Urban October 2025

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Cities are at the frontline of today’s crises – and tomorrow’s solutions. Urban October 2025 brings people together to explore how we respond to urban challenges and harness innovation to build better cities. Urban October begins with World Habitat Day on 6 October and culminates in World Cities Day on 31 October.

IDS: Identity-based narratives fuelling rise in autocracy

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A new IDS Bulletin ‘Democracy Contested’ reveals how identity-based narratives centred on religion, race, gender, and nationalism are influencing citizens and their voting choices. This shift in voter behaviour shapes the rise of autocratic leaders and movements that challenge them.

SAVE Datchinamurthy Kataiah

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Datchinamurthy Kataiah should not be executed in Singapore.

Guide to Digital Participation Platforms

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PeoplePowered just launched the updated Digital Participation Guide — your go-to resource for designing inclusive, effective online participation programs. First developed in 2022 with input from People Powered members around the world, the guide now includes new research on artificial intelligence, fresh global case studies, and a revamped digital portal to help you choose the right tools,

Voices of the world gather at the UN: What you need to know about UNGA80

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World leaders are converging at United Nations headquarters on the East River in Manhattan, New York for what promises to be one of the most consequential annual gatherings in recent memory.

Gender Equality and Sport Conference 2025

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The Annual Conference of the Global Observatory for Gender Equality & Sport will be held in Lausanne on 30 September with the theme Connecting for Change.

AVPN Global Conference 2026 is Coming to India

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Asia's largest and most influential gathering of social investors and impact leaders is coming to India. After Abu Dhabi and Hong Kong, the 13th AVPN Global Conference will be held in New Delhi at the iconic Bharat Mandapam.

Young Champions of the Earth 2025

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Young Champions of the Earth, launched in 2017, is the flagship youth engagement initiative of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The award is bestowed annually to ambitious young people from around the world with outstanding ideas to protected.

Closing the US$1.5 trillion gap: How FDI can help achieve the SDGs in Asia and the Pacific

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From the Addis Ababa Action Agenda (AAAA) in 2015 to the most recent Sevilla Commitment agreed at the International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4), the global community is aligned to leveraging FDI for sustainable development. In fact, the Sevilla Commitment elevated the role of FDI. While the AAAA positioned FDI as complementary to public finances for sustainable development...

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