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

Latest Sharings

National NAIDOC Week

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National NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia in the first week of July each year (Sunday to Sunday), to celebrate and recognise the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. NAIDOC Week is an opportunity for all Australians to learn about First Nations cultures and histories.

EVENT: PANORAMA – Solutions for a Healthy Planet: building integrated solutions for biodiversity and development

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This side event will explore how PANORAMA works and showcase how participants can contribute to and benefit from the initiative. It will present specific solutions on gender (SDG5) and partnerships (SDG17). It is being organized by IUCN.

Call for action ahead of the Transforming Education Summit

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The upcoming UN Summit must fully include persons with disabilities and their inalienable rights.

Working Together for Everyone’s Well-being: The Satoyama Initiative and Building Back Better (UN UNIVERSITY)

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This side event at the 2022 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) will highlight the role of the Satoyama Initiative in achieving the SDGs and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. It will discuss contributions to the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework and the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration

SOFI report: Record hunger on the rise, UN study says

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WFP and FAO among agencies warning 828 million people are hungry as war in Ukraine sends food, fuel and fertilizers prices rocketing

Air Pollution and Climate Change Take a Growing Toll on Children's Health

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The following is an excerpt from a press release by Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health.

Pursuing inclusive and participatory consultations on climate actions in Nepal

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Rassu Manandhar is a national UN Volunteer Specialist with the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in her home country, Nepal. She is part of a UNDP team that supports the people and Government in their efforts to integrate climate change and disaster risk reduction and management into the overall development process.

Report: Motivations for Business to Create Shared Value in Hong Kong

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The Hong Kong Social Entrepreneurship Forum, Ernst & Young and InnoFoco Limited and Social Innovation Exchange have come together, with support of the Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Fund (SIE Fund), to understand the motivations of businesses in creating shared value and making recommendations on wider promotion of the business for a good concept.

The Right to Education for girls with disabilities in Nepal by VSO

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Around the world, girls with disabilities are being denied their right to an education. With a shortage of properly trained staff, inaccessible schools, and lack of appropriate learning resources, girls face barriers at every turn. Many have no choice but to drop out of school. It’s not their choice, and the cycle of poverty continues.

Defending Democracy in Exile (Freedom House)

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New Freedom House Report, Defending Democracy in Exile 2022 has been published with a focus on "transitional repression"

South-East Asia Policy Dialogue: Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2022

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ESCAP’s flagship publication, the Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific (2022 Survey) lays out a road map for inclusive post-pandemic recovery and development – a “Building Forward Fairer” policy agenda. The 2022 Report goes beyond traditional macroeconomic thinking and provides new insights on how macroeconomic and

2022 Stockholm Forum: Session recordings now available

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SIPRI is pleased to announce that the session recordings of the 2022 Stockholm Forum on Peace and Development are now available. Watch the 17 online sessions and the 18 sessions recorded at Münchenbryggeriet, Stockholm on SIPRI's YouTube Channel.

WORLD URBAN FORUM 11 closes with calls for urgent urban action

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After five days of debate and discussion, with 400 events featuring 700 speakers from government, civil society, communities, academia and the private sector, the Eleventh Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF11) in Katowice, Poland ended.

SIPRI expert at UN open-ended working group session on reducing space threats

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As part of the Climate-related peace and security risks project, SIPRI co-hosted an expert roundtable on maintaining the operational resilience of peacekeeping operations in the face of climate-related disruptions. The event was held on 10 May in New York.

Skoll Venture Award impact report

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Nine years of accelerating positive systems change and tackling the world’s most urgent challenges.

Fostering a Fourth Democratic Wave

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The Fostering a Fourth Democratic Wave project seeks to catalyze support for nonviolent pro-democracy movements fighting against authoritarian rule.

The link between climate change and conflict is dangerously overlooked

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In this video, Crisis Group President & CEO Comfort Ero speaks about why the link between climate change and conflict must receive more attention.

Making sport more inclusive for the LGBTQ+ community

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LGBTQ+ inclusion in sport has been contentious, but LGBTQ+ rights are human rights, and for sport to be an inclusive space, it is imperative that LGBTQ+ policies and procedures are institutionalized in grassroots and elite sport.

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