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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

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Forever 25
By: Michael Rosenkrantz
22 February, 2026
Martial arts leaders highlight grassroots contributions to SDGs at UN side event
By: Simone Galimberti
17 February, 2026
Asia-Pacific leaders meet to tackle SDG setbacks, urban inequality and development financing
By: Simone Galimberti
17 February, 2026
UNICEF INNOCENTI: Leading Minds Conference 2025: The Future of Education in Africa
By: Simone Galimberti
12 February, 2026
AIIB new accountability mechanism policy launches — to widespread criticism
By: Simone Galimberti
12 February, 2026
UNIDO’s Leadership on Gender Equality: Strong UN-SWAP Results and Global Action
By: Simone Galimberti
12 February, 2026
The World Beautiful Business Forum (Athens, 7-10 May 2026)
By: Simone Galimberti
11 February, 2026
DemocracyNext: Democratic Innovation Panel Sign Up Form (11th Feb, 2026)
By: Simone Galimberti
11 February, 2026
What measuring volunteerism really tells us about progress
By: Simone Galimberti
11 February, 2026
OXFAM: Escalation of conflict in South Sudan threatens to push a million into extreme food crisis
By: Simone Galimberti
11 February, 2026
HRW: Meeting Trump’s Challenge to Human Rights
By: Simone Galimberti
11 February, 2026
Two Babies Among 53 Dead or Missing After Migrant Boat Capsizes Off Libya
By: Simone Galimberti
10 February, 2026
New IHL in Focus Report – A Global Legal Assessment of Serious IHL Violations
By: Simone Galimberti
10 February, 2026
Under pressure, Europe’s industry needs direction, not deregulation
By: Simone Galimberti
10 February, 2026
Media Release: IPBES Business and Biodiversity Assessment
By: Simone Galimberti
10 February, 2026
First meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Article 8(j) and Other Provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity Related to Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities
By: Simone Galimberti
09 February, 2026
The expiration of New START: what it means and what’s next
By: Simone Galimberti
09 February, 2026
University of Cambridge: Thousands of UK schoolchildren to take part in major study of social media use and teen mental health
By: Simone Galimberti
09 February, 2026
Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development 2026
By: Simone Galimberti
06 February, 2026
What it is like to survive female genital mutilation (FGM)
By: Simone Galimberti
06 February, 2026
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Humanitarian funding cuts threaten women’s rights: What’s at stake and how to help

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 19May
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.
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Welcome to the Community Resource Exchange (CRE) bulletin, where we provide key updates about the CRE, highlights from the powerful struggles led by our community partners around the world, and useful resources.

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 19May
By the Coalition for Human Rights in Development
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59th session of the Human Rights Council (16 June to 11 July 2025)

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 19May
The Human Rights Council will hold its fifty-ninth session from 16 June to 11 July 2025 at the United Nations Office at Geneva
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Call for Applications: 3 ways to strengthen your participatory program

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 19May
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!
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Key issues selected for IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 16May
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.
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ISS: Justice in times of artificial intelligence - 2nd IHSA Annual Lecture

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 16May
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.
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HRW: Gaza: Latest Israeli Plan Inches Closer to Extermination

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 16May
Amid Widespread Starvation, Parties to Genocide Convention Liable for Failing to Act
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International Peace Institute: The Declaration on Future Generations: Moving from Vision to Reality

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 16May
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.
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In Berlin, broad backing for UN peacekeeping as global threats mount

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 15May
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.
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Women’s Fund Asia: In Ways Water flows (Annual Report 2023-2024)

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 15May
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
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Kazakhstan establishes the first National Committee for the International Volunteer Year 2026

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 15May
Kazakhstan establishes the first National Committee for the International Volunteer Year 2026.
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The European Commission’s ‘Omnibus Simplification Proposal’: Shift’s Initial Reflections

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 15May
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.
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Skoll Foundation Announces Winners of the 2025 Skoll Award for Social Innovation

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 14May
March 24, 2025 Driving inspiring solutions to the world’s most pressing problems, five social innovators are designing a better future
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Accelerating Climate Innovation: Financing National Systems of Innovation for Action

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 14May
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.
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IDMC Report: Record 83 Million People Living in Internal Displacement Worldwide

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 14May
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).  
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Civil society groups press for urgent reforms to ADB Accountability Mechanism at bank's annual meeting

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 14May
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).
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Statement by Civil Society and Community Organizations on the Adoption of the First Remedy Framework at the World Bank Group

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 14May
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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Business and Human Rights Treaty Negotiations: Updated 2025 Roadmap

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 14May
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
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Risk of famine for children across Gaza, new report says

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 13May
UNICEF and WFP warn of looming catastrophe as 71,000 children and more than 17,000 mothers are threatened by acute malnutrition.
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Strengthening Countervailing Forces through Climate Philanthropy

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 13May
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.
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