Ukraine: PEN International mourns the killing of writer and PEN Ukraine member Victoria Amelina

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03 July – PEN International joins PEN Ukraine in mourning the killing of writer, PEN Ukraine member and human rights defender Victoria Amelina, following a horrific Russian missile strike in Kramatorsk, Eastern Ukraine on 27 June 2023. Amelina was seriously injured and rushed to hospital in Dnipro. She passed away on 1 July 2023. She was 37 years old.

Webinar: BUSINESS & Human Rights, Complementarity of the treaty, NAPs and mHREDD legislation (11 July)

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SAVE THE DATE for the first webinar in our 3-part webinar series Bridging the gap: A stronger Binding Treaty for all, leading up to the 9th Intergovt. Working Group session

IDA - UNCHR Strategic Collaboration: towards a more disability inclusive Global Refugee Forum

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The inclusion of persons with disabilities from the start of a comprehensive refugee response is recognized in the Global Compact on Refugees as an essential element of protecting and assisting refugees and host communities. As part of their strategic collaboration, IDA and UNCHR are working to ensure a more disability-inclusive Global Refugee Forum.

Net-Zero: Urgent Beyond Value Chain Mitigation Is Essentia

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In the second in the beyond value chain mitigation (BVCM) blog series, Emma Watson, Head of Standards at the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and Roman Paul Czebiniak, Nature Based Solutions & Climate Private Sector Lead at WRI, outline immediate and no-regrets ways that companies can cut emissions outside of their value chains in line with societal net-zero

ISA Asia-Pacific Region Conference 2023, Tokyo

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August 8-10, 2023 Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan

Shaping and Co-creating a Future of Prosperity and Sustainability with Young People (UN UNIVERSITY EVENT)

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ONLINE: On 11 July 2023, UNU will host a BIG IDEAS Dialogue with Dr. Kunihiko Hirabayashi, Secretary General of the ASEAN-Japan Centre. Time 11 Jul 2023, 18:00 - 19:00 Asia/Tokyo

IISD Webinar: Thursday, 6 July 2023 What to Expect at the HLPF? Building Momentum Towards the SDG Summit and Beyond

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This webinar offers a chance to learn from experts in government, civil society, and academia who will unpack the main expectations at this year’s HLPF, including reviewing the main findings from two reports that will inform the SDG Summit: the Global Sustainable Development Report 2023, and the report by the High-Level Advisory Board on Effective and Inclusive Global Governance.

Indonesia: Condemnation on the Criminalisation against Human Rights Defenders in Indonesia

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Jakarta, 6 March 2023 — The International Civil Society Organization would like to express our concern as well as condemning to the spillover of the escalating defamation case of Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Luhut Binsar Panjaitan, which targeted human rights defenders in Indonesia, Fatia Maulidiyanti and Haris Azhar.

Gates Foundation, Open Society Foundations, and The Rockefeller Foundation Announce New Recipients of Multilateral Development Banks Challenge Fund

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CDB, FDS Africa, IDB Invest, Risk Control, University Freiburg & University of Leeds selected to help increase efficiency and innovation in the world’s development finance system

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