IVD 2023

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2023 Theme: the power of collective action: if everyone did. This year, we mark International Volunteer Day (IVD) by recognizing the power of collective action: if everyone did.

UN CLIMATE CHANGE: A Decade of REDD+: Notable Achievements by Forest Nations

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UN Climate Change News, 29 November 2023 – This year marks the 10th anniversary of REDD+ implementation. Since the Warsaw Framework for REDD+ was adopted in 2013, 60 developing countries have reported activities to reduce deforestation and forest degradation to the UN Climate Change secretariat.

ISS: Tuesday 5 Dec 2023, 13:00 - 14:00, Rethinking Amazon sustainability from an ontological and epistemological justice perspective

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In this seminar organized by the Political Ecology research group, Dr Cristina Inoue will discuss alternative approaches to sustainability in the Amazon: Tuesday 5 Dec 2023, 13:00 - 14:00

HRW: COP 28 Should Amplify Voices of Disability Rights Activists

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Those Most Affected by Climate Change Should Guide Response By Jonas Bull Assistant Researcher, Disability Rights Division

ILO: MENA region could create 10 million new jobs by 2050 through decarbonization and green industrial growth

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The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) unveil at COP28 the first ever study on scenarios for strong industrial and climate development policies in the Middle East and North Africa region.

COP28 OPENS WITH REMARKABLE INTERNATIONAL ACTIONS ON COAL PHASE-OUT

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10 new members, including the United States joined the Powering Past Coal Alliance at the UN Climate Summit COP28 yesterday, demonstrating that developed countries are firmly on track to consign coal to history.

INTERNATIONAL DISABILITY DAY 2023

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United in action to rescue and achieve the SDGs for, with and by persons with disabilities

YOUNG FOUNDATION: ‘Raising our expectation of participation’

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We launch our new five-year strategy at a time of great challenge and division, says our CEO, Helen Goulden – and everyone in the UK should experience the power of participation to affect meaningful change

OXFAM: Richest 1% emit as much planet-heating pollution as two-thirds of humanity

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Published: 20th November 2023 Carbon emissions of richest 1 percent surged to 16 percent of world’s total CO2 emissions in 2019. Their carbon emissions are enough to cause 1.3 million excess deaths due to heat. Unequal countries suffer seven times more flood fatalities than more equal countries. Fairly taxing the super-rich would help curb both climate change and inequality.

UNAIDS & World AIDS Day 2023

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On 1st December, WHO, together with communities and partners will commemorate World AIDS Day 2023, under the theme “Let communities lead”.

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