Global actions on World Environment Day underscore urgent need to protect the planet

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Stockholm, 5 June 2022 - Individuals, communities, civil society, businesses and governments around the world today marked World Environment Day under the theme #OnlyOneEarth, with official celebrations held in Stockholm and host country Sweden announcing a ban on issuing new licenses for the extraction of coal, oil, and natural gas from 1 July this year to protect people and planet.

DEEPENING THE DEBATE ON THOSE STILL LEFT BEHIND

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The 2022 Gender Report presents fresh insights on progress towards gender parity in education with respect to access, attainment and learning. Established in 2002, the GEM Report is an editorially independent report, hosted and published by UNESCO.

Simone Rosenkrantz - A Good Life

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My mom Simone Rosenkrantz recently passed away. This is what I wrote about her.

UNESCAP: Climate Change and Population Ageing in Asia-Pacific region: Status, Challenges and Opportunities

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01 June 2022 This paper assesses the latest evidence on climate change and population ageing in the Asia-Pacific region. It outlines implications climate change will have on meeting the objectives of MIPAA and the 2030

Launch of Global Report on effective access to Assistive Technology (GReAT)

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Ruth Warwick, President, International Federation of Hard of Hearing People, First Vice President, International Disability Alliance - Speech

Stockholm+50 opens with calls to accelerate action for a healthy planet and prosperity for all

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Stockholm, 2 June 2022 – Fifty years after Sweden hosted the first-ever United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, and with the world facing a triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, governments, civil society, young people and the private sector today gathered for an international meeting – Stockholm+50 – to spur urgent action for a healthy planet...

International IDEA: SDG16 Conference 2022: People-centred governance in a post-pandemic world

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International IDEA participated in the SDG16 Conference 2022 in Rome on 21-22 April 2022, on behalf of the SDG16 Data Initiative. Building on the outcome of the 2019 and 2021 editions, the 2022 Conference explored how a people-centered approach to governance can help rebuild trust, accelerate progress towards sustainable development and tackle the challenges facing a post-pandemic world.

LAUNCH EVENT OF The 2022 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT REPORT (TODAY)

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The Sustainable Solutions Development Solutions Network (SDSN) is pleased to announce the publication today of the 2022 Sustainable Development Report (SDR)!

KNOCA’s first annual meeting June 28

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KNOCA is a European network for sharing best practice on the design and implementation of Climate Assemblies.

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