Taming big tech : Protecting Expression for All

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ARTICLE 19’s policies set out a solution that would not only protect freedom of expression and privacy online but also – finally – give us all a viable alternative to Big Tech.

OXFAM: Sick Development

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How rich-country government and World Bank funding to for-profit private hospitals causes harm, and why it should be stopped

OECD: GOVERNMENT AT A GLANCE 2023

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Crises underline need to build greater trust and enhance democratic resilience Democracies' responses to recent crises have in many cases been effective – but stepping up efforts to build trust and enhance democratic resilience is needed for future challenges, according to the OECD's latest report.

UN forum drives action to close the gender-finance gap in Asia and the Pacific

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Organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission of Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), in partnership with the Government of Canada, the Feminist Finance Forum next week will drive action to move the needle on gender lens investing and financial inclusion for entrepreneurs across the region.

Global city leaders offer solutions to G20 ahead of heads of state meeting on climate, economic and humanitarian crises

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July 8, 2023 More than 430 global and city leaders gathered in Ahmedabad this week at the 6th Urban 20 Summit, ahead of G20 meetings later this year in India

Make football a safe work place for women, teen players

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While the Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand is set to become the most attended stand-alone women’s sporting event in history, fans may not see the sexual harassment, unfair pay, and unsafe working environment many women footballers endure.

Business & Human Rights: Mary Robinson Speaker Series 2023 - Raising the bar: Regulating corporate abuse (Sep 14, 2023)

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Date & Time: Sep 14, 2023 06:45 PM Free online event will focus on the new wave of regulation seeking to end corporate impunity, while also empowering communities and workers in global supply chains.

States must support leadership roles of Indigenous Youth: UN expert

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GENEVA (8 August 2023) – The importance of ensuring meaningful decision-making for Indigenous Peoples is reliant on their youth, especially young Indigenous women and girls’ leadership and empowerment, the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples, Cali Tzay said.

UNPFII Twenty-Second Session: 17-28 April 2023

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Home Social Development Issues Indigenous Peoples United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) UNPFII Twenty-second Session: 17-28 April 2023 UNPFII Twenty-Second Session: 17-28 April 2023 Theme: “Indigenous Peoples, human health, planetary and territorial health and climate change: a rights-based approach”. Dates: 17-28 April 2023 Location: United Nations Headquarters

International Day Of The World’s Indigenous Peoples 2023: INDIGENOUS YOUTH AS AGENT OF CHANGE, OFFICIAL EVENT, TODAY

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Virtual commemoration on 9 August 2023* (9-10:30 am EST/New York Time) The International Day observance will take place online on Wednesday, 9 August 2023.

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