Valor Games Southeast 2018

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The VGSE is a huge event with 125 veterans from across the US competing in 11 different adapted sports. Can Nepal also honor its veterans by holding such games?

Asian Student Leadership Conference (ASLC) 2018 in Singapore (July 25 - 29, 2018)

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ASLC is an annual conference where students from all over Asia get together to learn the importance of being a leader and to become change makers in their communities.

European Union: Working with women's organisations and acting to prevent violence against women in conflict, critical to development

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As the 20th anniversary of UNSCR 1325 on Women Peace and Security approaches, EEAS Secretary General Helga Schmid joined UN, NATO and civil society representatives to discuss and define how to act to prevent conflict and violence against women at the European Development Days on 6 June 2018.

Global Peace Index 2018

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Measuring peace in a complex world: the 2018 Global Peace Index shows the world is less peaceful today than at any time in the last decade.

Tomorrow’s Peacebuilders Award 2018

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Tomorrow’s Peacebuilders are the global awards for local peacebuilding. Awarded annually, they offer international recognition for grassroots peace activists in conflict-affected countries worldwide. Tomorrow’s Peacebuilders are inspiring individuals working together to build a better tomorrow in some of the world’s most fragile areas.

Chair’s Summary: G7 Development Ministers’ Meeting

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Find here the summary of the meeting of G7 Development Meeting held last week in Canada.

Asia Policy Forum: Policy Showcase at the AVPN Conference

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The Asia Policy Forum (APF) is a collaborative effort that offers a convening platform, a community of champions of the social economy and practical learning opportunities to support governments, policymakers and policy influencers to build an enabling environment for the social economy to flourish.

The Continuum of Capital in Asia Report launched at AVPN Conference

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In a vibrant ecosystem where all kinds of capital work together to form a Continuum of Capital, funders may leverage different financial tools – combining grants, debt and equity across multiple investments within their own portfolio – to achieve deeper social impact, or they may seek out key partners and collaborators that can take on follow-on funding once an SPO has graduated.

Women and Girls at the Forefront of Sustainable Development: protect, empower, invest’ - European Development Days 2018

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Under the overarching title of ‘Women and Girls at the Forefront of Sustainable Development: protect, empower, invest’, the European Development Days 2018 agenda will be focusing on 'Ensuring the physical and psychological integrity of Girls and Women', 'Promoting economic and social rights and empowerment of Girls and Women', 'Strengthening Girls’ and Women’s voice and participation'.

G7 development ministers’ meeting focuses on empowering women and girls (From Global Affairs Canada )

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Advancing gender equality is the most effective approach to eradicating extreme poverty and building a more peaceful, inclusive and prosperous world. Recent estimates indicate that countries are losing $160 trillion in wealth because of differences in lifetime earnings between women and men. Canada and its G7 partners have a shared commitment to strengthening the empowerment of women and girls.

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