15th session of the Conference of States Parties to the CRPD

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The 15th session of the Conference of States Parties to the CRPD (COSP15) will be scheduled to take place at the United Nations Headquarters, New York, from 14 to 16 June 2022 , during which an election of nine members of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with disabilities will be conducted.

Partnership and Collaboration for Volunteering (IAVE EVENT)

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Join us on June 30 for the second installment of IAVE's webinar series, "Leadership for Volunteering: Reflecting on the COVID-19 Experience".

SDCN COSP 15 Side Event

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Event flyer for “Disability Inclusive Climate Action: Opportunities & Best Practices from domestic action to the UNFCCC. Official #COSP15 Virtual Side Event on Friday June 17th at 08:30 until 09:45 Eastern Standard Time.”

NDI CHAMPIONS “DEMOCRACY GAME CHANGERS” FOR S4D YEAR OF ACTION

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"NDI has identified a global series of five Democracy Game Changers that highlight and mobilize collective action to address the most pressing problems. Game Changers will draw on the experience and expertise of NDI partners from around the world to identify innovative solutions to challenges"

Malaysia: Abolition of Mandatory Death Penalty A Progressive Step Forward

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10 June 2022 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network (ADPAN) welcomes the announcement by the Malaysian government that it will be reviewing and abolishing the mandatory death penalty in Malaysia.

Oxfam and 22 civil society organizations applaud IFC’s decision to stop investing in fee-charging private schools, call on other investors to follow its lead

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Oxfam together with 22 civil society organizations welcomes the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) announcement that it will not resume its investments in K-12 private schools, following the release of an independent evaluation by the World Bank Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) on the IFC’s investments in this area.

Hunger, famine and starvation: 750,000 people are in the front line, UN study says

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Latest Hunger Hotspots report from the World Food Programme and Food and Agriculture Organization confirms the agencies' worst fears

Republic of the Philippines joins the Global Partnership for Education

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Washington D.C. / Manila, May 9, 2022 – The Global Partnership for Education (GPE) welcomed the Republic of the Philippines today as its latest member. This brings the total number of GPE partner countries to 77.

World Urban Campaign (UN HABITAT)

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The World Urban Campaign promotes the implementation of the New Urban Agenda to achieve the SDGs. It does so through a set of principles and drivers of change as defined in The City We Need.

World Urban Campaign (UN HABITAT)

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The World Urban Campaign promotes the implementation of the New Urban Agenda to achieve the SDGs. It does so through a set of principles and drivers of change as defined in The City We Need.

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