WB ANNUAL REPORT 2020: Supporting Countries in Unprecedented Times

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 18Dec
"The World Bank Group has been at the forefront of that response, mobilizing rapidly to deliver much-needed support to countries to provide critical supplies, reduce loss of life and economic hardship, protect hard-earned development gains, and deliver on our mission of reducing poverty and boosting shared prosperity" shares David Malpass, President of the WB
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South Asia: Justice, Services Can Curb Sexual Violence (HRW PRESS RELEASE)

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 18Dec
South Asian governments should disregard populist death penalty rhetoric and listen to their own experts to prevent and end sexual violence against women, Human Rights Watch said in a video released today.
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Online Youth Consultation on Preventing Violent Extremism through Sport

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 18Dec
The UN Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) is launching an on line consultation within the framework of the "UN Global Programme on Security of Major Sporting Events, and Promotion of Sport and its Values as a Tool to Prevent Violent Extremism" . If you a are between 15 and 29 years old and wish to contribute to the advancement of sport in promoting social inclusion, you can apply.
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Recovering Better: Sport for Development and Peace

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 16Dec
UN DESA launched an advocacy brief on 15 December 2020, co-led by UN-Women, titled ‘Recovering Better: Sport for Development and Peace Reopening, Recovery and Resilience Post-COVID-19’. The brief was collaboratively drafted by sport focal points in the following entities: World Health Organization, UN Office for Drugs and Crime, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, ILO and others.
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In Conversation with Robert Putnam, Shaylyn Romney Garrett & Special Guests February 24th 2021, 5.30pm-7.00pm GMT – online

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 16Dec
The Young Foundation and the Institute for Community Studies invite you to join the ‘poet laureate of civil society’ Robert Putnam and Shaylyn Romney Garrett to discuss their new book: "The Upswing, How America Came Together a Century and How We Can Do It Again".
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Bill and Melinda Gates call for collaboration, continued innovation to overcome challenges of delivering COVID-19 scientific breakthroughs to the world

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 16Dec
Gates Foundation pledges additional $250 million to accelerate development and equitable distribution of COVID-19 tests, treatments, and vaccines to end the pandemic
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UNESCO and Education International call on governments to consider teachers and school personnel as a priority group in COVID-19 vaccination efforts

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 16Dec
A new appeal from UNESCO and Education International to prioritize teaches in the vaccination efforts.
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Virtual Webinar on the Whole-Athlete Approach BY TRUE SPORTS (January 7, 2021, 10 a.m - 1 p.m. MST)

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 16Dec
Join TrueSport Experts as they discuss how to develop and leverage the life lessons learned through youth sport. Topics central to the conversation include nutrition, clean sport, mental health, and more!
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World Bank outlines a New Vision to ensure that every child learns, everywhere

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 16Dec
COVID-related school closures risk pushing an additional 72 million primary school aged children into learning poverty—meaning that they are unable to read and understand a simple text by age 10—according to two new World Bank reports released today. The reports outline a new vision for learning and the investments and policies, including on education technology, that countries can implement today
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"Let’s break silos now! – Achieving disability-inclusive education in a post-COVID world” by HUMANITY AND INCLUSION

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 16Dec
This is a ground breaking report by Humanity and Inclusion, previously known as Handicap International, and it is focused on making educational system inclusive of the special needs of children with disabilities. Working across the sectors, horizontally across multiple stakeholders but also vertically within institutions is going to be paramount , including empowering the ministries of education.
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