UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Calls for Canada and the US to Decommission Enbridge’s Line 5 Pipeline

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 09May
May 2, 2024 NEW YORK — On April 26, the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) once again called on Canada and the US to decommission Line 5. In its report, the UNPFII included the following recommendation:
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2024 Stockholm Forum opens, focuses on a divided world

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 09May
(Stockholm, 6 May 2024) Over the next three days, more than 400 participants from over 40 countries and 70 partner organizations will convene in person for the 11th annual Stockholm Forum on Peace and Development. Watch today’s opening session here.
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Action to Decarbonize High Emitting Industrial Sectors Gathers Pace – Key Steps by the Technology Executive Committee

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 09May
UN Climate Change News, 6 May 2024 - A growing number of global and regional initiatives are driving action to deploy decarbonization technologies across all high emitting industrial sectors. This was a central conclusion of experts gathering last month for a meeting of the Technology Executive Committee (TEC), the policy arm of the UNFCCC’s Technology Mechanism.
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9th Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 08May
The ninth annual Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (STI Forum) will be held from Thursday, 9 May, to Friday, 10 May 2024.
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‘Access to information is the basis of democracy’ – Interview with environmental journalist Miriam Jemio on World Press Freedom Day

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 08May
On World Press Freedom Day, UN Women spoke with Miriam Jemio, an environmental journalist from Bolivia, on pressing issues and safety of journalists.
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HRW: West Bank: Israeli Forces’ Unlawful Killings of Palestinians

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 08May
Israeli security forces have unlawfully used lethal force in fatal shootings of Palestinians, including deliberately executing Palestinians who posed no apparent security threat, based on documentation of several cases since 2022.
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Expert Group Meetings for 2024 HLPF Thematic Review

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 08May
In preparation for the reviews of these in-focus SDGs at HLPF, the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), in collaboration with relevant UN system partners, is organizing a series of Expert Group Meetings (EGMs), bringing together experts and stakeholders from the UN system, governments, the private sector, academia, and civil society, to review progress on commitments
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Indigenous Peoples Demand Inclusion, and Full and Effective Participation in the ASEAN Declaration on Environmental Rights (ADER)

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 07May
Indigenous Peoples from the ASEAN countries have voiced concerns about the lack of Indigenous Peoples’ voices and representation in drafting the ASEAN Declaration on Environmental Rights (ADER). Indigenous Peoples view the ADER as a crucial opportunity for ASEAN Member States to recognize the historic roles and contributions of Indigenous Peoples as custodians of biodiversity and as key partners
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ACTION AT THE CROSSROADS:

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 07May
CIVIL SOCIETY FORUM ON AUTONOMOUS WEAPONS AND THE CHALLENGE OF REGULATION
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UNV: Expanding space for youth's meaningful climate action

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 07May
Saumya Surbhi, international UN Volunteer Youth Environmental Human Rights Defenders Protection Coordinator with UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub. UNV 2023
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