Six Fossil Fuel-Dependent Economies Could Face a USD 278 Billion Revenue Gap by 2030—New report (IISD)

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With the mid-century economic outlook for fossil fuels looking increasingly bleak, the governments of Brazil, Russia, India, Indonesia, China, and South Africa (BRIICS) need to act now to decarbonize and diversify their revenues—or risk a revenue gap that could reverse progress on poverty eradication and economic development.

UNESCO COURIER (July-September 2022) "Culture: global public good"

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In September 2022, Mexico will once again host the UNESCO World Conference on Cultural Policies (MONDIACULT), forty years after the first conference in Mexico City in 1982. This edition of the Courier is focused therefore on the role of culture in bringing sustainable development and peace.

Guidebook Launch: Bridging the Divide in Sport and Sustainable Development (Mon, August 22, 2022 11:00 AM – 12:20 PM CEST)

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The Japan Sport Council (JSC) and the International Platform on Sport and Development (sportanddev) are delighted to announce the launch of a comprehensive and practical global guidebook designed to build capacity among actors using sport for sustainable development.

Statement by the OECD Secretary-General on climate finance trends to 2020

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29/07/2022 - Climate finance provided and mobilised by developed countries for climate action in developing countries reached USD 83.3 billion in 2020, according to new OECD analysis.

ADB Calls for Expanded Efforts to Address Water Security and Resilience in Asia and Pacific

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MANILA, PHILIPPINES (9 August 2022) — Asia and the Pacific must greatly expand its efforts to address water security and resilience needs, Asian Development Bank (ADB) Managing Director General Woochong Um told the opening of the Asia Water Forum (AWF) 2022 today.

Prospects for children in 2022: a global outlook (UNICEF)

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As we enter a third year of the pandemic, what can be done to improve children’s fortunes?

International Youth Day 12 August: Intergenerational Solidarity, Creating a World for All Ages

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Solidarity across generations is key for sustainable development. As we navigate the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is especially important to recognize and address these age-related barriers to “build back better” in a manner that leverages all generations’ strengths and knowledge.

ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) condemns arrest of Walden Bello

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Please see below quotes from Charles Santiago, APHR Chairperson and MP in Malaysia, on the arrest on Monday, 8 August 2022, of Walden Bello, APHR Board Member and former Senator in the Philippines, under two counts of cyber libel:

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