Post-COVID-19, building resilience to crises and regaining citizen’s trust should be a priority for governments, says OECD

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09/07/2021 - The COVID-19 crisis has demonstrated governments’ ability to respond to a major global crisis with extraordinary flexibility, innovation and determination. However, emerging evidence suggests that much more could have been done in advance to bolster resilience and many actions may have undermined trust and transparency between governments and their citizens, according to a OECD.

Meet the athletes of the Refugee Paralympic Team (from SPORTANDDEV PLATFORM)

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Six athletes have been selected for the first ever Refugee Paralympic Team for the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

[Call for participants] ASEAN Human Rights Advocacy Academy 2021

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The ASEAN Human Rights Advocacy Academy is a 15-hour online capacity building workshop (spread into weekly sessions) for young activists and professionals in Southeast Asia on effective human rights advocacy in ASEAN.

City playbook for advancing the SDGs

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A collection of how-to briefs on advancing the Sustainable Development Goals locally Tuesday, July 6, 2021

73% of people believe Earth approaching tipping points, according to international survey

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Today, the Global Commons Alliance released some fascinating new research highlighting how the public feel about protecting nature and its importance in safeguarding our future.

Sparklers Summit 2021, August 7th & August 14th, 2021

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Sparklers Summit 2021 is a two-day virtual experience conducted featuring achievers across diverse domains of technology, entrepreneurship and corporate world. The event will bring together young professionals and students from the Asia Pacific region and beyond.

New Guide and E-Learning Course on Volunteer Work Measurement - now out!

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Join the online course on measurement of volunteer work run by ILO and UNV in September 2021 The new measurement guide not only presents all the knowledge and experience accumulated during the development of the add-on module but also provides survey designers with the latest ILO tools and recommendations to produce statistics on volunteer work in line with current international standards.

Financing the Global Commons for Pandemic Preparedness and Response

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The High Level Independent Panel was asked by the G20 in January 2021 to propose how finance can be organized, systematically and sustainably, to reduce the world’s vulnerability to future pandemics1. Our report sets out critical and actionable solutions and investments to meet the challenge of an age of pandemics, and to avoid a repeat of the catastrophic damage that COVID-19 has brought.

International Youth Day 2021

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International Youth Day is commemorated every year on 12 August. The theme of International Youth Day 2021 is, “Transforming Food Systems: Youth Innovation for Human and Planetary Health”, with the aim of highlighting that the success of such a global effort will not be achieved without the meaningful participation of young people.

FUTURE FORWARD: EMPOWERING YOUNG PEOPLE TO MAKE POSITIVE CHANGE (DIANA AWARD)

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The Diana Award, an organization focused on empowering youth and named after the late Princess Diana, came up with a new strategy.

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