The European Commission’s ‘Omnibus Simplification Proposal’: Shift’s Initial Reflections

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 15May
06 March 2025 The European Commission has launched its Omnibus Simplification Proposal to address concerns about sustainability regulations in the EU. But measured by its own objectives of simplifying requirements and reducing burdens on smaller companies, the proposals are a remarkable own goal.
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Skoll Foundation Announces Winners of the 2025 Skoll Award for Social Innovation

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 14May
March 24, 2025 Driving inspiring solutions to the world’s most pressing problems, five social innovators are designing a better future
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Accelerating Climate Innovation: Financing National Systems of Innovation for Action

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 14May
UN Climate Change News, 30 April 2025 – The Technology Executive Committee (TEC) and the Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) – two bodies of the UNFCCC Technology Mechanism – held meetings this month in Copenhagen to advance climate technology efforts.
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IDMC Report: Record 83 Million People Living in Internal Displacement Worldwide

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 14May
Geneva, 13 May 2025 – An unprecedented 83.4 million people were living in internal displacement at the end of 2024, according to the newly released Global Report on Internal Displacement 2025 (GRID) from the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).  
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Civil society groups press for urgent reforms to ADB Accountability Mechanism at bank's annual meeting

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 14May
This week, Recourse joins a coalition of civil society organisations in sending to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) a summary of recommendations aimed at strengthening the independence, accessibility and effectiveness of the ADB Accountability Mechanism (AM).
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Statement by Civil Society and Community Organizations on the Adoption of the First Remedy Framework at the World Bank Group

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 14May
WASHINGTON, DC, April 21, 2025 — On April 3, responding to intense sustained advocacy efforts by project-affected communities and civil society organizations, the respective Boards of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), the private sector arms of the World Bank Group, approved their long-awaited Interim Remedial Action Framework.
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Business and Human Rights Treaty Negotiations: Updated 2025 Roadmap

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 14May
OEIGWG Chair-Rapporteur updated 2025 Roadmap1 for the implementation of HRC Decision 56/116, including the intersessional thematic consultations towards the 11th session of the Open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group (OEIGWG) on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights
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Risk of famine for children across Gaza, new report says

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 13May
UNICEF and WFP warn of looming catastrophe as 71,000 children and more than 17,000 mothers are threatened by acute malnutrition.
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Strengthening Countervailing Forces through Climate Philanthropy

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 13May
On April 3, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisor’s Shifting Systems Initiative convened more than a hundred funders, practitioners, and allies on climate action at the 2025 Skoll World Forum in Oxford, England. Read more in a complete summery report here.
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UN chief calls for major reforms to cut costs and improve efficiency

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 13May
12 May 2025 UN Affairs Amid financial strain and growing global challenges, UN Secretary-General António Guterres is pushing for wide-ranging structural reforms to enhance the world body’s effectiveness.
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