ADB President Calls for Collective Action to Solve Complex Challenges Together at 58th Annual Meeting of the ADB Board of Governors

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MILAN, ITALY (5 May 2025) — The uncertainties facing Asia and the Pacific are also an opportunity to build a more resilient and sustainable future, Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masato Kanda said at the Opening Session of ADB’s 58th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors.

ADB’s 58th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors(MILAN)

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he 58th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Asian Development Bank is scheduled to take place in Milan from May 4th to May 7th, 2025, at Allianz MiCo - Milano Convention Centre.

The State of the World’s Human Rights

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29 April 2025 Amnesty International warns of global human rights crisis as ‘Trump effect’ accelerates destructive trends

International leaders, the Brazilian government and the UN are united in their call for more ambitious NDCs

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On Wednesday, April 23, UN Secretary-General António Guterres and Brazilian President Lula led the Virtual Climate Ambition Summit as part of the pre-COP30 meetings.

ECOSOC Special Meeting on Artificial Intelligence

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06 May 2025 - 06 May 2025. The Special Meeting of the Economic and Social Council on Artificial Intelligence (AI) will take place on Tuesday, 6 May 2025 from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the ECOSOC Chamber at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

Strengthening media with indigenous voices

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On 25 April 2025, UNESCO introduced the study Indigenous Peoples and the Media at the 24th session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) at the UN Headquarters.

Unequal climate justice for people with disabilities.

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For the estimated 1.3 billion people with disabilities worldwide, of whom 80% live in developing countries where the climate crisis is accelerating, disability inclusive climate action is urgently needed. Disability inclusion in climate action is too often overlooked. This report aims to help bridge that gap.

TONY BLAIR INSTITUTE: The Climate Paradox: Why We Need to Reset Action on Climate Change

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"Tony Blair has called for the government to change course on climate, suggesting a strategy that limits fossil fuels in the short term or encourages people to limit consumption is “doomed to fail”. (FROM THE GUARDIAN)

Global conflicts double over the past five years

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The ACLED Conflict Index calculates where conflicts in every country and territory in the world vary according to four indicators – deadliness, danger to civilians, geographic diffusion, and the number of armed groups.

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