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SM Cares, Global Peace Foundation launches Global Youth Summit 2023

SM Cares, together with the Global Peace Foundation (GPF), recently launched this year’s Global Youth Summit. The event, which marks the first of a four-leg series, was launched last August 11, 2023, Friday, at the SM Mall of Asia Music Hall in Pasay City. The Global Youth Summit is an annual gathering of thousands of students and youth leaders from all over the Philippines, where they will be…

[im-mine-e]

The SDGs and the UN itself have fallen in Gaza. This is a shame!!!!! & It appears that #SDGs can't be applicable equally in the different parts of the world !!!

[yessoupy]

In 2016, I taught Qasem how to fold a paper crane. His family is in Gaza (he is safe in Germany). His father is collecting funds that Qasem sends him each month to purchase food for those living in tents and on the street. Qasem's English is not the best, so the description as I post this isn't the best, either, but I will vouch for him.

All of these Palestinian students of mine I met while teaching about leadership and communication in Ireland. At the conference, their projects were ALWAYS about education and how to ensure Palestinian kids could get the best education possible. When they left, they had friends from America and Ireland. My goal was to, yes, foster a sense of leadership in them, but more importantly to have them leave with these friends and new connections, and to encourage them to keep in touch. I always offered myself as someone who would be happy to write a letter of reference, help them proofread an essay, give advice about education, etc.

Now, they reach out to me to help them raise money to save their people. I post here and every other platform and WISH these posts got the kind of attention that my 3am post about Amber Glenn got, or that stupid post that went viral. Every single fundraiser I post is one that I myself have donated to. I've spoken to the person who started the fundraiser, or their family member.

I am BEGGING you to help my students, their families, and their friends. If you can't donate, please just SHARE the link. Please.

Heba needs help getting her handicapped family member out of Gaza

Joslin needs help getting her family out of Gaza

Taleed is seeking help to get her family's business rebuilt, including paying employees while this war is happening

I'll end this plea with some gallows humor. Mohammed has been relatively lucky throughout this war and has had WhatsApp access nearly continuously. I've checked in with him at least once a week since October. This is our most recent 'check-in' exchange:

[worldhabitatday]

High-Level Opening Ceremony of the Global Observance of the World Habitat Day 2023.

UN-Habitat, in partnership with the World Economic Forum, believes that these models can be localised and scaled up through the Global Partnership for Local Investment, where experiences are shared to build a local finance framework for cities and communities, to help distribute existing funding and finance to where it can deliver the greatest impact.

The local finance framework integrates three key solutions to facilitate this access:

Cities Investment Facility (CIF)

UN-Habitat/UNCDF Guarantee Facility for Sustainable Cities

Rapid Own Source Revenue Analysis (ROSRA)

PROGRAMME

Get the World Health Day 2023 Programme.

Watch the High-Level Opening Ceremony of the Global Observance of the World Habitat Day 2023.

[worldcitiesday]

Opening Ceremony (World Urban Forum 12th Session).

The World Urban Forum (WUF) is the premier global conference on sustainable urbanization. The twelfth session will take place in Cairo, Egypt , from 4 to 8 November, 2024.

Related Documents

Programme

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[socialjusticeday]

3rd Meeting, Social Forum 2024.

The Social Forum 2024 focuses on the contribution of financing for development to the advancement of all Human Rights for all.

10h00-10h45       Roundtable: Debt and Debt Sustainability

     Moderator:  Ms. Sakshi Rai, Sustainable Development Section, OHCHR

Mr. Ugo Panizza, Professor of Economics and Head of Department and Pictet Chair in Finance and Development, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, Foreign Debt and Development Finance

Mr. Grieve Chelwa, Associate Professor of Political Economy, Chair of Social Sciences, The Africa Institute / African Sovereign Debt Justice Network, Global Studies University, Debt Restructuring - The Experience of Zambia

Mr. Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky, Senior Researcher, National and Technical Research Council, Argentina and Consultant for the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), OHCHR and UNDP, Why and How Human Rights in Debt Sustainability Analysis (DSA)

Ms. Iolanda Fresnillo, Policy and Advocacy Manager for Debt Justice, Eurodad, Climate Change and Debt Sustainability Analysis

Ms. Penelope Hawkins, Senior Economic Affairs Officer, Debt and Development Finance Branch, UNCTAD, Debt and Fiscal Space for Human Rights and Sustainable Development

10h45-11h30     Interactive dialogue

11h30-12h15       Domestic Resource Mobilization

Moderator: Mr. Serges Kamga, Dean, Faculty of Law, University of the Free State, South Africa

H.E. Mr. Sharaf Sheralizoda, Permanent Representative of Tajikistan to the United Nations Office at Geneva, Domestic Resource Mobilization and Investment for Sustainable Development

Ms. Chenai Mukumba, Executive Director, Tax Justice Network Africa, Tax Justice

Mr. Abdul Muheet Chowdhary / Tax Initiative, South Centre, Geneva, Lessons Learned and Good Practices – In the Experience of the South Centre Tax Initiative

Mr. Gerard Kamga, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of the Free State, South Africa, Illicit Financial Flows from Africa and the Financing of Development

Ms. Anu Peltola, Director of Statistics, UNCTAD, Tracking and Measuring Illicit Financial Flows for Domestic Resource Mobilization and the Realization of Human Rights

12h15-13h00       Interactive Dialogue

Watch the 3rd Meeting, Social Forum 2024

[developmentinformationday]

4th Meeting, 10th Session of the Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development.

