Social Protection for Economic Inclusion: Adapting the Graduation Approach in Asia and the Pacific

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ADB is hosting an online event on social protection for economic inclusion, which centers on the graduation approach as a key strategy for addressing remaining poverty and reducing inequality in Asia and the Pacific. The keynote speaker is Dr. Abhijit Banerjee, Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Women’s March 4 Justice, MARCH FOR GENDER EQUALITY IN AUSTRALIA

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Today thousands of citizens marched throughout Australia to reclaim gender's justice and gender equality in the light of the recently alleged abused perpetrated by high level politicians, including allegations against a sitting senior federal minister. Among the speakers, Brittany Higgins, a young staffer with the Liberal Party who recently disclosed being raped in the office of defense minister.

IEA-COP26 Net Zero Summit Conference

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Top international energy and climate leaders from countries representing the vast majority of global GDP, energy use and greenhouse gas emissions will take part in the IEA-COP26 Net Zero Summit on 31 March to accelerate the momentum behind clean energy and examine how countries can work together more effectively to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to net zero.

APFSD Side Event: ‘Volunteering as Transformative Strategy for the Decade of Action: March 22, 2-3:30 pm (Bangkok time)

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"This event “Volunteering as a Transformative Strategy for the Decade of Action” will be held on March 22, 2-3:30 pm (Bangkok time) as part of the 8th Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development under the theme of “Sustainable and resilient recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia and the Pacific”.

Net Zero Finance Summit

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"With the mobilisation of financial organisations across the board, driven by growing investor awareness and a fast-changing society, Net Zero Finance will bring together leading investors, asset managers, corporates, policymakers, and campaigners to explore the fast-expanding green finance sector, explore the challenges ahead, showcase success stories and examine the opportunities"

The Global Business Collaboration for Better Workplace Mental Health

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The first global business-led initiative of its kind designed to advocate for – and accelerate – positive change for mental health in the workplace.

Launch of the Asia and the Pacific SDG Progress Report 2021 (16 March 2021, 10:00-12:00 hrs)

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The flagship ESCAP report will be launched on 16 March 2021, 1000hrs (GMT+7) by ESCAP Executive Secretary Ms. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana. This year's launch will also feature five subregional breakout rooms on progress in the Pacific, East and North-East Asia, South and South-West Asia, South-East Asia, and North and Central Asia.

Virtual Roundtables Kick Off 2021 Regional Climate Weeks

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UN Climate Change News, 5 March 2021 – The 2021 editions of the Regional Climate Weeks kicked off this week with virtual regional roundtables designed to set the scene for regional climate action in the run-up to the UN Climate Change Conference COP26 in November.

Value of Water in the Era of the SDGs

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The UNU Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS), in collaboration with the UNU Institute for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources (UNU-FLORES) and the Global Environment Outreach Centre (GEOC), will organize a webinar in observance of World Water Day (WWD) 2021 on Monday, 22 March 2021 from 21:00 – 22:45 JST.

Official Inquiry Commission to investigate past injustices against native indigenous in Victoria

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The Government of Victoria in Australia moved on with a historic process of reconciliation with the native populations by officially announcing an inquiry commission on historical injustices against native aboriginal Australians.

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