The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and the African Union Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) today presented a Joint Declaration at the UN Summit of the Future in New York, emphasising the crucial role of civil society in addressing global challenges and advancing sustainable development.
As COP16 of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) draws near, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is calling on the global community to place biodiversity at the forefront of international efforts. Biodiversity—the vast variety of life on Earth—is not an abstract concept, but the foundation of ecosystems, human well-being, and economic stability. The EESC highlighted the urgency of this issue in an own-initiative opinion adopted at its September plenary session.
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), has adopted an opinion supporting the inclusion of persons with disabilities in the open labour market, calling for the promotion of measures and policies (including the setup of a joint fund between Member States) that would buttress these efforts.
