Building Bridges: Using Soft Power to Promote a Culture of Peace

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 28Sep
The United Nations Secretary-General has committed to a vision of what he describes as sustaining peace. The Security Council and the General Assembly view this approach as “both a goal and a process to build a common vision of a society, ensuring that the needs of all segments of the population are taken into account”.
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Global leaders and companies pledge to reduce the gender pay gap by 2030

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 27Sep
Global commitments – to ensure women in every sector of the workforce are paid equally to men for doing work of equal value – were made at the Equal Pay International Coalition (EPIC) Pledging event held during the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
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World University Rankings 2019: results announced

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 27Sep
China is now home to the best university in Asia, while France’s Sorbonne University is the highest-ranked newcomer in the table
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UNV and the UN Secretariat sign Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen their collaboration

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 27Sep
On Tuesday 11 September, the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme and the United Nations Secretariat signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at strengthening and deepening their collaboration. The purpose of the agreement is to standardize and simplify the process of deploying UN Volunteers to UN Secretariat departments and offices, as well as provide a solid legal basis for doing so.
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WOMEN'S FORUM GLOBAL MEETING 2018, Paris, 14-16 Nov, 2018

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 27Sep
Divisions are widening the gap - between people, countries, political parties, religions and within communities. Convening 14-16 November 2018 at Carrousel du Louvre in Paris, France, the 2018 Women’s Forum Global Meeting will gather global leaders from society and economy to bridge divides and move towards more inclusive progress for all of humanity.
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SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING: Knowing who we are.

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Submitted by Urja Newa 26Sep
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Social emotional learning is firstly connected with; knowing who we really are.
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Political Declaration adopted at the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 26Sep
The Leaders of the UN Member Nations gathering in New York for the General Assembly Plenary gathered to celebrate Nelson Mandela and renew his legacy in a special peace summit.
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sOUTH Sudanes Doctor wins The UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 26Sep
The UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award is presented every year to an individual or organization who has dedicated their time going above and beyond the call of duty to help people forcibly displaced from their homes.Dr. Evan Atar Adaha, surgeon and medical director at a hospital in Bunj, north-eastern South Sudan, is the 2018 winner of UNHCR’s Nansen Refugee Award.
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2018 Right Livelihood Award Laureates Announced

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 25Sep
The unoffically called Alternative Nobel prizes went to human rights defenders from Saudi Arabia, Abdullah al-Hamid, Mohammad Fahad al-Qahtani and Waleed Abu al-Khair, anti-corruption champions Thelma Aldana (Guatemala) & Iván Velásquez (Colombia), the farmer Yacouba Sawadogo (Burkina Faso) and The agronomist Tony Rinaudo (Australia)
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Outcome Resolution of the Second Eurasian Women’s Forum ( St. Petersburg, 19–21 September 2018 )

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 25Sep
The Forum is aimed at consolidating and developing cooperation among female leaders for addressing urgent problems and strengthening the atmosphere of trust and mutual understanding in a world based on the universal values of humanism, rights and dignity. The Russian Federation is the main organizers.
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