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Home > Archives for Rights, democracy, development

Rights, democracy, development

European development bank’s new fossil fuels pledge falls short of aligning with the Paris Agreement

July 2, 2021

The governors of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), representing 69 shareholder governments as well as the EU and the European Investment Bank, decided yesterday the Bank will decrease its support for the fossil fuels industry.

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At 30, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development must do better on human rights

July 1, 2021

The bank has a mandate to promote democracy – so why is it investing in autocratic regimes?

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Estonia barely scratches the surface on green recovery

June 30, 2021

Estonia’s recovery and resilience plan was one of the last to be submitted to the European Commission. Yet despite the extra time it took authorities to develop, the plan is based on an incomplete vision of a green recovery which completely ignores the issues of biodiversity and nature protection.

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Халқаро тараққиёт банклари: Оммавий инвестицияларнинг ҳусусиятлари

June 28, 2021

Бу табиат ва инсон ҳуқуқларини ҳимоя қилиш мақсадида жамоатчиликнинг халқаро банкларга қандай таъсир ўтказиши мумкинлиги ҳақидаги Бенквоч …

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NGOs letter on the EIB’s review process of the Environmental and Social Sustainability Framework

June 24, 2021

This joint advocacy letter, endorsed by 35 environmental CSOs, urge the European Investment Bank (EIB) to ensure a meaningful public consultation process during the ongoing Bank’s Environmental and Social Sustainability Framework review. We call on Ban

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Stanovnici mostarskih naselja zabrinuti zbog izgradnje autoceste

June 23, 2021

Dio zajednice i dalje želi zaštititi svoje vrijedno poljoprivredno zemljište kao ključni resurs, koji je osnova za održivi lokalni razvoj, …

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No time to celebrate: a breakthrough for human rights is needed after 30 years of the EBRD

June 21, 2021

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) stands out among multilateral development banks with the commitment of its shareholding countries to the fundamental principles of democracy and respect for human rights. As the EBRD celebrate

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European bank challenged on human rights credentials

June 21, 2021

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has struggled to prevent the billions of euros it lends each year from supporting autocratic regimes, finds a new report from civil society groups released on the eve of the bank’s thirtieth annual shareholder meeting.

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Uzbekistan has 10,000 NGOs, but what do they do?

June 14, 2021

On paper, civil society in Uzbekistan seems to be thriving – but officials are hiding its problems behind manipulated data.

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Organizaţie condusă de un consilier al premierului, atac la Guvern pe tema PNRR

May 27, 2021

Organizaţia „Agen Green”, fondată de consilierul onorific al premierului Cîţu, transmite printr-o scrisoare deschisă semnată de mai multe …

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