There are many different shapes of inequalities and the compound each other, but mainly, inequalities have a human face. But Europe can and must make a difference by funding projects that follow four key principles. Find out more in the video.

In order to have meaningful access to justice and ensure a fair criminal procedure, it is crucial that people who have been arrested and/or are facing detention understand their rights. EU law requires Member States to provide anyone who has been arrested with a written document that explains their rights in a simple way. However, in practice, these are usually lengthy and complex documents. People in vulnerable situations often don't read or cannot understand these documents and as a result, they might not know their rights or how to exercise them. Fair Trials has produced plain language Letters of Rights in 13 EU languages, learn more here: www.fairtrials.org/letters-of-rights This video was developed as part of the EU project ´From law to practice: Strengthening procedural rights in police custody (ProRPC)’ led by the LBI-GMR, in cooperation with APADOR-CH, Fair Trials, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties, and Rights International Spain. You can read a factsheet on this topic by LBI-GMR here: https://gmr.lbg.ac.at/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2023/03/ProRPC_Factsheet_Right-to-information_Web.pdf

Mitigating existing risks, preventing new ones, and strengthening socioeconomic and environmental resilience are top priorities in the Philippines, which is highly vulnerable to disasters. These are reflected in the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan for 2020-2030, which uses a science-based approach to risk assessment and promotes the use of GeoRiskPH, a web-based platform that serves as the government’s central source of information for accurate and efficient hazards and risk assessment.

Mona Itani, PhD is an assistant professor at the Suliman S. Olayan School of Business at the American University of Beirut since 2021.  She is a published author on entrepreneurship, women, ethics, and education. She founded Riyada for Social Innovation SAL in 2017 and she co-founded Shabab Lab in 2020, which is the first social innovation e-learning platform in the region. She visited Brussels to exchange discussions on innovation in technology and politics. Here we interview her on why innovation is important for politics and the key takeaways from her visit to Brussels. 00:32 What is innovation? 01:00 Why is innovation in politics important? 02:26 Which discussions in Brussels interested you the most? 04:04 What is the main lesson you will take back? --- ++The Innovation Plattform for a Liberal Europe++ The European Dialogue of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom has offices in Brussels, Madrid, and Prague. The vision of a Europe of freedom, diversity and opportunities inspires our work at the European Dialogue Programme. Website: www.freiheit.org/european-union/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/fnf_europe/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/fnf.europe/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/fnfeurope LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/fnf-europe/

In response to a crisis, the state can grant itself special powers to protect citizens from danger. However, as the Covid-19 pandemic showed, this increases the opportunities for abuses of power as many democratic checks and balances are weakened. Read the full story on our website: link.liberties.eu/8f44ae

Dans cette vidéo, découvrez en trois questions la nouvelle juge élue au titre de l'Islande, Oddný Mjöll Arnardóttir.

In this video Oddný Mjöll Arnardóttir, the new judge elected in respect of Iceland, replies to three questions - about herself, and about the Court’s work.

This webinar focussed on how frontline refugee responders can identify (risk of) statelessness during the asylum procedure, tools for responding to, recording and referring cases of statelessness, and offer an introduction to what needs to change at the policy and operational level. The failure to identify statelessness within the context of forced migration can put people at risk and cause serious human rights violations. People may have experienced persecution or have been unable to avail themselves of state protection because of their statelessness, meaning identifying statelessness is critical to determining international protection needs. Failure to identify statelessness can also negatively impact proper determination of the refugee claim, as well as lead to difficulties for stateless persons to access family reunification and naturalization, and where their international protection claim is not accepted, could result in them being trapped in limbo and subject to arbitrary and protracted detention with no prospect of removal as no state recognizes them as a national. These risks must be addressed through improved guidance on identifying the risk of statelessness and clear referral systems between asylum and statelessness determination procedures.

