PARTICIPATORY BUDGET IN DECLINE IN BRAZIL

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 08Nov
When Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva eked out a narrow win over Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil’s presidential election in October, progressives around the world breathed a collective sigh of relief. And now, excitement is building as his supporters recall his campaign pledges to dismantle the notorious “secret budget” and bring back participatory budgeting (PB)
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COP27: $3.1 billion plan to achieve early warning systems for all by 2027

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 08Nov
With climate-related disasters displacing more people than conflict, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday unveiled the details of his plan to ensure everyone on the planet is protected by early warning systems within the next five years.
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Women’s Leadership in the ASEAN Region

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 08Nov
Gender equality and women’s empowerment are central to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Community Vision 2025 of the Association for Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
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Profiling poverty beyond income shows where to have the biggest impact in a world in crisis

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 07Nov
50% of poor people still lack access to both electricity and clean cooking fuel stressing how renewable energy access is critical for people and planet. New York - The new Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) released today finds that reducing poverty at scale is possible and unveils new ‘poverty profiles’ that can offer a breakthrough in development efforts to tackle the interlinked aspects...
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COP27 begins a ‘new era to do things differently’, UN climate change chief declares as pivotal conference gets underway

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 07Nov
The UN Climate Change Conference in Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt, should shift the world towards implementation of previously agreed plans to tackle humanity’s greatest challenge, Simon Stiell, the new Executive Secretary of the UN Climate Convention (UNFCCC), said on Sunday at the opening of COP27.
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Sixth South-East Asia Multi-Stakeholder Forum “Accelerating the Recovery from COVID-19 while Advancing the full Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 07Nov
The South-East Asia Multi-Stakeholder Forum on the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals provides governments, development partners, civil society, academia, the private sector, and other stakeholders opportunities to share subregional perspectives, discuss collaborative measures to address subregional priorities, and exchange good practices to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
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CEDAW Committee adopts General recommendation No 39 on the rights of Indigenous Women and Girls: 30 references to disability and to indigenous women and girls with disabilities

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 04Nov
The International Disability Alliance (IDA) welcomes the CEDAW Committee’s adoption General recommendation No. 39 on the rights of Indigenous Women and Girls providing guidance to States Parties to the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against women on the more relevant issues for indigenous women and girls and on the State’s obligations regarding their rights
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How action on climate justice can be delivered at COP27

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 04Nov
4th November. Ahead of the COP27 climate talks, ActionAid is setting out five climate justice benchmarks to build trust and deliver the action needed to address the Loss and Damage and Climate Justice.  
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JOINT STATEMENT ON INTEGRATED CHILD PROTECTION SYSTEMS FOR CHILDREN IN MIGRATION

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 03Nov
The 14th European Forum focused on the rights of the child this year dedicated to ‘Bringing children at the centre: empowering, protecting and including children, and its focus, amongst other things, on integrated child protection systems.
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WMO and WHO launch ClimaHealth portal

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 03Nov
The first global knowledge platform dedicated to climate and health - ClimaHealth.info - has been launched by the World Meteorological Organization and World Health Organization Joint Office on climate and health, with support from the Wellcome Trust.
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