Gavi, Moderna update COVAX supply agreement; agree on access to variant-containing vaccines for lower-income countries

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Gavi and Moderna agree to cancel remaining volumes under existing COVAX supply agreement Two parties establish framework for lower-income countries to access up to 100 million doses of variant-containing vaccine (VCV) through COVAX

The ethics of good data research (NESTA UK)

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Looking at ways to make data science more inclusive 04 October 2022

V20 (VULNERABLE 20) Ministerial Communique

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Ministerial Dialogue IX of the Vulnerable Twenty (V20) Group 16 October 2022, IMF/WB Annual Meetings

Making the right real for persons with disability in Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)

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Ministerial conference set to renew region’s commitments to disability rights and disability-inclusive development

Digital platform and training boost participation in rural Kyrgyzstan (People Powered)

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Donors too often set the agenda for the countries and regions they support with their aid dollars. But in this case study, the World Bank project demonstrates how the government can empower local communities to make decisions, facilitated by a digital platform. This is part of a series of stories on digital participation platforms produced with support from TICTeC. To read others in the series, se

New index shows governments worldwide stoked an inequality explosion during COVID-19 pandemic

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Published: 11th October 2022 Half of the poorest countries saw health spendings drop despite the pandemic, while 95 percent of all countries froze or even lowered taxes on rich people and corporates

Transforming Disruption to Impact (IAVE EVENT)

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November 9, 2022; 9:00-10:00am EST. This webinar will center around the key findings highlighted in the recently published book, Transforming Disruption to Impact: Rethinking Volunteer Engagement for a Rapidly Changing World.

FAO REPORT: Tracking progress on food and agriculture-related SDG indicators 2022

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The latest estimates1 by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) put the global hunger figure for 2021 between 702 and 828 million people (with a point estimate of 768 million) (FAO et al., 2022). These estimates imply that, since 2015, the increase in the number of undernourished people in the world has practically eroded all progress that had been made.

Leaders Commit to Strengthen Partnership for Global Food Security (SDGs Knowledge Hub by IISD)

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Convening on the sidelines of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly, the Leaders’ Summit on Global Food Security issued a declaration to address the global food security crisis. The leaders commit to strengthen international cooperation and partnerships between the UN and regional and sub-regional organizations and civil society organizations through a series of seven action points.

29th Sept: International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste

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The International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste is an opportunity to call to action both the public (national or local authorities) and the private sector (businesses and individuals), to prioritise efforts and initiatives to cut food loss and waste to enhance efficient use of natural resources, mitigate climate change and support food security and nutrition.

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