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Google Eliminates DEI Goals
"Google was an early proponent of diversity, equity and inclusion, setting its first DEI goals in 2009, followed by new targets in 2020 to improve leadership representation of underrepresented groups by 30% by 2025."
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Indonesia, Home to the World’s Largest Nickel Reserves, Struggles to Achieve Its EV Dreams
"The country is home to nearly half of the world’s production of nickel, a key mineral in manufacturing batteries."
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- Energy, Transportation
- Region
- South Asia
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- e-mobility, ESG, human rights, mining
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“People Will Die”: The Trump Administration Said It Lifted Its Ban on Lifesaving Humanitarian Aid. That’s Not True.
Organizations that provide vital care for desperate and vulnerable people around the world have been forced to halt operations, turn away patients and lay off staff. “I’ve never seen anything that scares me as much as this,” one doctor said.
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- Health Care, WASH
- Region
- Global
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Can Trump Dissolve USAID? 10,000 Jobs Hang In The Balance
Decisions made immediately after President Trump’s administration have resulted in full-scale, rapid and tumultuous change throughout the federal government, and many federal workers and agency employees are reeling, confused and frightened.
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- Agriculture, Coronavirus, Education, Energy, Environment, Finance, Health Care, Technology, Telecommunications, Transportation, WASH
- Region
- North America
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Trump Suspends US Foreign Assistance for 90 Days Pending Reviews
The order, among many Trump signed on his first day back in office, said the “foreign aid industry and bureaucracy are not aligned with American interests and in many cases antithetical to American values”
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- Uncategorized
- Region
- Global
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Press Release: UN Women and Visa Foundation Join Forces to Support Impact Businesses through the UN Women Care and Climate Entrepreneurship Accelerator
The UN Women and Visa Foundation partnership will address the urgent need for climate action and innovations in the care economy in the Asia-Pacific and the Latin America regions.
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- Environment
- Region
- Global
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Press Release: UNAIDS Report Shows That Upholding Human Rights Is Vital for Ending the Aids Pandemic
Of the 39.9 million people living with HIV, 9.3 million people are still not accessing life-saving treatment.
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- Health Care
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- Global
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Viewpoint: Gender Equality Cannot Be Last on the Agenda at COP29 Climate Talks
Women can be powerful agents of climate action if included in decision-making processes and given access to the right resources.
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- Agriculture, Education, Energy, Environment, Finance, Health Care, Impact Assessment, Investing, Social Enterprise, Technology, Telecommunications, Transportation, WASH
- Region
- Global
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