UNEP@50: Special Session of the UN Environment Assembly

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 04Mar
The fifth United Nations Environment Assembly will be followed by a special session, called UNEP@50, to be held 3 - 4 March 2022, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
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Build a better future for deaf schoolchildren or risk losing a generation of potential (GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR EDUCATION)

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 04Mar
ead how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the education and lives of deaf young people. March 02, 2022 by Joanna Clark, Deaf Child Worldwide
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Human rights institutions express support: our thoughts are with the Ukrainian people

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 04Mar
2 March 2022 European human rights institutions express solidarity and support in letter to Ukrainian Ombudsman, our sister institution in Ukraine
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Bachelet leads calls for ceasefire in Ukraine during urgent debate at UN rights council

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 04Mar
Russia’s military attack on Ukraine has “opened a new and dangerous chapter in world history,” UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet told an urgent debate on Thursday, leading calls for a ceasefire.
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Climate change: a threat to human wellbeing and health of the planet. Taking action now can secure our future

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 04Mar
Human-induced climate change is causing dangerous and widespread disruption in nature and affecting the lives of billions of people around the world, despite efforts to reduce the risks. People and ecosystems least able to cope are being hardest hit, said scientists in the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, released today.
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Historic day in the campaign to beat plastic pollution: Nations commit to develop a legally binding agreement

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 03Mar
Heads of State, Ministers of environment and other representatives from 175 nations endorsed a historic resolution at the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5) today in Nairobi to End Plastic Pollution and forge an international legally binding agreement by 2024. The resolution addresses the full lifecycle of plastic, including its production, design and disposal.
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UNESCO endorsement will strengthen human rights education worldwide (The Danish Institute for Human Rights)

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 24Feb
UNESCO has endorsed a new methodology developed by the Institute. It enables states to assess the status of human rights education in national policies and school curricula.
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Global Methane Tracker 2022 (INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY)

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 24Feb
The IEA’s Global Methane Tracker shows emissions from oil, gas and coal are on the rise again, underscoring need for greater transparency, stronger policies and immediate action
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UNDRR’s strategy on disability inclusion (UN DISASTER OFFICE FOR RISK REDUCTION )

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 24Feb
Within UNDRR’s new Strategic Framework for 2022-2025, disability inclusive disaster risk reduction activities are not only mainstreamed throughout strategic objectives but also included for the first time as dedicated results and deliverables in support of disability inclusive disaster risk reduction.
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Assessing the impact of online junk food advertising on teenagers (NESTA, THE UK SOCIAL INNOVATION FOUNDATION)

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 24Feb
This project started in November 2021 and will end in February 2022. The project tries to answer the following question: Does the government's ban on unhealthy food advertising online go far enough?
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