Global Leaders in Impact Investing to Gather for the GSG Global Impact Summit 2021

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LONDON – The GSG Global Impact Summit, the most influential impact investing event focused on delivering impact solutions for people and planet, will take place virtually from 6-8 October 2021.

Destruction: Certified (Green Peace)

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Greenpeace International 10 March 2021.Certification is not a solution to deforestation, forest degradation and other ecosystem conversion. In this report, we show how certification on its own has not helped companies meet their 2020 commitments to exclude deforestation from their supply chains.

FOLLOW THE 48th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council (FORUM ASIA)

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The 48th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council will take place from 13 September to 8 October, click here to follow FORUM-ASIA’s interventions on the human rights situation in Asia.

2021 Václav Havel Prize awarded to Belarusian human rights activist Maria Kalesnikava

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The ninth Václav Havel Human Rights Prize – which honours outstanding civil society action in defence of human rights – has been awarded to Belarusian human rights activist Maria Kalesnikava.The award is issue by the Council of Europe that should not be confused with the European Union.

THE FOOD SYSTEMS SUMMIT 23 SEPTEMBER 2021 | NEW YORK

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The UN Food Systems Summit, held during the UN General Assembly in New York on September 23, is setting the stage for global food systems transformation to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.

Announcing the 2021 Waislitz Global Citizen Award Winners

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The Waislitz Global Citizen Awards are annual cash prizes distributing a total of $250,000 among the world’s changemakers, presented by the Melbourne-based Waislitz Foundation and Global Citizen, with additional support from Mesoblast. The prizes help individuals further implement their advocacy efforts to end extreme poverty.

UN regional commissions launch policy brief on transforming food systems

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The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the world’s fragilities, including the weaknesses of our food systems which exacerbate hunger, obesity, poverty, political instabilities and economic crises. To overcome common and regional challenges, the five UN regional commissions have been working jointly on devising harmonized pathways and proposing game changers that can transform food systems...

ASEAN focuses to build back better with inclusive business

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The Fourth ASEAN Inclusive Business Summit demonstrated the practical application of inclusive business in the public and private sectors to help ASEAN build back better from the COVID-19 crisis.

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