C40: The cost of fossil gas: The health, economic and environmental implications for cities

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 21Mar
Fossil gas, or natural gas, is often touted as a ‘clean’ alternative to coal and a bridge fuel to renewables. It is, however, a key part of the fossil fuel problem.
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Rich countries attain record human development, but half of the poorest have gone backwards, finds UN Development Programme

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 20Mar
New York - Uneven development progress is leaving the poorest behind, exacerbating inequality, and stoking political polarization on a global scale. The result is a dangerous gridlock that must be urgently tackled through collective action, according to a new report released today by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
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World Happiness Report 2024

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 20Mar
In this issue of the World Happiness Report we focus on the happiness of people at different stages of life. In the seven ages of man in Shakespeare’s As You Like It, the later stages of life are portrayed as deeply depressing.
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Annual profits from forced labour amount to US$ 236 billion, ILO report finds

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 20Mar
The new study on forced labour in the private sector reveals a 37 per cent rise in illegal profits from forced labour since 2014.
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Binaifer Nowrojee Appointed New President of Open Society Foundations; Mark Malloch-Brown to Step Down

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 19Mar
NEW YORK—The Open Society Foundations today announced Binaifer Nowrojee has been appointed the new president with Mark Malloch-Brown stepping down from his role in June 2024.
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Progressing National SDG Implementation Report Launch (TODAY.19TH MARCH 2024)

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 19Mar
The Progressing National SDGs Implementation report series provides independent analyses of how UN member states share progress at the annual High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF).
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REPORT LAUNCH: Nations in Transit 2024

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 19Mar
The event will feature researchers presenting key findings from the 2024 report, followed by a panel discussion on the implications of those findings and the state of democracy in the region. Date April 11, 2024
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Launch of Fact-Finding Mission Report and UPR Toolkit for Parliamentarians

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 19Mar
20 March 2024, 5:30 PM Kuala Lumpur Time
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LAUNCH – INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW RULES, CONTROVERSIES, AND SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS ARISING IN WARFARE, 2ND EDITION

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 19Mar
In a thoroughly updated second edition of his reference book International Humanitarian Law: Rules, Controversies, and Solutions to Problems Arising in Warfare, our faculty member Professor Marco Sassòli discusses the rules protecting certain categories of persons, including civilians in occupied territories and non-international armed conflicts....
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Global trends in climate change litigation: 2023 snapshot

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 19Mar
This report reviews key global developments in climate change litigation, with a focus on the period May 2022 to May 2023, drawing primarily on the Climate Change Litigation databases maintained by the Sabin Centre for Climate Change Law.
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