Last night was UNfairplay’s first ever side event! Side event = boring, dry, uninspiring? Not necessarily, I know I have been surprised at how engaging issues of participation have been for those involved in UNfairplay, and to those who we try to convey our findings too. Our aim was to draw attention to the report [...]
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You may or may not know, I wouldn’t blame you if you didn’t, but the Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI), which is a stream of the talks, currently has on its agenda a number of important ideas for improving civil society participation in this process. These ideas include setting up an online consultation system for [...]
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Dear readers, I hope we haven’t left you waiting for an update from Bonn for too long. The lack of reporting fortunately does not mean we have been inactive, in fact, the opposite is the case. Conny has been in Bonn since Monday, and Isobel, Isabel , Lena and Sophie have joined her tuesday night. [...]
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Sunday was definately not a day of rest for UNfairplay, step by step the team is getting familiar with the little details of the project and feel more confident to talk about it. Today we did a presentation at the Conference of Youth presenting the three main streams of UNfairplay: Logistical Support, Archives and Filling [...]
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If you would like to attend the negotiations in Cancun solely as a volunteer for UNfairplay, from 29th November – 10th December 2010, and need accreditation, please email us at: unfairplay.fig@gmail.com
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UNfairplay’s guide to supporting delegations at the UN Climate Negotiations is now available to download from the toolbar at the bottom of the website underneath the comments on each page. It offers guidance on getting accredatation, media coverage, places to stay, travelling and stories of our experiences that you can learn from. Feel free to [...]
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