Over 275,000 children affected in Sri Lanka following devastating Cyclone

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 04Dec
COLOMBO, 2 December 2025 – Cyclone Ditwah has left children across Sri Lanka facing an escalating humanitarian crisis. After making landfall on the East Coast early on 28 November, the storm caused widespread floods and devastating landslides.
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EU: Right-wing alliance re-emerges as Parliament backs further delay to anti-deforestation law

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 03Dec
"Far-right bloc in EU Parliament moves to delay, reviews anti-deforestation rules", 26 November 202 The European Parliament has largely backed changes to the EU’s anti-deforestation regulation (EUDR) that mirror the position adopted by EU countries at the Council last week, paving the way for a swift agreement before Christmas.
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The Next Great Divergence

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 03Dec
Artificial Intelligence is advancing rapidly, yet many countries remain without the infrastructure, skills, and governance systems needed to capture its benefits.
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Join 1,000+ Amazon employees & 2,000+ solidarity signers demanding a responsible rollout of AI.

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 03Dec
In recent years, tech leaders have accelerated their race to build the most powerful AI first. “Sink or swim,” “AI is not going anywhere,” and “work with it or be replaced” have become mantras in workspaces at Amazon and beyond.
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Legal Foundations for Just Transitions: Strengthening National Frameworks for Development

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 03Dec
A successful just transition requires legal systems capable of managing economic transformation while safeguarding people, livelihoods, and ecosystems.
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International Day of Persons with Disabilities, 3 December

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 03Dec
Theme 2025: Fostering disability inclusive societies for advancing social progress
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Orange the World hub

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 01Dec
Violence against women and girls is not inevitable. It is shaped by systems, policies and everyday choices and it can be dismantled. Orange the World, a UN initiative, is a global call to break the silence, confront the roots of gender-based violence and stand with those who resist it. At ISS, researchers, students and partners work across the world to uncover the patterns, power structures....
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Global: Assembly of States Parties must oppose, not appease, US sanctions on the ICC

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 01Dec
States must firmly oppose the US government’s threats and sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) and protect the Court’s ability to pursue its independent and impartial mandate, Amnesty International said today, on the beginning of the 24th Assembly of States Parties (ASP) to the Rome Statute – the ICC’s founding treaty – which runs until 6 December in The Hague.
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The recognition of volunteerism with IVY 2026

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 01Dec
The United Nations has declared 2026 the International Volunteer Year (IVY 2026) to recognize volunteerism as a key driver of sustainable development. The launching will be on International Volunteer Day—5 December 2025
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Thanksgiving 2025-Dad's Surprising Life

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Submitted by Michael Rosenkrantz 01Dec
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SOCIETY AT LARGE
My dad will be 97 on March 13, 2026. In the past few days, I've provided him with a number of surprises. Read about his adventures.
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