Malaysian Foreign Minister and international parliamentarians demand stronger action on Myanmar

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NEW YORK, 19 September 2022 – The Malaysian Foreign Minister, Dato Sri Saifuddin Abdullah, parliamentarians from Europe and Asia, and members of the National Unity Government (NUG) of Myanmar have urged the global community to take stronger action to tackle the crisis triggered in Myanmar by last year’s illegal coup d’état.

Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) 2022 Meeting, 19-20 September, 2022

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Established in 2005 by President Bill Clinton, the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) convenes global leaders to create and implement solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges. To date, members of the CGI community have made more than 3,700 Commitments to Action that have made a difference in the lives of more than 435 million people in more than 180 countries.

Introducing Generation Valuable

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Generation Valuable is a brand new programme addressing the gap in disability talent at all levels, by creating an opportunity for one rising leader from each Valuable 500 company to join a programme directly developing the C-Suite leaders of tomorrow, as well as raising awareness within today’s C-Suite.

IMF ONLINE EVENT: High Level Policy Dialogue on Inequality: Developments and Policy Challenges in the Post-COVID environment

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Save the date and join us on September 20 and 21. The event will include remarks and presentations, together with a policy dialogue in which representatives from 5 African and 2 Latin American countries will share their experiences (Senegal, the Minister for Digitalization for Togo, Rwanda and Mozambique; Brazil and others)

Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction

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Australia is partnering with the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) to host the Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (APMCDRR) at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre from 19-22 September 2022.

International Democracy Day: EUROPEAN Commission launches Youth Participation Cohort to promote democracy worldwide

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Marking the International Day of Democracy and the European Year of Youth, the European Commission launched today (15th of Sept) the Youth Political and Civic Engagement Cohort to support young people in promoting democracy locally and globally

United in Science: We are heading in the wrong direction

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Report from World Meteorological Organization, WMO, focuses on greenhouse gases, global temperatures, climate predictions and tipping points, urban climate change, extreme weather impacts and early warnings,

Migrant labourers in Qatar lose jobs weeks before World Cup

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Nepali construction workers have been made redundant ahead of the World Cup without proper notice, complete wages, or end-of-service benefits, a new investigation by migrant-rights.org has found...

LAUNCH OF DEMOCRACY NEXT

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Yesterday a new civic organization, Democracy Next was launched with an online event. It is focused on promoting deliberative and other forms of innovations in the field of democracy.

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