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| Poverty Eradication
Swarm grids, an innovative technology designed to work with renewable energy sources, are bringing reliable electricity to some of the world’s poorest and remote regions for the first time, providing a major boost to the livelihoods of those who…
| Youth
Girls around the world are using innovation and technology to solve problems, to unite communities and as a force for good and equality. And yet, women and girls are still under-represented in STEM fields.
In an increasingly digitized world economy…
| Youth
The Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth (DJY) and Generation Unlimited (GenU) unveiled today YouthForesight (https://www.youthforesight.org), a brand-new knowledge platform that features leading-edge tools, data, and evidence for smarter and…
| Families
Aligned with the Commission’s 59th session Priority Theme, the International Movement ATD Fourth World hosted a virtual side-event, Behind the Screen: Grassroots Experiences Accessing Social Services and Education in a Digital World, specifically…
| Youth
The intergenerational dialogue included two panels. One on Connectivity and Access and the other on Digital Literacy and Skills.
The CSocD59 event on "Youth Driving a New Social Contract: Reshaping the Digital Divide and Co-…
| Youth
Intending to inspire action to improve inclusion of young people in decision making on all levels during the pandemic, UN Youth Delegates from Germany, Finland, Netherlands, Peru and Switzerland organized a side event titled “Improving Youth…
| Social Inclusion
The Economy of Wellbeing (EoW) is a holistic, multi-sectoral policy and governance orientation that places people and their wellbeing at the center of policy and decision-making. This Virtual Side Event aimed at widening the discussion on the EoW…
| Sport for Development and Peace
COVID-19 has impacted every aspect of our lives including where and how we can take part in sport and physical activity. The impacts have been unequal, and some are finding it more difficult than others to stay active. This is widening health gaps,…
| Women
All over the world we all provide care to a multicultural society. Imagine students in developing and developed countries simultaneously reviewing the same medical education and learning from each other. That is e-learning at its…
| Ageing
Access to justice is a basic principle of the rule of law: a guarantee for people to exercise their rights, and hold perpetrators and decision-makers accountable. However, both older persons with or without disabilities, and persons with…
| Ageing
This first side event of the 11th session of the UN Open-ended working group on ageing was opened by Ms Masumi Ono (UNDESA) and had the first UN Global report on ageism at its core, with Dr Vânia de la Fuente-Núñez (WHO) presenting its key findings…
| Ageing
As part of the 11th Session of the United Nations Open-ended Working Group on Ageing, the International Longevity Centre of Canada hosted a side-event entitled "The Impact of COVID-19 on the Human Rights of Older Persons: An International Dialogue”…