On 8 March, International Women’s Day, Alizila (Alibaba Group’s news platform) ran a story on female entrepreneurs finding success on Alibaba platforms as an inspiration to aspiring businesswomen.
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Forest Whitaker urges governments to do more for the reintegration of Child Soldiers. He spoke on the Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative (WPDI) and its work teaching conflict resolution in schools and small businesses in conflict areas. “The success of our programs, he said, has taught me the value of long-term engagement. The issue of child reintegration should not be seen as just a humanitarian gesture to help vulnerable groups of children move on. It must be seen as a sustainable and strategic investment in the reconstruction of societies.”
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Christina Myers and Dr. Alaa Murabit discuss the importance of inclusion and diversity in game design. How can new tech create inclusive education that enables people to create their own solutions to social, economic and political issues? At the Global Game Jam in January designers from around the world focused on building educational games around SDG 14: Life Below Water.
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Speaking in Geneva at a meeting “Human Rights and the 2030 Agenda: Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality”, UN SDG Advocates Dr. Alaa Murabit and Professor Jeffery Sachs discussed the synergies between human rights and the 2030 Agenda.
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Prime Minister Erna Solberg visits a school in Ghaziabad, India and meets with local activists working on sanitation issues in the region.
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Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser meets with Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and UNICEF Executive Director, Henrietta Fore to discuss education and the SDGs.
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On 1 December 2018, SDG Advocates Prime Minister Erna Solberg of Norway and Ambassador Dho Young-shim participated in the launch of the first women’s football league in the township of Alexandra in Johannesburg, South Africa, in partnership with the Global Goals World Cup.
Read MoreGraça Machel speaks at Youth 2030 in September to express concern for the future of young people and the need to employment with quality education and skills training.
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Graça Machel opened a Goalkeepers event with optimism on achieving the SDGs. She spoke with young leaders on on how to fulfill Nelson Mandela’s legacy and drive political change.
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