The People’s Charter for an Eco-Social World

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The People’s Charter for an Eco-Social World comes from the People’s Global Summit, ‘Co-Building a New Eco-Social World: Leaving No One Behind’, held online on 29 June – 2 July 2022. It is a living document and reference point that will grow as the world’s populations share their solutions to our joint challenges, so all people can live with confidence, security, and peace in a sustainable world.

Inaugural lecture by Andrew Fischer( ISS): Thursday 1 Dec 2022, 16:00 - 18:00, STANDARD EUROPEAN TIME

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n his lecture, 'The dialectic of development and dependency: Philosophical reflections and redistributive imperatives', Fischer will argue that a massive scaling up of redistribution is essential to face the scale of global challenges in a highly unequal world, from the ongoing needs of development to climate change.

Reflecting on the links between the death penalty and gender-based violence

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Today, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, through the testimony of representatives of abolitionist member and partner organizations, wishes to raise awareness of the links between the death penalty and violence against women and gender minorities and call out the unjust and inhumane nature of the death penalty.

Statement: Push forward — act now to end violence against women and girls

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Statement by Sima Bahous, UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, 25 November 2022

ACTIONAID: Historic shift towards a more democratic, transparent, and fair financial architecture

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Despite the intense lobbying by the OECD countries to stop it, the resolution submitted by Nigeria on behalf of the 54-member African group of states, mandating the UN to take on a global tax leadership role was adopted by consensus on 23 November!

Together for Implementation: a COP27 message from the Champions

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COP27 took on an incredibly challenging agenda: loss and damage, adaptation, implementation and climate finance. These issues are not technical, but are the defining issues of our time. It was the COP’s duty to deliver – particularly given the negotiations were in Africa – where people are feeling the impacts of climate change the most, yet have done the least to cause it.

FROM THE FRONTLINES THE WOMEN ACTIVISTS FIGHTING FOR EQUALITY AMID CRISIS

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This year’s 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is a renewed effort to call attention to the most pervasive breach of human rights worldwide. Don’t miss this opportunity to meet 16 of the millions of changemakers, partners and advocates who tirelessly fight to make a difference from the frontlines of crises.

Webinar: Upping the game - how can sport better respond to forced displacement?

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Join sportanddev and the Sport for Refugees coalition for an interactive webinar on how sport can better respond to crises that cause forced displacement. 1 December 2022: 13:00-14:30 Central European Time

Gender-related killings of women and girls (femicide/feminicide)

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Global estimates of gender-related killings of women and girls in the private sphere in 2021 Improving data to improve responses. This is a report jointly produced by UN Women and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

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