2023 Award for Human Rights Defenders at Risk

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Front Line Defenders announced the five winners of its top distinction, the 2023 Award for Human Rights Defenders at Risk, at a special ceremony in Dublin on 26 May 2023.

BONN CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE - JUNE 2023

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UN Climate Change News, 1 June 2023 – This year’s Bonn Climate Change Conference (SB58) launches next Monday, 5 June, designed to prepare decisions for adoption at COP28 in the United Arab Emirates in December.

United Nations Habitat Assembly

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Achieving SDGs in times of global crises 5 to 9 June 2023. The second session of the United Nations Habitat Assembly will be held from 5 to 9 June 2023 in Nairobi. Kenya. The theme of the session is “A sustainable urban future through inclusive and effective multilateralism: achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in times of global crises.”

Le Coeur du Sport - the Heart of Sport

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The 2023 Laureus World Sports Awards in Paris revealed the true heart of sport on a night of high emotion in the company of the world’s greatest athletes

World Environment Day 5 June

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Led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and held annually on 5 June since 1973, World Environment Day is the largest global platform for environmental public outreach and is celebrated by millions of people across the world. In 2023, it is hosted by Côte D'Ivoire.

Vienna +30 looks to the future of human rights

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02 June 2023. June marks the 30th anniversary of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, a landmark document that paved the way for human rights breakthroughs and led to the creation of UN Human Rights.

2nd Session of the INC to Develop an International Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic Pollution (Earth Negotiation Bulletin)

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While the meeting was characterized by procedural scuffles, long delays, and late nights, delegates shared views on an options paper and set out a path for the intersessional period leading to the next negotiating session, mandating the preparation of a “zero draft” of the new treaty to address plastics pollution.

EU: Parliament adopts position on due diligence law; incl. major improvements but loopholes remain

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The Parliament’s position on due diligence includes several major improvements on the previous proposals by the European Commission and the Council.

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