Asia-Pacific policymakers call for ‘whole-of-society’ response to build back better from crises in the region

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 04May
Policymakers from 50 Asian and Pacific countries today called for a “whole-of-society” response to COVID-19 and encouraged coordinated action across the region to mitigate the economic and social devastation brought on by the pandemic.
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World Press Freedom Day

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 03May
3 May acts as a reminder to governments of the need to respect their commitment to press freedom and is also a day of reflection among media professionals about issues of press freedom and professional ethics. Just as importantly, World Press Freedom Day is a day of support for media which are targets for the restraint, or abolition, of press freedom.
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LOCALIZING SDGS ROUNDTABLE

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 03May
A series of virtual roundtables are being organised jointly by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Development Partners Network for Decentralization and Local Governance (DeLoG), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) from 19 to 22 April 2021.
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2021 SKOLL WORLD FORUM VIDEOS

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 03May
The 2021 Skoll World Forum took place online from April 13-15. Watch archived event content here. The 2022 Skoll World Forum will take place April 4-8.
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A first-of-its-kind USD1,500,000 Philanthropic Pooled Fund created to Strengthen Healthcare systems in Southeast Asia (AVPN)

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 03May
five philanthropic organisations in Asia - including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Chevron, Johnson & Johnson, Macquarie Group Foundation, and Sequoia Capital India - have come together to pool USD 825,000 in the first close of pooled philanthropic grant capital.
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World leaders must commit to holding climate-wrecking industries and their financial backers to account (GLOBAL WITNESS)

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 03May
Global commitments at Biden’s Leaders Summit on Climate fall short of tackling the main culprits of the climate crisis.
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'Tackling Climate Action at the Local Level: Education for Sustainable Development Projects from the Global RCE Network'

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 03May
A new publication from the Education for Sustainable Development Project at UNU-IAS has been launched today, featuring a number of outstanding climate education projects from Regional Centres of Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development (RCEs).
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Time to Take Action! Join the One billion Voices Global Action Week for Education, April 26-30 2021

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 30Apr
The theme for the 2021 Global Action Week for Education (GAWE) is education financing, in-line with the policy framing of the One Billion Voices campaign. Actions and activities undertaken during the week will be focused on securing an increase in the public financing of education to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.
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World Press Freedom Day: Philippines journalist Maria Ressa to receive 2021 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 30Apr
Investigative journalist and media executive Maria Ressa of the Philippines has been named as the 2021 laureate of the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize, following the recommendation of an international jury of media professionals. The Award Ceremony will take place on 2 May in Windhoek, Namibia, on the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day Global Conference, and be streamed.
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Global Action Week For Education 2021 (26 to 30 APRIL)

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 30Apr
The theme for the 2021 Global Action Week for Education (GAWE) is education financing. Actions and activities undertaken during the week will be focused on securing an increase in the public financing of education to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.
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