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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

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PPC Webinar | Policy Matters: Tracking Plastic Laws After Global Treaty Negotiations
By: Simone Galimberti
28 November, 2024
Decisive fifth session of negotiations on a global plastic pollution treaty opens in Busan
By: Simone Galimberti
28 November, 2024
New analysis reveals Big Oil’s profits could pay for annual loss and damage bill
By: Simone Galimberti
28 November, 2024
Speech: We should not doubt for a moment that we will see a world free of violence for women and girls, for our children and theirs
By: Simone Galimberti
28 November, 2024
UN WOMEN: Five essential facts to know about femicide
By: Simone Galimberti
28 November, 2024
ILO welcomes ASEAN steps to support migrant workers and prevent child labour
By: Simone Galimberti
28 November, 2024
Experts Available for Comment on Historic Climate Justice Hearings at World’s Highest Court
By: Simone Galimberti
28 November, 2024
GEF announces $20 million investment in climate adaptation innovators
By: Simone Galimberti
28 November, 2024
Business leaders pledge to include disability in sustainability efforts
By: Simone Galimberti
28 November, 2024
UNV partners with academia for State of the World's Volunteerism Report 2026
By: Simone Galimberti
27 November, 2024
Chautari Annual Conference - 2024
By: Simone Galimberti
27 November, 2024
16 Days of Activism: #NoExcuse. UNiTE to End Violence against Women
By: Simone Galimberti
27 November, 2024
Routes to Remedy: Toolkit For Defenders Facing Business-Related Human Rights Impacts in Asia
By: Simone Galimberti
26 November, 2024
13th United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights
By: Simone Galimberti
26 November, 2024
AOSIS Leaders Declaration on Sea Level Rise and Statehood
By: Simone Galimberti
03 October, 2024
Brazil, China, France, Jordan, Kazakhstan, South Africa launch a global initiative to galvanise political commitment to international humanitarian law and call for a high-level meeting to uphold humanity in war in 2026
By: Simone Galimberti
03 October, 2024
LSE: AI and the future of behavioural science
By: Simone Galimberti
03 October, 2024
SIPRI convenes Chinese, Russian, US and European experts for cyber risk reduction workshop
By: Simone Galimberti
02 October, 2024
Sustaining, strengthening and scaling sport for development: A team game
By: Simone Galimberti
02 October, 2024
AVPN Philanthropy Fellowship
By: Simone Galimberti
02 October, 2024
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OXFAM: Millions of migrant farm workers exploited in Europe’s fields, says Oxfam

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 12Jun
Published: 4th June 2024 Approximately 1 in 4 workers in Europe’s agriculture sector are migrants. Migrant workers face violence, long working hours, and routine underpayment. The new EU supply chains law, the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, is a tool to combat this exploitation.
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Inclusive democracy learnings & innovations: Webinar highlights

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 12Jun
As participatory and deliberative programs continue to expand, we need to ask the questions: how effective are they at truly empowering marginalized communities, the ones who have the biggest needs and have the most to gain from these processes? How can we ensure representative participation when structural barriers such as power dynamics hinder effective and meaningful involvement?
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Conflict Trends: A Global Overview, 1946–2023

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 12Jun
This PRIO Paper examines global conflict trends between 1946 and 2023 using data from the Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP). In 2023, 59 state-based conflicts were recorded in 34 countries, the highest number of conflicts registered since 1946.
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OSLO FREEDOM FORUM 2024

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 12Jun
The Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF) is an international human rights conference series hosted and produced by the Human Rights Foundation (HRF).
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ESTABLISHING EFFECTIVE HELPDESKS ON BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 11Jun
Drawing from the research brief Parameters for a Global Helpdesk on Business and Human Rights published by the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Geneva office, this panel discussion – co-organised by the Geneva Human Rights Platform, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Geneva office, and OHCHR - aims to discuss how to establish effective helpde
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Respect, protect, and fulfill the right to bodily autonomy! Ending forced sterilization of women and girls with disabilities

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 11Jun
This paper compiles expert and internationally agreed language on forced sterilization, highlighting that an eliminating forced sterilization is a human rights obligation, a moral imperative, and a shared global political commitment.
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Critical minerals and great power competition: Interactions and implications