The session will feature a general debate, a coordination meeting with other United Nations mechanisms on the right to development, a discussion on two studies, and six interactive thematic dialogues to draw upon experiences, good practices, and strategies around pressing global needs.

Watch the 4th Meeting, 10th Session of the Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development!

[humanrightsday]

Driving sustainable development: the crucial contributions of human rights defenders to the 2030 Agenda.

This year's assessment of progress on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development stated that only 17% of the development goals were on track. The UN has highlighted the need for a 'fundamental shift in global behaviour' in order to deliver on the goals.

Human rights defenders play a key role in promoting and protecting these rights. The Special Rapporteur's report shows how they are working in every region of the world on every one of the 17 Goals, driving progress towards their achievement. They are working to ensure that no-one is left behind and furthermore, that the furthest behind are reached first. This work often goes unrecognised and unprotected while in some areas, those striving to fulfill the promise of the Goals are themselves stigmatized, criminalised or killed. The report celebrates the contribute of these human rights defenders towards the SDGs and calls on governments to recognise them as vital allies as States work towards meeting their 2030 Agenda commitments.

The side event will take place two days before the Special Rapporteur's presentation of the report to the General Assembly.  The Special Rapporteur will be joined on the panel by a young human rights defender from Brazil and a woman human rights defenders from the USA. 

Wellington ('Wallito') Gabriel de Jesus dos Santos, from the Pitanga dos Palmares Quilombola community in the north of Bahia State works to defend the rights of his community, including their right to the titling of their land, as guaranteed under the Brazilian Constitution.  In 2017, his father was shot dead outside the communities' school, and in 2023, his grandmother was also brutally killed in response to her human rights work.

Emily Donovan is co-founder of Clean Cape Fear, a grassroots community action group in North Carolina working to restore and protect their air, soil, water and food supply from PFAS contamination, and spotlight deficiencies in government regulations that adversely impact their right to these basic needs. The group formed in June 2017 after learning Chemours, formerly DuPont, dumped large quantities of PFAS into the Cape Fear River—their primary source for drinking water.

Event organized by the Permanent Mission of Ireland to the United Nations.

Concept note

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[familythings]

How AI is Revolutionizing Crime Investigation

The British police are really getting into the awesome possibilities of artificial intelligence (AI) to crack some of the country’s toughest and oldest cases. According to cool reports from British media, the Avon and Somerset Police are testing out some cutting-edge tech that digs up useful info that might’ve been missed in traditional investigations. This nifty AI gadget, called Soze and…

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Annual Meeting of the Friends of the UN Inter-Agency Task Force on the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases and Mental Health.

Watch the Annual Meeting of the Friends of the UN Inter-Agency Task Force on the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases and Mental Health!

[creativemedianews]

What’s the UN’s new ‘Pact for the Future’, and why did Russia oppose it?

What’s the UN’s new ‘Pact for the Future’, and why did Russia oppose it? #Climatechange #HumanRights

[creativityandinovationday]

(Part 1) Celebrating the Future with Localization of SDGs, Culture, Youth and Digital Innovation.

Expected Outcomes:

Strengthened collaboration between youth, local communities, and global partners.

Enhanced digital innovation and data integration for SDG localization.

Increased awareness of cultural initiatives and their role in climate action and sustainable development.

Networking opportunities for stakeholders to explore future partnerships and initiatives.

This event serves as a significant precursor to the UN Summit of the Future 2024, setting the stage for impactful discussions and actions toward achieving global goals.

This conference, held just before the UN Summit of the Future 2024, focuses on engaging youth, promoting digital innovation, and localizing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It brings together various stakeholders to explore creative solutions and governance innovations, essential for a sustainable future.

Watch (Part 1) Celebrating the Future with Localization of SDGs, Culture, Youth and Digital Innovation.

[worldhabitatday]

Welcome to Urban October 2024.

A month dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of sustainable urbanization, organized by UN-Habitat. Starting today, October 7th, World Habitat Day highlights the importance of shelter as a human right and the role urban planning plays in improving living conditions worldwide.

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Fidelity Bank Partners Lagos State to Plant 20,000 Trees

As part of initiatives under its Environment Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) pillar, leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc, has partnered with the Lagos State Parks and Gardens Agency (LASPARK) to launch a tree planting drive. Through the collaboration, Fidelity Bank will support LASPARK to plant 20,000 trees in the state by July 2025 as part of its strategy to combat climate…

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9.A Building Sustainable Infrastructure in Developing Countries