By: Claudia Ituarte-Lima, Leader of the Human Rights and the Environment Thematic Area
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute was pleased to respond to a call for submission by the United Nations Secretary-General for input on Just Transition and Human Rights, … Continue reading » “Just Transition and Human Rights: RWI’s submission to the UN Secretary-General’s synthesis report”
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Learnings from a workshop on green transitions and environmental rights
In collaboration with Dialogue Earth, Núcleo Milenio sobre los Impactos de China en América Latina (ICLAC)and Faculdad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO), the Raoul Wallenberg … Continue reading » “China in Latin America and the Caribbean: Can the Escazu Agreement Play a Role in Delivering Climate and Biodiversity Outcomes?”
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Peter Lundberg, the Executive Director of RWI, recently met with Dr. Dhahana Putra, the Director General of Human Rights. This meeting underscored the importance of the long-standing partnership between the Ministry of Law and Human Rights (MoLHR) and RWI, a … Continue reading » “Meeting with Dr. Dhahana Putra, Director General of Human Rights, Ministry of Law of Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia”
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RWI’s Executive Director Peter Lundberg has for the past few days visited our Regional Asia-Pacific Office in Jakarta. During his visit, he met with Ms. Gita Sabharwal, the UN Resident Coordinator in Indonesia.
We are pleased to share the … Continue reading » “Meeting with the UN Resident Coordinator in Indonesia”
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We are thrilled to announce that Neshan Gunasekera, as part of the Raoul Wallenberg Institute, co-chair, Earth Trusteeship Working Group and Member, World Future Council is joining forces with several partners to co-lead a dynamic workshop session at the upcoming … Continue reading » “Earth Trusteeship: Representatives for Future Generations Workshop at the UN CSO Conference Nairobi May 9-10, 2024”
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April 22nd marks the International Mother Earth Day. This day is a call for action, urging us to transition towards a more sustainable economy that harmonises the needs of both humanity and our planet. As this day is coming … Continue reading » “International Mother Earth Day”
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This year, the COP 28 summit is hosted by the United Arab Emirates. It takes place at the Expo City, Dubai, between 30 November – 12 December, 2023.
RWI sessions at COP28:
Exploring Slow-Onset Disaster & Mobility Risks from Human
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On October 24th, 2023, we came together to celebrate the United Nation’s Day. This marked the anniversary of the entry into force in 1945 of the UN Charter. There is no other global organization with the legitimacy, convening power and … Continue reading » “Nurturing Future Generations: Celebrating United Nations Day”
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Claudia Ituarte-Lima, thematic leader of Human Rights and the Environment thematic area will speak at two sessions of the “Fifth Montevideo Environmental Law Programme Regional Conference-Legal Responses to combat the Triple Planetary Crisis in Latin America and Caribbean” which will … Continue reading » “Events on Environmental Democracy in Latin America and the Caribbean”
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