The Hydrological and meteorological processes shape the natural environment and have a profound impact on how well people live. Floods, droughts, and extreme weather disrupt social and economic development and must be dealt with within the framework of a changing climate. The World Bank’s development agenda is intimately linked, therefore, to hydrological and meteorological monitoring and forecasting to anticipate threats and opportunities posed by the environment. Application of this knowledge can ameliorate risks by protecting the vulnerable and reducing exposure. This knowledge depends on the ability to accurately predict the impact of hydrological, weather and climate events, which in turn requires observations of the entire Earth system from space, land, and sea. It is a highly collaborative venture involving the best efforts of all nations to monitor the environment and share internationally a core, standardised set of observations to support the forecasting system. Albeit highly beneficial, installing and maintaining surface-based hydrological and meteorological observational networks is a costly undertaking for many low- and middle-income countries and one that is often underfunded and neglected. Data gaps grow and the quality of critical forecasts declines or is never achieved and the adverse impact on national development is palpable. The World Bank has invested over US$1.5 billion in hydrological and meteorological modernization projects over the last two decades. While social and economic benefits are realised, there is growing evidence that the observing systems component of these investments is a weak link that often fails prematurely. New guidance on how to build and sustain this critical infrastructure is needed. The Host David Rogers Lead Meteorological Consultant, World Bank Group Former Chief Executive, UK Met Office Guests Brian Day Lead Meteorological Consultant, World Bank Group Chair Emeritus, Association of the Hydro-Meteorological Industry Vice-President Campbell Scientific David Grimes Lead Meteorological Consultant, World Bank Group Former WMO President Former Head, Meteorological Service of Canada Andreas Schumann Lead Meteorological Consultant, World Bank Group Senior-Professor, Ruhr-University Bochum Vladimir Tsirkunov Lead Specialist, Head, GFDRR Hydromet Program, World Bank Group

Over the last two decades, two neighboring continents, Africa and Europe have formed an integral strategic energy partnership through the Africa-EU Energy Partnership (AEEP) 🤝 📌 Launched by African and European Heads of State and Government during the AU-EU Summit in Lisbon in 2007, the AEEP was one of eight #strategicpartnerships under the Joint Africa-EU Strategy (JAES). The AEEP is a #politicalplatform, and it has been the driving force in AU-EU cooperation and continues to facilitate the achievement of universal access to #affordable, #sustainable and #modern energy services in #Africa ⚡ Recent geo-political developments, such as the Russian aggression on #Ukraine, and continued efforts to limit global #temperaturerise to 1.5 degrees Celsius, have again highlighted the centrality of sustainable energy access in Africa and Europe in line with the global Agenda 2030 and Africa’s agenda 2063.   ♦ The AEEP Secretariat maps and monitors progress towards the above-mentioned goals. The second annual report on ‘European Financial Flows on SDG7 to Africa’ was launched during the Spanish International Renewable Energy Conference (SPIREC) in Madrid in February 2023.  📢 The findings show that, in 2020, #TeamEurope allocated EUR 1.93 billion to SDG7-projects in Africa, remaining one of the main drivers for realising access to modern energy in Africa. Equally, in 2020, 47 African countries and five multilaterals and finance institutions directed an estimated EUR 15.6 billion of public spending to the energy sector, reaching the highest annual commitment across the seven-year study period. 💡 The report indicates there is a realistic pathway towards closing the investment gap on UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 7 provided several conditions are met by key stakeholders. Based on the trajectory and growth rate of investments currently in place, #sdg7 is expected to be accomplished by 2034.  Learn more 👉 ♦ 2022 Report – European Financial Flows on SDG7 to Africa: https://africa-eu-energy-partnership.org/publications/european-financial-flows-on-sdg7-to-africa-2022-report/ ♦ 2021 Report : https://sdg7.africa-eu-energy-partnership.org/ ♦ Africa-EU Green Energy Initiative: https://africa-eu-energy-partnership.org/gei/ ♦ Africa and Europe - A Powerful Partnership for a Green Energy Future: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlOOzz4axDw

For International Women's Day, we spoke to Brisilda Taco on statelessness and women's rights in the Roma community.

The ENS Community Group is open to all people with experience of living without a nationality and representatives of communities impacted by statelessness. Hear from members about the role of activism in ending statelessness and what the ENS community group means to them. Learn more at statelessness.eu/community.

Ahead of the #InternationalWomensDay, we hit the streets and asked the people of Brussels about women's rights and feminism. #IWD2023

Ahead of the #InternationalWomensDay, we hit the streets and asked the people of Brussels about women's rights and feminism. #IWD2023

Join us in celebrating the women entrepreneurs making a difference in women’s health. Nadia and Karina may come from different backgrounds, but they have important stories to tell. They’re using their platforms to educate, empower and uplift women. We help women support women. With support from the European Union and the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative

#IATI’s Country Development Finance Data tool provides simple, clean spreadsheets of financial data by country or region. Find IATI data in 4 languages: EN, ES, FR, PT! https://countrydata.iatistandard.org/

ivers of Hope is a short documentary film about the 2022 Averted Disaster Award Winner, the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS). Directed by award winning filmmaker Doel Trivedy, Rivers of Hope highlights the work of the BDRCS telling the stories of three families who have been impacted by the Super Cyclone Amphan and the successive extreme events in Bangladesh May-July 2020. BDRCS provided forecast-based financing, to vulnerable communities in Bangladesh when disaster strikes. Following the daily activities of these three families, resource distribution and finally actions the families take themselves to move out of danger, we can learn how to mitigate the adverse impacts resulting from the climate crisis.

