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

Dec 2023 | Banking, Climate Change, Net Zero Banking, Publications, Target Setting Net-Zero Banking Alliance 2023 Progress Update

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The Net-Zero Banking Alliance provides an in-depth analysis of NZBA members’ progress on target-setting and delivery against their targets every two years in the form of a progress report. The last progress report compiled by the Alliance was published in November 2022; the next such report will be published in Summer 2024 after NZBA’s founding member banks are due to have set targets for all thei

Next Generation: A Global Dialogue on Youth Priorities and Empowerment

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The British Council is pleased to invite you to Next Generation: A Global Dialogue on Youth Priorities and Empowerment, a day-long dialogue and networking event showcasing the latest research and insights from the British Council’s youth research programme, Next Generation.

Global annual finance flows of $7 trillion fueling climate, biodiversity, and land degradation crises

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Dubai, 9 December 2023 – Close to $7 trillion is invested globally each year in activities that have a direct negative impact on nature from both public and private sector sources - equivalent to roughly 7 per cent of global Gross Domestic Product (GDP) - according to the latest State of Finance for Nature report released today at COP28 by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and partners.

COMPANY RUN BY MALAYSIAN POLITICIAN'S DAUGHTER WINS EUROPEAN BULLY AWARD

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At today's European SLAPP Contest 2024, the Canadian real estate group SAKTO won the "International Bully of the Year" award and the People's Choice Award - SAKTO is run by former Sarawak Governor Taib Mahmud's daughter Jamilah Taib and her husband Sean Murray

Secretary-General's remarks to the General Assembly on Priorities for 2024

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"Peace can achieve wonders that wars never will. Wars destroy. Peace builds. But in today’s troubled world, building peace is a conscious, bold and even radical act. It is humanity’s greatest responsibility. That responsibility belongs to us all – individually and collectively. In this difficult and divided moment, let’s meet that obligation for today and future generations. Starting here".

Saudi Arabia: Deadly Abuses Despite Image Campaign

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Mass Killings at Yemen Border; Death Sentences; Long Prison Terms (Human Rights Watch)

European disability card and a European parking card for persons with disabilities

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The European Commission welcomes the political agreement reached today between the European Parliament and the EU Member States on the Directive establishing the European Disability Card and the European Parking Card for persons with disabilities.

EU: Recommendations for 2040 targets to reach climate neutrality by 2050

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The European Commission is charting the path to reach the goal of making the European Union climate neutral by 2050. It recommends a 90% net greenhouse gas emissions reduction by 2040 compared to 1990 levels, which is in line with recent scientific advice and the EU’s commitments under the Paris Agreement.

REPORT LAUNCH: Freedom in the World 2024

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Date February 29, 2024 – 10:30AM – 12:00PM EST. Join us for the launch of Freedom in the World 2024: The Mounting Damage of Flawed Elections and Armed Conflict, Freedom House's flagship report which has been tracking global trends in political rights and civil liberties annually since 1973.

Malaysian Youth Build Capacity on Hate Speech and Atrocity Prevention

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Between August 24 and 27, 2023, the Malaysian Centre for Constitutionalism and Human Rights (MCCHR) conducted a hate speech training workshop aimed at Malaysian youth. This workshop was an expansion of the program initiated in 2021

COLLECTIVE IMPACT FORUM: Exploring the Four Voices of Design to Solve Complex Problems

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In this new podcast discussion, we explore the approach of human-centered design and how it can be used to both discover and uplift perspectives to help find community-focused solutions.

COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Declaration by the Committee of Ministers on the death penalty in the United States of America

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The Committee of Ministers deplores the execution on 25 January in the State of Alabama of Mr Kenneth Eugene Smith, who was already subject to a failed execution in 2022.

Widening inequalities, slow climate action among factors pushing region further away from sustainable development targets

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The latest edition of the Asia and the Pacific SDG Progress Report, set to be launched next week, provides a sobering reminder of the extraordinary collective effort still needed to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

EU: Over 260 business & human rights practitioners, lawyers and academics join call to support the CSDDD

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Ahead of the EU Council’s vote on the European Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive on February 9th, over 260 business and human rights practitioners joined a call to support the CSDDD.

UN Expert Slams Philippines ‘Red-Tagging’

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Irene Khan, the United Nations expert on freedom of expression, concluded her 10-day visit to the Philippines on February 2 by urging President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to denounce the practice of “red-tagging” and disband the National Task Force on Local Communist Armed Conflict.

WORLD RESTORATION FLAGSHIPS

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On 13 February - in the lead-up to the sixth UN Environment Assembly - the UN will announce seven new World Restoration Flagships. Stay tuned! Countries have already promised to restore 1 billion hectares – an area larger than China – as part of international climate, nature, and land goals. However, little is known about the progress or quality of this restoration.

The Garment Me Too campaign is a transformative vision of work that centers the dignity and economic security of women workers.

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The purpose of the campaign is to target the supply chains of garment apparel brands in order to bring brands and their suppliers to the table with supplier unions to bargain and create changes on production lines at the industrial level as well as along global supply chains.

SEN. CARDIN INTRODUCES LANDMARK HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS LEGISLATION THAT WILL HELP COUNTER AUTHORITARIANISM AND THE CLIMATE CRISIS

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January 31, Washington, D.C.–Today, Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD), chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced the “Human Rights Defenders Protection Act of 2024.” Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) also introduced the bill in the House of Representatives. If passed, this legislation would strengthen the U.S. government’s ability to protect civil society activists, community leaders, journalists

THREE YEARS AFTER MYANMAR’S MILITARY COUP BEGAN, CHEVRON CONTINUES TO FUND THE ILLEGAL JUNTA

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February 1, 2024, Washington, D.C.–Today marks three years since the Myanmar (Burma) military junta launched its brutal coup, committing well-documented war crimes and crimes against humanity and shattering the country’s fragile democratic transition. The coup has not been successful.

Apply now: PRIO Peace Research Course at the International Summer School

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PRIO's International Summer School (ISS) is now opening for applications with deadline 15 February (scholarship application) and 1 March (self-financed).

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