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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

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IMF-required austerity cuts quadrupled over past decade, and new Fund policy is poised to push for even deeper and harsher cuts
By: Simone Galimberti
21 September, 2026
Full set of candidate policy profiles now available
By: Simone Galimberti
21 September, 2026
Global Witness: Collective power The struggle for protection for land and environmental defenders Published: 16 September 2026
By: Simone Galimberti
21 September, 2026
Future of International Cooperation Report 2026
By: Simone Galimberti
17 September, 2026
A House Divided: The Ninth Review of the Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy and the Future of UN Counter-Terrorism
16 September, 2026
A House Divided: The Ninth Review of the Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy and the Future of UN Counter-Terrorism
16 September, 2026
2026 Annual Forum of the Global Coalition for Social Justice
By: Simone Galimberti
16 September, 2026
Stakeholder Group Meeting on SDG 4: Ensuring Inclusive and Equitable Quality Education and Promoting Lifelong Learning Opportunities for All
By: Simone Galimberti
16 September, 2026
BHRs ASIA FORUM: Towards a Rights-Respecting Energy Transition: Enforcing FPIC in critical mineral mining in Asia
By: Simone Galimberti
15 September, 2026
Building Resilience, Advancing Rights
By: Simone Galimberti
15 September, 2026
A year since Afghan women staff barred from entering United Nations premises across the country
By: Simone Galimberti
10 September, 2026
From Projects to Permanence: Citizens' Assemblies as New Democratic Institutions in Cities and Regions
10 September, 2026
Second Regular Session of the UNDP Executive Board 2026
By: Simone Galimberti
10 September, 2026
New Global Climate Action Agenda Work Programme and structure to operationalize five-year vision
By: Simone Galimberti
08 September, 2026
Ninth Meeting of FRLD
By: Simone Galimberti
07 September, 2026
A New Compass: Mariana Mazzucato on the Common Good Economy
By: Simone Galimberti
03 September, 2026
IOM and Amazon Partnership Aids Flood-Affected Communities in Nepal
By: Simone Galimberti
03 September, 2026
1 in 5 children across 21 countries have experienced tech-facilitated sexual exploitation and abuse – UNICEF
By: Simone Galimberti
03 September, 2026
Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the AI and Human Development regional convening [as prepared for delivery]
By: Simone Galimberti
02 September, 2026
Global Schools Launches Eighth Cohort of the Advocates Program to Build Capacity of Educators to Teach Sustainable Development
By: Simone Galimberti
02 September, 2026
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IMF-required austerity cuts quadrupled over past decade, and new Fund policy is poised to push for even deeper and harsher cuts

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 21Sep
Published: 10th September 2026 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has required borrowing countries to quadruple the size of their austerity cuts over the past decade, while simultaneously weakening the protection afforded to social spending in its loan programs, reveals new Oxfam analysis.
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Full set of candidate policy profiles now available

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 21Sep
The 1 for 8 Billion campaign has partnered with 15 leading NGOs to publish policy profiles of each candidate for Secretary-General. Drawing on the candidates’ vision statements, their statements at the General Assembly, and other public information, our expert NGO partners have broken down the candidates’ views on key policy issues.
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Global Witness: Collective power The struggle for protection for land and environmental defenders Published: 16 September 2026

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 21Sep
Collective power The struggle for protection for land and environmental defenders Published: 16 September 2026
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Future of International Cooperation Report 2026

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 17Sep
The Stimson Center, the Doha Forum, and the Global Institute for Strategic Research (GISR) released the fourth edition of their Future of International Cooperation Report, which offers proposals to innovate global and regional governance towards a renewal of global trust.By Richard Ponzio, Rebecca Snyder and William Durch Home > Report > Future of International Cooperation Report 2026
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A House Divided: The Ninth Review of the Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy and the Future of UN Counter-Terrorism

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"Regular General Assembly resolutions updating the 2006 United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy (GCTS, henceforth also the Strategy) have set the global counter-terrorism agenda for 20 years." By Professor Ben Saul
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A House Divided: The Ninth Review of the Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy and the Future of UN Counter-Terrorism

