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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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Deliberative Democracy Summer School
By: Simone Galimberti
15 July, 2026
BOGA and the European Commission convene High Level Dialogue on responses to the fossil fuel crisis
By: Simone Galimberti
15 July, 2026
Sweden Announces USD 1 Million Contribution to IOM
By: Simone Galimberti
15 July, 2026
ASEAN’s Re-engagement Risks Legitimizing Junta Without Delivering for Myanmar’s People
By: Simone Galimberti
15 July, 2026
Thailand: Don’t Forcibly Return Chinese Dissidents
14 July, 2026
INDIA: Immediately release Indigenous rights defender Pranab Doley and withdraw all fabricated charges against him
By: Simone Galimberti
14 July, 2026
Jamaica turns climate lessons into long-term climate action
By: Simone Galimberti
14 July, 2026
The recognition of volunteerism with IVY 2026
By: Simone Galimberti
14 July, 2026
IDS: New global research initiative to identify ways to counter rise of autocrats
By: Simone Galimberti
10 July, 2026
DSA2026 – Reimagining Development: Power, Agency, and Futures in an Uncertain World
By: Simone Galimberti
10 July, 2026
Social media ban – why a big tech revolution and bolder action on Online Safety Act are key
By: Simone Galimberti
10 July, 2026
Democracy R&D Global Conference - Bogotá and Brasília, June 2-9, 2027
By: Simone Galimberti
09 July, 2026
2026 HESI Global Forum - Reimagining Higher Education for Global Transformation toward a Sustainable Future
By: Simone Galimberti
09 July, 2026
655 million people still living without electricity underscore urgent need to deliver on universal energy access target
By: Simone Galimberti
09 July, 2026
Asia-Pacific ministers adopt new roadmap to tackle climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution together
By: Simone Galimberti
08 July, 2026
The High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF)
By: Simone Galimberti
08 July, 2026
From Projects to Permanence: Citizens' Assemblies as New Democratic Institutions in Cities and Regions
By: Simone Galimberti
08 July, 2026
The Power of Cooperation: Driving Progress Together
By: Simone Galimberti
08 July, 2026
New report sets out the economic, security & crisis response case for independent journalism
By: Simone Galimberti
08 July, 2026
USD 2.5 Billion Unlocked for Solutions to Internal Displacement, UN Report Shows
By: Simone Galimberti
07 July, 2026
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Deliberative Democracy Summer School

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 15Jul
The Deliberative Democracy Summer School brings together the world’s most influential scholars and an international cohort of PhD students specialising in the field of deliberative democracy. It is a three-day event held every eighteen months, moving between Canberra and Åbo/Turku in Finland. Stay tuned for announcements about future summer schools.
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BOGA and the European Commission convene High Level Dialogue on responses to the fossil fuel crisis

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 15Jul
Alongside the 11th IEA Global Conference on Energy Efficiency in Montréal last week, BOGA and the European Commission convened a High-Level Dialogue, hosted by BOGA co-chair the Government of Québec.
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Sweden Announces USD 1 Million Contribution to IOM

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 15Jul
Geneva/Stockholm, 9 July 2026 – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) welcomes a USD 1 million (SEK 10 million) flexible contribution from the Government of Sweden, reaffirming a long-standing partnership and a shared commitment to international cooperation on migration.
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ASEAN’s Re-engagement Risks Legitimizing Junta Without Delivering for Myanmar’s People

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 15Jul
JAKARTA, 15 July 2026—ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) warns that ASEAN’s shift toward “calibrated re-engagement” with Myanmar’s military-appointed government risks normalizing a dictatorship without securing any tangible results for the Myanmar people.
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Thailand: Don’t Forcibly Return Chinese Dissidents

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At Least 4 Critics of Beijing at Risk as Thai Prime Minister Visits China. (Bangkok) – The Thai government should not forcibly return detained Chinese dissidents to China, Human Rights Watch said today.
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INDIA: Immediately release Indigenous rights defender Pranab Doley and withdraw all fabricated charges against him

