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

UNESCO: Action for the planet: a meeting between students and leaders of citizen-led projects

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How can we act to protect the ocean and waterways? Students from three schools and two UNESCO Green Citizens projects addressed this issue during our last UNESCO Campus.

Journalism Trust Initiative (RSF)

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The Journalism Trust Initiative (JTI) is an international standard, a label, for showcasing and promoting trustworthy journalism.

Dr Daphina Misiedjan appointed to the prestigious Young Academy

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Daphina Misiedjan has been elected a member of the Young Academy of the KNAW. She is a lawyer and researcher at Erasmus University Rotterdam at the International Institute for Social Studies (ISS). The instalment is on March 28, 2023 and is for a period of five years. Misiedjan does research on climate inequality: "I do research on the challenges that vulnerable groups face.

2023 Kenya Social Protection Conference

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The Social Protection Conference 2023 to be held under the theme ‘Accelerating Inclusive and Integrated Social Protection System in Kenya: Strategies for Expansion of Coverage and Improved Shock Responsiveness’ will provide an opportunity for the sector to advance the social protection agenda with a view of ensuring increased coverage and access.

CESCR Committee publishes Concluding Observations and List of Issues adopted at the 73rd Session (13 Feb 2023 - 03 Mar 2023) and Pre- Sessional Working Group (6 to 10 March 2023)

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The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has recently published Concluding observations and List of issues in relation to Croatia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland adopted at its 73rd Session and 72nd Pre-Sessional Working Group.

ENGAGING COMMUNITIES FOR BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION: EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS FROM THE GLOBAL RCE NETWORK

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This publication from UNU-IAS highlights innovative biodiversity education projects developed by RCEs throughout the period of the Global Action Programme (GAP) on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) from 2015-2019. Featured are 12 case studies that focused on SDG 14 (Life Below Water) or SDG 15 (Life on Land), which served to educate, engage, and spur action in communities...

Young leaders take center stage at CSW67 interactive dialogue

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The 67th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW67) marked a momentous milestone for youth representatives, who took part in an interactive dialogue around the CSW priority theme on Monday, 13 March

ACTION AID: New loss and damage fund must deliver ‘equitable’ outcome for climate ravaged countries says ActionAid as committee meets for first time

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Humanitarian organisation ActionAid is calling for the setup of a new fund for climate induced loss and damage to be prioritised as the Transitional Committee – tasked with determining what this fund will look like in practice – meets for the first time on Monday 27 March.

UNESCO: Fighting misinformation and cyberbullying in middle school

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Faced with a continuous flow of information, how can we develop a critical mind and limit the spread of false information? This is a crucial issue for the young participants in our first UNESCO Campus dedicated to cyberbullying and digital disinformation.

International IDEA hosts panel on the state of global democracy in advance of Summit for Democracy

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On March 1, 2023 International IDEA hosted a panel at the 2023 Global Democracy Coalition Forum on Assessing the Global Democracy Landscape One Year after the First Summit, featuring experts from International IDEA’s Democracy Assessment unit, the Alliance of Democracies, Pew Research Center, Afrobarometer, and Harvard University

Pre-Summit for Democracy Dialogue In Defense of Democracy – Citizens Summit On Democracy

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The Global Democracy Coalition is holding the Pre-Summit for Democracy Dialogue (S4D) around citizens engagement in democracy in Lusaka, Zambia, on 27 and 28 March 2023.

ICJ publishes a new set of legal principles to address the harmful human rights impact of unjustified criminalization of individuals and entire communities

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The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) launched a new set of legal principles elaborated by jurists for a human rights-based approach to criminal laws proscribing conduct associated with sex, reproduction, drug use, HIV, homelessness and poverty.

EU SWEDISH PRESIDENCY: Conference on prevention models to address the demand that fosters trafficking for sexual purposes

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29 - 30 March 2023The conference brings together government representatives of some of the Member States as well as experts from public authorities, civil society and international organisations for an evidence-based discussion on prevention models to counter exploitation and combat the demand for trafficking in human beings for sexual purposes.

The Unlonely Planet 2022 How Ashoka Fellows Accelerate an Everyone a Changemaker™ World

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How are Ashoka Fellows engaging individuals as changemakers? What strategies do they use to build partnerships that inspire both changemakers and solutions? How are they changing systems to create a world in which everyone can contribute, and therefore, thrive?

Climate in court: The Paris Agreement’s role in safeguarding human rights (CLIMATE CHANGE NEWS)

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"The European court on Human Rights will rule on whether climate inaction breaches human rights and the case will have global implications"

Right to repair: Commission introduces new consumer rights for easy and attractive repairs

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The European Commission adopted a new proposal on common rules promoting the repair of goods, which will result in savings for consumers and support the objectives of the European Green Deal by reducing waste, among others

Nominations open for UNEP’s 2023 Champions of the Earth Award with a focus on plastic pollution solutions.

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The Champions of the Earth award honours individuals, groups, and organizations whose actions have a transformative impact on the environment. Nominations are open from 14 March to 14 April 2023.

UN 2023 Water Conference: Summary from IISD's Earth Negotiation Bulletin

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"If the 2023 UN Water Conference represented just one opportunity for transformation, delegates would surely have left disappointed. Even taken all together, the many commitments, new ideas, emerging partnerships, and positive momentum are unlikely to be sufficient to deliver on SDG 6. "

APFSD10: Side Events In Person and Virtual

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The Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD) is an annual, inclusive intergovernmental forum to support follow-up and review of progress on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the regional level, while serving as a regional preparatory meeting to the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF).

Mozambique: JP Morgan accused of financing climate chaos & prolonging civil unrest and using unstable situations to force fossil fuel projects; JP Morgan did not respond

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This worrying news from the Business & Human Rights Resource Center "shows a new case study and video from Mozambique exposes how this financing also prolongs civil unrest, using unstable situations to force fossil fuel projects."

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