“Our model is about turning passive readers into active changemakers” — an interview Sunny Yi Han Lin

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by Kasia Kotlarska / August 2025. Sunny Yi-Han Lin, an SEWF25 speaker, is on a mission to transform social entrepreneurship in the Mandarin-speaking world. As Founder and CEO of Social Enterprise Insights—the first hub of its kind—she has built a pioneering Mandarin online to offline platform that connects changemakers, nurtures talent and accelerates impact.

New trade uncertainties amid rising global tariffs call for broader economic diversification in Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs)

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New York - Recent global trade uncertainties and tariff changes disproportionately affect Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs). For every percentage increase in tariff rates, LLDC trade volumes drop by an additional 4% compared to non-LLDCs, leading to a larger fall in incomes in LLDCs.

CITES COP20: Twentieth meeting of the Conference of the Parties

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Meeting type Conference of the Parties Meeting date 24 November - 05 December 2025 City Samarkand Country Uzbekistan

Famine confirmed for first time in Gaza

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FAO, UNICEF, WFP and WHO reiterate call for immediate ceasefire and unhindered humanitarian access to curb deaths from hunger and malnutrition

Jakarta hosts landmark climate finance convening and joins global clean investment initiative

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Jakarta, 23 July 2025 – The City of Jakarta, in partnership with C40 Cities and with support from the UK Government, is hosting the Southeast Asia Urban Climate Action Programme (UCAP) Climate Action Implementation (CAI) Regional Convening this week....

Indigenous Worldviews Strengthening Climate Resilience

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UN Climate Change News, 8 August 2025 – The leadership of Indigenous Peoples is essential to a liveable, climate-resilient future. Their knowledge systems, rooted in stewardship, interdependence and care for all life, have guided – and continue to guide – communities through environmental change for millennia.

World Water Week 2025: Water for Climate Action

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24-28 August 2025, online and in Stockholm, Sweden

ODI: How can schools tackle misogyny? Embedding equality in education

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his ODI Global & Beyond Equality event will convene leading figures in education and policy, along with norms experts, to discuss how to better work together on impactful education policy to disrupt harmful norms, and tackle misogyny in schools while also benefiting boys educational attainment.

UNICEF INNOCENTI: Beyond Being Heard The right of children and youth to participate in civil and political processes in a changing world

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What barriers prevent children and youth from meaningfully participating in civil and political processes, and how are young people creating innovative solutions to overcome them? What advice can experts give to children and young people struggling to influence political decisions in a changing world?

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