Promoting Democratic Participation and Climate-Smart Agriculture in Armenia

Armenian Women for Health and Healthy Environment has launched a new project “Promoting Democratic Participation and Climate-Smart Agriculture in Armenia”, funded by The United Nations Democracy Fund.  This 24-months project, which started on 1 February 2024, aims to promote democratic participation in agriculture in Armenia’s Kotayk and Lori provinces through empowering local small holder farmers, especially women, with innovative knowledge and skills for reducing…

UN Plastics Treaty talks close with insufficient progress to address the whole life cycle of plastic pollution

Monday 29 April 2024, Ottawa (Canada) – The fourth session of negotiations towards a Global Plastics Treaty have closed with disappointment and determination for the fight against plastics. While there was progress on substantial negotiations in Ottawa, countries are leaving with a treaty text that is not yet ready for final negotiations later in the year. Low ambition countries backed by…