HDR 2020: The next frontier: Human development and the Anthropocene

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 22Dec
"While the devastating effects of Covid-19 have taken the world’s attention, other layered crises, from climate change to rising inequalities, continue to take their toll. The challenges of planetary and societal imbalance are intertwined: they interact in a vicious circle, each making the other worse"
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Human Development Report 2020 The Next Frontier Human Development and the Anthropocene

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 22Dec
"According to the report, easing planetary pressures in a way that enables all people to flourish in this new age requires dismantling the gross imbalances of power and opportunity that stand in the way of transformation".
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Mission 4.7, a global initiative to achieve SDG Target 4.7, to be launched at the Vatican Youth Symposium on December 16

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 18Dec
"Mission 4.7 brings together leaders from government, academia, civil society, and business to accelerate the implementation of Education for Sustainable Development around the world and highlight the critical importance of education in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)".
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Opinion piece by UN HABITAT, Executive Director, Maimunah Mohd Sharif on how cities can build a healthier future for all

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 18Dec
"Local leadership needs to ensure all sections of society are involved in discussions on preventing COVID-19, including the marginalized and those living in informal settlements. Once vaccines are available, full participation of all community groups will be essential in planning effective and equitable distribution" shares Maimunah Mohd Sharif.
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WB ANNUAL REPORT 2020: Supporting Countries in Unprecedented Times

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 18Dec
"The World Bank Group has been at the forefront of that response, mobilizing rapidly to deliver much-needed support to countries to provide critical supplies, reduce loss of life and economic hardship, protect hard-earned development gains, and deliver on our mission of reducing poverty and boosting shared prosperity" shares David Malpass, President of the WB
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South Asia: Justice, Services Can Curb Sexual Violence (HRW PRESS RELEASE)

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 18Dec
South Asian governments should disregard populist death penalty rhetoric and listen to their own experts to prevent and end sexual violence against women, Human Rights Watch said in a video released today.
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Online Youth Consultation on Preventing Violent Extremism through Sport

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 18Dec
The UN Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) is launching an on line consultation within the framework of the "UN Global Programme on Security of Major Sporting Events, and Promotion of Sport and its Values as a Tool to Prevent Violent Extremism" . If you a are between 15 and 29 years old and wish to contribute to the advancement of sport in promoting social inclusion, you can apply.
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Recovering Better: Sport for Development and Peace

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 16Dec
UN DESA launched an advocacy brief on 15 December 2020, co-led by UN-Women, titled ‘Recovering Better: Sport for Development and Peace Reopening, Recovery and Resilience Post-COVID-19’. The brief was collaboratively drafted by sport focal points in the following entities: World Health Organization, UN Office for Drugs and Crime, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, ILO and others.
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In Conversation with Robert Putnam, Shaylyn Romney Garrett & Special Guests February 24th 2021, 5.30pm-7.00pm GMT – online

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 16Dec
The Young Foundation and the Institute for Community Studies invite you to join the ‘poet laureate of civil society’ Robert Putnam and Shaylyn Romney Garrett to discuss their new book: "The Upswing, How America Came Together a Century and How We Can Do It Again".
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Bill and Melinda Gates call for collaboration, continued innovation to overcome challenges of delivering COVID-19 scientific breakthroughs to the world

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 16Dec
Gates Foundation pledges additional $250 million to accelerate development and equitable distribution of COVID-19 tests, treatments, and vaccines to end the pandemic
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