Constitutionalizing Institutions for a Safer Environment (INTERNATIONAL IDEA )

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The Constitution-Building Programme of International IDEA invites you to a webinar on “Constitutionalizing Institutions for a Safer Environment”, part of our series on Conversations on Innovative Constitutional Design Options.

HRW: UN Security Council: Renew Afghanistan Mission

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Bolster Rights Monitoring; Ensure Sanctions Don’t Impede Humanitarian Aid

Transforming the Education Conversation: Using motivational thinking to change how we nurture young minds (NESTA, 9TH SEPTMBER)

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Education and parenting are key to achieving fairer outcomes and levelling up our societies. But we are not preparing children and young people to become job-ready or life-ready, let alone world-ready, says education expert Sharath Jeevan.https://www.nesta.org.uk/event/nesta-talks-to-sharath-jeevan/

COVID-19 and development – effects and new realities for the Global South WIDER Development Conference

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The 2021 WIDER Development Conference will take place online during 6-8 September 2021, with the aim of connecting research and policy communities around the world to discuss the effects of COVID-19 on development in the Global South, and how to move forward.

Essential for Recovery Summit (8 September, 2021 - 10:00 - 10 September, 2021 - 19:00)

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Join us September 8-10 for three days of programming where world leaders and essential workers from across the globe will lay out a vision for a just economic recovery that prioritizes the rights of workers, their health, and the well-being of their families and communities – particularly the poorest and most vulnerable.

‘Entire Economies Could Be Held Hostage by Climate Change’ The Development Podcast by the World Bank

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On this edition of the Development Podcast, on this edition of the Development Podcast from the World Bank Group, Raka Banerjee and Paul Blake examine one of the biggest challenges facing the global community today: Climate Change.

Youth Recovery Plan (WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM)

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Young people are the most affected demographic when it comes to the world's rising socio-economic, political and environmental crises. Yet, they are also the best placed to lead the transition to a more equitable world. This is one of the key findings of the world's first Youth-Driven Recovery Plan developed by the World Economic Forum's Global Shapers Community.

Asia-Pacific Regional Review of the Istanbul Programme of Action for Least Developed Countries

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The Asia-Pacific Regional Review is important as 12 out of 46 Least Developed Countries (LDCs) are located in the region. They are making considerable progress in their socio-economic development, particularly in reducing income poverty and investing in human resources and infrastructure, enabling most of the countries of this region to fulfill the criteria for graduation.

Nepal: Stop Stalling Enforced Disappearance Inquiries

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The government of Nepal should promptly enforce Supreme Court rulings and permit the regular courts to try cases of enforced disappearance and other grave international crimes, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) said today.

All schools in Europe & Central Asia should remain open and made safer from COVID-19, say WHO and UNICEF

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As millions of school children return to school across the European Region where the highly transmissible SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant is dominant, the WHO Regional Office for Europe and UNICEF ECARO call for schools to stay open

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