Solar Fields, Sexist Poverty and a Modern Marshall Plan

If you are allergic to fanfare you’d better bolt your doors and shutter your windows on September 25, because there is going to be a lot of it that day in the vicinity of the United Nations, when world leaders ratify the Global Goals for Sustainable Development.

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Le Maroc doit agir pour mettre fin à la torture et à l’impunité | Amnesty International France

Le Maroc doit agir pour mettre fin à la torture et à l’impunité

Amnesty International France

Des visas pour les réfugiés | Amnesty International France

Des visas pour les réfugiés

Signez notre appel aux dirigeants européens pour qu’ils mettent en place des politiques qui protègent et accueillent les réfugiés.

Amnesty International France

Crise des réfugiés en Europe : pour un changement radical de politique | Amnesty International France

Dans les 8 premiers mois de l’année 2015, 350 000 personnes ont atteint l’UE. Nous assistons à la plus grave crise des réfugiés depuis 70 ans. Pourquoi en est-on arrivé là ? Comment la résoudre ?

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Lancement de la COP21 : le WWF appelle François Hollande à un « choc de mesures en faveur du climat »

Lancement de la COP21 : le WWF appelle François Hollande à un « choc de mesures en faveur du climat »

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Join the ONE Campaign

Become a ONE member and join the nearly 7 million people worldwide in the fight against extreme poverty and preventable disease.

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Five Eastern and Southern African countries announce groundbreaking move to curb regional illegal timber trade

Five Eastern and Southern African countries announce groundbreaking move to curb regional illegal timber trade

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How to Change the World: Film review | Greenpeace International

How to Change the World: Film review

Greenpeace International

VIDEO: Watch Greenpeace prank Finland's prime minister | Greenpeace International

VIDEO: Watch Greenpeace prank Finland's prime minister

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How Our Daily Habits Are Killing The Planet That We Live On | Bored Panda

We are used to enjoy our comfortable daily routine without thinking how much does it cost to the planet. Unfortunately, destroying the planet means destroying ourselves, so joke is on us - all the droughts, floods and extreme water and air pollution is our fault. Here are some works that I made to illustrate several environmental issues caused by humans, that are really worth to think about.

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HOW I CAME TO BELIEVE WE NEED TO CHANGE TUNA

One boat had a set of rules, sun bleached and haphazardly tacked to the wall stating a $50 dock in pay if you drank bottled water without the captain’s approval.

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An evening with author and Blood:Water co-founder Jena Lee Nardella

A ONE volunteer in Nashville attended the book tour for Jena Lee Nardella's new memoir, One Thousand Wells. The Blood:Water co-founder discussed her inspiration, goals, and more!

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Syria’s Refugee Crisis in Numbers

More than 4 million refugees from Syria (95%) are in just five countries Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt.

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Iran : exécution d’un instituteur | Amnesty International France

Iran : exécution d’un instituteur

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New Guide to Curb Excessive Use of Force by Police | Amnesty International USA

New Guide to Curb Excessive Use of Force by Police

Amnesty International USA

Tell outdoor brands to detox - sign the manifesto!

Per- and polyfluorinated chemicals are used in many industrial processes and products. They are well known for their use by the outdoor industry in waterproof gear. Tell them to stop using PFCs now! 

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Zimbabwean artist explains why he supports gender equality

Tendai Manatsa is renowned Zimbabwean guitarist married to Selmor one of the nine famous female musicians who collaborated in the ONE Campaign song for gender equality, Strong Girl.

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Urgent call from Pacific nations for dialogue on coal and climate change

Port Moresby, 8 September 2015 - Unprecedented support from Pacific Island leaders for a global moratorium on new coal mines is a stark reminder that much more must be achieved at the Paris climate talks, said Greenpeace Australia Pacific’s CEO, David Ritter, today.

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Public monitoring of government projects reduced corruption by 20%

Evidence from the Vihiga Municipal Council indicated substantial abuse of local funds in Kenya. This led to civil society successfully intervening by increasing the accountability and management of public funds through citizen monitoring. The Centre for Law and Research International (CLARION) – in cooperation with a local NGO, Community Engagement for Peace and Development (CEPED), and with financial support from the Partnership for Transparency Fund have had a demonstrable impact, curbing corruption by 20% and increasing the execution rate of projects by 15%.

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Hazardous chemicals in pristine nature: why don't we get rid of them? | Greenpeace International

Hazardous chemicals in pristine nature: why don't we get rid of them?

Greenpeace International

Not clearing but logging

EcoLogical - Sustainable logging should be part of the solution to deforestation.

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World Forestry Congress 2015

World Forestry Congress 2015
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Här är Bonos stöd för Dawit Isaak

U2-sångaren hyllade Sveriges engagemang i mänskliga rättigheter. Foto: Dave M. Benett

Här skriver U2 på för Dawit Isaak

Nu har även Bono och U2 skrivit på för att den svensk-eritreanska journalisten Dawit Isaak ska friges.

Le monde vient de prendre un engagement sans précédent.

