Rome MED Mediterranean Dialogues

https://www.esteri.it/en/eventi/med2024/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67t_fUl0iVs

https://www.governo.it/en/node/27136

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWEzvZyA_us

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUH4KMsw7fk

https://med.ispionline.it/

Outcome of COP29

https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/11/1157416

https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20241124-developing-nations-blast-paltry-300-billion-deal-approved-at-un-climate-summit

https://iccwbo.org/news-publications/statement-letters/initial-icc-reaction-to-cop29-outcome/

https://www.edf.org/media/edf-statement-cop29-outcome-new-climate-finance-goal-article-6

https://www.rainews.it/articoli/2024/11/cop29-approvato-laccordo-300-miliardi-di-dollari-di-aiuti-climatici-ai-paesi-piu-poveri-302de97c-6e6b-4e50-845e-fb4809fe1163.html

https://europa.today.it/ambiente/clima-cop29-accordo.html

https://www.governo.it/it/articolo/cop29-high-level-segment-heads-states-and-government/27040

Hong Kong latest

 https://www.france24.com/en/

The G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro

https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/international-summit/2024/11/18-19/#:~:text=Under%20the%20motto%20'Building%20a,the%20institutions%20of%20global%20governance

https://www.gov.br/trabalho-e-emprego/pt-br/assuntos/g20-brasil-2024/g20-english-version

https://www.g20.org/en/news/the-g20-summit-has-defined-its-agenda-the-focus-will-be-on-social-inclusion-global-reform-and-sustainability

Although, even though, though, despite, in spite of

Explanation

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/b1-b2-grammar/contrasting-ideas-although-despite-others

https://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/in-spite-despite-and-although

https://www.learn-english-today.com/lessons/lesson_contents/grammar/although-despite.html

https://www.mobberley.cheshire.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Worksheet-14.pdf

Exercises

https://iuuk.mff.cuni.cz/~andrew/EAP/Murphy_p226-7.pdf

https://www.learn-english-today.com/lessons/lesson_contents/exercises/although-despite-quiz1.html

https://www.myenglishpages.com/grammar-exercise-although/

https://www.grammarbank.com/despite-although-exercise.html#google_vignette

https://english-practice.net/english-grammar-exercises-although-though-even-though-in-spite-of-despite/#google_vignette

https://test-english.com/grammar-points/b1/clauses-contrast-purpose-reason/2/

https://speakspeak.com/english-grammar-exercises/upper-intermediate/despite-in-spite-of-although-even-though-2

https://test-english.com/grammar-points/a2/however-although-time-connectors/

https://www.myenglishpages.com/grammar-exercise-although/

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/linking-words-contrast-exercise-1.html

https://agendaweb.org/grammar/conjunctions-connectors-exercises.html

Saudi Arabia and the BRICS+ group

https://www.google.com/search?q=saudi+arabia+hasnt+joined+BRICS&oq=saudi+arabia+hasnt+joined+BRICS&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIICAEQABgNGB4yCggCEAAYCBgNGB4yCggDEAAYCBgNGB4yCggEEAAYgAQYogQyCggFEAAYgAQYogTSAQoyNzQyMGowajE1qAIIsAIB&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:e76f2ce1,vid:JQVE1p6e1Iw,st:0  Saudi Arabia stays out but welcomes greater cooperation

https://www.arabnews.com/node/2576648/saudi-arabia

https://amwaj.media/article/deep-dive-saudi-arabia-and-brics-a-balancing-act

https://www.ispionline.it/it/pubblicazione/se-un-brics-non-fa-primavera-143447

more on the BRICS+

https://www.claws.in/brics-vs-g7-can-they-truly-be-compared/ perhaps the basis for an essay

also good for an essay https://carnegieendowment.org/research/2024/10/brics-summit-emerging-middle-powers-g7-g20?lang=en

and remember https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)_per_capita

more information

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2024/760368/EPRS_BRI(2024)760368_EN.pdf

https://www.statista.com/chart/33311/brics-share-of-global-gdp-and-population/

https://www.ey.com/en_in/insights/tax/economy-watch/can-brics-play-a-key-role-in-shaping-future-global-economic-policy

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/foreign-trade/india-and-china-drive-shift-from-g7-to-brics-in-global-trade-dynamics-ey-report/articleshow/114806991.cms?from=mdr

Task Force Caschi blu della cultura (Unite4Heritage) to save cultural heritage nationally and abroad

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_peacekeeping

https://art-crime.blogspot.com/2016/02/the-uns-blue-helmets-for-culture.html

https://italyun.esteri.it/en/news/dalla_rappresentanza/2016/02/italy-and-unesco-create-task-force-2/

https://www.eunews.it/2016/04/20/e-italiana-la-prima-task-force-per-preservare-il-patrimonio-culturale-mondiale/

https://www.iai.it/sites/default/files/iai1715.pdf

https://www.florencedailynews.com/2017/04/03/un-culture-blue-helmets-born/

https://www.usi.ch/en/feeds/17464

https://www.carabinieri.it/chi-siamo/oggi/organizzazione/mobile-e-speciale/comando-carabinieri-per-la-tutela-del-patrimonio-culturale/task-force-caschi-blu-della-cultura

https://onuitalia.com/2022/04/01/italy-establishes-task-force-to-save-cultural-heritage-nationally-and-abroad/

https://cultura.gov.it/unite4heritage

https://heritagetribune.eu/world/fighting-art-crime-and-protecting-heritage-across-the-world-italys-blue-helmets-of-culture/

https://onuitalia.com/2023/04/27/over-80-thousand-artworks-recovered-in-2022-by-the-carabinieri-heritage-unit/

https://onuitalia.com/2023/05/02/italy-brings-the-carabinieri-command-for-cultural-heritage-protection-at-the-un-one-of-a-kind/

https://www.finestresullarte.info/en/news/in-2023-the-carabinieri-recovered-more-than-100-thousand-cultural-properties

https://www.difesa.it/eng/primo-piano/lebanon-italian-blue-helmets-identify-incendiary-devices/57326.html

https://www.kermes-restauro.it/caschi-blu-della-cultura-iniziativa-unite4heritage/

https://www.agenziacult.it/politica/caschi-blu-della-cultura-da-5-anni-a-difesa-del-patrimonio-culturale-mondiale/