Book: The Keys to Democracy Sortition as a New Model for Citizen Power by Maurice Pope

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In this distillation of a lifetime's thinking about democracy, Maurice Pope presents a new model of governance that replaces elected politicians with assemblies selected by lot. The re-introduction of sortition, he believes, offers a way out of gridlock, apathy, alienation and polarisation by giving citizens back their voice.

SAVE THE CHILDREN: 10 Trends That Are Driving Humanitarian Crises in 2023

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Sadly, these 10 global trends that are driving the greatest humanitarian needs for children in 2023—conflict, climate, cost-of-living—are all quite familiar. However, what is becoming clear is the complex relationships between these topics and how they collide and compound one another to create crises that are more frequent, more complex, more severe, and harder to resolve.

UNDP'S BLOG: The value of strong multilateral cooperation in a fractured world

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By TSEGAYE LEMMA, Team Leader, Strategic Analysis and Corporate Engagement, Bureau of External Relations and Advocacy, UNDP and ULRIKA MODÉER, UN Assistant Secretary-General and Director of the Bureau of External Relations and Advocacy, UNDP

An Update on Bill C-22: Canada Disability Benefit

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The House of Commons returns on January 30th, and will sit until February 17th before it takes it's scheduled winter break. With such a small window, it is important that we advocate for Bill C-22 to be the first order of business when Parliament returns.

ActionAid responds to appointment of UAE COP28 President

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Commenting on the new appointment for President of COP28, Teresa Anderson, Global Lead on Climate Justice at ActionAid, said: “This appointment goes beyond putting the fox in charge of the henhouse.

Applications Open for 2023 UNU-IAS Master’s and Doctoral Programmes

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2023•01•17 The UNU Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability is inviting applications for September 2023 admission to two postgraduate degree programmes: the Master of Science in Sustainability and the PhD in Sustainability Science. The application deadline is 17 February 2023.

Reuters Event: Shaping the Future of Business

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As the global economic outlook deteriorates, companies have to make tough choices between short-term business priorities and sustainable business practices. Sustainability is key for long-term profitability and action must accelerate on initiatives to secure the long-term survival of the business.

Develop Digital Skills for A Better World

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Calling all youths and working professionals in Asia who want to learn and apply digital skills for a better world!

Find Unlikely Allies in Asia's Youth Development Ecosystem

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Welcome to AVPN's Grab a Coffee, a Community Hub for Youth for youth-focused impact practitioners within the AVPN Network to connect, learn and act! Here, you can grab a coffee with other practitioners to meet, exchange knowledge and forge collaborations along the way!

ASHOKA EVENT: When Sheep Lead The Way | Cuando las ovejas lideran el camino (25th Jan, 2023)

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Every year in spring and autumn, Ashoka Senior Fellow Jesús (Suso) Garzón and millions of shepherds around the world migrate between climatic regions in search of greener pastures with their livestock. Following the natural rhythms of the seasons, pastoral herding regenerates the earth. What if we let our fellow inhabitants on Earth lead the way more often?

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