Mastodon

_Section

Villa Grimaldi, from horror to hope

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the civil-military coup d’état, a commemorative event for International Human Rights Day will be held in the Villa Grimaldi Peace Park, next Sunday 10th December 2023, at 10am. At the event, a…

The stubbornness of war

One of the decisions one must make when living in Colombia is not to throw oneself into the arms and embers of fear. Fear is a bad emotional business, in which one can easily feel a little dead, walking on…

Open letter to the UN Secretary General. The life of the planet in question. A proposal

Dear Secretary General whatever the global issues and problems under consideration, a dramatic fact emerges: humanity is not capable of giving concrete, immediate and common answers. The institutionalized powers of the current system are unable to do so because the…

Monkeys: Nature’s Playful Wonders and the Battle for Their Survival

by: Assaf Levy, BioDB Step into the lush landscapes of tropical rainforests or the wide-open spaces of savannas, and you might witness a captivating show unfolding high in the treetops – the world of monkeys. These clever creatures, distant relatives…

Climate Trace Detects Underreported Soaring Emissions

COP28, the UN Conference of the Parties in oil-rich Dubai, currently underway, will not resolve the issue of oil and gas companies agreeing to slow down oil production. On the contrary, all signals point to an increase according to formal…

Joint Statement on Climate, Nature and People #COP28

We, the UNFCCC COP28 Presidency, CBD COP15 Presidency, chairs of the undersigned partnerships, initiatives and coalitions, and endorsing member countries: Recognizing that the growing and projected impacts of climate change critically threaten biodiversity and the billions of livelihoods dependent on…

Latin American organisations, including Chile, present report to the UN on human rights violations by Chinese companies

In the framework of the fourth cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of China before the UN, this report, backed by 35 organisations, highlights the negative impacts of Chinese investments and its persistent disregard for human rights and environmental…

APDHA presents its Report ’75 Years and Everything to do’ on the occasion of International Human Rights Day

APDHA points out that “this is the worst moment for decades about the validity of human rights at a global level”. While poverty is being inflicted on children, single-parent households, and those made up of migrants, Andalusia maintains higher rates…

10D: Fulfil Human Rights NOW!

It has been 75 years since the UN approved the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and it is alarming to see the regression in its application. The calls to demand its development and implementation are multiplying. With the slogan “Human…

“The Important Stuff” from Children and Youth #COP28

The United Nations Conference on Climate Change meetings will have a different participation: in addition to traditionally suited representatives of countries, 25 children’s testimonies from 12 countries will be heard. They talk about how their lives have been impacted by…

1 399 400 401 402 403 2,161