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 11Jun
13 June 2024 14:00 - 16:00 This SIPRI webinar centres on mineral resource competition. With a focus on the policies of China, the European Union, Russia and the United States, the event will unpack varying strategies towards and implications associated with this competition.
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UNU-IAS Launches E-learning Course on Net Zero

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 11Jun
The free course introduces key concepts of climate science and practical steps that individuals can take for climate action. Date Published 7 Jun 2024
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Report: Development finance institutions should strengthen their human rights risk management systems for intermediated finance

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 11Jun
11 April 2024 A report by the Danish Institute for Human Rights explains why development finance institutions should strengthen their human rights risk management systems for intermediated finance.
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HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH: Thailand’s Leaders Shun UN Human Rights Chief Print DONATE NOW June 6, 2024 5:40PM EDT | Dispatches Thailand’s Leaders Shun UN Human Rights Chief

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 10Jun
In an apparent effort to avoid human rights scrutiny, Thailand’s prime minister, foreign minister, and other senior government officials did not meet with the United Nations high commissioner for human rights, Volker Türk, when he visited Bangkok on June 5 and 6.
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CARE: Starvation threatens millions in South Sudan amid conflict in Sudan, funding cuts, and climate change

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 10Jun
Nairobi, Kenya, 6 June, 2024 – South Sudan is facing a confluence of humanitarian crises that are pushing the country to the brink of starvation. Conflict in neighboring Sudan has caused over 692,000 people to flee into the country, hyperinflation is crippling the economy, climate change impacts continue to wreak havoc and all the while, the humanitarian Aid fund is only at 16%.
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112th Session of the International Labour Conference

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 10Jun
Government, employer and worker delegates from the ILO's 187 Member States will address a wide range of issues, including the protection of workers against the effects of climate change and biological hazards, the care economy and fundamental principles and rights at work. The Conference will also elect members of the ILO Governing Body for the 2024-27 term of office.
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Christophe Deloire, director general of Reporters Without Borders, died on Saturday, 8 June at the age of 53

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 10Jun
The team at Reporters Without Borders’ international secretariat, its offices and sections, and their boards of directors, are deeply saddened to announce the death of Christophe Deloire, secretary-general of Reporters Without Borders International and director-general of Reporters Without Borders, following a battle with cancer.
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Loss and damage: Challenges and opportunities for city leadership – A youth perspective

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 10Jun
This document is designed specifically for young people by young people, to accompany the broader report Loss and damage: Challenges and opportunities for city leadership. By engaging with this report, young people will gain a critical understanding of how to engage with policies and practices to address loss and damage in partnership with cities and mayors in an urban setting.
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PEOPLEPOWERED: The Rising Stars Program

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 09Jun
Do you need help to launch or improve a participatory program? Apply for expert mentoring support!
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Simon Stiell Opening Speech: We Can't Afford Rest Stops, Detours or Stumbles at this Halfway Point in Humanity's Climate Journey

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 07Jun
The following is a transcript of UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell's opening remarks at the June UN Climate Meetings (60th Subsidiary Bodies) on 3 June 2024. The speech is also available in French (Français), Russian (Русский) and Spanish (Español) and can be viewed on YouTube. Read our media advisory for more information about the two-week conference.
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UN Report Calls for Holistic, Adaptable Policy Approaches to Achieve SDGs

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 07Jun
The report concludes that in order to eradicate poverty and achieve the SDGs, policy approaches aimed at revitalizing sustainable economic growth and reversing geoeconomic fragmentation “need to be adaptable to rapidly changing labor markets” and their increased digitalization.
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IAVE: Volunteering can spur employee engagement

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 07Jun
Analysis of Gallup Report . By Nichole Cirillo, IAVE Executive Director.
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Secretary-General's special address on climate action "A Moment of Truth" [as delivered]

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 06Jun
05 June 2024. Speech delivered by SG of the UN in occasion of World Enviroment Day 2024
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BONN CLIMATE CONFERENCE HAS STARTED

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 06Jun
The joint opening plenary of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) and Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) had to be suspended twice, but overall the launch of the Bonn Climate Change Conference was fairly smooth. Parties adopted the provisional agendas and launched negotiations, including on the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA).
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