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A record number of women, LGBTQ+ and Black candidates win races in midterm elections.
In New Hampshire, James Roesener won the state’s 22nd District race, making him the first out trans man elected to a state legislature. In Minnesota and Montana respectively, Leigh Finke and Zooey Zephyr won their races to become the first out trans people elected to their states’ legislatures. And in Montana, SJ Howell won the state’s 95th District race, which means that they will be the first out nonbinary candidate elected to the state’s legislature. .
This year, women at COP27 are leading discussions on a particularly divisive issue — reparations for climate disasters. For more than 30 years, activists have tried to get reparations onto the COP agenda and have finally succeeded. On Nov. 20, representatives reached an agreement that would create a new global fund for climate reparations. The U.S. and European Union will face pressure to contribute. Details about the agreement will be discussed at next year’s conference. “It is a small victory for humankind,” said Avinash Persaud, special climate envoy to the prime minister of Barbados.
“Behind every femicide statistic is the story of an individual woman or girl who has been failed. These deaths are preventable – the tools and the knowledge to do so already exist,” said Sima Bahous, Executive Director at U.N. Women. Earlier this month, UNFPA appealed for a life-saving $113.7 million for sexual and reproductive healthcare in the Horn of Africa, which faces its worst drought in 40 years.
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