Angola’s Rafael Marques named 70th IPI Press Freedom Hero

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Anti-corruption journalist has braved decades of government harassment

LEAGUE FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

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The 3rd edition of the Turkish Airlines ENGAGE Empowering League is starting soon. Once again ENGAGE and all its partners, will use the League to promote awareness on disability rights, especially on the new Disability Rights Act. The League is a great effort and this is possible only through cross-cutting partnerships. The article was originally published on Perspectives of The Himalayan Times.

UN and World Bank ink pact to spur cooperation on Global Goals

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The United Nations and the World Bank Group on Friday signed an agreement to work closer together to help countries implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and achieve measurable results to transform their economies and societies.

The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) convened its 27th Meeting

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The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) convened its 27th Meeting from 13 to 17 May 2018 at the ASEAN Secretariat, Jakarta. The Meeting was chaired by H.E. Ambassador Barry Desker, Representative of Singapore to the AICHR.

Creating Better Neighbourhoods – Innovation in Ageing Challenge Progresses (The Australian Centre for Social Innovation, TACSI)

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Thursday 19th April we hosted 14 short-listed teams at TACSI for a Power-Up Workshop. The purpose of the Power-Up was to build the capability of teams to better understand the needs and wants of the people their ideas are for.

Transcript of speech by PM Lee Hsien Loong, delivered during the debate on the President's Address in Parliament on 16 May, 2018.

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"We will partner Singaporeans each step of the way in our journey of building our future Singapore," he added. "We will consider all views with an open mind, and adjust our course accordingly. We will bring Singaporeans together and give everyone a role to turn good ideas into concrete action." The speech was written by the youngest ministers, the so called 4 Generation

Social Innovation Community Summer School: Social innovation in the public sector

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The third edition of the Summer School of Social Innovation Community (SUMSIC) will be held in San Sebastian at the end of June 2018. The topic choosen for this edition is the role of Social Innovation in the Public Sector

Exploring scaling programmes for social ventures

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New research from GSEN, UnLtd and Footprints Africa explores the key challenges and good practices in supporting social ventures to grow.

Pathways for Peace : Inclusive Approaches to Preventing Violent Conflict

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Pathways for Peace: Inclusive Approaches to Preventing Violent Conflict is a joint United Nations and World Bank study that looks at how development processes can better interact with diplomacy and mediation, security and other tools to prevent conflict from becoming violent.

Around 2.5 billion more people will be living in cities by 2050, projects new UN report

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By 2050, two out of every three people are likely to be living in cities or other urban centres, according to a new United Nations report, highlighting the need for more sustainable urban planning and public services.

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