IVCO 2023: KUALA LUMPUR CALL TO ACTION

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 27Mar
FEBRUARY 7, 2024 We are pleased to share the Kuala Lumpur Call to Action, a statement developed by the delegates at IVCO 2023. It expresses our commitment to support and encourage a new generation of volunteers as changemakers. We hope you will share and discuss the Call to Action with your colleagues, and that your organisation will endorse it using the link at the bottom of this email.
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OXFAM: Global water crisis looms yet only one in four of the biggest food and agriculture corporations say they’re reducing water use and pollution

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 27Mar
Only 28 percent of the world’s most influential food and agriculture corporations report they are reducing their water withdrawals and just 23 percent say they are taking action to reduce water pollution. Oxfam’s new analysis of 350 corporations using World Benchmarking Alliance data comes ahead of World Water Day (March 22).
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The Relationship between Digital Technologies and Atrocity Prevention

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 27Mar
New and emerging digital technologies — including, among others, social media platforms, artificial intelligence, geospatial technology, facial recognition and surveillance tools — have and will continue to rapidly shift the space of human interaction in the modern world.
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OECD: Anti-Corruption and Integrity Outlook 2024

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 27Mar
In recent years, OECD countries have strengthened their anti-corruption and integrity frameworks. However, according to OECD criteria, in key areas countries’ monitoring and implementation of integrity measures need improvement, meaning that countries are not mitigating corruption risks as well as they could.
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Pushing forward for gender equality: CSW68 event showcases strategies for countering pushback and advancing women’s rights around the world

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 27Mar
On 20 March 2024, UN Women, in partnership with UNDP, UNFPA, and OHCHR, gathered partners to discuss strategies for advancing gender equality at “Multistakeholder Partnerships and Practices to Push Forward for Gender Equality, Human Rights, and Democracy”, a flagship side event held at UN headquarters and online during the 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women.
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General Assembly adopts landmark resolution on artificial intelligence

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 26Mar
21 March 2024SDGs The UN General Assembly on Thursday adopted a landmark resolution on the promotion of “safe, secure and trustworthy” artificial intelligence (AI) systems that will also benefit sustainable development for all.
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UK social enterprise ‘top 100’ 2024 edition opens for nominations

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 26Mar
The search is on for this year's pioneers in diversity, climate action, social investment and leadership as Pioneers Post opens this year's NatWest SE100 Social Business Awards. Don't miss your chance to be named among the UK's top 100 impact enterprises – enter by 5 May.
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ACHIM WENNMANN TO HOLD THE NAGULENDRAN CHAIR IN PEACE MEDIATION

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 26Mar
The Geneva Graduate Institute is pleased to announce that Dr Achim Wennmann has been appointed Professor of Practice in the Interdisciplinary Programme and will hold the Nagulendran Chair in Peace Mediation with effect from 1 April 2024 for a term of five years.
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Social Entrepreneurship Summit 2024

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 25Mar
28th – 29th August Sofia, Bulgaria & Online Host: University of National and World Economy
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FREEDOM HOUSE: “I Will Get Out of Here Eventually”: A Conversation with Journalist and Political Prisoner José Rubén Zamora

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 25Mar
The imprisoned founder of Guatemala’s El Periódico, which made its name by exposing corruption in the country’s ruling classes, is awaiting a new trial on money-laundering charges that press freedom groups call politically motivated.
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