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 14Jul
Asia Indigenous Peoples Network on Extractive Industries and Energy (AIPNEE) condemns, in the strongest terms, the unlawful and unjust arrest of Indigenous rights defender Pranab Doley on 12 July 2026 in the northeastern state of Assam in India.
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Jamaica turns climate lessons into long-term climate action

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 14Jul
UN Climate Change News, 7 July 2026 – When Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica in October 2025, the damage was staggering. The storm caused an estimated US$8.8 billion in economic losses, around 41 per cent of the country's 2024 GDP.
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The recognition of volunteerism with IVY 2026

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 14Jul
The United Nations has declared 2026 the International Volunteer Year (IVY 2026) to recognize volunteerism as a key driver of sustainable development
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IDS: New global research initiative to identify ways to counter rise of autocrats

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 10Jul
Published on 9 June 2026 The Institute of Development Studies is part of a new Horizon Europe funded research project investigating the growing appeal of autocrats and identifying ways to resist this appeal.
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DSA2026 – Reimagining Development: Power, Agency, and Futures in an Uncertain World

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 10Jul
Our 2026 conference will take place as a hybrid conference organised and hosted by University College Dublin.
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Social media ban – why a big tech revolution and bolder action on Online Safety Act are key

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 10Jul
UK: Published: Thu 2 Jul 2026 Written by: Kerry Smith, IWF Chief Executive Officer
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Democracy R&D Global Conference - Bogotá and Brasília, June 2-9, 2027

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 09Jul
We are excited to announce that the Democracy R&D Global Conference 2027 will take place in Bogotá and Brasília, with Extituto de Política Abierta and Delibera Brasil as co‑hosts.
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2026 HESI Global Forum - Reimagining Higher Education for Global Transformation toward a Sustainable Future

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 09Jul
The 2026 Higher Education Sustainability Initiative (HESI) Global Forum, held as a special event to the 2026 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), will be convened under the theme “Reimagining Higher Education for Global Transformation toward a Sustainable Future.”
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655 million people still living without electricity underscore urgent need to deliver on universal energy access target

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 09Jul
Latest data show uneven progress, highlighting the critical need to focus on affordability and vulnerable communities
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Asia-Pacific ministers adopt new roadmap to tackle climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution together

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 08Jul
Bangkok - 03 Jul 2026.Governments across Asia and the Pacific today agreed a new regional agenda to tackle climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution through more coordinated action, reflecting growing recognition that the region's most pressing environmental challenges cannot be solved in isolation.
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The High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF)

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 08Jul
The High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) will be convened from Tuesday, 7 July, to Wednesday, 15 July 2026, under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
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From Projects to Permanence: Citizens' Assemblies as New Democratic Institutions in Cities and Regions

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 08Jul
​In this DemocracyNext webinar, we launch From Projects to Permanence: Citizens' Assemblies as New Democratic Institutions in Cities and Regions, a paper reflecting on the lessons from DemocracyNext's Cities Programme - our experience advising two cities and two regions across three continents: Esch-sur-Alzette, Vilnius, Kerewan, and Central Oregon.
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The Power of Cooperation: Driving Progress Together

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 08Jul
The third Hamburg Sustainability Conference took place from June 29–30, 2026
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New report sets out the economic, security & crisis response case for independent journalism

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 08Jul
23 June, Paris: A new global evidence review commissioned by IFPIM in partnership with DW Akademie and UNESCO, entitled The Value of Journalism: Global evidence on why media matters to economics, national security and crises, demonstrates that free and independent media has a profound and positive impact on societies globally.
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USD 2.5 Billion Unlocked for Solutions to Internal Displacement, UN Report Shows

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 07Jul
Geneva, 6 July 2026 – A new report from the Internal Displacement Solutions Fund (IDSF) shows that government-led commitments are advancing solutions to internal displacement and translating into tangible results.
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