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

PPC Webinar | Sea Change: Advancing a Strong UN Plastics Treaty

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Healthy oceans are critical to life on Earth, providing vast psychological and social benefits in addition to sustaining physical life. But the oceans are facing a crisis—harmed by emissions from fossil fuel extraction and plastic production and widespread pollution at sea.

International Access to Justice Forum 2025

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September 26-27, 2025 in New York City At Fordham University School of Law and New York University School of Law

ICC: Finland strengthens its commitment to reparative justice for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence and former child soldiers

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Finland, a State Party to the ICC since 2000, has contributed EUR 400,000 to the Trust Fund for Victims (TFV) at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in support of survivors of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in the Central African Republic and to advance reparations for former child soldiers in the Lubanga case.

Humanitarian funding cuts threaten women’s rights: What’s at stake and how to help

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UN Women’s latest research shows that half of women’s rights and women-led organizations in countries affected by humanitarian crisis may shut down within six months due to global funding cuts, with catastrophic impact on women and families in most need.

59th session of the Human Rights Council (16 June to 11 July 2025)

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The Human Rights Council will hold its fifty-ninth session from 16 June to 11 July 2025 at the United Nations Office at Geneva

Call for Applications: 3 ways to strengthen your participatory program

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Apply to the People Powered Accelerator and Mentorship programs today for hands-on capacity-building support to solve pressing challenges and deliver high-quality, inclusive public participation and democratic practices!

Key issues selected for IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025

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Critical issues for debate and voting in the lead-up to and during the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress 2025 have been published, set to define the global conservation agenda for years to come.

ISS: Justice in times of artificial intelligence - 2nd IHSA Annual Lecture

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Rapid Changes Ahead: Technology and evidence gathering relating to allegations of international crimes in times of war. On 21 May, the International Institute of Social Studies will host the hybrid 2nd International Humanitarian Studies Association (IHSA) Annual Lecture with Judge Fergal M. Gaynor. He will talk about AI, tech and accountability in conflict crimes.

HRW: Gaza: Latest Israeli Plan Inches Closer to Extermination

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Amid Widespread Starvation, Parties to Genocide Convention Liable for Failing to Act

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.

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