“I Must Work to Eat” Covid-19, Poverty, and Child Labor in Ghana, Nepal, and Uganda (HRW)

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The study looks at how vulnerable children from three countries that are member of the Pathfinders Initiative to fight child labor have been impacted by the pandemic and how social protection initiatives, in particular cash grants, can make the difference.

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Webinar: Sports Entrepreneurship - A Practical Guide

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Join World Learning for a webinar on how to become better sports entrepreneurs, either in professional or amateur sports. When: 10 June, 10:30 AM EST

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Worsening soil pollution threatens future food production and ecosystems, FAO-UNEP

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Joint report reveals soil pollution as one of the world’s major challenges for ecosystem restoration

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G7 economies could lose 8.5% per year by 2050 without more ambitious climate action (OXFAM)

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The economies of the G7 nations could see an average loss of 8.5 percent annually by 2050 ―equivalent to $4.8 trillion― if leaders do not take more ambitious action to tackle climate change, according to Oxfam’s analysis of research by the Swiss Re Institute. Oxfam is calling on G7 leaders, who are meeting in the UK later this week, to cut carbon emissions more quickly and steeply.

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Economic empowerment of rural women positively impacts social norms and strengthens food security

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ROME- Economic empowerment of rural women as farmers, entrepreneurs and leaders contributes towards alleviating poverty, increasing food security and achieving gender equality. These findings, based on an evaluation of a six-year multi-agency global initiative implemented in Ethiopia, Guatemala, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Nepal, Niger, and Rwanda, were shared at a high-level event in Rome.

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Pandemic used as cover to further suppress civic space and silence critics (FROM IDS)

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Autocratic behaviour surged and democratic freedoms were excessively restricted during the pandemic last year – that is the finding of a new IDS study monitoring civic space in Mozambique, Nigeria, and Pakistan.

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Regional Meeting for the Asia-Pacific on the “City and Transport: Safety, Efficiency, and Sustainability”

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The meeting will take place from 09 to 10 June 2021.The high-level meeting will provide a platform for the exchange of regional and global best practices which address sustainable urban transport systems in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs 3, 11 and 13).

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The Other Infrastructure Gap: Sustainability – Human Rights and Environmental Perspectives (published jointly with the Heinrich Boell Foundation)

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Mega-infrastructure plans and financing and investment policies to promote private investments in the energy, transport and water sectors are on the rise. This publication provides recommendations to policy- and decision-makers on how human rights and environmental benefits can be maximized and risks avoided or mitigated, for the sake of sustainable development.

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Legacy Landscapes Fund to provide long-term funding for globally significant protected areas

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This unique fund brings together public and private donors for a common goal: better protection of nature in order to safeguard some of the most important areas on earth, including natural World Heritage sites.

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New UN declaration calls for the development of a new plastic pollution treaty

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NEW YORK, June 1 - WWF welcomes the launch today of the Ocean Day Plastic Pollution Declaration, now endorsed by 74 countries, which calls for negotiations to commence on a new legally binding agreement to combat plastic pollution.

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LAUNCH OF THE UN DECADE ON ECOSYSTEM: PREVENTING, HALTING AND REVERSING THE DEGRADATION OF ECOSYSTEMS WORLDWIDE.

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The UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration is a global rallying cry to heal our planet. What will you restore?

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The Liveability Challenge 2021 Grand Finale

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This 28 July, we bring you the sustainability event of the year — the Grand Finale of The Liveability Challenge 2021 — where six finalist teams will pitch their cutting-edge innovations for our two tracks: decarbonisation and re-imagining resources.

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ALLIANCE 8.7: COMABATING FORCED LABOUR

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ALLIANCE 8.7 IS AN INCLUSIVE GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP COMMITTED TO ACHIEVING TARGET 8.7 OF THE 2030 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS.

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Conversation for Change – 9.00–10.30 BST on Thursday 3 June by The British Council

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At this live online event, changemakers from around the world will discuss the importance and role of young people in tackling climate change, the role of arts, culture, education, science and English in climate change solutions, and how we can influence policymakers in the lead up to COP26, the global United Nations summit about climate change that will take place in November.

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“Let us commit to action”: UN regional leaders call for concrete steps to integrate human rights standards into business practice

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The annual Responsible Business and Human Rights Forum in the Asia-Pacific is meeting this week to address serious concerns about the course of social justice and development priorities.

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NEW POLICY PAPER: SOCIAL WORK AND THE UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (IFSW)

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The International Federation of Social Workers, IFSW, issued a new policy paper on the SDGs. "Priska Fleischlin, IFSW UN Global Commissioner, said: ”I am pleased that there is now a policy emphasising the significance of our profession in contributing to the fulfilment of the SDGs. It clearly highlights the support of IFSW to join the global call for transformational change”.

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Intersessional Seminar on the Contribution of Development to the Enjoyment of All Human Rights

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tatement by Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

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Invitation to Online Dialogue “What would volunteering look like under a feminist social contract?” (UNV EVENT)

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UN Volunteers is pleased to invite you to their next State of the World’s Volunteerism Report’s global dialogue on “What would volunteering look like under a feminist social contract?” on Wednesday, 2 June 2021, 3:00 – 4:30 pm CEST

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Open Society Foundations Give $500 Million to Bard College

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NEW YORK—The Open Society Foundations announced a $500 million investment in Bard College, one of the largest gifts ever given to an institution of higher education in the United States. The investment is a challenge grant that the school hopes to build into a $1 billion endowment in the coming years.

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Berlin Declaration on Education for Sustainable Development

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The Declaration is going to be the moral compass that should guide the member states of the UN to promote and advance educational for sustainable development. It was issued during the recently concluded UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development Learn for our Planet. Act for Sustainability 17 – 19 May 2021

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“I Must Work to Eat” Covid-19, Poverty, and Child Labor in Ghana, Nepal, and Uganda (HRW)

Webinar: Sports Entrepreneurship - A Practical Guide

Worsening soil pollution threatens future food production and ecosystems, FAO-UNEP

G7 economies could lose 8.5% per year by 2050 without more ambitious climate action (OXFAM)

Economic empowerment of rural women positively impacts social norms and strengthens food security

Pandemic used as cover to further suppress civic space and silence critics (FROM IDS)

Regional Meeting for the Asia-Pacific on the “City and Transport: Safety, Efficiency, and Sustainability”

The Other Infrastructure Gap: Sustainability – Human Rights and Environmental Perspectives (published jointly with the Heinrich Boell Foundation)

Legacy Landscapes Fund to provide long-term funding for globally significant protected areas

New UN declaration calls for the development of a new plastic pollution treaty

LAUNCH OF THE UN DECADE ON ECOSYSTEM: PREVENTING, HALTING AND REVERSING THE DEGRADATION OF ECOSYSTEMS WORLDWIDE.

The Liveability Challenge 2021 Grand Finale

ALLIANCE 8.7: COMABATING FORCED LABOUR

Conversation for Change – 9.00–10.30 BST on Thursday 3 June by The British Council

“Let us commit to action”: UN regional leaders call for concrete steps to integrate human rights standards into business practice

NEW POLICY PAPER: SOCIAL WORK AND THE UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (IFSW)

Intersessional Seminar on the Contribution of Development to the Enjoyment of All Human Rights

Invitation to Online Dialogue “What would volunteering look like under a feminist social contract?” (UNV EVENT)

Open Society Foundations Give $500 Million to Bard College

Berlin Declaration on Education for Sustainable Development

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