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Hundreds of civil society organizations worldwide denounce World Economic Forum´s takeover of the UN
The call, made in an open letter, denounces attempts to ‘delegitimiz[ing] the United Nations and weaken(ing) the role of...
02 October, 2019
Change the system or face global ecological collapse says global biodiversity assessment
6 May 2019, Paris: The world faces ecological collapse and mass extinctions unless dramatic action is taken to change...
06 May, 2019
Friends of the Earth Netherlands submits legal summons in historic climate case against Shell
The Hague, April 5, 2019 - Today Friends of the Earth Netherlands will deliver a court summons to Shell...
05 April, 2019
COP 24: Time is running out. We must build an alternative energy future for the people
Katowice, Poland, 3 December 2018: As the UN climate talks open this week - Friends of the Earth International...
03 December, 2018
Genetic extinction technology challenged at UN Convention on Biological Diversity
SHARM EL SHEIKH, EGYPT — Today, the African Centre for Biodiversity and Friends of the Earth International held a...
18 November, 2018
First negotiations since release of zero draft of instrument on transnational corporations and human rights sees record attendance
20 October 2018, Geneva: Talks concluded yesterday evening following the discussion of substantive proposals. States acknowledged the dialogue focused...
20 October, 2018
‘This is a climate emergency’: Global mobilization against dirty energy as IPCC warns of climate catastrophe if warming continues
8 October 2018, Amsterdam and globally: Today the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change launched its Special Report on Global...
08 October, 2018
Global Climate Action Summit: Jerry Brown promotes false climate change solutions while people power shines
San Francisco, 10 September 2018: California Governor Jerry Brown’s so-called Global Climate Action Summit is yet another exercise in...
10 September, 2018
Secret RCEP trade deal fails international standards of transparency, experts warn
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is being negotiated in Bangkok, Thailand this week. The mega regional trade deal...
19 July, 2018
Why does the European Union fear a binding human rights treaty on transnational corporations?
Civil society support for a legally binding treaty to regulate transnational corporations is growing, particularly in the Global South....
11 July, 2018
