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3 November 2020
The United Nations urged civic leaders to build more liveable urban centres better for public health, society and the environment
TBILISI, Oct 31 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - COVID-19 will not spell the end of world cities, which are set to grow further over the next decade, the United Nations…
26 October 2020
Communities being able to participate on an equal basis in land governance is key to food security and inclusive development. How can securing land rights pave the way for responsible investments and what can we learn from experiences with the palm oil industry? To answer these questions we turn to…
20 October 2020
Un pas a été franchi pour en finir avec les huiles de palme et de soja dans les biocarburants. Contre l’avis du gouvernement, les députés ont voté le 17 octobre 2020 un amendement qui exclut de l’incitation fiscale l’huile de soja ainsi qu’un dérivé d’huile de palme utilisé par Total. À une voix…
Community Participation and Inclusion during a Pandemic: Recent Experiences from Around the World ()
20 October 2020
How can we reconcile the hazards of social interaction in a COVID-19 world with the importance of community participation to the successful, and sustainable, implementation of on-going land projects?
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted all aspects of life and ways of working. From large cities to…
19 October 2020
por Yvette Sierra Praeli
Lawlor habló de la situación de los defensores en América Latina, pero también del rol que cumplen los gobiernos y las empresas en las amenazas y agresiones a quienes defienden sus derechos.
En mayo de este año, Mary Lawlor asumió la Relatoría Especial sobre la…
16 October 2020
Novo relatório compara custo de uma refeição básica em vários países do mundo; no Sudão do Sul, país com a situação mais grave, um prato custa 186% do rendimento diário; se um morador de Nova Iorque tivesse que pagar a mesma proporção de seu salário por uma refeição, gastaria US$ 393.
Uma…
15 October 2020
Você quer contribuir para o empoderamento de mulheres e meninas? Então, sem dúvida, esta oportunidade de financiamento é para você!
O Dining for Women está aceitando Cartas de Intenção (LOIs) para seu Programa de Subsídios 2020 para apoiar organizações internacionais de base que capacitam mulheres…
15 October 2020
Pandemia prejudicou o acesso do grupo aos serviços de saúde; Nações Unidas apontam falta de informações certas e tecnologias para melhorar trabalho e cotidiano; em 2020, data incentiva desenvolvimento da resiliência.
As Nações Unidas marcam este 15 de outubro o Dia Internacional das Mulheres…
8 October 2020
The Dutch LAND-at-scale program was launched in March last year and since then, two rounds for land intervention ideas have been released. The program seeks ideas that contribute to improving land governance in developing countries, and that ultimately support better food and nutrition security,…
8 October 2020
LAND-at-scale is a Dutch government program that contributes to improving land governance. The program supports better food and nutrition security, economic development, peace and stability in developing countries. It also contributes to sustainable incomes and social justice. In October last year…
6 October 2020
COVID-19 has exacerbated an already deeply alarming regulatory vacuum, which is being exploited by unscrupulous governments and private sector operators to ramp up the destruction of vital indigenous forestlands – this threatens efforts to rebalance humanity’s relationship to nature with…
6 October 2020
COVID-19 has disproportionately impacted Indigenous Peoples around the world, cutting a swathe through communities with limited health facilities, disrupting already fragile economies and shining a harsh spotlight on the increased vulnerabilities created by insecure tenure in a time of global…