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Marrakech Summit 21 November Nov 2016 1048 21 November 2016 COP22, companies and investors to cities and regions announce new commitments
The several key outcomes agreed at the UN climate talks in Morocco last week, show determination from so many actors to turn climate commitments into reality. Here is who will do what.
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Independent living 10 November Nov 2016 1126 10 November 2016 Accessibility Act: Time to move forward
The European Accessibility Act challenges addressed by experts that met at the European Parliament along with the members of the Disability Inter Group and the European Disability Forum.
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Living Planet report 2 November Nov 2016 0818 02 November 2016 Welcome to the Anthropocene: here’s why
Wildlife is disappearing within our lifetimes at an unprecedented rate. World food and energy systems are the keys to reverse the trend.
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Stepping up 26 September Sep 2016 0730 26 September 2016 Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals? This is how I honour my pledge
Vanda, an Italian Youth Ambassador for The ONE Campaign, shares her achievements and hopes on the anniversary of the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals.
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Refugees 28 July Jul 2016 1237 28 July 2016 EU giving €1.4 billion to support refugees in Turkey
The European Commission has adopted a Special Measure worth over €1.4 billion in support of refugees who have fled the war in Syria and their host communities. The money will go towards education, health, municipal and social infrastructure, and socio-economic support. In addition, a further €79 million of previously allocated funds for humanitarian aid projects has been contracted to a number of partners, including UN agencies, international organizations as well as international NGOs.
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Migration 27 July Jul 2016 1012 27 July 2016 Amnesty: National self-interests risk scuppering UN Global Compact
Amnesty International is warning that with just under a week to go, a group of unlikely bedfellows including Australia, China, Egypt, India, Russia, Pakistan and the UK, among others, risk bulldozing through the only worldwide effort under way to provide concrete action to deal with the global refugee crisis affecting 20 million people.
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Independent living 11 July Jul 2016 1503 11 July 2016 Disability, the glass half full and half empty
Praise and delusion. The implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities voted by the European Parliament according to civil society organizations.
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Social inclusion 4 July Jul 2016 1606 04 July 2016 Cooperatives ? If they were a State they would be the third most populous one
The International Day of Cooperatives was celebrated this weekend. With over 250 million jobs, every ten workers in the world is employed in a cooperative. If they represented the economy of a country, they would be entitled to a place in the G8.
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SDGs 8 June Jun 2016 1147 08 June 2016 Time for EU to walk the talk on 2030 sustainable development agenda
SDG Watch Europe, an alliance of 70 organisations including the European Environmental Bureau (EEB), Plan International and the European Women’s Lobby (EWL), has today (6 June) written to European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker calling for him to adopt, as a matter of urgency, an overarching strategy to guide implementation of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda.
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#aga_2016 31 May May 2016 1728 31 May 2016 Big changes are needed to achieve a sustainable economy
In the closing plenary session that wrapped up three days at the EFC Aga 2016 annual general assembly conference in Amsterdam, the show was stolen by those who advocate the notion that sustainability is no longer a choice.
