Girls’ education is a critical pathway to achieving gender equality.​ And barriers to girls’ education are also barriers to gender equality (7th July, 2020). The Generation Equality Forum, a new initiative, a potential game changer created on the 25th Anniversary of Beijing Declaration & Platform for Action to uplift the lives of girls in developing world, should focus on their education.

FIBA's Foundation, the International Basketball Foundation (IBF), is launching its new "Basketball For Good" digital platform.

The portal provides visitors with a snapshot of the state of sustainable development around the world, and enables users to access and engage with sustainable development data. SDSN reports that the datasets were selected "based on the level of frequency, quality, international comparability, public availability, and ease of understanding".

The first edition of the Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity has been awarded to Greta Thunberg. The young Swedish environmental activist was selected among 136 nominees (corresponding to 79 organizations and 57 personalities) from 46 different countries.