Women, Business and the Law 2021:Laws Still Restrict Women’s Economic Opportunities Despite Progress (WB)

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 25Feb
WASHINGTON, February 23, 2021 – Countries are inching toward greater gender equality, but women around the world continue to face laws and regulations that restrict their economic opportunity, with the COVID-19 pandemic creating new challenges to their health, safety, and economic security, a new World Bank report says.
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Youth Water Warriors: Engaging Youth for 9th World Water Forum (FromFeb 26, 2021, 3:00 PMToFeb 26, 2021, 4:00 PM)

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 25Feb
The UNESCO New Delhi office, in partnership with World Water Forum “International Youth Steering Committee (IYSC)”, plan to organize a webinar to invite youth from across the India to share their water conservation stories and also give recommendation for 9th World Water Forum.
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WHO must be stronger and have more autonomy, Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness: 2nd Report OUT

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 25Feb
The WHO must have more autonomy from the member states, this is one of the conclusions of the Indipendent Panel For Pandemic Preparedness that is co-chaired by -Chairs are the Rt Hon. Helen Clark, former Prime Minister of New Zealand, and Her Excellency Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former President of Liberia.
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LINK TO THE GUARDIAN "INTERVIEW WITH PRESIDENT OF COSTA RICA, A COUNTRY LEADING AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE"

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 24Feb
"The tiny Central American nation is aiming for total decarbonisation by 2050, not just a “net zero” target."
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BAN ON IMPORT OF GOODS PRODUCED USING MODERN FORMS OF SLAVERY AND FORCED LABOUR, INCLUDING THAT OF CHILDREN

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 24Feb
A proposal from The Greens/European Free Alliance (EFA) Group in the European Parliament could be a game changer in the fight against child labor.
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ROLEX AWARDS FOR ENTERPRISE: DISCOVER THE 2021 LAUREATES

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 23Feb
For more than four decades, through the Rolex Awards for Enterprise, Rolex has supported exceptional individuals who have the courage and conviction to take on major challenges; men and women who have a spirit of enterprise, initiating extraordinary projects that make the world a better place.
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Esri and SDSN Announce 2020 Storytellers of the Year

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 23Feb
"Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, and the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) announced on February 17th the winners of the global 2020 ArcGIS StoryMaps Competition for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Using ArcGIS StoryMaps, storytellers from 47 countries submitted location-based, data-driven stories that addressed one or more SDGs."
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Fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 23Feb
The fifth session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5) provides leadership, catalyzes, intergovernmental actions on the environment, and contributes to the implementation of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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A CALL TO ACTION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, UN SECRETARY GENERAL

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 22Feb
"The Call to Action is the Secretary-General’s transformative vision for human rights. Underpinning the work of the entire UN system, human rights are essential to addressing the broad causes and impacts of all complex crises, and to building sustainable, safe, and peaceful societies"
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FROM UNICEF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HENRIETTA FORDE: Five opportunities for children we must seize now An open letter on why I believe we can reimagine a better post-COVID world for every child

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 22Feb
An open letter on why I believe we can reimagine a better post-COVID world for every child.
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