Open letter calling on world leaders to show long-view leadership on existential threats

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 29Mar
The Elders, Future of Life Institute and a diverse range of co-signatories call on decision-makers to urgently address the ongoing impact and escalating risks of the climate crisis, pandemics, nuclear weapons, and ungoverned AI.
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POLICY BRIEF: VICTIMS’ AND SURVIVORS’ RIGHTS IN A CONVENTION ON THE PREVENTION AND PUNISHMENT OF CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 29Mar
The policy brief entitled “Victims’ and Survivors’ Rights in a Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Humanity”, publishes by REDRESS, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Global Survivors Fund (GSF) and TRIAL International, voices support for a prospective Convention on Crimes against Humanity.
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Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel)

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 29Mar
The International Court of Justices rules that Israel must allow unimpeded aid to Gaza.
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Drilling Deeper 2024: Global Oil & Gas Extraction Tracker

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 29Mar
Globally last year, oil and gas producers sanctioned and discovered the equivalent of all the proven oil reserves in Europe. They aim to quadruple the amount sanctioned by the end of the decade, despite scientific consensus that any new field developments are incompatible with scenarios to limit temperature increases to 1.5°C, finds a new report from Global Energy Monitor.
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Co-creation in sport for development: The Living Lab approach

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 28Mar
Involving project participants and other stakeholders in programme design is crucial to successful programming. The Sport for Social Cohesion Lab project is creating resources to assist organisations in doing that.
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Agrifood systems transformation holds the key to our environmental challenges

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 28Mar
FAO Deputy Director-General Semedo joins the United Nations Environment Assembly and Quadripartite Executive Annual Meeting
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Transformation Index, Bertelsmann Stiftung

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 28Mar
The quality of democracy in developing and transformation countries has been in steady decline over the past 20 years. The latest findings of the Transformation Index of the Bertelsmann Stiftung, now in its tenth edition, show that out of 137 countries surveyed, only 63 remain democracies, while a majority are classified as autocracies.
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Global Summit on Extreme Heat: March 28 at 8:30 AM ET.

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 28Mar
Please join the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) for the Global Summit on Extreme Heat, which will take place online on Thursday, March 28 at 8:30 AM ET.
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The Center for Victims of Torture: ADVOCATING FOR CHANGE

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 28Mar
Healing for survivors of torture cannot be complete without justice. CVT works with local, national and international governments to advocate for policies and practices that promote the well-being of survivors and the prevention of torture.
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IVCO 2023: KUALA LUMPUR CALL TO ACTION

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 27Mar
FEBRUARY 7, 2024 We are pleased to share the Kuala Lumpur Call to Action, a statement developed by the delegates at IVCO 2023. It expresses our commitment to support and encourage a new generation of volunteers as changemakers. We hope you will share and discuss the Call to Action with your colleagues, and that your organisation will endorse it using the link at the bottom of this email.
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