Plastic leakage could fall by more than 95% in Southeast and East Asia by 2050 with stronger policies

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 03Sep
Southeast and East Asia plays a central role in the global effort to tackle plastic pollution, given its substantial share of the global economy, strategic position in plastics value chains and rapidly rising plastics demand, according to a new OECD report.
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World Social Summit: Draft Political Declaration of the “World Social Summit” under the title “the Second World Summit for Social Development”

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 03Sep
4 - 6 November 2025 | Doha, Qatar The United Nations General Assembly, through its resolutions 78/261 and 78/318, decided to convene the “World Social Summit” in 2025, under the title “the Second World Summit for Social Development.”
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Gambia confronts climate change in a bid to slow youth exodus

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 03Sep
Farmer Mangasa Kijera still has vivid memories of the day in 2019 when a powerful storm rampaged through her village in eastern Gambia. “Everywhere was darkened with clouds as the winds tore through roofs and everything in its path," she says.
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From Pledges to Progress: Climate Week in Addis starts 1 Sept to Boost Implementation

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 03Sep
UN Climate Change News, 26 August 2025 – From 1-6 September 2025, Climate Week in Addis Ababa will bring together negotiators with implementers in government and the real economy, along with key financiers including development banks, businesses, civil society, and Indigenous Peoples to help speed up climate implementation.
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Climate Assemblies New Civic Institutions for a Climate-changed World

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 03Sep
Climate Assemblies are capturing the imagination of people interested in how citizens can participate in decision-making to address the climate and ecological crisis. Traditional institutions are struggling to cope with the challenges of a climate-changed world.
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THE LIBYAN COAST GUARD FIRED 20 MINUTES UNINTERRUPTED AT THE OCEAN VIKING

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 02Sep
OCEAN VIKING UNDER INTENSE FIRE FROM THE LIBYAN COAST GUARD: A DELIBERATE AND UNPRECEDENTED ATTACK AGAINST SURVIVORS AND HUMANITARIAN WORKERS, MADE POSSIBLE BY EUROPEAN COMPLICITY
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World Summit on Teachers

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 02Sep
The UNESCO World Summit on Teachers will address the global challenge of teacher shortages and advocate for sustained support for teachers, and to valorize the profession in a challenging economic and socio-political context.
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UN report: Asia and the Pacific on track to achieve universal electricity access by 2030

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 02Sep
The Asia-Pacific region is on course to achieve universal access to electricity by 2030, marking a major milestone in the global drive for sustainable development, according to a new report by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).
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2025 Sport Development Network Online Convention

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 02Sep
Beyond 2030: Converging and collaborating to strengthen sport's contribution to sustainable development. Join us for this free online event on Thursday 18th September 2025 (1300-1600 BST).
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Mary Robinson Speaker Series 2025

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 01Sep
Don't forget to register for this year's Mary Robinson Speaker Series event with the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre: Big Tech vs. the public good: how human rights can detoxify tech. It's online, free to attend, and we're excited to share our full panel below.
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