South Asia leaders meet in Nepal to radically improve education in the region

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A big gathering organized by UNICEF REGIONAL SOUTH ASIA office reviews progress and challenges on primary education: 30 million children at the age of 5-14 are currently left out of school

States of Change: Building the next generation of public innovation

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States of Change brings together the world’s best public innovation practitioners and experts. Together, we’re working to enhance the quality, coherence and reach of public innovation learning, and to ultimately improve lives for citizens across the world.

Pakistan’s youth moment by Dr Adil Najam ( The News, Pakistan)

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Dr Adil Najam, the inaugural dean of the Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, is the d lead author of the Pakistan National Human Development Report on Youth

Pakistan's National Human Rights Report focuses on Youths:

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With the title, Unleashing the potential of a Young Pakistan, the report can help create a new momentum to harness the power of youths who are in the highest numbers ever.

Singapire PM Lee Hsien Loong delivered his 2018 May Day Rally speech on 1 May 2018.

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May day is a big deal in many part of the world, including Singapore. He emphasized the role of new generation in renewing the country. He ends his speech with the following " What is the responsibility of the new generation of Singaporeans? It is to renew Singapore – to open a new chapter, to create create new possibilities and frontiers for our country.

Sir Stuart Etherington's 2018 state of the sector address to NCVO Annual Conference delegates

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NCVO’s members are dealing with some of the most pressing problems facing our society. What you might call the new ‘five giants’. A housing crisis. The insidious impact of poverty and inequality. Health and social care systems overwhelmed by demand. Social isolation and the challenge of loneliness. And the catastrophic impacts of climate change.

NCVO Annual Conference 2018: Different thinking, bigger difference

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Interesting links on the presentations at annual NCVO conference in UK. NCVO, National Council for Voluntary Organisations is the leading umbrella organization of the not for profit sector in UK

Q & A with Ebony Elizabeth Thomas: Why children need more diverse books (from PENNGSE)

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What children read shapes what they think of themselves, of others, and of the world. The world is diverse, but children’s literature doesn’t always truly reflect that.

CAN PRIVATE SECTOR FILL IN THE GAP LEFT BY THE GOVERNMENT? ( VOX NEWS)

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Ford Foundation President Darren Walker told reporter Emily Stewart he recognizes that “when presented with government that is not responding to the desires of the citizenry, citizens are looking for other ways to change public policy.”

"Preserving the Long Peace in Asia: The Institutional Building Blocks of Long-Term Regional Security"

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The Asia Society Policy Institute convened an Independent Commission on Regional Security Architecture, to explore the enhanced role that regional institutions could play in maintaining peace and stability in Asia. The report argues that Asia’s regional security architecture and its supporting regional institutions play a central role in building trust, reducing strategic disagreements.

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