Christchurch Call, an Initiative to fight online hate: 2nd Summit

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The Christchurch Call is a commitment by Governments and tech companies to eliminate terrorist and violent extremist content online. It rests on the conviction that a free, open and secure internet offers extraordinary benefits to society. It has been promoted by New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern and French President Manual Macron

The COVID decade: understanding the long-term societal impacts of COVID-19.

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The Institute of Community Studies is delighted to have contributed to The British Academy’s timely evidence review to understand the long-term societal impacts of COVID-19. It makes sobering reading for any who thought the end of the pandemic would see things return to some sort of ‘normal

Asia-Pacific Stats Café Series: Measuring National SDG Progress

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The 37th session of Asia-Pacific Stat Café on "Measuring National SDG Progress" will be held on Monday, 17 May 2021, 12:00 - 13:00 hours (GMT+7).

Webinar: Peer research in the UK policy context (YOUNG FOUNDATION, UK)

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Local governments and service providers have begun to recognise community members as experts in their own right, equipped with valuable lived experience and an inside understanding of how their communities work and what their communities need. Date: 27 May 2021 Time: 1pm - 2pm Venue: Zoom

TESLA AND BITCOIN

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Tesla will stop accepting bitcoin "which is made with an energy-intensive process that often relies on fossil fuels" says the Guardian

A GOOD NEWS: FOREST ARE GROWING AND YOU CAN HAVE A ROLE...

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The Trillion Trees map of Regeneration Hotspots reveals an estimated 58.9 million hectares of natural forest have grown back since 2000. What’s driving these areas of recovery? How can we encourage future regeneration? And how can you play your part? Explore the map to find out more.

Every Women Every Child

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Every Woman Every Child commenced the Decade of Action on 5 March 2020, with a meeting of its High-Level Steering Group (HLSG) co-chaired by Ms. Amina Mohammed, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, and H.E. Ms. Kersti Kaljulaid, President of the Republic of Estonia.

Global coalition needed to transform girls’ education - report

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"A ‘global coalition of parliamentarians’ needs to be set up to meet the urgent international challenge of delivering a quality education to millions of girls who are currently being denied access to any at all, a new report says." The report was prepared by The Research for Equitable Access and Learning (REAL) Centre at Cambridge University with the United Nations Girls Education Initiative.

Global Assessment: Urgent steps must be taken to reduce methane emissions this decade

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Washington DC, 6 May 2021 - A Global Methane Assessment released today by the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) shows that human-caused methane emissions can be reduced by up to 45 per cent this decade. Such reductions would avoid nearly 0.3°C of global warming by 2045 and would be consistent with keeping the Paris Climate Agreement’s goal..

British Retailers and other global companies pushing the Brazilian Congress to defend the Amazon Forest

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Major retailers in the UK are threatening a boycott of Brazil if the Congress there moves ahead with a new bill that will further increase the levels of widespread deforestation.

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