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Climate·26 May 2022

Global Platform to Inform Shift from Reducing Risk to Building Resilience

“Nothing undermines development like a disaster,” notes Mami Mizutori, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Head of UNDRR, in her vision statement for the UN agency with the mandate to…

ON Network · 6 min read

Charities·24 May 2022

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe talks to Emma Barnett

In this exclusive interview she reveals the full story of her imprisonment in Iran. Nazanin explains how she survived solitary confinement, how the love of her daughter kept her alive, and what Prime Minster Boris Johnson told her about…

ON Network · 1 min read

Economics·23 May 2022

Millionaires at Davos say 'tax us more'

Millionaires Marlene Engelhorn and Phil White joined a Davos protest calling for higher taxes on the wealthy

ON Network · 3 min read

Systems Change·13 May 2022

School of System Change: System change for sustainability

System change for sustainability Why system change? Climate change, poverty, malnutrition, civic unrest: the world faces these complex challenges because our core systems are not working towards sustainable goals. Shifting these systems is

2 min read

Climate·12 May 2022

World Congress Urges Shared Responsibility Over Forests for Multiple SDGs

Delegates at the 15th meeting of the World Forestry Congress (XV WFC) called for immediate action to protect forests, forestry, and forest stakeholders as providers of nature-based solutions to climate change, biodiversity loss, land…

ON Network · 3 min read

Humanitarian·11 May 2022

Security Council ‘speaks with one voice for peace in Ukraine’

A six-year-old boy rides in a train along the Poland-Ukrainian border in Medyka, after fleeing the conflict in Ukraine with his mother.

ON Network · 2 min read

Arts & Culture·9 May 2022

Refugee Week - Southbank Centre - Dance with Little Amal

At a free event on our terrace, meet and dance with not-so-little puppet Little Amal, who has travelled from her home in Syria, raising awareness for refugees.

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Climate·5 May 2022

Geneva Biodiversity Conference Inches Towards Post-2020 Global Framework

Meeting in person after two and a half years of virtual discussions, negotiators reconvened in Geneva, Switzerland, to “prepare the foundations” for the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 15) to the Convention on Biological…

ON Network · 3 min read

Climate·4 May 2022

UN organizations launch plan to catalyse action by 2025 on energy commitments

New Energy Compact Action Network launches with coalitions drawing on $600 billion in commitments to support access and transition, starting with Nigeria, Santiago and others

ON Network · 6 min read

Education·4 May 2022

United Nations: International Migration Review Forum 2022 New York

The quadrennial International Migration Review Forum (Forum) will be held at the highest possible political level, including Heads of State or Government.

ON Network · 1 min read

Arts & Culture·3 May 2022

6 museums successfully cementing relationships with their audiences

By thinking outside the box, these cultural establishments have been able to take visitor and audience engagement to new levels.

ON Network · 5 min read

Climate·25 April 2022

International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace, 24 April

As the most representative international organization and the utmost expression of multilateralism, the United Nations is the main instrument to address multifaceted and complex global challenges through collective action.

ON Network · 2 min read

Health·19 April 2022

Pledge to Pause

The things we share online can spread like wildfire and a small share can have big consequences. Watch the short film above, join us in our mission to tackle misinformation and encourage your followers across your social channels to take…

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Climate·17 April 2022

EARTH / PERCENT - EARTH DAY

WHO ARE EARTHPERCENT? EarthPercent is a charity providing a simple way for the music industry to support the most impactful organisations addressing the climate emergency. HOW DOES EARTHPERCENT WORK? We want to encourage artists and…

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Arts & Culture·11 April 2022

The Hope Forum

Recognizing the inspirational power that art can offer the global society, whether through great art experiences, agenda setting, or community mobilization, the time to create momentum for transformation is now. We depend on art as a…

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Climate·7 April 2022

Expert Group to Build Accountability for Net Zero Pledges

The UN Secretary-General has appointed a high-level group of experts to increase credibility and accountability for net-zero pledges by businesses, financial institutions, and local and regional governments. The independent group is…

ON Network · 3 min read

Climate·1 April 2022

Moving away from coal ‘will not be easy’ but it is essential for our common future, UN deputy chief says

The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General called on countries in Asia and the Pacific to speed up the shift from fossil fuels to new, low-carbon development models, in a just and inclusive way.

ON Network · 3 min read

Climate·31 March 2022

Future Perfect: Integrating Long-term Thinking into Public Policy

Short-term thinking is deeply embedded in our political and economic structures. From four-year election cycles to quarterly reviews, our buy-now-pay-later society is eroding our connection with – and responsibility for – the future.

ON Network · 5 min read

Stories, our curated cornerstones, embedded here, for now, for the long-term

Global Platform to Inform Shift from Reducing Risk to Building Resilience

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe talks to Emma Barnett

Millionaires at Davos say &#x27;tax us more&#x27;

School of System Change: System change for sustainability

World Congress Urges Shared Responsibility Over Forests for Multiple SDGs

Security Council ‘speaks with one voice for peace in Ukraine’

Refugee Week - Southbank Centre - Dance with Little Amal

Geneva Biodiversity Conference Inches Towards Post-2020 Global Framework

UN organizations launch plan to catalyse action by 2025 on energy commitments

United Nations: International Migration Review Forum 2022 New York

6 museums successfully cementing relationships with their audiences

International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace, 24 April

Pledge to Pause

EARTH / PERCENT - EARTH DAY

The Hope Forum

Expert Group to Build Accountability for Net Zero Pledges

Moving away from coal ‘will not be easy’ but it is essential for our common future, UN deputy chief says

Future Perfect: Integrating Long-term Thinking into Public Policy

Millionaires at Davos say 'tax us more'