COVID-19 and development – effects and new realities for the Global South WIDER Development Conference

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 03Sep
The 2021 WIDER Development Conference will take place online during 6-8 September 2021, with the aim of connecting research and policy communities around the world to discuss the effects of COVID-19 on development in the Global South, and how to move forward.
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Essential for Recovery Summit (8 September, 2021 - 10:00 - 10 September, 2021 - 19:00)

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 03Sep
Join us September 8-10 for three days of programming where world leaders and essential workers from across the globe will lay out a vision for a just economic recovery that prioritizes the rights of workers, their health, and the well-being of their families and communities – particularly the poorest and most vulnerable.
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‘Entire Economies Could Be Held Hostage by Climate Change’ The Development Podcast by the World Bank

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 02Sep
On this edition of the Development Podcast, on this edition of the Development Podcast from the World Bank Group, Raka Banerjee and Paul Blake examine one of the biggest challenges facing the global community today: Climate Change.
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Youth Recovery Plan (WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM)

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 02Sep
Young people are the most affected demographic when it comes to the world's rising socio-economic, political and environmental crises. Yet, they are also the best placed to lead the transition to a more equitable world. This is one of the key findings of the world's first Youth-Driven Recovery Plan developed by the World Economic Forum's Global Shapers Community.
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Asia-Pacific Regional Review of the Istanbul Programme of Action for Least Developed Countries

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 02Sep
The Asia-Pacific Regional Review is important as 12 out of 46 Least Developed Countries (LDCs) are located in the region. They are making considerable progress in their socio-economic development, particularly in reducing income poverty and investing in human resources and infrastructure, enabling most of the countries of this region to fulfill the criteria for graduation.
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Nepal: Stop Stalling Enforced Disappearance Inquiries

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 02Sep
The government of Nepal should promptly enforce Supreme Court rulings and permit the regular courts to try cases of enforced disappearance and other grave international crimes, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) said today.
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All schools in Europe & Central Asia should remain open and made safer from COVID-19, say WHO and UNICEF

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 31Aug
As millions of school children return to school across the European Region where the highly transmissible SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant is dominant, the WHO Regional Office for Europe and UNICEF ECARO call for schools to stay open
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International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, 30 August

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 31Aug
More than a human rights violation against an individual Enforced disappearance has frequently been used as a strategy to spread terror within the society. The feeling of insecurity generated by this practice is not limited to the close relatives of the disappeared, but also affects their communities and society as a whole.
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The Climate Connection, the British Council

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 31Aug
The Climate Connection brings people around the world together to meet the challenges of climate change. Through arts and culture, education and the English language, it is about ideas, innovation and real change.
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Era of leaded petrol over, eliminating a major threat to human and planetary health

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 31Aug
Official end of use of leaded petrol will prevent more than 1.2 million premature deaths and save USD 2.45 trillion a year The end of leaded petrol follows a 19-year campaign led by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and partners UNEP urges countries to work towards zero emissions vehicles to further address air pollution and climate change
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