ADB Calls for Expanded Efforts to Address Water Security and Resilience in Asia and Pacific

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MANILA, PHILIPPINES (9 August 2022) — Asia and the Pacific must greatly expand its efforts to address water security and resilience needs, Asian Development Bank (ADB) Managing Director General Woochong Um told the opening of the Asia Water Forum (AWF) 2022 today.

Prospects for children in 2022: a global outlook (UNICEF)

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As we enter a third year of the pandemic, what can be done to improve children’s fortunes?

International Youth Day 12 August: Intergenerational Solidarity, Creating a World for All Ages

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Solidarity across generations is key for sustainable development. As we navigate the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is especially important to recognize and address these age-related barriers to “build back better” in a manner that leverages all generations’ strengths and knowledge.

ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) condemns arrest of Walden Bello

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Please see below quotes from Charles Santiago, APHR Chairperson and MP in Malaysia, on the arrest on Monday, 8 August 2022, of Walden Bello, APHR Board Member and former Senator in the Philippines, under two counts of cyber libel:

ANDE Annual Conference 2022

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The Annual Conference will be held September 13-15, 2022 at the Lansdowne Resort in Leesburg, Virginia. The Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) is a global network of organizations that propel entrepreneurship in developing economies.

JSC and sportanddev launch guidebook on sport for sustainable development

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The Japan Sport Council and sportanddev are delighted to announce the launch of a comprehensive global guidebook designed to build capacity among actors using sport for sustainable development.

REPORT Local leadership driving progress on the Sustainable Development Goals 9Anthony F. Pipa and Max Bouchet Friday, June 24, 2022)

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This report builds on the experiences of the SDG Leadership Cities Network hosted by the Center for Sustainable Development at Brookings to take stock of the key role of city and local governments in driving local and global progress, and the effects of their SDG commitments on improving their operations, effectiveness, and impact.

Essentials for Collective Impact Online Workshop Series

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The Essentials for Collective Impact series is designed to support those early in their collective impact work by providing workshops that focus on four key areas—an overview of collective impact and the backbone role, advancing equity, community engagement, and data and learning—that are critical when using the collective impact approach for social change.

Introducing the speaker lineup for the 2022 World Volunteer Conference

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We are excited to introduce the first set of our speaker lineup for the 26th IAVE World Volunteer Conference! Learn more about our inspiring speakers from Democracy International, Wikimedia Foundation, IFRC and UNV below....

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