Nesta's strategy to 2030

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 17Jun
In 2021, we launched an ambitious, mission-driven strategy to 2030. We set out to address some of society’s biggest challenges through three missions that aim to give children a fairer start by age five, to halve obesity in the UK, and to drastically reduce home carbon emissions.
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UNHCR: Number of people uprooted by war at shocking, decade-high levels – UNHCR

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 17Jun
GENEVA – The number of people displaced by war, violence and persecution worldwide is untenably high, particularly as humanitarian funding evaporates, with the only bright spot being a pickup in returns, notably to Syria, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, said today.
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June Climate Meetings (SB 62)

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 17Jun
SB 62 will convene from 16-26 June 2025, at the World Convention Center in Bonn, Germany. The Subsidiary Bodies meet twice a year, once in June and once in November/December alongside sessions of the governing bodies of the Convention, Kyoto Protocol, and Paris Agreement.
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IWGIA: From Nickel to Lithium: Nornickel, Indigenous Rights, and the Dilemma of a Green Economy in the Arctic

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 17Jun
This article examines Nornickel’s dual identity: as a self-proclaimed champion of Russia’s green energy future, yet a notorious perpetrator of environmental destruction and Indigenous rights violations in the Arctic. It exposes the hidden costs borne by Arctic indigenous communities and fragile ecosystems, challenging the resource-intensive sustainability narratives.
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ONLINE EVENT: CIVIC ENGAGEMENT IN THE DIGITAL ERA

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 17Jun
How can digital tools, particularly AI and civic tech, be harnessed to expand civic space, foster democratic resilience, and ensure that digital governance serves the collective good? Tuesday, 24 June 2025
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UNEP: Getting over the line on a new science-policy panel

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 17Jun
Speech delivered by: Inger Andersen For: Opening of the resumed third session of the ad hoc open-ended working group on a science-policy panel to contribute further to the sound management of chemicals and waste and to prevent pollution (SPP OEWG 3.2) Location: Punta del Este, Uruguay
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WSIS+20 Five-Point Plan Follow-up: Eight Practical Recommendations

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 17Jun
This document builds on the Five-Point Plan for an Inclusive WSIS+20 Review –endorsed by 114 organisations and 57 individual experts– to offer practical recommendations to ensure transparency, inclusivity, and meaningful stakeholder engagement in the WSIS+20 review process.
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Amnesty International: Global: Urgent action needed as climate crisis leads to devastating new harms to human rights

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 16Jun
States must urgently deliver ambitious climate action by mapping out a just transition away from fossil fuels in all sectors to prevent even worse human rights harms around the world, Amnesty International said in a new briefing to mark the start of the Bonn Climate Conference which takes place between 16-26 June.
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Nice Conference Adopts Declaration Underscoring Vital Importance of Ocean to Life on Our Planet, Essential Role in Mitigating Climate Change

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 16Jun
NICE, FRANCE, 13 June — After a week of deliberation and discussion, the United Nations Ocean Conference today by consensus adopted a political declaration titled “Our ocean, our future: united for urgent action”, stressing that the ocean plays an essential role in mitigating the adverse effects of climate change.
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Big tech accountability: Discover a compendium of materials curated by the APC community By Maja Romano

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 16Jun
This resource list has been compiled thanks in large part to the outstanding contributions of the APC community. We present it as a complementary collection to the article “Stepping outside the algorithm” as a list of resources to delve deeper into the work being done by APC members, partners and organisations around the world, and particularly in the Global South. BY Maja Romano
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