50 years of the United Nations Volunteers programme: a contemporary witness recalls (UNV)

Full Text Sharing
Submitted by Simone Galimberti 10May
The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme turns 50 this year! To mark our anniversary, we share the reflections of former leading executives and deputies of UNV. First up: First up: Mr Peter Molt , the first Deputy Executive Coordinator of UNV, 1970-1975.
Share on

Death Penalty in Asia: Law and Practice' Online Conference 18-19 February, 2021

Full Text Sharing
Submitted by Simone Galimberti 10May
Asia accounts for 60 percent of the world’s population and more than 90 percent of the world’s executions. Therefore, any change in the death penalty in Asia will affect this matter in the entire world.
Share on

Why social media law-making needs to be more youth inclusive (ODI)

Full Text Sharing
Submitted by Simone Galimberti 10May
"In an increasingly digital world, legislatures and governments across the globe are grappling with the challenge of how to effectively tackle mis/disinformation, hate speech and online harms. A barrage of new laws, some of which go against constitutional provisions (France) and even international human rights law, have become increasingly widespread".
Share on

Partnerships: The catalyst of FIFA’s social projects

Full Text Sharing
Submitted by Simone Galimberti 10May
Join SportWorks TALKS for a discussion with Géraldine Heinen on the importance of partnerships in sport for development and peace initiatives.
Share on

G7 communiqué notes support to GPE as part of girls’ education push

Full Text Sharing
Submitted by Simone Galimberti 10May
After their meeting in London from May 3 to 5, foreign and development ministers from G7 countries issued a communiqué, in which support to girls’ education features prominently as a key action to promote gender equality and poverty reduction, and to ensure a sustainable recovery from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Share on

Porto Social Commitment is “the most comprehensive and ambitious ever reached in the EU”

Full Text Sharing
Submitted by Simone Galimberti 10May
"The Porto Social Commitment is “the most comprehensive and ambitious tripartite commitment ever reached in the European Union”, said Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa at the closing session of the Social Summit, part of the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the EU".
Share on

The 16th session of the United Nations Forum for Forests was held from 26 to 29 April 2021

Full Text Sharing
Submitted by Simone Galimberti 07May
The UNFF was an opportunity to highlight the awareness linked to the COVID-19 pandemic: the health of humans and the health of ecosystems are intimately linked and cannot be understood independently of each other.
Share on

UPDATES FROM THE CENTER FOR SPORT, PEACE, & SOCIETY, UNIVERSITY OF Tennessee, Knoxville

Full Text Sharing
Submitted by Simone Galimberti 07May
Here you will find out some updates from the newsletter of THE CENTER FOR SPORT, PEACE, & SOCIETY... lots of events being promoted in the last months "to to address social issues in local communities, working across the various UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to make a difference, especially for youths."
Share on

IAVE'S Volunteering for Social change ( HERE THE LINK TO THE RECORDING)

Full Text Sharing
Submitted by Simone Galimberti 07May
The focus of the last sessions of a series of webinar organized by IAVE was focused on the importance of partnerships. In this session we explore the role of government, civil society, and the corporate sector in supporting and developing volunteerism. The panel members showcase some effective examples of working partnerships
Share on

Asia-Pacific Can Emerge From Pandemic "Stronger Than Before" — ADB President

Full Text Sharing
Submitted by Simone Galimberti 07May
MANILA, PHILIPPINES (5 May 2021) — The Asia and the Pacific region can emerge from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic “even stronger than before” by focusing on five areas to help achieve a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable future, Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masatsugu Asakawa said in remarks to the ADB Board of Governors at its 54th Annual Meeting today.
Share on

Pages

Latest article

Popular article

 

Contact

Please fell free to contact us. We appreciate your feedback and look forward to hearing from you.

Empowered by ENGAGE,
Toward the Volunteering Inspired Society.