional norms of gender, peace and security. We are shining a much needed light on an often overlooked issue – women’s mental health in post-conflict settings.

Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Opens Twenty-Ninth Session

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The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today opened its twenty-ninth session in Geneva, during which it would review the reports of Andorra, Austria, Germany, Israel, Malawi, Mauritania, Mongolia and Paraguay.

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