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Parliamentarians call for G7 to lead fossil fuel phaseout at Italy summit
BARI, Italy, 13 June 2024 — In a powerful call to action on the eve of the G7 summit, Members of Parliaments from around the world gathered here yesterday to call on the world’s richest economies to phase out fossil fuels and fast-track renewable energy. Over 50 parliamentarians have signed…
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Climate activists march to U.S. Embassy to tell G7 leaders: Pay up and deliver climate finance!
Philippine climate activists hold a protest near the U.S. Embassy Manila on June 11, 2024 to call on the leaders of the Group of 7 (G7) to pay up and deliver climate finance to developing countries in anticipation of the 50th G7 Summit on June 13. The march was conducted…
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Farmers’ groups protest to mark 36th year of government’s comprehensive agrarian reform program
A group of farmers from Batangas, Negros Occidental, Boracay, Palawan, and other provinces, supported by agrarian and social justice organizations and advocates including Atty Chel Diokno, stage a protest infront of the headquarters of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in Quezon City on June 10, 2024 to mark the…
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APMDD protest at ADB HQ Mandaluyong calls for rapid transition to renewable energy
Climate campaigners demonstrate in front of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) headquarters in Mandaluyong City on June 5, 2024 calling on the delegates to the 19th Asia Clean Energy Forum (ACEF) to enable Asia’s rapid transition to renewable energy systems by 2050. ADB, along with the United States Agency for…
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Activists across Asia hold vigils for Palestine amid Rafah massacre
PRESS RELEASE May 28, 2024 Philippines Activists in the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Pakistan, and Bangladesh held candlelight vigils today to reiterate the urgent call for an immediate ceasefire in Palestine as Israel intensifies its ground invasion of Rafah, where 1.4 million Palestinians are sheltering from Israel’s months-long bombardment of the…
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Atin ‘to: Paglalayag sa West Philippine Sea sa piling ng mga mangingisda
Mayo 15, 2024. Maalinsangan ang madaling-araw nang dumating ako sa tagpuan ng mga mangingisda at grupo ng Atin Ito volunteers, isang multi-sektoral na organisasyon na sumusuporta sa paggigiit ng soberanya ng Pilipinas sa West Philippine Sea. Sama-samang nagtungo sa pantalan at lalahok sa isang “Bancaravan” na layuning maghahatid ng ayuda…
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PHOTOS: Pedal for People and Planet in UP Diliman calls for 100% Renewable Energy
Hundreds of families, cyclists, and environmental protection advocates participate in the Pedal for People and Planet in UP Diliman Quezon City on May 19, 2024. The event, organized by the Asian Peoples’ Movement on Debt and Development in coordination with the University of the Philippines and the Quezon City Government…
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Nakba@76: ILPS Global Protests Call for Palestinian Right to Return, End to Genocide
PRESS RELEASE | May 15, 2024. Led by the International League of People’s Struggle (ILPS), global movements launched protests on the 76th Nakba Day, highlighting the enduring fight of the Palestinian people against occupation and ethnic cleansing. “We stand with the Palestinians in their moral, historical, and just struggle to…
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Key findings on climate change and occupational safety and health
(Press Release – 22 April 2024) GENEVA (ILO News) – A “staggering” number of workers, amounting to more than 70 per cent of the global workforce, are likely to be exposed to climate-change-related health hazards, and existing occupational safety and health (OSH) protections are struggling to keep up with the…
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