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

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Call for articles: Sport and democracy

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What role can sport play in promoting democracy and diplomacy, and how can we democratise the sport for development sector? We want to hear from you! Submission deadline: 10 March 2023.

War, Oppression, and Strongmen: Rethinking the Role of Anti-Feminism in Autocratic Regimes

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We are delighted to invite you to our Munich Security Conference Side Event, organised in partnership with ICAN and DGAP. The breakfast will take place at the BMW Pavilion on Sunday 19th February, from 7.30 to 9 am CET. This is organized by the Center for Feminist Foreign Policy.

Southeast Asian MPs condemn shutting down of independent media outlet in Cambodia ahead of general elections

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JAKARTA, 14 February 2023 — Parliamentarians from Southeast Asia condemn in the strongest terms the shutting down of the last independent media outlet operating in Cambodia, Voice of Democracy (VOD), regarded as the voice of millions of Cambodians, by the regime of Prime Minister Hun Sen and call on the Cambodian government to respect and uphold freedom of the press, especially at this moment...

ClientEarth is taking Shell's Board of Directors to court

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The legal environmental organization is going to court against Shell’s Board of Directors for failing to move away from fossil fuels fast enough.

Milano Cortina 2026 unveils finalists of mascots designs submitted by school students

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Two proposals inspired by the nature of Italy were revealed on 8 February at the Sanremo music festival, and a public survey was launched to help select the design of the Games mascots

HRW: Nepal’s Social Protection System Reinforces Inequality

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(New York) – Nepal’s newly elected government should prioritize coverage for all children and add coverage for millions of informal workers as it considers changes to the existing system, Human Rights Watch said today.

Southeast Asian MPs urge the Thai government to listen to hunger strikers, amend the lèse-majesté Law

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JAKARTA, 10 February 2023 – Parliamentarians from all over Southeast Asia are urging the Thai government to listen to the demands of two young activists on hunger strike, and do everything they can to save their lives.

Identifying and Addressing Cultural, Geopolitical, Structural, and Educational Barriers to Social Innovation

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This article originally appeared on Social Innovations Journal A year after collaborating to publish "Global Trends in Social Entrepreneurship: Developments in a COVID-19 World," Social Innovations Journal has partnered once more with Ashoka to release a new collection of articles "Identifying and Addressing Cultural, Geopolitical, Structural, and Educational Barriers to Social Innovation."

On the launch of the Santiago Declaration for Public Services, ActionAid joins hundreds of organisations to demand 'Our Future is Public

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Last year, public sector unions, social and economic justice movements, and civil society organisations, including ActionAid, gathered for Our Future is Public conference in Chile to discuss the strengthening of public services for the realization of economic, social, and cultural rights and tackle the effects of climate change and the Santiago Declaration of Public Services was adopted.

Feminist foreign policy in the past, present and future Symposium hosted at ISS

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Monday 27 Feb 2023, 15:00 - 17:00 (CET). Organized by the Netherlands International Cooperation Collection and hosted at the International Institute of Social Studies, this symposium will examine Dutch feminist foreign policy.

Virtual Side Event: On the Road to 2025: A New Social Contract with Universal Social Protection and Full Employment and Decent Work for all

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The side event will be in English. French and Spanish interpretation will be provided. The Virtual Side Event: On the Road to 2025: A New Social Contract with Universal Social Protection and Full Employment and Decent Work for all will take place during the 61st Session of the Commission for Social Development CSocD61.

Nobel Peace Prize 2023: PRIO Director’s Shortlist Announced

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The 2023 shortlist comprises of: Narges Mohammadi and Mahbouba Seraj Kyaw Moe Tun and Myanmar's National Unity Consultative Council The International Court of Justice Victoria Tauli-Corpuz and Juan Carlos Jintiach Human Rights Data Analysis Group

Amnesty international: Record profits show taxes on Big Oil must rise to help alleviate the cost of living crisis

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he billions of dollars of profits being made by these oil corporations must be adequately taxed so that governments can address effectively the rising cost of living for most vulnerable populations. Amnesty International’s Secretary General Agnès Callamard

Outstanding conservationists honoured by IUCN

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Vancouver, Canada, 6 February 2023 (IUCN) – IUCN and the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) honoured three outstanding conservationists at the Fifth International Marine Protected Areas Congress in Vancouver today.

‘Act decisively before it is too late’, Guterres warns countries, laying out his priorities for 2023

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6 February 2023UN Affairs Time is running out as the world inches closer to meltdown and countries must change course before it is too late, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Monday, presenting his priorities for the year.

Empowered local and regional governments at the core of the international system: the call of our constituency at the 2022 Local and Regional Governments Forum

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In the framework of the 2022 High-Level Political Forum (HLPF), the constituency of local and regional governments reached a milestone: the celebration of the fifth Local and Regional Governments Forum, which cements the space for our constituency in the global review and follow-up of the New Urban Agenda.

Strategic collaboration with the UN Refugee Agency

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The International Disability Alliance (IDA) and the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitate and frame their collaboration.

RCE YOUTH BIODIVERSITY ART CHALLENGE AWARDEES ANNOUNCED

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RCE YOUTH BIODIVERSITY ART CHALLENGE AWARDEES ANNOUNCED nancypham's pictureSubmitted by nancypham on Tue, 2022-12-13 10:15 The Global RCE Service Centre at the United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS) is pleased to announce the awardees for the RCE Youth Biodiversity Art Challenge!

International Conference on Labour Migration and Sustainable Development in Asia: Opportunities, Challenges and Way Forward

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SALAM is pleased to announce its first International conference on "Labour Migration and Sustainable Development in Asia: Opportunities, Challenges and the Way Forward" that will be held from June 1– 3, 2023 Venue: IIPS, Mumbai, India. It is organized by Organised by South Asia Centre for Labour Mobility and Migrants (SALAM) International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)

DSA Call for papers: Development Studies Association conference 28–30 June 2023

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Submissions of papers open extended to 13 February 2023!!!Academics from the Global Development Institute are helping to convene a number of panels at the annual Development Studies Association conference taking place on 28–30 June 2023. The theme of the conference is Crisis in the Anthropocene: Rethinking connection and agency for development.

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