UNDESA World Social Report 2021

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 09Jun
The World Social Report 2021, a flagship publication of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) on major social development issues offers new strategies to ensure that the 3.4 billion people who live in rural areas are not left behind as global efforts focus on boosting socio-economic growth and tackling climate change in the middle of the COVID-19 recovery.
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The Business Role in Creating a 21st-Century Social Contract (BSR)

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 09Jun
How the Private Sector Can Support Economic Prosperity and Social Mobility Through a New Social Contract
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21st Century Social Contract: Building more inclusive state-society relations through volunteering (UNV)

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 09Jun
The online dialogue on the “21st Century Social Contract: Building more inclusive state-society relations through volunteering” is taking place on 14 June 2021, 09:00-10:00 am EST or 3:00-4:00 pm CEST.
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Launch of the 2021 Sustainable Development Report

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 09Jun
June 14, 2021 | 08:00 - 09:00am EDT. The annual Sustainable Development Report (SDR) tracks progress on the SDGs and analyzes key issues in sustainable development.
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“I Must Work to Eat” Covid-19, Poverty, and Child Labor in Ghana, Nepal, and Uganda (HRW)

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 08Jun
The study looks at how vulnerable children from three countries that are member of the Pathfinders Initiative to fight child labor have been impacted by the pandemic and how social protection initiatives, in particular cash grants, can make the difference.
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Webinar: Sports Entrepreneurship - A Practical Guide

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 08Jun
Join World Learning for a webinar on how to become better sports entrepreneurs, either in professional or amateur sports. When: 10 June, 10:30 AM EST
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Worsening soil pollution threatens future food production and ecosystems, FAO-UNEP

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 08Jun
Joint report reveals soil pollution as one of the world’s major challenges for ecosystem restoration
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G7 economies could lose 8.5% per year by 2050 without more ambitious climate action (OXFAM)

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 08Jun
The economies of the G7 nations could see an average loss of 8.5 percent annually by 2050 ―equivalent to $4.8 trillion― if leaders do not take more ambitious action to tackle climate change, according to Oxfam’s analysis of research by the Swiss Re Institute. Oxfam is calling on G7 leaders, who are meeting in the UK later this week, to cut carbon emissions more quickly and steeply.
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Economic empowerment of rural women positively impacts social norms and strengthens food security

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 08Jun
ROME- Economic empowerment of rural women as farmers, entrepreneurs and leaders contributes towards alleviating poverty, increasing food security and achieving gender equality. These findings, based on an evaluation of a six-year multi-agency global initiative implemented in Ethiopia, Guatemala, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Nepal, Niger, and Rwanda, were shared at a high-level event in Rome.
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Pandemic used as cover to further suppress civic space and silence critics (FROM IDS)

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 07Jun
Autocratic behaviour surged and democratic freedoms were excessively restricted during the pandemic last year – that is the finding of a new IDS study monitoring civic space in Mozambique, Nigeria, and Pakistan.
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