GLOBAL TEACHER PRIZE and GLOBAL STUDENT PRIZE

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The application and nomination process for the Global Teacher Prize and the inaugural Chegg.org Global Student Prize has been extended and will now close on 16th May 2021. The Varkey Foundation has launched the Chegg.org Global Student Prize this year, a US$50,000 sister award to the Global Teacher Prize, to create a powerful new platform to highlight the efforts of extraordinary students...

Call for Submissions: Innovative Experiences of Cities on Environmental Sustainability and Climate Action, Deadline 5 June 2021

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Home to the majority of humankind, cities are at the forefront of tackling climate change and promoting environmental sustainability. Rising sea levels and extreme weather events such as floods, droughts and storms have heavy impacts on the infrastructure, livelihoods and human health in cities.

50 years of the United Nations Volunteers programme: a contemporary witness recalls (UNV)

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The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme turns 50 this year! To mark our anniversary, we share the reflections of former leading executives and deputies of UNV. First up: First up: Mr Peter Molt , the first Deputy Executive Coordinator of UNV, 1970-1975.

Death Penalty in Asia: Law and Practice' Online Conference 18-19 February, 2021

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Asia accounts for 60 percent of the world’s population and more than 90 percent of the world’s executions. Therefore, any change in the death penalty in Asia will affect this matter in the entire world.

Why social media law-making needs to be more youth inclusive (ODI)

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"In an increasingly digital world, legislatures and governments across the globe are grappling with the challenge of how to effectively tackle mis/disinformation, hate speech and online harms. A barrage of new laws, some of which go against constitutional provisions (France) and even international human rights law, have become increasingly widespread".

Partnerships: The catalyst of FIFA’s social projects

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Join SportWorks TALKS for a discussion with Géraldine Heinen on the importance of partnerships in sport for development and peace initiatives.

G7 communiqué notes support to GPE as part of girls’ education push

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After their meeting in London from May 3 to 5, foreign and development ministers from G7 countries issued a communiqué, in which support to girls’ education features prominently as a key action to promote gender equality and poverty reduction, and to ensure a sustainable recovery from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Porto Social Commitment is “the most comprehensive and ambitious ever reached in the EU”

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"The Porto Social Commitment is “the most comprehensive and ambitious tripartite commitment ever reached in the European Union”, said Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa at the closing session of the Social Summit, part of the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the EU".

The 16th session of the United Nations Forum for Forests was held from 26 to 29 April 2021

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The UNFF was an opportunity to highlight the awareness linked to the COVID-19 pandemic: the health of humans and the health of ecosystems are intimately linked and cannot be understood independently of each other.

UPDATES FROM THE CENTER FOR SPORT, PEACE, & SOCIETY, UNIVERSITY OF Tennessee, Knoxville

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Here you will find out some updates from the newsletter of THE CENTER FOR SPORT, PEACE, & SOCIETY... lots of events being promoted in the last months "to to address social issues in local communities, working across the various UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to make a difference, especially for youths."

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