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 African child holds desert's sand in his hands. A village in the background.
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UNICEF: new report on the effects of climate change on children in Africa

A new UNICEF report entitled “Time to act: African Children in the Climate Change Spotlight” found that children living in Africa are more impacted by climate change’s risks and ...

Last update 1 Nov 2023
Leaders of states, business and civil society gathered in New York for the Climate Ambition Summit
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UN Climate Ambition Summit: “Humanity has opened the gates to hell”

On September 20, the UN Climate Ambition Summit was held in New York, within the High-Level Week 2023 meetings, where national leaders, as well as business, finance, local authorities and civil ...

Last update 4 Oct 2023
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2023 Global Report on Food Crises: latest figures on world hunger

The Food Security Information Network released the seventh edition of the annual Global Report on Food Crises, with the main affirmation that achieving the Sustainable Development Goal n°2 (zero ...

Last update 26 Jun 2023
Illustration of people cooperating for environmental protection and sustainability.
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Climate Change Education. An analysis of the secondary schools curriculum in Nepal

Irina Samson holds a master’s degree in Human Rights and Multi-level Governance from the University of Padova. She is currently co-leading the Arqus Student Agora action of the Arqus ...

Last update 6 Jun 2023
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Workshop: P.H.D. Peace Human Rights Development in the new global world

The PhD students of the Human Rights Centre “Antonio Papisca’’ of the University of Padua are pleased to announce the first P.H.D. - Peace Human Rights Development workshop. The ...

Last update 6 Jun 2023
Civil Society holding the line in contested times: 2022 CIVICUS State of Civil Society Report
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CIVICUS: State of Civil Society Report 2022

The State of Civil Society Report 2022, published by CIVICUS, a global alliance of civil society organisations and activists, shows a period of immense upheaval and contestation. Russia's war of ...

Last update 1 Feb 2023
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University of Padova International Conference Keynote Speaker: UN Special Rapporteur on the promotions and protection of rights in the context of climate change

Mr. Ian Fry was appointed Special Rapporteur on the promotions and protection of rights in the context of climate change by the HUman Rights Council in March 2022. The Mandate of the SR consists in ...

Last update 10 Nov 2022
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Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions: Annual Report

GANHRI, the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions, has published its 2021 Annual Report. National human rights institutions are State bodies with a constitutional and/or ...

Last update 7 Oct 2022
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SR on Climate Change – NHRIs Roundtable Consultation, registration deadline 21 June

The UN Special Rapporteur on Climate Change, in partnership with The Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI), is inviting National Human Rights Institutions to a roundtable ...

Last update 28 Jun 2022
A woman harvests rice and maize on a community farm in Viet Nam.
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World Environment Day 2022: Only One Earth

Led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and held annually on 5 June, World Environment Day is the largest global platform for environmental public outreach and is celebrated by ...

Last update 16 Jun 2022
Economies severely exposed to at least one dimension of the shock: 107 economies with a maximum exposure score in at least one of the Food, Energy and Finance dimensions.
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UN brief on the Global Impact of war in Ukraine on food, energy, and finance systems

The Global Crisis Response Group (GCRG) issued a brief entitled Global Impact of war in Ukraine on food, energy, and finance systems. According to the new findings of the GCRG, the war in Ukraine is ...

Last update 31 May 2022
IPCC Sixth Assessment Report: Mitigation of climate change
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IPCC Sixth Assessment Report: Mitigation of climate change

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its Sixth Assessment Report - Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change on 4 April 2022. The report provides an updated global ...

Last update 16 Jun 2022
Book cover of the World Inequality Report 2022
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World Inequality Report 2022

World Inequality Lab has released the World Inequality Report 2022. This report is based on the World Inequality Database and is the culmination of four years of work contributed by more than 100 ...

Last update 1 Feb 2022
Climate Justice Peace
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Africa Europe Foundation: Talking Africa-Europe High-level dialogues ahead of 6th AU-EU Summit

The Africa-Europe Foundation (AEF) will host three high-level debates around key issues at the centre of the cross-continental partnership. The debates will be held ahead of the The 6th AU-EU ...

Last update 20 Jan 2022
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Council of Europe 2020 North-South Prize Award Ceremony: focus on right to life and climate change

On December 9 2021, the 2020 North-South Prize of the Council of Europe was awarded to two institutions working respectively to protect the right to life and to combat climate change. The ...

Last update 28 Dec 2021