Human Rights Day 10 December

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 10Dec
Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December — the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted, in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). The UDHR is a milestone document that proclaims the inalienable rights which everyone is entitled to as a human being - regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, language, political or other opinion, national or social origin.
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UN Volunteers with disabilities and an inclusive COVID-19 response

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 09Dec
To date in 2020, at least 71 UN Volunteer with disabilities are deployed with our UN entity partners. We say at least, because these figures only factor in those volunteers who voluntarily disclosed their disability. There are many more, serving on regular volunteer assignments.
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Production Gap Report 2020 (UNEP)

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 09Dec
This report highlights the discrepancy between countries’ planned fossil fuel production levels and the global levels necessary to limit warming to 1.5°C or 2°C. This gap is large, with countries aiming to produce 120% more fossil fuels by 2030 than would be consistent with limiting global warming to 1.5°C.
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State of Climate Action: Assessing Progress Toward 2030 and 2050

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 09Dec
Experts highlight findings of a new report showing that while progress on climate action has been made in key sectors like power, buildings, industry, transport, forests and agriculture, it's not nearly enough to achieve a safer, climate-resilient future.
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Summary of the UN Climate Change Dialogues ( from IISD)

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 09Dec
This is a remarkable summary of the UN sponsored Climate Change Dialogues that were run between 23 Nov to 4th Dec, 2020, a series of online events that focused on implementing various aspects of the Convention and the Paris Agreement.
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Stopping Slavery( from ashoka)

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 09Dec
What does it take to break down the secretive, highly organized, global system of human slavery? 75 social entrepreneurs are individually and collectively the most powerful force opposing it.
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In Focus: 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 09Dec
UN Women’s Generation Equality campaign is amplifying the call for global action to bridge funding gaps, ensure essential services for survivors of violence during the COVID-19 crisis, focus on prevention, and collection of data that can improve life-saving services for women and girls.
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Climate Ambition Summit 2020

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 09Dec
"At the Climate Ambition Summit 2020, countries will set out new and ambitious commitments under the three pillars of the Paris Agreement: mitigation, adaptation and finance commitments. There will be no space for general statements'.
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iAVE 2020 GLOBAL VIRTUAL SERIES: Volunteering 2030 – New Paradigms December 9, 2020 at 9:00 AM ET

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 08Dec
Rapidly changing societal trends, technological innovation, virtual landscapes, and a global commitment to enabling the Sustainable Development Goals for everyone, everywhere creates an emerging dynamic where established boundaries for volunteering are being challenged and changed.
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CLIMATE CHANGE PERFORMANCE INDEX

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 08Dec
New ranking of 58 countries with the highest emissions published today: None of the countries surveyed are on a path compatible with the Paris Agreement goals / Emissions are decreasing in more than half of the countries analyzed / USA is at the bottom of the ranking.
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