Christchurch Call, an Initiative to fight online hate: 2nd Summit

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The Christchurch Call is a commitment by Governments and tech companies to eliminate terrorist and violent extremist content online. It rests on the conviction that a free, open and secure internet offers extraordinary benefits to society. It has been promoted by New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern and French President Manual Macron

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The COVID decade: understanding the long-term societal impacts of COVID-19.

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The Institute of Community Studies is delighted to have contributed to The British Academy’s timely evidence review to understand the long-term societal impacts of COVID-19. It makes sobering reading for any who thought the end of the pandemic would see things return to some sort of ‘normal

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Asia-Pacific Stats Café Series: Measuring National SDG Progress

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The 37th session of Asia-Pacific Stat Café on "Measuring National SDG Progress" will be held on Monday, 17 May 2021, 12:00 - 13:00 hours (GMT+7).

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Webinar: Peer research in the UK policy context (YOUNG FOUNDATION, UK)

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Local governments and service providers have begun to recognise community members as experts in their own right, equipped with valuable lived experience and an inside understanding of how their communities work and what their communities need. Date: 27 May 2021 Time: 1pm - 2pm Venue: Zoom

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TESLA AND BITCOIN

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Tesla will stop accepting bitcoin "which is made with an energy-intensive process that often relies on fossil fuels" says the Guardian

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A GOOD NEWS: FOREST ARE GROWING AND YOU CAN HAVE A ROLE...

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The Trillion Trees map of Regeneration Hotspots reveals an estimated 58.9 million hectares of natural forest have grown back since 2000. What’s driving these areas of recovery? How can we encourage future regeneration? And how can you play your part? Explore the map to find out more.

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Every Women Every Child

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Every Woman Every Child commenced the Decade of Action on 5 March 2020, with a meeting of its High-Level Steering Group (HLSG) co-chaired by Ms. Amina Mohammed, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, and H.E. Ms. Kersti Kaljulaid, President of the Republic of Estonia.

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Global coalition needed to transform girls’ education - report

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"A ‘global coalition of parliamentarians’ needs to be set up to meet the urgent international challenge of delivering a quality education to millions of girls who are currently being denied access to any at all, a new report says." The report was prepared by The Research for Equitable Access and Learning (REAL) Centre at Cambridge University with the United Nations Girls Education Initiative.

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Global Assessment: Urgent steps must be taken to reduce methane emissions this decade

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Washington DC, 6 May 2021 - A Global Methane Assessment released today by the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) shows that human-caused methane emissions can be reduced by up to 45 per cent this decade. Such reductions would avoid nearly 0.3°C of global warming by 2045 and would be consistent with keeping the Paris Climate Agreement’s goal..

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British Retailers and other global companies pushing the Brazilian Congress to defend the Amazon Forest

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Major retailers in the UK are threatening a boycott of Brazil if the Congress there moves ahead with a new bill that will further increase the levels of widespread deforestation.

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22nd Biennial Conference of the International Consortium for Social Development: Poverty, Inequality and Social Development Innovations around the World

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The 22nd Biennial Conference of the ICSD in 2021 will bring together practitioners, researchers, students, communities, organizations and policy makers to think deeply and carefully about the challenges we face, critically appraise past responses and advance new and novel ways of responding to these difficult challenges

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TWO-PART LEARNING SERIES: INCLUSIVE EDUCATION FOR GIRLS WITH DISABILITIES Tue, 25 May, 2021 - Wed, 09 Jun, 2021

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In the lead up to the G7 and the Global Education Summit convened by the Global Partnership for Education, the UN Girls’ Education Initiative (UNGEI), UNICEF, UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP-UNESCO), Sightsavers and Humanity & Inclusion are joining forces to launch two-part webinar series on inclusive education for girls with disabilities!

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GLOBAL TEACHER PRIZE and GLOBAL STUDENT PRIZE

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The application and nomination process for the Global Teacher Prize and the inaugural Chegg.org Global Student Prize has been extended and will now close on 16th May 2021. The Varkey Foundation has launched the Chegg.org Global Student Prize this year, a US$50,000 sister award to the Global Teacher Prize, to create a powerful new platform to highlight the efforts of extraordinary students...

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Call for Submissions: Innovative Experiences of Cities on Environmental Sustainability and Climate Action, Deadline 5 June 2021

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Home to the majority of humankind, cities are at the forefront of tackling climate change and promoting environmental sustainability. Rising sea levels and extreme weather events such as floods, droughts and storms have heavy impacts on the infrastructure, livelihoods and human health in cities.

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50 years of the United Nations Volunteers programme: a contemporary witness recalls (UNV)

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The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme turns 50 this year! To mark our anniversary, we share the reflections of former leading executives and deputies of UNV. First up: First up: Mr Peter Molt , the first Deputy Executive Coordinator of UNV, 1970-1975.

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Death Penalty in Asia: Law and Practice' Online Conference 18-19 February, 2021

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Asia accounts for 60 percent of the world’s population and more than 90 percent of the world’s executions. Therefore, any change in the death penalty in Asia will affect this matter in the entire world.

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Why social media law-making needs to be more youth inclusive (ODI)

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"In an increasingly digital world, legislatures and governments across the globe are grappling with the challenge of how to effectively tackle mis/disinformation, hate speech and online harms. A barrage of new laws, some of which go against constitutional provisions (France) and even international human rights law, have become increasingly widespread".

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Partnerships: The catalyst of FIFA’s social projects

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Join SportWorks TALKS for a discussion with Géraldine Heinen on the importance of partnerships in sport for development and peace initiatives.

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G7 communiqué notes support to GPE as part of girls’ education push

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After their meeting in London from May 3 to 5, foreign and development ministers from G7 countries issued a communiqué, in which support to girls’ education features prominently as a key action to promote gender equality and poverty reduction, and to ensure a sustainable recovery from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Porto Social Commitment is “the most comprehensive and ambitious ever reached in the EU”

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"The Porto Social Commitment is “the most comprehensive and ambitious tripartite commitment ever reached in the European Union”, said Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa at the closing session of the Social Summit, part of the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the EU".

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Christchurch Call, an Initiative to fight online hate: 2nd Summit

The COVID decade: understanding the long-term societal impacts of COVID-19.

Asia-Pacific Stats Café Series: Measuring National SDG Progress

Webinar: Peer research in the UK policy context (YOUNG FOUNDATION, UK)

TESLA AND BITCOIN

A GOOD NEWS: FOREST ARE GROWING AND YOU CAN HAVE A ROLE...

Every Women Every Child

Global coalition needed to transform girls’ education - report

Global Assessment: Urgent steps must be taken to reduce methane emissions this decade

British Retailers and other global companies pushing the Brazilian Congress to defend the Amazon Forest

22nd Biennial Conference of the International Consortium for Social Development: Poverty, Inequality and Social Development Innovations around the World

TWO-PART LEARNING SERIES: INCLUSIVE EDUCATION FOR GIRLS WITH DISABILITIES Tue, 25 May, 2021 - Wed, 09 Jun, 2021

GLOBAL TEACHER PRIZE and GLOBAL STUDENT PRIZE

Call for Submissions: Innovative Experiences of Cities on Environmental Sustainability and Climate Action, Deadline 5 June 2021

50 years of the United Nations Volunteers programme: a contemporary witness recalls (UNV)

Death Penalty in Asia: Law and Practice' Online Conference 18-19 February, 2021

Why social media law-making needs to be more youth inclusive (ODI)

Partnerships: The catalyst of FIFA’s social projects

G7 communiqué notes support to GPE as part of girls’ education push

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