What is it?

S4G, the un-mediated, not moderated social platform

Have you ever thought you have something to “express” with a social dimension but never had the opportunity to do it?

Then S4G is what you are looking for:

  • Open, unrestricted and easy to use
  • Three mediums to choose from: TEXT, VIDEO, PHOTO
  • A way to express your ideas, reflections and expertise, on social issues and broader development and society at large
  • You do not need to be an expert but just passionate about what you share

Latest Sharings

161 states vote against the Killer machines at the UN General Assembly

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Resounding support for the second UNGA resolution on autonomous weapons expands discussions in 2025, mandating talks in New York including all states for the first time.

IDS Event: Making gains for gender justice: Lessons from women’s movements in South Asia

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6 March 2025 12:00–13:30 Institute of Development Studies IDS Convening Space and online on Zoom. In the face of escalating attacks on women’s rights globally, what is it that feminists can learn from women’s struggles in South Asia?

OXFAM: In January, billionaires amassed more wealth than the poorest third of humanity owns

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Published: 24th February 2025 Billionaire wealth surged by over $300 billion in the first month of the year. It would take 15 million workers an entire year to make as much money. Since G20 Finance Ministers agreed to work together to effectively tax the super-rich in July 2024, billionaires have pocketed over $1 trillion in new wealth.

Almost 9 in 10 going all day without eating as hunger in Haiti reaches record high

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ActionAid survey finds 99% of families are going without meals – sometimes for days at a time – because they can’t afford to buy food. 88% of households said a family member had gone all day without food in the past month. Some families are surviving on just over US$1 worth of food per person for an entire month.

Breast cancer cases projected to rise by nearly 40 per cent by 2050, WHO warns

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24 February 2025 Health Breast cancer cases are expected to increase by 38 percent globally by 2050, with annual deaths from the disease projected to rise by 68 percent, according to a new report from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a specialised branch of the World Health Organization (WHO).

Energy Transfer’s $300 Million Lawsuit Against Greenpeace Poses a Serious Threat to Free Speech in America

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Energy Transfer, a Texas-based fossil fuel company, has sued Greenpeace, a renowned environmental nonprofit organization, for $300 million for participating in protests led by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe against the company’s Dakota Access Pipeline in 2016-2017. The eye-popping amount could bankrupt Greenpeace.

Behind the Rising Journalist Safety Index (INDONESIA)

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Journalist Safety Index 2024 increases. However, behind the increase in the index, a number of data and facts show strong signals of threats to press freedom in the future

IMO progresses talks on greenhouse gas reduction from shipping

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International efforts to curb greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from shipping took a step forward as the IMO's Intersessional Working Group on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships (ISWG-GHG 18) concluded its latest round of discussions.

NewsroomPostIPCC gathers in Hangzhou to agree on outlines of the key contributions to the Seventh Assessment Repor

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HANGZHOU, Feb 24 – The 62nd Plenary Session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) opened today in Hangzhou, China, to consider and agree on the draft outlines of the three Working Group contributions to the Seventh Assessment Report (AR7) and the Methodology Report on Carbon Dioxide Removal Technologies, Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage.

IOM, Partners Appeal for USD 81 Million to Assist Over One Million Migrants in Horn of Africa, Yemen, and Southern Africa

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11 February 2025, Nairobi –The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and 45 humanitarian and development partners are appealing for USD 81 million to provide lifesaving humanitarian assistance to over one million migrants — including women and children — and the communities that host them in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia, the Republic of Tanzania, Kenya and Yemen.

HRW: EU: No ‘Business as Usual’ at Association Council with Israel

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Condemn Atrocities, Impose Consequences at Foreign Ministers Meeting

6 Promising Solutions for Urban Violence Reduction: Lessons from Around the Globe

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Urban initiatives such as the Peace in Our Cities network serve as catalysts for these efforts, helping cities learn from one another and share their successes on the global stage.

Women leading humanitarian aid and economic resilience after three years of war in Ukraine

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UN Women calls for renewed support and investment in women’s rights organizations and women leaders to deliver humanitarian assistance, participate in early recovery and in peace processes.

BLAIR INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL CHANGE: How Leaders in the Global South Can Devise AI Regulation That Enables Innovation

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Governments also need to recognise that technological innovation alone is not enough: realising AI’s economic and social potential also requires political leadership and good governance.

Vietnamese journalist Truong Huy San indicted for ‘abusing democratic freedoms’

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Bangkok, February 18, 2025—Vietnam must drop all charges against jailed prominent journalist Truong Huy San over his personal Facebook posts and stop using legal threats to intimidate the independent media, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Tuesday.

New UN report lauds community-driven innovations in closing SDG data gaps in Asia and the Pacific

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A new report by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) demonstrates that by amplifying the voices of underrepresented communities, these solutions are not only making policies more inclusive

A decade of action against antisemitism and Holocaust denial

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UNESCO is the UN agency specifically mandated to promote Holocaust and genocide education.

Understanding Young People’s Political and Civic Engagement as a Counter to Democratic Backsliding

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This report seeks to address the efforts needed to engage young people to support democratic resilience by answering the following questions from the IFES 2023-2026 Learning Agenda: What types of informal civic engagement can lead to greater or more formal political and civic engagement among youth? How can these types of engagement be harnessed to fight against authoritarianism?

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