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This week, delegates at the INC dismissed a motion to reduce plastic production by 40% in the next 15 years. On Tuesday 30 April, negotiations wrapped up at the Intergovernmental…
This week, delegates at the INC dismissed a motion to reduce plastic production by 40% in the next 15 years. On Tuesday 30 April, negotiations wrapped up at the Intergovernmental…
On Monday 29 April the Group of Seven (G7) convened for two days of climate crisis talks in Turin. This was their first big political meeting since the UN’s annual…
A UN committee – the UNCRPD – has slammed the UK government’s abhorrent treatment of disabled people. Now, Deaf and Disabled People’s Organisations (DDPOs) across the UK have spoken out…
In a report published on Wednesday 24 April, the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) called out the UK Government for their callous treatment of disabled…
Climate crisis-driven disasters are disproportionately decimating Asia. These are the findings of a new UN report on weather-related disasters in 2023. Although global temperatures hit record highs last year, the…
The UN decried on Friday 19 April Israel’s intentional destruction of complex and hard-to-obtain medical equipment in Gaza’s beleaguered hospitals and maternity wards, further deepening risks to women already giving…
Thursday 18 of April marks the annual United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Day. This year however, an Indigenous rights non-profit is exposing UNESCO for the…
A corporate greenwashing initiative has been accused of, unsurprisingly – greenwashing – only this time, by its own staff. SBTi – corporate greenwashing The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) is…
It’s been two weeks since the UK government was hauled over the coals by the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) over their “grave violations” of…