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“Access to justice means a forum that can hear the harm.” When all doors to accountability & remedy close, panellists underscore importance of a #BindingTreaty covering all companies & entire value chain and addressing gaps in current frameworks to address harms on the ground.

Sharing human rights impacts of glysophate & genetically-modified soy in Latin America, panellists present the outcomes of an OECD complaint against Bayer, highlighting the gaps current processes have in properly examining allegations, ensuring accountability and addressing remedy for harms.

The GEN is at the side event to the 12th #OEIGWG session on TNCs and OBEs, focusing on "Accountability in Global Value Chains: Legal Responsibilities of States and Corporations in Addressing Harm from Pesticides". @cidse.bsky.social @franciscansintl.bsky.social ▶️ www.cidse.org?event=accoun...

🇺🇳 Nächste Woche beginnt in Genf die 12. Verhandlungsrunde für ein rechtsverbindliches Abkommen zu Wirtschaft & Menschenrechten. In einem 📝 Positionspapier @cidse.bsky.social zeigen wir auf, worauf im Sinne der Betroffenen im Globalen Süden besonders zu achten ist. www.cidse.org/2026/10/07/c...

🇪🇺 Europe must step up at #COP31. Today, ELSiA & partners call on EU leaders to: ✅ Phase out fossil fuels ✅ Deliver a just transition ✅ Increase climate finance ✅ Champion agroecology Climate leadership means standing with the most vulnerable & protecting our common home. 🌍

🙏🌍 Together in prayer, together in action. Join ELSiA on 11 October at the House of Compassion (12:45 pm) for an ecumenical prayer service bringing together Anglican, Catholic and Protestant communities before the Brussels Climate March. #BrusselsClimateMarch

▶️ www.koo.at/aktuelles/15... @misereor.bsky.social @maryknollogc.bsky.social @cidse.bsky.social #Maasai #Tanzania #Ngorongoro #conservation #humanrights

Catholic leaders + 200 orgs (including CIDSE and @kooat.bsky.social), are calling on @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu for a real fossil fuel exit plan, as heatwaves, wildfires & droughts devastate Europe. 🔥 Let's make this Europe's last fossil fuel crisis. www.cidse.org/2026/08/26/m...

📢 New guide: how EU Member States can turn the CSDDD into strong national law. It's not the directive we fought for, but it's a legal tool worth fighting with — if gaps are closed & aligned with international standards. 📖 buff.ly/xuIuqlq #CSDDD

✨SAVE THE DATE ✨ 📢 On 10 September, the Laudato Si' Action Platform will bring together perspectives from the Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership & the Iswe Foundation for a global Season of Creation webinar 🌱 Join the conversation ➡️ buff.ly/MYItWRP

A ban on Israeli settlement products? Here are the options the EU is considering

The paper draws on months of research & consultations with European trade & constitutional lawyers, EU law firms, customs experts, former & current EU officials. Hoping this will contribute to the ongoing EU discussion & do away with common misconceptions. www.cidse.org/2026/07/09/h...

🚨As EU Commission puts out options to restrict trade with Israel's illegal settlements, we are today releasing our full proposal to ban such trade We show how the EU can concretely design & implement it – and why it's legally necessary By my org EuMEP & @cidse.bsky.social eumep.org/wp-content/u...

CIDSE congratulates Sister Alessandra Smerilli F.M.A., on her appointment as Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development by Pope Leo XIV. 🎉 We look forward to continuing our partnership in this new chapter. 🙏 🔗 buff.ly/Vtvd2iz

That's a wrap on week 1 in Bonn! 🌍 From side-events to strategy meetings, our mission was fulfilled. But the work continues. Climate policies must protect people & planet. The way is there; now we need political will. Towards COP31, together.

Faith in action at #SB64: Catholic actors & frontline communities call on governments to match the climate crisis with equitable, people-centered ambition — on finance, adaptation, Loss & Damage, and a just transition. The road to #COP31 starts now. 🌍 🎥 buff.ly/hFuOwXI 🗨️ buff.ly/s5Xv7HE

🌎 ¿Qué es el #GlobalGateway y cómo afecta a América Latina y el Caribe? ¡Es mañana! ¡Ven con nosotros al lanzamiento del manual para formadores sobre el Global Gateway! 📖 Inscríbete aquí 🔗

During the #SB64 in Bonn, the NCCEA released its key messages for the road to #COP31, calling for climate action rooted in justice, dignity, and solidarity. 📣 Today, Catholic voices outlined priorities on adaptation, just transition, fossil fuels & more. 📽️: shorturl.at/yiDiH 🗟: shorturl.at/X1QYP

🌱 On this #WorldEnvironmentDay CIDSE invites you to join us in #Bonn for an in-person Climate Relay Dialogue on driving ambition, implementation & justice! 📆 11 June, 18:00 CEST. 📍 St Winfried Church Hall, Bonn Register by 9 June 👉

🗨️ How do you balance food security, climate protection & biodiversity in global land use? A 2025 study by the German Bishops' Conference has a systemic answer. 🌿 Findings presented live at the European Parliament on Monday 22 June at 16:00. Register until 12 June 👉 buff.ly/MdI2SKS

🗨️ Join CIDSE for an in-person Climate Relay Dialogue in #Bonn on 11 June, bringing together faith actors, civil society & frontline voices. 📆 Thursday, 11 June | 18:00 CEST 📍 St Winfried Church Hall, Bonn. 🔗 Register by 10 June:

🥗 Food is a right. Not a privilege. Join the EU Food Justice Forum on 9 June in Brussels to push for a rights-based approach to food — from the CAP to global supply chains. 🗓️ Register by 5 June 👇 buff.ly/DaudxZC

🎙️ #SocialJusticeOnAir is back! A home means safety, dignity & a chance to start again. In our new episode, we explore Europe’s housing crisis & how Housing First is helping people rebuild, starting with a home. Listen now! ➡️ open.spotify.com/episode/39KN... ➡️ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

🌎 2025 brought many challenges. But it has also shown us how strong we are together with allies, friends, & partners, & how we can model the solidarity, peace, courage, & justice we want to see in the world. Read our Annual Report 2025 👉 buff.ly/zJKJgad