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"Regular General Assembly resolutions updating the 2006 United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy (GCTS, henceforth also the Strategy) have set the global counter-terrorism agenda for 20 years." By Professor Ben Saul
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2026 Annual Forum of the Global Coalition for Social Justice

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 16Sep
The Global Coalition for Social Justice Forum is the annual gathering of partners of the Global Coalition for Social Justice, bringing together governments, employers’ and workers’ organizations, international and regional organizations, development banks, the private sector, academia and civil society.
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Stakeholder Group Meeting on SDG 4: Ensuring Inclusive and Equitable Quality Education and Promoting Lifelong Learning Opportunities for All

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 16Sep
ESCAP and UNESCO are jointly organizing this meeting on SDG 4 to inform discussions at the 10th PFSD, scheduled for November 2026. As the Pacific’s key regional consultation mechanism, the PFSD helps ensure that Pacific perspectives are reflected in the 14th Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD), to be held on 23–26 February 2027, and the 7th Asia-Pacific Meeting on Education 2030
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BHRs ASIA FORUM: Towards a Rights-Respecting Energy Transition: Enforcing FPIC in critical mineral mining in Asia

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 15Sep
This session explores the impacts of critical mineral extraction in Asia highlighting experiences of nickel mining affected Indigenous communities in the Philippines and Indonesia. The session will discuss how the new guidance on Free, Prior and Informed Consent can strengthen respect for Indigenous Peoples' rights in the transition minerals sector.
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Building Resilience, Advancing Rights

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 15Sep
The region's leading platform bringing governments, business, civil society and rights holders together to turn commitments into real-world outcomes.
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A year since Afghan women staff barred from entering United Nations premises across the country

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 10Sep
Statement by UN Women Special Representative in Afghanistan, Susan Ferguson
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From Projects to Permanence: Citizens' Assemblies as New Democratic Institutions in Cities and Regions

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Submitted by 10Sep
How to cite this paper: MacDonald-Nelson, James, Hannah Terry, Claudia Chwalisz, Josh Burgess, and Lucy Reid (2026). “From Projects to Permanence: Citizens' Assemblies as New Democratic Institutions in Cities and Regions”, DemocracyNext.
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Second Regular Session of the UNDP Executive Board 2026

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 10Sep
Alexander De Croo UNDP Administrator
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New Global Climate Action Agenda Work Programme and structure to operationalize five-year vision

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 08Sep
UN Climate Change News, 6 August 2026 – The Climate High-Level Champions and the Marrakech Partnership for Global Climate Action have today launched their annual Work Programme, outlining how governments, businesses, cities, regions, investors and civil society will work together to accelerate climate action over the coming year
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Ninth Meeting of FRLD

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 07Sep
The ninth meeting of the Board of the Fund for responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD), held from 8 to 10 July 2026 in Manila, marked another important milestone in operationalizing the Fund.
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A New Compass: Mariana Mazzucato on the Common Good Economy

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 03Sep
Collective threats require collective solutions. But our world struggles to tackle challenges that endanger everyone, such as hunger or climate change. Mariana Mazzucato, an award-winning economist and founder of the University College London Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP), believes that a new economic approach to the common good is required
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IOM and Amazon Partnership Aids Flood-Affected Communities in Nepal

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 03Sep
Kathmandu, 3 September 2026 – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and Amazon are partnering to deliver critical support to communities affected by the devastating floods that struck central Nepal in August.
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1 in 5 children across 21 countries have experienced tech-facilitated sexual exploitation and abuse – UNICEF

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 03Sep
More than half of abuse occurred on mainstream social media platforms; less than 1 per cent of all experiences were reported to authorities, new report finds
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Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the AI and Human Development regional convening [as prepared for delivery]

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 02Sep
Statements | Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General
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Global Schools Launches Eighth Cohort of the Advocates Program to Build Capacity of Educators to Teach Sustainable Development

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 02Sep
August 28, 2026 (New York, NY) — The UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network's (SDSN) Global Schools Program (GSP) is thrilled to open applications for this year’s Global Schools Advocates Program cohort.
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