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Increased Hostility Towards Women's Rights Activists In Afghanistan

Women’s rights in Afghanistan are in a state of deterioration, amplified by tensions from the Taliban who regained control of the state in August 2021. Throughout November, four prominent women’s rights activists were arbitrarily detained by the Taliban. Hundreds of women’s rights activists, fighting for the right to allow girls to receive an education, are now in the Taliban’s custody.

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COP28 Looms: Global Climate Challenges and Funding Dilemmas Take Center Stage in Dubai Talks

On Oct. 25, Hurricane Otis struck the city of Acapulco on the Pacific coast of Mexico, leaving the country with landslides, flooding, and devastation, becoming the second-strongest storm in Mexico's history.

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New Standard Mandates Banks to Report Emissions Involving Stocks and Bonds Underwriting

On Friday, Dec. 1, the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) launched the first Global GHG Accounting and Reporting Standard for Capital Markets, a new standard that will account for carbon emissions associated with capital markets deals done by banks across the world.

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