Applauding volunteering for sustainable development at the United Nations General Assembly

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 10Dec
The global launch of IVY 2026 at the UN General Assembly with Madam President of the UNGA, UNV Executive Coordinator, and the co-conveners: the Representatives from Germany and Kazakhstan. UNV, 5 December 2025.
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Climate Change Performance Index 2026

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 10Dec
Climate ranking shows progress, but the US and other Petrostates are resisting change
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Joint Civil Society Statement on the Council’s Position on the Return Regulation Proposal

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 09Dec
"We, the undersigned civil society organisations across Europe, express deepest concern regarding the direction that discussions on the proposal for a Return Regulation are currently taking in the Council of the European Union."
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Burkina Faso: Plans to reinstate death penalty must be stopped

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 09Dec
On 04 December the Burkina Faso’s government has decided to reintroduce the death penalty seven years after it was abolished for ordinary crimes as part of a reform of the Penal Code
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AI has an environmental problem. Here’s what the world can do about that.

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 09Dec
When the United Nations Environment Assembly convenes in December, a key topic up for discussion will be the mounting environmental impact of artificial intelligence. Ahead of those talks, here’s a look back a story first published on 21 September 2024.
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Mining for War: Assessing the Pentagon’s Mineral Stockpile

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 09Dec
How can the Pentagon's energy transition mineral stockpiles be repurposed toward the green transition?
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Inside the AI-Led Resource Race

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BY THIJS VAN DE GRAAF
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APHR Meets Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Lazaro – Urges ASEAN 2026 to Reject Myanmar Junta's Sham Election

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 08Dec
MANILA, 8 December 2025— ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) welcomes the critical courtesy meeting on 5 December 2025 between the APHR lawmaker delegation and Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Ma. Theresa P. Lazaro, who serves as ASEAN 2026 Special Envoy on the Myanmar Situation.
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Millions stranded as conflict and aid cuts in South Sudan drive surge in suffering - Oxfam

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 08Dec
Published: 26th November 2025 Donors provided lowest aid funding ever in 2025, since country created in 2011 Almost 6 million people - nearly half of the population - in South Sudan are experiencing acute hunger, with little access to clean water or sanitation as funding cuts have stripped away vital humanitarian support just as it is needed the most, Oxfam warned today.
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The 2026 SWVR: Redefining the true value of Volunteerism

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 08Dec
The State of the World’s Volunteerism Report (SWVR) stands as the United Nations’ flagship publication, offering deep insights into the power and impact of volunteerism in shaping our world. It highlights volunteerism’s universality, its vast scope, and its far-reaching influence in the twenty-first century.
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