Nos dirigeants se sont mis d’accord sur 17 Objectifs de développement durable (ODD) visant à éradiquer l’extrême pauvreté, à combattre les inégalités et l’injustice. En tant que citoyens, vous avez le pouvoir de vous assurer que ces promesses deviennent une réalité.

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A cycle of polio, poverty and disability

How one girl broke the cycle and others can do the same.

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Five ways seismic blasting threatens whales | Greenpeace International

Five ways seismic blasting threatens whales

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Music Generation director ‘overawed’ by €2m U2 donation

Music Generation director ‘overawed’ by €2m U2 donation

Greenpeace | Defend our Oceans

Our oceans are home to a staggering 80% of life on Earth.

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Action needed to reach global targets to stem deforestation, says head of Greenpeace | Greenpeace Africa

Action needed to reach global targets to stem deforestation, says head of Greenpeace

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Change Tuna

It’s time to #ChangeTuna so future generations can enjoy lots of tuna from healthy oceans.

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A BAD KIND OF FAD: THE FISH MAGNET THAT’S NOT SO SEXY

To the untrained eye it looks like a rogue barrel, fallen overboard from a distant ship, bobbing along in the calm Pacific Ocean.

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Tell President Obama the US Must Do More for Refugees

The refugees cannot go home. In the refugee camps, many are barely surviving on as little as 50 cents a day. Syria’s children are becoming a lost generation – traumatized and out of school, working to support their families. It’s beyond time for the US to step up and take leadership.

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The World’s Largest African Poetry Archive Is Coming to an Internet Near You

With work from over 350 poets across 24 countries, the project hopes to elevate the African voice in arts and culture. The first-ever African poetry archive is rewriting history and...

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How music can change the world!

Guest blogpost by Natasa Kokic, ONE member and volunteer

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Rainbow Warrior : 30 ans après, les excuses du poseur de bombe

Dimanche 6 septembre 2015, 30 ans après, interviewé par Médiapart, le colonel Jean-Luc Kister (nom de code Alain Tonel), le poseur de la bombe qui a coulé le Rainbow Warrior dans la nuit du 10 au 11 juillet 1985, raconte, à visage découvert, dans les moindres détails, ce qu’il s’est passé. Et ses premiers mots sont des excuses pour la famille de Fernando Pereira (tout particulièrement sa fille), pour Greenpeace et pour le peuple néozélandais.

Le Rainbow Warrior, coulé le 10 juillet 1985 par une équipe de la DGSE

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For a Living Amazon!

For a Living Amazon!

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How a sewing machine and hair accessories are reversing the course for girls’ education in Africa

How a sewing machine and hair accessories are reversing the course for girls' education in Africa

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Bono: 'These people are not migrants, they are refugees' – video

U2 frontman Bono says refugees should be not be called ‘migrants’

Action needed to reach global targets to stem deforestation, says head of Greenpeace | Greenpeace Africa

Action needed to reach global targets to stem deforestation, says head of Greenpeace

Greenpeace Africa

Rare Black Jaguar Swimming in the Amazon

UN report finds deforestation slowing, but not fast enough for forest communities or the climat

Without action up to 170 m ha will be wiped out in just 20 years.

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Get Africa connected – The important role of technology in rural farming

To empower rural farmers and lift them out of poverty, a solid financial framework is vital to ensure access to basic on-demand knowledge on food production.

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Stand with us to protect Congo Basin Forest!

SIGN TO PROTECT THE CONGO BASIN FOREST

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Arctic Roar:

This morning, 64 activists along with Emma Thompson and Aurora, a giant polar bear, are in front of Shell’s office asking CEO Ben Van Beurden to put an end to Arctic drilling. Join them at: savethearctic.org/en/arcticroar

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Searching for Everyday Blue: An Opportunity Missed | Greenpeace East Asia

Searching for Everyday Blue: An Opportunity Missed

Greenpeace East Asia

The mind boggling size of the Pacific

The Pacific ocean covers approximately one-third of the Earth's surface. You could fit all the land in the world into the space it occupies – with room left over for an extra Canada. Put another way, it’s bigger than the surface of Mars.

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CHANGE TUNA

It’s time to #ChangeTuna so future generations can enjoy lots of tuna from healthy oceans.

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Would you leave your home & loved ones unless you absolutely had to?

Refugees need our support

It’s not a decision that any of us would ever want to make. But we can do something to support those who have been forced into that terrible choice and reduce the chances that others might have to do the same.

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URGENT ! Dites aux dirigeants européens

Les ministres européens se réuniront lundi 14 septembre. Signez notre pétition pour les appeler à financer un plan global pour venir en aide aux réfugiés, où qu’ils soient.#RefugeesWelcome

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U2's POWERFUL Tribute to 9/11 Victims

NeverForget‬ USA New York 9/11 Victims

#ONE #AFRICA, by Yoganomics:

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Création du parc amazonien de Guyane

La forêt tropicale Amazonienne abrite 10% des espèces du globe et fournit 15% de l’oxygène mondiale.