In this episode of The WeatherPod, hosts Alan Thorpe and David Rogers invite Dr. Carlo Buentempo into the studio. Carlo is the Director of the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). Following a PhD in Physics at the university of L'Aquila in Italy, Carlo joined the UK Met Office Hadley Center where he led the climate adaptation and services teams before taking his current role at ECMWF. Carlo has authored many peer review papers in the field of weather and climate and is a contributing author of the sixth assessment report of the IPCC. Carlo’s professional interests include climate projections, monthly to decadal forecasting, climate impacts, regional climate modeling, global climate change, and science communication. Prior to joining ECMWF, he was manager of the climate services team at the Met Office’s Hadley Centre in the UK. Copernicus is the European Union’s (EU’s) earth Observation program, which is implemented in partnership with the European Space Agency (ESA), the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT), the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), EU Agencies and Mercator Océan. Vast amounts of global data from satellites and ground-based, airborne, and seaborne measurement systems provide information to help service providers, public authorities, and other international organizations improve European citizens' quality of life and beyond. The information services provided are free and openly accessible to users. One of these services is the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), which supports society by providing authoritative information about the past, present and future climate in Europe and the rest of the World. The C3S mission is to support adaptation and mitigation policies of the EU by providing consistent and authoritative information about climate change. It offers free and open access to climate data and tools based on the best available science. The service is implemented on behalf of the EU by ECMWF.

Join us as we mark us mark International Women's Day celebrating the achievements of women around the world. We speak to some incredible female leaders around the world striving to #EmbraceEquity. Subscribe to our videos here: http://ow.ly/bSfcZ and visit http://GAINhealth.org

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🎉 Happy International Women's Day! 💪🏼 Let's celebrate the achievements of all women around the world. So proud of our female team here FNF European Dialogue 🌟 May we continue to empower and support each other in reaching our goals. #WomenEmpowerment #FemaleFowardInternational #FemaleForward #Embrace Equity #InternationalWomensDay23💜 --- ++The Innovation Plattform for a Liberal Europe++ The European Dialogue of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom has offices in Brussels, Madrid, and Prague. The vision of a Europe of freedom, diversity and opportunities inspires our work at the European Dialogue Programme. Website: www.freiheit.org/european-union/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/fnf_europe/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/fnf.europe/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/fnfeurope LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/fnf-europe/

Watch a pre-recorded conversation between Ukraine’s First Lady, Olena Zelenska, EBRD President Odile Renaud-Basso and EBRD Director for Gender and Inclusion, Barbara Rambousek on the importance of protecting and rebuilding not only the country’s infrastructure and economy but also its strong human capital in times of war.The conversation was recorded on 2 March.

As an independent journalist in Malaysia, Open Society’s Premesh Chandran has seen firsthand how freedom of expression can lead to meaningful change. He brings that experience to his role as the executive director of Open Society–Asia Pacific. Asia’s tremendous growth over the past few decades has led to rising inequality, a looming debt crisis, and growing religious nationalism. Yet the continent’s deep traditions of pluralism and democracy, Chandran says, gives it a strong base on which to build more open and tolerant societies. This is what powers his team’s work when supporting local, often smaller, partner organizations. Learn more: https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/voices/time-to-revive-asia-s-tradition-of-openness

Ahead of the #InternationalWomensDay, we hit the streets and asked the people of Brussels about women's rights and feminism. #IWD2023

Recognising the resilience of women in Liberia's fisheries and deliberately designing interventions to support them is crucial for sustainable development. Empowering women through access to finance, technology, training, and market opportunities can increase their productivity, income, and decision-making power, leading to better livelihoods and stronger communities. The European Union is supporting a broader effort of the Environmental Justice Foundation and the Communities for Fisheries to promote gender equality and women's empowerment in the fisheries sector for legal and sustainable fisheries in Liberia.

