The question of Palestine was brought before the United Nations shortly after the end of the Second World War. The origins of the Palestine problem as an international issue, however, lie in events occurring towards the end of the First World War. In 1947 the United Nations accepted the responsibility of finding a just solution […]
Adopted in 1993, the Chemical Weapons Convention entered into force on 29 April 1997. It determined, “for the sake of all mankind, to exclude completely the possibility of the use of chemical weapons.” (Preamble)
A panel discussion with NIHRC Chief Commissioner Alyson Kilpatrick and Professor Colin Harvey on human rights and the UN SDGs
December network gathering to learn about why and how Faith for the Climate is ramping up support for the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty. This webinar is aimed at people of any faith in the UK, but all are welcome!
There will be an opportunity to explore the newly published Belfast City Council research report: Segregation and the Environment; Breaking Down Barriers on Tuesday 3rd December. This event is rescheduled from Thursday 17th October.
Understanding the impact of circular economy for a sustainable textile future
Shining a light on her new book “Rathlin, A Wild Life” Ruby Free will discuss how we can all find a role in the nature and climate movement and explain why it’s up to us to bring the sights, sounds and smells of the natural world, back to people again.
This class introduces climate change science and solutions, and what you can do locally to make a difference. It is inspired by the work of Project Drawdown, a solutions-focused approach to climate change, sharing both global and local perspective on the issue and its many solutions.
Belfast launch of the new Green European Foundation published book, Enough: Thriving Societies beyond Growth, with one of its authors Dirk Holemans.
Register for a business workshop on understanding energy and resource efficiency.
This talk will outline the basic underpinnings of how climate change intersects with common cardiac and pulmonary disease epidemiology and pathophysiology. Speakers include Dr. Ali Saad and Dr. James Sullivan.
This International Mountain Day 2024 (IMD 2024) focuses precisely on the capacity and needs of its people through a triple approach: “Mountain solutions for a sustainable future – innovation, adaptation and youth.”
Join experts, journalists, and climate movement leaders from around the world in this global webinar discussing the COP29 outcome and the urgent need for greater international cooperation on climate finance and a fossil fuel phase out. There will be two 90-minute sessions to work across time zones globally. The first call at 8 a.m. UTC […]
The Sustainable Development Agenda is centred on people & planet, underpinned by human rights and supported by a global partnership determined to lift people out of poverty, hunger and disease. It will, thus, be built on a foundation of global cooperation and solidarity.