Chefs unite for better food in East Asia & Pacific ( from UNICEF SOUTH EAST ASIA)

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Chefs across East Asia and the Pacific have been busy in their kitchens preparing simple, nutritious, tasty meals from fresh, locally available foods and broadcasting themselves through social media to millions across the region.

Call for Participants: Online consultation on ‘Ethics of Artificial Intelligence (FROM UNESCO)

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NESCO Bangkok Office invites young people aged 18-25 to an online consultation on UNESCO’s global, ethical framework for AI. The half-day online consultation will take place on 8 August 2020, with discussions held in English and Thai-language sessions. Interested candidates should register by filling in the Google form no later than 26 July 2020.

The business case for young people creating a culture of business integrity in Asia-Pacific (By Stan van der Leemputte FROM UNDP ASIA PACIFIC)

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The Asia-Pacific region is home to over 700 million young people. Through entrepreneurship, many are boosting local development and accelerating sustainable growth. However, in a survey carried out by Transparency International in four countries in the region, 30 percent of young people said they had experienced corruption within the previous 12 months.

Profile of a Leader Akheel Whitehead

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I met Akheel a few years ago when he was working on starting an adaptive sports program at San Diego State University.  He is a bright shining light in the world of providing more opportunities for persons with disabilities to play sports.  You'll find this interview very engaging as we talk about Akheel's childhood, his being a Paralympian in Rio and his starting of the SDSU program, one of the few in the US.  We also talk about racism and what we have to do in moving forward.  

Over the Rainbow? The Road to LGBTI Inclusion (FROM OECD)

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Ensuring that LGBTI people – i.e. lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender and intersex individuals – can live as who they are without being discriminated against or attacked is a concern worldwide. Discrimination against LGBTI people remains pervasive, while its cost is massive. It lowers investment in human capital due to bullying at school.

“To control COVID-19, we have to make hand hygiene accessible to all” – UNICEF and WHO

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Joint statement by Henrietta Fore, Executive Director of UNICEF, and Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, on the launch of the ‘Hand Hygiene for All’ joint initiative

Plan of Action to Integrate Volunteering into the 2030 Agenda

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This July 2020, UNV and IFRC are co-organizing a global technical meeting on 'Re-imaginin Volunteering for the 2030 Agenda'. Explore this page to find out more about how to register and engage. Governments, civil society organizations, the private sector, UN entities and volunteers are invited to engage in the evidence gathering and consultation processes leading up to the Global Technical Meeting

The Future of Lifelong Learning(Desire to Learn Whitepaper)

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In this global Fourth Industrial Revolution, artificial intelligence, robotics, nanotechnology, and genetics research are accelerating the transformation of industries, labour markets, and lifestyles. Government, higher education and industry all play a role in providing learning opportunities to workers

PRESS RELEASE: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2020

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New Report shows how to use the Sustainable Development Goals to build back better after Covid-19.The report outlines the likely short-term impacts of Covid-19 on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and describes how the SDGs can frame the recovery. The report also tracks progress by countries towards the SDGs.

CANADA DAY: MESSAGE OF Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada

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"I believe there are many crossroads, along the road of life, where we have to make choices and decide which direction we take. This is exactly what we witnessed throughout the country in these trying times". "Canadians chose “compassion and solidarity.” They chose to live with one eye on their individual needs and the other eye on the common good."

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