As a former journalist, nothing is closer to Mary Fitzgerald’s heart than supporting fearless, independent media. Journalism and art play an important role in open societies, both in holding power to account but also by inspiring us to build a better world. As director of Open Society’s Expression work, Fitzgerald is ensuring that the journalists, artists, and activists can do this work free of harassment, threats, and violence. Inside Open Society is a look at the leaders at the Open Society Foundations who are advancing our vision to address the world’s most urgent threats to democracy and human rights at a transformative scale. Learn more: https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/voices/how-expression-inspires-change

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DEIB & Transformation consultant Robert Franken shares his opinion on the need to align the strategies and combine forces on the path to gender equality. Watch the #EGEF2022 inspirational talk on re-visiting our current solution spaces: https://youtu.be/URi8npBXsAM Connect with us👇 - https://www.facebook.com/eige.europa.eu - https://twitter.com/eige_eu - https://www.linkedin.com/company/eige

If Ukraine falls, the consequences will haunt the world for generations. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine one year ago upended the global economic and political system, and the scale of human rights violations and devastation cannot continue with impunity. It is becoming increasingly clear that Putin won't accept peace, which is why after a year of resistance Ukraine needs more—not less—support. Open Society has supported democracy in Ukraine since its independence after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Throughout the past year, Open Society has supported Ukraine’s civil society as they have delivered medicine, sheltered displaced families, and documented war crimes even as the bombs kept falling. These people are the future of Ukrainian democracy, and we cannot back down now. Read more from Open Society president Mark Malloch-Brown: https://www.justsecurity.org/85247/if-ukraine-falls-consequences-will-haunt-the-world/ Learn more about Open Society’s work in Ukraine: https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/newsroom/the-open-society-foundations-in-ukraine

Running order: 00:00 Holding slide 12:20 Sara Pantuliano (ODI) – Opens event and introduces speakers 18:02 Ilan Goldfajn ( Inter-American Development Bank) – What are the most critical inter-related challenges faced by Latin American and Caribbean countries, and how should the IDB respond to them? 32:59 Ilan Goldfajn - What’s the role of the IDB in the context of the MDB reform agenda? What has IDB contributed recently to this agenda? 38:30 Amal-Lee Amin (British International Investment) – Do you agree with the priorities of the IDB, especially in the context of climate change? What else IDB and other institutions can do to encourage sustainability 46:34 Vanessa Rubio-Márquez (London School of Economics) – What do you see the role of the IDB being in the systems of the MDBs? Structural change and pragmatic reform 54:26 Hans Peter Lankes (ODI) – review of the capital adequacy framework – Pragmatic recommendations and what they mean for the lending potential of MDBs 1:03:09 Annalisa Prizzon (ODI) – survey of government officials, their views on the future role of the IDB 1:06:39 Sara Pantuliano – Sara opens up to questions by the audience 1:12:00 Ilan Goldfajn – What can the IDB offer to the MDB system to ensure they are more than just the sum of their parts? 1:17:55 Ilan Goldfajn - Hybrid capital proposal with FADB, engaged in further MDB rechannelling efforts for SDRs and support of other IMF members 1:18:58 Ilan Goldfajn – potential tensions the IDB may face? regional disagreements such as between borrowers and non-borrowers inevitable, role of IDB is to bring moderation 1:20:34 Hans Peter Lankes – Where does improving governance sit in the IDB priorities and in the reform agenda on MDBs, who’s pushing that and is it a priority? 1:25:18 Amal-Lee Amin - fundamental issues to address to encourage standardization and transparency to help manage risk globally 1:26:30 Vanessa Rubio-Márquez – increase in sub-regional projects and catastrophe funds to better manage crisis 1:27:23 Annalisa Prizzon – greater incentives from shareholders 1:27:37 – Sara Pantuliano – final comment, can IDB create an entity similar to the Paris club? The IDB dealing with this unprecedented polycrisis era so change is needed Explore ODI's research and commentary about multilateral development banks: https://odi.org/en/topics/multilateral-development-banks/

Oleksandra Matviichuk leads Ukraine’s Centre for Civil Liberties (CCL)—the first Ukrainian organization to be awarded a Nobel Peace Prize, for its work in defense of human rights. Since Russia began its aggression against Ukraine in 2014, CCL has been focused on documenting war crimes and other abuses perpetrated by its forces. Matviichuk works with a network of civilian investigators who have recorded tens of thousands of often horrific individual cases of suffering—work being done by ordinary people who have taken on extraordinary challenges for the sake of accountability, justice, and the future of their country. Open Society’s foundation in Ukraine—the International Renaissance Foundation—is proud to be a core supporter of CCL, just one of the many civilian organizations whose courage and commitment continue to play a vital role in Ukraine’s resistance to Russia’s criminal aggression. Read more about CCL and Oleksandra Matviichuk here: https://ccl.org.ua/en/news/ukraine-challenging-path-to-freedom/ Read more from Oleksandra Matviichuk: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/02/19/matviichuk-ukraine-peace-justice-accountability/ Learn more about Open Society’s work in Ukraine: https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/newsroom/the-open-society-foundations-in-ukraine

