16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (incl economic violence) Blog by Gabriele Koehler (member of IAFFE; and a senior research associate of UNRISD and board member of WECF)
Media Brief: EU ministers to decide on new EU rules to stop corporate abuse EU Justice ministers will meet next Thursday, 1 December, to agree on the EU’s new rules to make companies accountable for the damage they cause to people and the planet. The law lost most of its teeth during negotiations between EU countries and risks being a far cry from what is needed.
Humanitarian organizations condemn continued attacks on civilian infrastructure leaving people in Ukraine without water, electricity and heating in freezing temperatures International and Ukrainian NGOs strongly condemn the latest round of missile strikes across Ukraine by the Russian Armed Forces. News reports estimate that 10 civilians have died and at least 50 have been wounded. The targeting of civilians and civilian infrastructure is in direct violation of international humanitarian law.
World Bank and IMF must recognize and challenge austerity dogma as a form of gender-based violence Blog by Friederike Strub and Amy McShane
Rich countries stalling talks on loss and damage fund “As the COP27 enters the final crucial days, it is a shame that rich countries – especially the US – continue to reject calls from the G77 Group, representing 134 developing countries, for a loss and damage fund to be established here at COP27."
What I valued most and appreciated is now lost Messages about loss and damage from people in southern Africa at heightened risk from climate-fuelled extreme weather events
Influencing for Africa This Pan Africa Program/AU Liaison Office (PAP) Progress Report covers the period from April 2018 until August 2022. These four turbulent years were dominated by the global COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts - which are still being felt, especially by the poorest and most vulnerable people, many of whom are in Africa.
A billionaire emits a million times more greenhouse gases than the average person The investments of just 125 billionaires emit 393 million tonnes of CO2e each year – the equivalent of France – at an individual annual average that is a million times higher than someone in the bottom 90 percent of humanity.