UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk echoed this message in Geneva earlier this year and posed a question before the Human Rights Council: “Are we taking the steps needed …
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Planet & Sustainability
Launch of the International Climate and Democracy Coalition at COP30
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauAt the UN Climate Conference in Brazil (COP30), International IDEA delivered a clear message: Democracy is essential to any effective response to the climate crisis. On 18 November, the Institute …
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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is one of the pioneer countries in protection of environment and promoting sustainable development. The UAE launched its Net Zero by 2050 Strategic Initiative in …
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The Caribbean Island country of Barbados has successfully completed what is being hailed as the world’s first ‘debt-for-climate resilience’ swap. According to a press release by the Inter-American Development Bank …
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Vanuatu, an island country located in the South Pacific Ocean, is extremely vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. The country is ranked 142nd out of 187 countries on the …
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NAM Youth Organization is an international youth platform uniting the youths of Non-Aligned Movement Member States. The NAM Youth Organisation was formed as a result of the efforts made by …
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Opinion & Analysis
African leaders call for Sustainability-enabling policies at Nairobi Climate Summit
African leaders assembled at Nairobi for the Africa Climate Summit, 2023, and called for action on the singular theme of climate change. Climate events have hit African countries as badly …
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Vietnam’s eighth National Power Development Plan was approved recently, setting the stage for the country’s energy future. The approval of PDP8 comes in the wake of Vietnam’s commitments made at …
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On the sidelines of a cabinet meeting of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) held on March 6, 2023, a landmark Net Zero Charter 2050 was signed by the government and …
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On 18th June, 2019, the African Island country of Mauritius overshoot its naturally sustainable population and development mark. In 2021 World Risk Report, Mauritius was ranked 51st most vulnerable country …