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November update
Welcome to the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s November update. In this newsletter, you’ll find highlights from across our areas of work, as well as the latest opportunities for you to get involved. If you don’t regularly receive our newsletter, you can subscribe here.
Trust Conference 2022:
Key moments and takeaways
Our flagship annual event, Trust Conference, took place at the end of October. This year, we welcomed over 600 delegates from around the globe to engage in more than 25 sessions with some of the world’s leading experts and innovators. Together in person for the first time in three years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we shared expertise, discussed solutions, and heard inspiring calls to action. Thank you to everyone who joined us!
On day one of Trust Conference, we were joined by speakers including Christiane Amanpour CBE, Chief International Anchor at CNN; Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, Project Manager at the Thomson Reuters Foundation; and Dmitry Muratov, Nobel Laureate and Editor-in-Chief of Novaya Gazeta. Our expert speakers discussed an array of topics - from the critical work of reporters in active conflict zones to the risks and opportunities that technology presents to human rights and press freedoms. Our day two sessions focused on the climate emergency and the need to build inclusive economies. Speakers included Vanessa Nakate, Climate Justice Activist, and Inger Andersen, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme, and Dhananjayan Skriskandarajah, CEO, Oxfam GB.
Couldn’t make it this year? Our news story recaps some of the key moments and learnings, and you can watch our highlights video on YouTube. Full session recordings will be available imminently, so subscribe to the Trust Conference YouTube channel to stay up to date.
Context at COP27: our view on the world’s most important climate conference
Image: REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
The recently-concluded COP27 U.N. climate negotiations represented a crucial opportunity for global leaders to commit to meaningful solutions to climate change. Throughout the two-week event, Context - the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s journalism platform - published regular coverage and expert analysis.
Climate Change Editor Laurie Goering and Just Transition Editor Megan Rowling were on the ground in Sharm El-Sheikh, where a pioneering “loss and damage” fund was finally agreed to help countries most vulnerable to the climate crisis. Where money to fill the fund will come from is yet to be determined – and expected to be a hot topic of conversation over the coming year, as well as at COP28 in the UAE.
Laurie and Megan’s insightful daily on-the-scene reporting was enriched with wide-ranging contributions from Context correspondents around the world. See a collection of of our top articles below:
Jack Graham’s dig into rising threats to Congo Basin forests
Kim Harrisberg engaging profile of young African radio reporters at COP
Nazih Osseiran’s powerful reporting on drought in Iraq
Mick Taylor’s look at the lack of climate focus in Malaysia’s election
Laurie Goering’s explainer on how close we are to passing 1.5 degrees celsius of global warming
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November updates across the Foundation
Media Freedom:
Media Freedom Coalition works to provide safe refuge for journalists at risk
In 2019, the High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom designated the issue of safe refuge to journalists at risk as one of its key priorities. The High Level Panel followed this up in 2020 by publishing its Report on Safe Refuge for Journalists at Risk, authored by Professor Can Yeginsu. The report provided a series of recommendations for Media Freedom Coalition member countries, the headline recommendation being the creation of an emergency visa for journalists at risk. This was followed by a number of important adjustments to states’ existing frameworks for safe relocation.
Inclusive Economies:
New webinar on best practices for implementing the 'S' in ESG
The Foundation recently partnered with the Council for Inclusive Capitalism and Shift to create a two-part webinar called 'Preparing for 'S' Disclosure'. The publicly available videos explore evolving trends in the ESG 'social' landscape and how to apply this knowledge to your work.
The first webinar covers regulations and standards, while the second webinar focuses on best practices.
Human Rights:
Extreme heat pushed workers to the limits in Qatar’s World Cup building boom
Surenda Tamang returned to Nepal from a construction job in Qatar with kidney failure. As climate change makes heat waves more common and outdoor labour more dangerous, what can we learn from the thousands of migrant workers who suffered to prepare Qatar for the World Cup?
A new film by Context, in partnership with Time and supported by the Pulitzer Centre, investigates the reality facing the migrant workers building Qatar’s new stadiums and infrastructure, and asks whether the Qatari government’s attempts to improve conditions have been effective.
Discover more in our focus areas:
This month we recommend
READ: Taking British politics and colonialism out of our language | Bond
READ: Rethinking Climate Solutions With Activist Vanessa Nakate | Mozilla pocket
READ: Can the world feed 8bn people sustainably? | Guardian
LISTEN: Tigers, robots and unintended consequences: Two stories from India | Context
LISTEN: What Does Sustainable Living Look Like? Maybe Like Uruguay | The Telegraph Daily
Opportunities:
Legal Programme Manager, EMENA - TrustLaw. Based in London, the Legal Programme Manager will work to grow and strengthen our award-winning TrustLaw programme across Europe, Middle East, and North Africa (EMENA). The job ad is here and on LinkedIn.
Intern, LATAM - TrustLaw. Based in the Buenos Aires, the intern will work with the TrustLaw team in Latin America and across the world and will have the opportunity to learn about and support running a global service to support social change. The job ad is here.
Legal Officer, Africa - TrustLaw. Based in Nairobi, the Legal Officer will support the delivery of legal activities on donor-funded projects in the region, reporting into the Legal Projects Manager and working closely with other regional TrustLaw team members. The job ad is here.
Legal Projects Manager, Africa - TrustLaw. Based in Nairobi, the Legal Projects Manager will drive and deliver the legal and programmatic activities for key donor-funded projects in the region and serve as the point person and lead for TrustLaw on these projects. The job ad is here.
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