Campaign

Dubai, UAE, December 09, 2023 - During the ongoing Cop 28 Global Climate Conference in Dubai, leaders of Civil Society from Most Vulnerable Countries (MVCs) convened a press conference, have shown their deep dissatisfaction on poor progress of MVC LDCs issues and demand a concrete action plan to phase...

Dubai, UAE, December 04, 2023 – During the ongoing Cop 28 Global Climate Conference in Dubai, leaders of Civil Society from Most Vulnerable Countries (MVCs) convened a press conference, highlighting the critical need for tangible National Determined Contribution (NDC) targets from major carbon emitters. Their emphasis is on concrete...

COAST and EquityBD jointly drafted a paper for CoP 28 in Dubai, urging action on behalf of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Most Vulnerable Countries (MVCs). The paper outlines critical needs, criticizes past negotiation failures since the Paris Agreement, emphasizes solidarity with CSOs, and presents key demands for fulfilling...

Dhaka, 11 November, 2023.  Civil society organizations (CSOs) demanded a strong govt position for a realistic NDC from the big emitters achieving 1.5-degree temperature goal in upcoming CoP 28 global climate conference.  They also advised government to demand for a stand-alone L&D Fund to manage the losses...

Dhaka, 14 October 2023. Rights-based civil society representatives urge legal action along with widespread awareness to prevent sexual harassment and other harassment against women and girls online. This was urged from a virtual press conference organized today on the occasion of the International Rural Women's Day tomorrow. The press...

Dhaka, 12th October 2023: Today a civil society network led by EquityBD, called to the developed countries and their allies IFIs to cancel all the debts those are related with climate financing and demand for compensation and grant-based financing instead of loan. They also criticized the existing...

Dhaka, 15 September, 2023: Today a group of rights-based organizations united their voices to advocate for a future free from the constraints of fossil fuels. They organized a human chain in Dhaka The human chain was jointly organized by Waterkeepers Bangladesh, EquityBD, Brotee, Sundarban and Upakul Surakka Andolan, Youth...

Dhaka, September 8, 2023. Today, a group of prominent civil society organizations and concerned citizens organized a human chain, cycle rally and mime event in the lead-up to the G-20 conference in New Delhi, India, scheduled for September 9-10, 2023. The event was jointly organized by Waterkeepers Bangladesh, COAST...

Dhaka, 24 August, 2023. On August 25, 2017, nearly 1 million Rohingya refugees fled Myanmar’s brutal genocide, seeking refuge in Bangladesh. As the 6th year of this tragic event approaches, Cox’s Bazar CSO and NGO Forum (CCNF) along with Equity and Justice Working Group Bangladesh (EquityBD) have issued a joint...

Virtual Discussion on World Humanitarian Day 2023 Dhaka, 19 August 2023: Speakers emphasized the paramount importance of ensuring the safety and security of aid workers in Bangladesh, particularly those engaged in humanitarian responses to the Rohingya crisis. They spoke during a virtual dialogue organized by COAST Foundation, Cox’s Bazar CSO-NGO...