ESTABLISHING EFFECTIVE HELPDESKS ON BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 11Jun
Drawing from the research brief Parameters for a Global Helpdesk on Business and Human Rights published by the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Geneva office, this panel discussion – co-organised by the Geneva Human Rights Platform, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Geneva office, and OHCHR - aims to discuss how to establish effective helpde
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Respect, protect, and fulfill the right to bodily autonomy! Ending forced sterilization of women and girls with disabilities

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 11Jun
This paper compiles expert and internationally agreed language on forced sterilization, highlighting that an eliminating forced sterilization is a human rights obligation, a moral imperative, and a shared global political commitment.
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Critical minerals and great power competition: Interactions and implications

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 11Jun
13 June 2024 14:00 - 16:00 This SIPRI webinar centres on mineral resource competition. With a focus on the policies of China, the European Union, Russia and the United States, the event will unpack varying strategies towards and implications associated with this competition.
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UNU-IAS Launches E-learning Course on Net Zero

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 11Jun
The free course introduces key concepts of climate science and practical steps that individuals can take for climate action. Date Published 7 Jun 2024
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Report: Development finance institutions should strengthen their human rights risk management systems for intermediated finance

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 11Jun
11 April 2024 A report by the Danish Institute for Human Rights explains why development finance institutions should strengthen their human rights risk management systems for intermediated finance.
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HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH: Thailand’s Leaders Shun UN Human Rights Chief Print DONATE NOW June 6, 2024 5:40PM EDT | Dispatches Thailand’s Leaders Shun UN Human Rights Chief

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 10Jun
In an apparent effort to avoid human rights scrutiny, Thailand’s prime minister, foreign minister, and other senior government officials did not meet with the United Nations high commissioner for human rights, Volker Türk, when he visited Bangkok on June 5 and 6.
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CARE: Starvation threatens millions in South Sudan amid conflict in Sudan, funding cuts, and climate change

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 10Jun
Nairobi, Kenya, 6 June, 2024 – South Sudan is facing a confluence of humanitarian crises that are pushing the country to the brink of starvation. Conflict in neighboring Sudan has caused over 692,000 people to flee into the country, hyperinflation is crippling the economy, climate change impacts continue to wreak havoc and all the while, the humanitarian Aid fund is only at 16%.
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112th Session of the International Labour Conference

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 10Jun
Government, employer and worker delegates from the ILO's 187 Member States will address a wide range of issues, including the protection of workers against the effects of climate change and biological hazards, the care economy and fundamental principles and rights at work. The Conference will also elect members of the ILO Governing Body for the 2024-27 term of office.
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Christophe Deloire, director general of Reporters Without Borders, died on Saturday, 8 June at the age of 53

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 10Jun
The team at Reporters Without Borders’ international secretariat, its offices and sections, and their boards of directors, are deeply saddened to announce the death of Christophe Deloire, secretary-general of Reporters Without Borders International and director-general of Reporters Without Borders, following a battle with cancer.
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Loss and damage: Challenges and opportunities for city leadership – A youth perspective

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 10Jun
This document is designed specifically for young people by young people, to accompany the broader report Loss and damage: Challenges and opportunities for city leadership. By engaging with this report, young people will gain a critical understanding of how to engage with policies and practices to address loss and damage in partnership with cities and mayors in an urban setting.
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