FROM WEF: We asked young people about work and skills. ( BY Nadi Albino and Robert E. Moritz Global Chairman, PwC)

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 30Jul
"We polled 11,000 young people around the world and spoke to a small group of them about the future of work and skills. Almost two-thirds are optimistic they will get the job they want. They say the pandemic has bolstered their resilience, but that today's education system is not giving them the skills they need. And that soft skills are just as important as technical abilities."
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COVID-19: Education replaced by shuttered schools, violence, teenage pregnancy

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 30Jul
A culture of “safety, friends and food” at school has been replaced by “anxiety, violence, and teenage pregnancy”, with remote learning out of reach for millions, the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, said on Tuesday.
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Progress on tobacco fight, but new nicotine products pose increasing threat (UN NEWS)

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 30Jul
While many countries are making progress in the fight against tobacco use, a new World Health Organization (WHO) report shows some are failing to address the problem of emerging nicotine and tobacco products.
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Event: To Think, To Learn, To Do – Learning in and for Community Development ( COADY INSTITUTE) 5TH AUGUST, 2021

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 29Jul
Citizen-led change is fundamental to the realization of justice, rights, and abundance for all. Thinking and learning are crucial to doing collective action for community development. Known by different names, such as popular or adult education, or workshops, trainings, or study circles, people come together, in-person or online, to critically analyze, reflect, and strategize.
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Virtual peer exchange: “Meaningful civil society participation in SDG follow-up and review”

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 29Jul
Partners for Review (P4R) and Action for Sustainable Development (A4SD) organized a half-day virtual peer exchange on the topic of “Meaningful civil society participation in SDG follow-up and review” on 2 June 2021. The event was moderated by David Donoghue, Distinguished Fellow, ODI and former Irish Ambassador to the UN.
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Designing For What's Next Two-part Virtual Workshop Series | September 23 & October 21, 2021 (TAMARACK INSTITUTE)

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 29Jul
Tamarack is excited to launch a unique partnership between Cameron Norman, Principal and President, Cense Inc and Liz Weaver, Co-CEO, Tamarack Institute called Designing for What’s Next. This innovative series is being delivered in four parts. Designing for What’s Next launched with two open to all webinars.
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14th August 2021 has been declared as the “International day of Traditional Sports and Games”.

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 29Jul
UNESCO promotes sports as a powerful instrument for peace and development and recognizes the importance of traditional sports and games (TSG) for their intrinsic cultural values and their ability to foster intercultural dialogue and learning values essential for both individuals and collective fulfilment.
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Major international legal report backs growing institutional investor focus on achieving positive sustainability impacts

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 28Jul
New research provides a legal framework for institutional investors internationally as they seek to address key environmental and social sustainability challenges, and sets out the opportunities for policy reform
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Lessons learned report: Advancing inclusive SDG data partnerships

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 28Jul
13 July 2021 This report gathers knowledge and recommendations from the Inclusive SDG Data Partnerships initiative. The initiative is co-organised by Partners for Review (P4R/GIZ), the Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR), and the International Civil Society Centre (ICSC).
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The Global Informal Workforce: Priorities for Inclusive Growth (IMF BOOK)

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 28Jul
More than 60 percent of the world’s adult labor force, or about 2 billion workers, operate in the informal economy. The COVID-19 pandemic has hit informal workers and firms hard, particularly in developing countries where large segments of the population are not covered by existing social protection schemes.
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