What is it?

S4G, the un-mediated, not moderated social platform

Have you ever thought you have something to “express” with a social dimension but never had the opportunity to do it?

Then S4G is what you are looking for:

  • Open, unrestricted and easy to use
  • Three mediums to choose from: TEXT, VIDEO, PHOTO
  • A way to express your ideas, reflections and expertise, on social issues and broader development and society at large
  • You do not need to be an expert but just passionate about what you share

Latest Sharings

21 May, 2025

International Peace Institute: The Declaration on Future Generations: Moving from Vision to Reality

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IPI and Perry World House, University of Pennsylvania, in partnership with the Permanent Missions of Jamaica and the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United Nations, cohosted a roundtable discussion on The Declaration on Future Generations: Moving from Vision to Reality, on April 25th.

In Berlin, broad backing for UN peacekeeping as global threats mount

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14 May 2025 Peace and Security More than 130 countries and international partners threw their weight behind UN peacekeeping at a high-level ministerial summit in Berlin on Wednesday, pledging military, tech and political support.

Women’s Fund Asia: In Ways Water flows (Annual Report 2023-2024)

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A regional feminist fund committed to supporting the human rights of all women, girls, trans1 , and intersex people in Asia. We began in 2004 as South Asia Women’s Fund to address the lack of resources for feminist organisations, especially for smaller frontline groups

The European Commission’s ‘Omnibus Simplification Proposal’: Shift’s Initial Reflections

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06 March 2025 The European Commission has launched its Omnibus Simplification Proposal to address concerns about sustainability regulations in the EU. But measured by its own objectives of simplifying requirements and reducing burdens on smaller companies, the proposals are a remarkable own goal.

Skoll Foundation Announces Winners of the 2025 Skoll Award for Social Innovation

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March 24, 2025 Driving inspiring solutions to the world’s most pressing problems, five social innovators are designing a better future

Accelerating Climate Innovation: Financing National Systems of Innovation for Action

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UN Climate Change News, 30 April 2025 – The Technology Executive Committee (TEC) and the Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) – two bodies of the UNFCCC Technology Mechanism – held meetings this month in Copenhagen to advance climate technology efforts.

IDMC Report: Record 83 Million People Living in Internal Displacement Worldwide

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Geneva, 13 May 2025 – An unprecedented 83.4 million people were living in internal displacement at the end of 2024, according to the newly released Global Report on Internal Displacement 2025 (GRID) from the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).  

Civil society groups press for urgent reforms to ADB Accountability Mechanism at bank's annual meeting

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This week, Recourse joins a coalition of civil society organisations in sending to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) a summary of recommendations aimed at strengthening the independence, accessibility and effectiveness of the ADB Accountability Mechanism (AM).

Statement by Civil Society and Community Organizations on the Adoption of the First Remedy Framework at the World Bank Group

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WASHINGTON, DC, April 21, 2025 — On April 3, responding to intense sustained advocacy efforts by project-affected communities and civil society organizations, the respective Boards of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), the private sector arms of the World Bank Group, approved their long-awaited Interim Remedial Action Framework.

Business and Human Rights Treaty Negotiations: Updated 2025 Roadmap

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OEIGWG Chair-Rapporteur updated 2025 Roadmap1 for the implementation of HRC Decision 56/116, including the intersessional thematic consultations towards the 11th session of the Open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group (OEIGWG) on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights

Risk of famine for children across Gaza, new report says

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UNICEF and WFP warn of looming catastrophe as 71,000 children and more than 17,000 mothers are threatened by acute malnutrition.

Strengthening Countervailing Forces through Climate Philanthropy

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On April 3, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisor’s Shifting Systems Initiative convened more than a hundred funders, practitioners, and allies on climate action at the 2025 Skoll World Forum in Oxford, England. Read more in a complete summery report here.

UN chief calls for major reforms to cut costs and improve efficiency

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12 May 2025 UN Affairs Amid financial strain and growing global challenges, UN Secretary-General António Guterres is pushing for wide-ranging structural reforms to enhance the world body’s effectiveness.

IFPIM CONFIRMED AS AN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION HOSTED BY FRANCE

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4 March, Paris: Announced last week through a decree issued by the French Prime Minister, the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs and other government officials, the International Fund for Public Interest Media (IFPIM) has been granted all privileges and immunities available under the Ordonnance n° 2022-533, which establishes its status as an International Organization hosted by France.

Shifting Systems Initiative

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The Shifting Systems Initiative’s mission has remained consistent over its lifetime: To examine when, how, and why certain solutions achieve system-level shifts, and to share the lessons and recommendations from those successes.

Recommendations for the U.S. AI Action Plan

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The Future of Life Institute proposal for President Trump’s AI Action Plan.

ADB President Calls for Collective Action to Solve Complex Challenges Together

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This year’s Annual Meeting highlights four focus areas that are central to driving transformational change across Asia and the Pacific.

Prime Minister launches Global Clean Power Alliance as UK leads the global energy transition

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The Prime Minister has officially launched the UK-led Global Clean Power Alliance, in a major boost for the world’s clean energy transition. From: Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street, The Rt Hon Sir Keir Starmer KCB KC MP, The Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP and The Rt Hon David Lammy MP Published 19 November 2024

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