International Women of Courage (IWOC) Award

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On March 8, Secretary of State Antony Blinken will honor a group of extraordinary women with the 2021 Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage (IWOC) Award. This award honors women who have demonstrated exceptional courage, strength, and leadership in acting to improve the lives of others, from families to communities to countries.

International Women’s Day: Five women human rights leaders demand a more equal post-pandemic world

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"Ahead of International Women’s Day, the Office of The High Commissioner for Human Rights (UN) spoke to five of these women. In each of their different areas of work, these inspiring women show us why women’s and girls’ leadership is more crucial than ever">

Asia-Pacific Regional Review of Implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (UNESCAP)

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Next week, from 10 to 12 March, the Asia-Pacific region will review the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration adopted by UN Member States in 2018 – a framework and a call for action for international and regional coordination and cooperation on international migration.

Asia and Pacific: The Future of Digital Transformation, ISTANBUL INNOVATION DAYS 2021

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"The IID2021 will explore these questions with the objective of unlocking new pathways. To do this, we need to address the legacies of our past, explore the edges of the present, and accelerate the progress towards a plurality of futures"

Volunteering and Wellbeing during Covid19: Call for Evidence ( UK BASED, deadline: Wednesday 10th, 2020)

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The Young Foundation with The Wales Centre for Public Policy to undertake a rapid scan and synthesis of the evidence which has emerged over the last year on the relationship between volunteering (both formal and informal), and individual and collective wellbeing.

Global Wage Report 2020-21

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The Global Wage Report 2020-21 looks at recent trends in wages, the global economic and labour market context, and the impact that the pandemic has had on wages. The report also includes a number of policy recommendations to mitigate the negative impact of the crisis.

7th Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum

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The Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum, the flagship event of the APAN Network, is the primary regional platform for adaptation practitioners to meet, share their learning and experiences, and work together towards the pertinent outcomes and practical solutions that are needed to address the challenges of climate change.

The Long Road to Equality: Taking stock of the situation of women and girls in Asia and the Pacific for Beijing+25, A synthesis report

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The year 2020 marks an important global milestone in gender equality and women’s empowerment: the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action. It also presents the first opportunity to assess it in the context of the bold and ambitious vision of the 2030 Agenda.

Launch of the 2021 Food Waste Index Report

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The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) will host a media briefing on the 2021 Food Waste Index Report with high level representatives from governments, cities and the private sector.

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