YOUTH & LEADERS SUMMIT 2021 (SCIENCE PO)

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The 6th edition of the Youth & Leaders Summit will be dedicated to Wars and Peace: Solving Conflicts, Building Human Security and will be held online over three days on 18-19-20 January 2021. #YLSummitPSIA

Guardian Angels, Gut Punches, and a Time for Healing

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Wednesday, January 6 in the US will live in infamy. For me it was a day to become a better person.

Step up climate change adaptation or face serious human and economic damage – UN report

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The 2020 Adaptation Gap Report launched by UNEP "finds that such action is lagging far behind. It finds that while nations have advanced in planning and implementation, huge gaps remain, particularly in finance for developing countries and bringing adaptation projects to the stage where they bring real reductions in climate risks."

CHILD'S BEST INTEREST FIRST: IMPORTANT RULING IN THE EU

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The member states of the EU must consider the best interest of migrant minors before deciding upon their returns to their countries of origin. This is a remarkable ruling by the European Court of Justice, the EU highest court, safeguarding the rights of migrants and refugees children without parents.

Report: The future of sport and development

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This report summarises recommendations on reimagining the future of sport and development, including insights from our 2020 call for articles and webinar. As the coronavirus pandemic has profoundly affected sport, including the use of sport in development, it is opportune to question the role of sport in society. Should we be going back to business as usual OR is it time for sport to change?

Climate Adaptation Summit

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The Netherlands will host the Global Commission on Adaptation (GCA) Climate Adaptation Summit from 25-26 January 2021. Originally scheduled for 22 October 2020, the event will be held online due to the COVID-19 global pandemic.

TONY BLAIR INSTITUTE TALKS

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The TBI Talks series returns this month, and we will be joined by leading thinkers in politics, academia, business, journalism and more to debate answers to the big policy issues of 2021 – from the economic and political reality of Brexit, to how to make the UK a global centre for tech innovation, to the increasingly frail state of the union and the promise of global leadership on climate change.

Democracy Pioneers from NESTA

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In December 2019, Nesta launched the Democracy Pioneers Award, to seek out projects and organisations reshaping and re-energising democracy in the UK. Here we share the programme's outcomes and learnings.

Remarks at Security Council Open Debate on “Challenges of Maintaining Peace and Security in Fragile Contexts” UN Secretary General

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"We know that prevention and peacebuilding save lives and are cost-effective, especially when strategies come together across the peace, development and humanitarian nexus in support of national priorities. But they also require national leadership, political commitment and financial support" shares António Guterres on the 6th of January.

STI in times of crisis and opportunity (OECD)

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The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, OECD, an intergovernmental body based in Paris, published its flagship Science, Technology and Innovation Outlook for 2021. "Science and technology offer the only exit strategy from COVID-19. They have played essential roles in providing a better understanding of the virus and its transmission"

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