Labour group seeks ASEAN intervention to address human trafficking following rescue of 919 persons from cyber marketing firm in the Philippines

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"Labor group eyes Asean help in fighting human trafficking", 8 May 2023 A LABOR group is now eyeing the intervention of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to address incidents of trafficking of migrant workers in the Philippines and its neighboring countries.

VSO’s strategy for 2022-28.

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Watch the recording from our webinar with CEO Philip Goodwin and Executive Director of Programmes Donne Cameron, where you can hear about VSO’s strategy for 2022-28. Over 350 VSO supporters and volunteers joined this call with registrations from 44 countries

Shift to renewable energy must protect nature, says clean energy coalition

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Posted on 19 April 2023. New report finds all forms of renewable power are better for nature than fossil fuels A transition focused on wind and solar PV can result in significantly reduced environmental impacts compared to other renewable energy types

Cambodia pledges green initiatives during SEA Games to fight climate change

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The 2023 Cambodia Southeast Asian (SEA) Games officially begins today as temperatures hit close to 40 degrees Celsius in the capital city of Phnom Penh.

Carnegie Connects: Is It Too Late To Save the Planet?

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May 10, 2023 10:00 AM—11:00 AM EDT (UTC-4) Live Online. Can humanity compete in the critical race against climate change, or are we destined to succumb to a world of extreme heat, flooding, drought, and irrevocable damage to the planet’s seas and biosphere?

ISS: Inaugural lecture Professor Shuaib Lwasa

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On Thursday 11 May 2023 Professor Shuaib Lwasa will give his inaugural lecture. This lecture will be on 'Rethinking universalism in urban development: A critical reflection and learning from the Global South'.

First Climate Democracy Action cohort launches action plans

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Six months after they first convened in October 2022, the 32 governments and civil society organizations in 22 countries selected for the first cohort of our Climate Democracy Action (CDA) accelerator have “graduated”! In a webinar in March, they celebrated the completion of phase 1 of their journey toward a just climate transition — the development of concrete action plans.

Submission to the Office of the UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Technology on the Global Digital Compact

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Submission to the Office of the UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Technology on the Global Digital Compact from UN Women on behalf of the Action Coalition on Gender-Based Violence; Equality Now; and the Alliance for Universal Digital Rights (Audri) 28 April 2023

Discussion papers on the theme of the high-level political forum on sustainable development, submitted by major groups and other stakeholders

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Major Groups and other stakeholders have submitted position papers on the theme of the July 2023 session of the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), ‘Accelerating the recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at all levels.’

14th Petersberg Climate Dialogue: An important milestone for climate negotiations leading up to COP28

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The focus of the Petersberg Climate Dialogue is on laying the groundwork for the COP28 Climate Change Conference in the United Arab Emirates. Representatives from over 40 countries will meet at the Federal Foreign Office to this end. You can find out exactly what is on the agenda here.

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