TODAY IS MANDELA DAY 2020

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 18Jul
In 2020, the essence of Mandela Day – take action, inspire change, and make every day a Mandela Day – is more important than ever before.
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Call for Online Volunteers: Join the 'Young Environmental Journalists'

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 17Jul
The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (Naturvårdsverket - EPA), UN Development Programme (UNDP), and UN Volunteers (UNV) programme launch a second round of the ‘Young Environmental Journalists’ campaign, to address environmental and human rights impacts in the mining sector in four resource-rich countries: Colombia, Kenya, Mongolia and Mozambique.
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SDGs Learning, Training & Practice

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 17Jul
Co-organized by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Division for Sustainable Development Goals (DESA/DSDG) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) during the 2020 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development under the auspices of ECOSOC.
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Treaty Discussion Paper to reassert the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people from Northern Territory, Australia

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 17Jul
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people from Northern Territory in Australia might have some venues to reassert their voice and rights and a special commission has been set up to draft and negotiate a legal treaty that will re-define the relationships between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and the authorities.
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Mastercard Foundation and USIU-Africa Partner to Expand Access to Higher Education in Africa

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 17Jul
The partnership will allow 1,000 high-performing students to receive quality education and leadership development over the next 10 years under the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program.
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Open Society Foundations Announce 2020 Soros Arts Fellows

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 16Jul
NEW YORK—The Open Society Foundations today announced the 2020 cohort of the Soros Arts Fellowship, including 10 artists, curators, cultural organizers, and researchers working at the intersection of migration, public space, and the arts. the fellows selected each receive an $80,000 stipend to realize an ambitious project over the next 18 months.
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State of the Voluntary Local Reviews 2020:Local Action for Global Impact in Achieving the SDGs

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 16Jul
If we want to achieve the SDGs, find creative ways to "localize" them, involving and engaging local governments and most importantly the citizens, is going to be key. Each city, small or big can come up with a Local Voluntary Review of their efforts to achieve the SDGs. The report was prepared by the Institute for Global Environmental Studies
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Launch of first online global course on sport and the Sustainable Development Goals

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 16Jul
A new, freely available online course launched this month will help individuals and organisations harness the potential of sport in their work towards sustainable development.
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Reimagining Volunteering: Daily Digest

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 16Jul
Find here the summary of main discussions at the Global Technical Meeting on Reimagining Volunteering.
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The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2020

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 16Jul
Almost 690 million people around the world went hungry in 2019. As progress in fighting hunger stalls, the COVID-19 pandemic is intensifying the vulnerabilities and inadequacies of global food systems. While it is too early to assess the full impact of the lockdowns and other containment measures, at least another 83 million people, and possibly as many as 132 million, may go hungry in 2020.
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