Zada Haj is a serial entrepreneur and part of 30 influencers under age 30 by Forbes magazine. Zada decided to devote her career to increasing the women's scene in the High tech sector. She visited Brussels to exchange discussions on innovation in technology and politics. Here we interview her on why innovation is so important to empower women and ultimately make the whole society better off. 01:34 What is innovation? 02:25 Why is innovation important for society? 03:56 Which discussions in Brussels interested you the most? 06:41 What is the main lesson you will take back? --- ++The Innovation Plattform for a Liberal Europe++ The European Dialogue of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom has offices in Brussels, Madrid, and Prague. The vision of a Europe of freedom, diversity and opportunities inspires our work at the European Dialogue Programme. Website: www.freiheit.org/european-union/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/fnf_europe/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/fnf.europe/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/fnfeurope LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/fnf-europe/

#LiberTee - der #Frankreich-#Podcast des Europäischen Dialogprogramms der Friedrich-Naumann Stiftung für die #Freiheit In unserer Auftaktfolge spricht European Affairs Manager und Frankreich-Referentin Jeanette Süß mit dem europapolitischen Sprecher der FDP-Bundestagsfraktion, Michael Link, über die liberale Agenda in der Europapolitik und die deutsch-französischen Beziehungen nach den Bundestagswahlen und vor den französischen Präsidentschaftswahlen. Bonne écoute ! 01:31 Europa im Wahlkampf und Koalitionsvertrag 06:05 Deutsch-französische parlamentarische Versammlung 08:14 Französische Ratspräsidentschaft 15:37 Energie- und Klimapolitik 19:27 Finanzpolitik und Liberalismus in Frankreich 24:24 Michael Links Wunschprojekt --- ++The Innovation Plattform for a Liberal Europe++ The European Dialogue of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom has offices in Brussels, Madrid, and Prague. The vision of a Europe of freedom, diversity and opportunities inspires our work at the European Dialogue Programme. Website: www.freiheit.org/european-union/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/fnf_europe/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/fnf.europe/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/fnfeurope LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/fnf-europe/

#LiberTee - der #Frankreich-#Podcast des Europäischen Dialogprogramms der Friedrich-Naumann Stiftung für die #freiheit In der zweiten Folge von LiberTee spricht European Affairs Manager und Frankreich-Referentin Jeanette Süß mit Julien Thorel, Direktor des Centre de Politique Européenne (CEP), einem liberalen Think Tank in Paris, der auch in Freiburg und Berlin ansässig ist. Julien und Jeanette sprechen über zwei Themen, die im Rahmen der französischen Ratspräsidentschaft eine wichtige Rolle spielen: die Konferenz zur Zukunft Europas sowie die unterschiedlichen Interessenlagen in der Energie- und Klimadebatte zwischen Deutschland und Frankreich, die sich an der europäischen Diskussion über die Taxonomie herauskristallisiert haben. Bonne écoute ! 00:00 Konferenz zur Zukunft Europas 14:01 Energie- und Klimapolitik --- ++The Innovation Plattform for a Liberal Europe++ The European Dialogue of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom has offices in Brussels, Madrid, and Prague. The vision of a Europe of freedom, diversity and opportunities inspires our work at the European Dialogue Programme. Website: www.freiheit.org/european-union/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/fnf_europe/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/fnf.europe/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/fnfeurope LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/fnf-europe/

#LiberTee - der #Frankreich-#Podcast des Europäischen Dialogprogramms der Friedrich-Naumann Stiftung für die #freiheit In unserer vierten Folge von LiberTee spricht European Affairs Manager Jeanette Süß mit Gesine Weber, Wissenschaftlerin im Pariser Büro des German Marshall Fund of the United States. Angesichts des Ukraine-Kriegs und einer Vielzahl europäischer Initiativen in der Verteidigungs- und Sicherheitspolitik ziehen wir Bilanz der europäischen Initiativen, die insbesondere durch Frankreich in den letzten Monaten während seiner Ratspräsidentschaft vorangetrieben wurden. --- ++The Innovation Plattform for a Liberal Europe++ The European Dialogue of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom has offices in Brussels, Madrid, and Prague. The vision of a Europe of freedom, diversity and opportunities inspires our work at the European Dialogue Programme. Website: www.freiheit.org/european-union/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/fnf_europe/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/fnf.europe/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/fnfeurope LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/fnf-europe/