Meet the 2018 Skoll Awardees for Social Entrepreneurship

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“It is a special moment when our ‘family’ of extraordinary social entrepreneurs expands with the selection of new Awardees,” said Jeff Skoll, Founder and Chairman of the Skoll Foundation. “Our community immediately strengthens, as does our collective understanding of how to solve the world’s most pressing problems.”

The Eighth Summit of the Americas is starting today in Lima, Peru

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The Eighth Summit of the Americas will be held on April 13 and 14, 2018 in Lima, Peru.The Heads of State and Government of the Americas will address the central theme of the Summit, “Democratic Governance against Corruption.The Summits, held every three years, offers the opportunity for the leaders to jointly define a hemispheric agenda at the highest levels.

As global executions and death sentences slide

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Encouraging steps to reduce death penalty around the world! From the latest Amnestsy International global report on Death Penalty 2017

BOAO FORUM 2018: CLOSING PRESS RELEASE

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Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2018 An Open and Innovative Asia for a World of Greater Prosperity has concluded

National Service Recognition Day in the USA

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More than 5,200 elected officials have stepped up as Leaders for National Service. On April 3rd, 2018, they will show their appreciation for AmeriCorps members and Senior Corps volunteers in their communities.

The Leadership Development Action Plan

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This template is designed to guide your leadership development activities over the next 12-24 months. Many of the steps require significant effort and/or reflection. Very few require money. Most of these activities can be self-guided, but it would be very helpful to recruit a mentor to help you along the way.

Former Mexican President Backs Opium Poppy Legalization

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ormer Mexican President Vicente Fox proposed on Wednesday the legalization of opium poppy production as a way to help end bloody turf battles fought by drug cartels in various parts of the country.

Global Social Innovation Wayfinder event in Istanbul (14-15 May)

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Organized by Social Innovation Exchange, SIX, the summit will look at what more can be done to tackle systemic barriers to systemic change over the next ten years. Istanbul Wayfinder will build on two calls to action from London: multi-sector collaborations for systemic change, inspired by the SDGs, and building regional social innovation ecosystems over the next decade.

One more activist killed in Brazil

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One month ago, a well known social activist Marielle Franco was killed in Rio de Janeiro. Now one of the witnesses got killed too. From Telesur

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