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Just Transition for a Sustainable Future

Between the 15th and 16th of June, the 14th edition of the European Development Days (EDDs) will take place. The theme of this year’s edition is “The Green Deal for a Sustainable Future”. Ahead of the EDDs, SOLIDAR members met within the Just Transition Academy to discuss about the measures to adopt to ensure that the implementation of the Green Deal is socially just, inclusive, fair and promotes gender equality. According to SOLIDAR, for this to happen, there is…

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Promoting a Just Transition in Europe and Worldwide: How Civil Society and Trade Unions are Driving the Change

June 12, 2021 The study “Promoting a Just Transition in Europe and Worldwide: How Civil Society and Trade Unions are Driving the Change” stems from SOLIDAR’s growing interest in engaging with the topic of ensuring a socially Just Transition to climate neutrality. At the end of 2020, the SOLIDAR network developed a new multiannual strategy for the platform,…

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Bringing a Just Transition perspective to the Porto Social Summit

May 17, 2021 Four years after the Gothenburg Social Summit for Fair Jobs and Growth, during which the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) was proclaimed, EU Heads of State or Government, social partners and other key stakeholders met in Portugal on 7 May 2021 and endorsed the EPSR Action Plan presented by the European Commission. During the Summit, colleagues from Social Platform presented eight recommendations on building a Social Europe, four of which were co-developed by SOLIDAR and…

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Promoting peace and preserving the environment: Awà indigenous women meet MEP Mónica Silvana González

Five years after the Colombia Peace Agreement was signed between the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC-EP), inequality and violence continue to persist in the country, affecting especially marginalised people and those fighting for their rights, in particular human rights defenders and indigenous community leaders. Among the latter, the Awá community, composed…

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Small Grant Facility call for proposals 2021

(French and Spanish versions below – Versions française et espagnole ci-dessous – Versiones en español y francés debajo) Organising International Solidarity – Small Grant Facility Call for Proposals 2021 DEADLINE TO SUBMIT PROPOSAL: 16 MAY 2021, 24h00 Brussels time SOLIDAR is launching a Call for Proposals as part of its Organising International Solidarity (OIS) programme, funded by the European Union (EU). This…