EU: Parliament & Council negotiators reach agreement on 'Women on Boards' Directive after file was blocked for a decade

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After being blocked in the Council for a decade, EP [European Parliament] and EU countries’ negotiators finally agreed on a bill to increase the presence of women on corporate boards.

Rights office welcomes Zambia’s pledge to abolish the death penalty

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27 May 2022 Human Rights Zambia’s plan to abolish the death penalty adds to the growing global chorus against the practice, the UN Human Rights Office, OHCHR, said on Friday in welcoming the decision.

2nd Asia Parks Congress calls for ambitious, fair and effective nature conservation (IUCN)

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Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia: The 2nd Asia Parks Congress (APC) closed on the 29th of May with a strong call to secure 30 percent of the planet for nature by 2030.

BlackRock and UN Women to Promote Gender Lens Investing

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New York, 25 May 2022 – BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) and UN Women, the United Nations entity dedicated to gender equality and women’s empowerment, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding agreeing to cooperate in promoting the growth of gender lens investing.

Scenarios Forum 2022 (20-22 JUNE 2022)

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Forum on Scenarios for Climate and Societal Futures. The forum brings together a diverse set of communities who are using or developing scenarios for use in climate change and sustainability analysis to exchange experiences, ideas, and lessons learned, identify opportunities for synergies and collaboration, reflect on the use of scenarios, identify knowledge gaps for future research.

[HRC50 Open Letter] Call for Urgent Debate on women’s rights crisis in Afghanistan (FORUM ASIA)

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Open letter to Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States to the UN Human Rights Council 1 June 2022 Re: Call for Urgent Debate on the women’s rights crisis in Afghanistan at the 50th session of the UN Human Rights Council

Footing the Bill: Fair finance for loss and damage in an era of escalating climate impacts

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New research by Oxfam estimates that funding requirements for UN humanitarian appeals linked to extreme weather are eight times higher than they were 20 years ago, and over the past five years nearly half of appeal requirements have gone unmet.

Corporate Volunteering for a Post Pandemic World (IAVE PROGRAM)

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Join us on June 14th for the launch of our new corporate research report, Corporate Volunteering for a Post-Pandemic World! The research gathers insights from 80 companies operating across 175+ countries, to provide a comprehensive look at the global state of health of corporate volunteering today. We will be hosting a webinar for the launch, sharing key findings from the research.

The Child Safety Online Conference 2022

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The European Child Safety Online Conference 2022 will gather policymakers, industry players, national authorities representatives as well as civil society experts to review the provisions of the new European strategy for a Better Internet for Kids (BIK+) and of the proposal for the new regulation to prevent and combat child sexual abuse.

REUTERS IMPACT

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Reuters IMPACT brings together world leaders, big business C-Suite, and forward-thinking pioneers to inspire, drive action and accelerate innovation towards the greatest challenge of our generation: the climate emergency.

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