21st Century Social Contract: Building more inclusive state-society relations through volunteering (UNV)

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The online dialogue on the “21st Century Social Contract: Building more inclusive state-society relations through volunteering” is taking place on 14 June 2021, 09:00-10:00 am EST or 3:00-4:00 pm CEST.

Launch of the 2021 Sustainable Development Report

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June 14, 2021 | 08:00 - 09:00am EDT. The annual Sustainable Development Report (SDR) tracks progress on the SDGs and analyzes key issues in sustainable development.

“I Must Work to Eat” Covid-19, Poverty, and Child Labor in Ghana, Nepal, and Uganda (HRW)

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The study looks at how vulnerable children from three countries that are member of the Pathfinders Initiative to fight child labor have been impacted by the pandemic and how social protection initiatives, in particular cash grants, can make the difference.

Webinar: Sports Entrepreneurship - A Practical Guide

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Join World Learning for a webinar on how to become better sports entrepreneurs, either in professional or amateur sports. When: 10 June, 10:30 AM EST

Worsening soil pollution threatens future food production and ecosystems, FAO-UNEP

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Joint report reveals soil pollution as one of the world’s major challenges for ecosystem restoration

G7 economies could lose 8.5% per year by 2050 without more ambitious climate action (OXFAM)

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The economies of the G7 nations could see an average loss of 8.5 percent annually by 2050 ―equivalent to $4.8 trillion― if leaders do not take more ambitious action to tackle climate change, according to Oxfam’s analysis of research by the Swiss Re Institute. Oxfam is calling on G7 leaders, who are meeting in the UK later this week, to cut carbon emissions more quickly and steeply.

Economic empowerment of rural women positively impacts social norms and strengthens food security

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ROME- Economic empowerment of rural women as farmers, entrepreneurs and leaders contributes towards alleviating poverty, increasing food security and achieving gender equality. These findings, based on an evaluation of a six-year multi-agency global initiative implemented in Ethiopia, Guatemala, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Nepal, Niger, and Rwanda, were shared at a high-level event in Rome.

Pandemic used as cover to further suppress civic space and silence critics (FROM IDS)

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Autocratic behaviour surged and democratic freedoms were excessively restricted during the pandemic last year – that is the finding of a new IDS study monitoring civic space in Mozambique, Nigeria, and Pakistan.

Regional Meeting for the Asia-Pacific on the “City and Transport: Safety, Efficiency, and Sustainability”

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The meeting will take place from 09 to 10 June 2021.The high-level meeting will provide a platform for the exchange of regional and global best practices which address sustainable urban transport systems in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs 3, 11 and 13).

The Other Infrastructure Gap: Sustainability – Human Rights and Environmental Perspectives (published jointly with the Heinrich Boell Foundation)

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Mega-infrastructure plans and financing and investment policies to promote private investments in the energy, transport and water sectors are on the rise. This publication provides recommendations to policy- and decision-makers on how human rights and environmental benefits can be maximized and risks avoided or mitigated, for the sake of sustainable development.

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