 Friday, 8 November 2024 Daily Coverage 12th Session of the World Urban ForumDiscussions today put ordinary people's needs foremost. Participants considered how digitalization can put people first, the need for empathy when creating accessible cities, and the ways in which wars and conflicts affect refugees even after resettlement.  40th UN-Water MeetingThe newly appointed UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy on Water and approximately 130 UN-Water Members, Partners, and observers discussed links between the water agenda and the three Rio Conventions, and brainstormed priority collaborative actions to advance the UN System-wide Strategy on Water and Sanitation. Upcoming Meetings Plastic Pollution INC-5Later this month, in their last scheduled meeting to agree on treaty text to "end plastic pollution," negotiators may base their discussions on a new non-paper by INC Chair Luis Vayas that builds on common ground between countries.  20th AGM of the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable DevelopmentNext week, mining stakeholders will discuss accelerating the production of critical minerals, the possible role of circularity in bridging the critical minerals supply gap, and the nexus of critical minerals and gender equality, among other issues.  60th Session of the International Tropical Timber CouncilEarly next month, delegates will meet in Yokohama to discuss the roadmap for renegotiating the 2006 iteration of the International Tropical Timber Agreement—the only global agreement focused on tropical forests. Earth Negotiations Bulletin is a balanced, timely and independent reporting service on United Nations environment and development negotiations.    |
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