Patient funding is crucial for social entrepreneurs to survive the ‘death valley curve

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 17Mar
Echoing Green Senior Director of Global Partnerships & Equity, Tiffany Thompson, writes about the importance of patient capital when funding social enterprises with high-impact potential. (From Philanthropy News Digest - Candid Philanthropy News Digest)
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Placing Future Generations at the Heart of Sustainable Development (IISD)

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 17Mar
In preparation for the 2023 SDG Summit and the Summit of the Future in 2024, the UN Secretary-General is launching eleven policy briefs between March and July 2023, offering “concrete ideas” on how to advance Our Common Agenda. Timed accordingly, the SDG Knowledge Hub is publishing a series of policy briefs of its own, offering insights on the issue areas covered in these publications.
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Laureus SportsLAB: “Bridging the Divide”

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 17Mar
A recording of Laureus hosting Etsuko Yamada from the Japan Sport Council and Ben Sanders from sportanddev to discuss the newly launched sport for development guidebook, Bridging the Divide.
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LDC5 gathering in Doha concludes, ushering in new era of solidarity for world’s Least Developed Countries

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 17Mar
The Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5) in Doha, Qatar ended today with member states committing to measures to deliver on the Doha Programme of Action, a ten-year plan to put the world’s 46 most vulnerable countries back on track to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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The Future We Want: What have we learned since Rio+20? (WEBINAR by IISD)

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 17Mar
The webinar will feature speakers who were central to the negotiation of the Rio+20 outcome. We will celebrate the tenth anniversary of that event, but the focus will be on how the Future We Want can contribute to the SDG Summit outcomes. Time Apr 3, 2023 09:00 AM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Join us online for the Climate Hack Graduation Showcase

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Submitted by Stephy Tang 16Mar
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Come network, gain insights and be inspired to be a catalyst for climate action, through sharings from distinguished ecosystem players and team presentations!
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BRAC and Meta host discussion on empowering women and youths

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 15Mar
The two organisations organised a discussion and project learning session on the occasion of International Women’s Day (IWD) 2023 at the BRAC Centre. The event titled “Empowering women and youth in digital spaces” was in line with this year’s IWD theme of “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”.
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UN: Promoting and protecting human rights while countering terrorism

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 15Mar
ARTICLE 19 addressed the United Nations Human Rights Council during the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on promoting human rights while countering terrorism, which took place on 14 March in Geneva.
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The 4th United Nations South Asia Forum on Business and Human Rights starts next week.

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 15Mar
The 4th UN South Asia Forum on Business and Human Rights will be organized in Kathmandu, Nepal, in a hybrid format over three days: 20-22 March 2022. In addition, there will be sector-specific trainings and safe spaces sessions organized on the side-lines of the main forum.
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The Keys to Democracy: A Conversation with Hugh Pope and Yves Sintomer

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 15Mar
Event by DemocracyNext. Tue, Mar 21, 2023.DemocracyNext board member Hugh Pope will launch his late father’s brilliant book, The Keys to Democracy: Sortition as a New Model for Citizen Power, in a joint event with Professor Yves Sintomer, who is also releasing a new book, entitled The Government of Chance: Sortition and Democracy from Athens to the Present.
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