What Makes Me? Report by UNICEF INNOCENTI CENTRE

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This report explores how ‘core capacities’ – or cornerstones of more familiar concepts such as life skills and competences – develop over the early part of the life course, and how they contribute to children’s well-being and development.

Do you want to apply for an Orange Knowledge Programme scholarship? (ISS)

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Thursday 6 Jan 2022, 09:46 General Apply to the MA in Development Studies before 15 February 2022 if you want to be eligible to apply for an OKP scholarship.

Digitalisation in humanitarian aid: Opportunities and challenges in forgotten crises (ECDM)

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"Technology should be seen as an enabler rather than a solution, and the focus should be on finding ways to harness its strengths while also mitigating its risks." The briefing was produced by ECDM, the leading think tank on the EU and african countries.

Recovery in East and South Asia gathers pace, but subject to rising downside risks: UN report

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The recovery in East and South Asia remains moderately robust, according to the United Nations World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) 2022, which was launched today.

The Asia Foundation Selects Inaugural Class of LeadNext Fellows

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San Francisco, January 10, 2022 — The Asia Foundation welcomes the inaugural class of LeadNext Fellows: Ambassadors for a Global Future, a new program focused on global citizenship for the 21st century.

ASEAN, OECD sign Memorandum of Understanding to enhance cooperation

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JAKARTA/SEOUL, 9 February 2022 – Today, ASEAN and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in conjunction with the OECD Southeast Asia Ministerial Conference.

Good practices in Voluntary National Review (VNR) reporting (FROM SDGs IISD NEWS UPDATE)

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publication from the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) identifies specific good practices in Voluntary National Review (VNR) reporting, to help countries by “learning from practice.” The news was announced on http://sdg.iisd.org/

Greenpeace International Executive Director steps down to become German Government Climate Envoy

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Amsterdam – Greenpeace International confirms that its Executive Director, Jennifer Morgan, will step down on 28 February in order to take a new position as Special Envoy for International Climate Action in Germany’s Federal Government.

22nd Foreign Policy Conference On the Way to Carbon Zero

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The 22nd Foreign Policy Conference of the Heinrich Böll Foundation will focus on current debates at the intersection of foreign and climate policy and assess the prospects for a new carbon-neutral foreign policy.

Global Disability Summit 2022

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The second Global Disability Summit will take place virtually from 16 to 17 February 2022. Find more information about the upcoming summit below.

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