Sustainable Development Impact Summit 23—24 September 2019 (World Economic Forum)

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The Sustainable Development Impact summit is the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting for integrating and leveraging the best examples of public-private cooperation, systems thinking and Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies to develop the Sustainable Development Agenda.

2019 Right Livelihood Award Laureates Announced

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The Right Livelihood Award, widely known as the ‘Alternative Nobel Prize’, celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. The 2019 Award goes to Aminatou Haidar (Western Sahara), Guo Jianmei (China), Greta Thunberg (Sweden) and Davi Kopenawa / Hutukara Yanomami Association (Brazil).

The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship announces 2019 Awards

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The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, recognizing that there are various vehicles for driving and championing social innovation: politics and government, markets, academia as well as social enterprises, announced the new 2019 awards during Sustainable Development Impact Summit.

Principles for Responsible Banking: ALL THE DETAILS

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The Principles provide the framework for a sustainable banking system, and help the industry to demonstrate how it makes a positive contribution to society.

130 banks holding USD 47 trillion in assets commit to climate action and sustainability

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In a massive boost for climate action and sustainability, leading banks and the United Nations today launched the Principles for Responsible Banking, with 130 banks collectively holding USD 47 trillion in assets, or one third of the global banking sector, signed up.

Speech by EU President Donald Tusk at the meeting on the action for the Amazon

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The President of The European Council, Donald Tusk is renewing EU commitment to fight for the Amazon. Additional 6.5 million of Euro on the top of what has already been committed, will be provided together with other measures.

130 banks holding USD 47 trillion in assets commit to climate action and sustainability ( UNEP PRESS RELEASE)

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In a massive boost for climate action and sustainability, leading banks and the United Nations today launched the Principles for Responsible Banking, with 130 banks collectively holding USD 47 trillion in assets, or one third of the global banking sector, signed up.

GREAT JOB GREAT JOB JAWALAKHEL WHEELCHAIR SPORT CLUB

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Amazing and inspirational work done by the JAWALAKHEL WHEELCHAIR SPORT CLUB (J.W.S.C) in the recent Inter-Valley Wheelchair Basketball Tournament. The members of the club are really showing the way....

UN Youth Climate Summit, 21 September 2019

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The UN Youth Climate Summit is a platform for young leaders who are driving climate action to showcase their solutions at the United Nations, and to meaningfully engage with decision-makers on the defining issue of our time.

HUMAN RIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL BERLIN, 18.-25. SEPTEMBER

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The event is one of the biggest movie related initiatives centered on human rights, leveraging the power of movies and documentaries. There will be a festival, an award and many workshops.

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