At a time of great uncertainty for Afghanistan’s future, the protection of women’s rights has been a central talking point for all actors in the country and is essential to any potential future peace processes. This project showcases a method that has proven successful in engaging women and men from a variety of backgrounds across … Continued
Elect The Council is an international campaign for the reform of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). In addition to engagement with UN member states, support and participation is being solicited from civil society, churches, business, non-governmental organizations and regional groupings. Elect The Council is working towards an enabling resolution to effect UNSC reform by … Continued
The School Reconstruction Map is a web app that fosters collaboration and strong organizational capacities in the reconstruction of schools damaged by the earthquake that struck Mexico in 2017. Its goals include expanding cooperation between public and private stakeholders, enhancing accountability, and facilitating transparency in the allocation of funds and the processes to rebuild education … Continued
Impact Hub Khartoum (IHK) is a social innovation lab that brings together entrepreneurs with the shared workspace, community, programs, and events needed to advance their ideas and create new collaborations. IHK aims to be a launchpad for startups by providing curated programming that addresses core issues and offers learning opportunities, including incubation and acceleration programs … Continued
The aim of Singapore’s Approach to Human-Centric AI is to help Singapore foster public trust in AI as well as address the ethical and governance challenges arising from the use of AI, while enabling pervasive and widespread AI adaptation. This approach comprises three interlinked and multidisciplinary initiatives: a governance framework, an experienced and respected international … Continued
Information is one of the first casualties of displacement crises. The OKA mobile phone app fills part of this knowledge gap by providing up to date geolocated data on federal-level public services in Brazil and beyond for voluntary and forced migrants. The services covered include housing, education, health, social and legal assistance, communities, employment, and … Continued
Post-emergency situations keep expanding in 2019 because of regional resources and climate instability, creating displaced population in many countries. Too often, no ‘back to normal’ solutions are available. New mechanisms to address long-term demand in local infrastructure drives the collaboration between international humanitarian and development actors. The traditional humanitarian sector is not equipped to manage … Continued
The 2020 deadline to establish a new global treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of the high seas is fast approaching. The goal of the High Seas Alliance is the establishment of a new robust treaty that has an effective framework that fills in current governance gaps for the successful management and conservation of … Continued
PASED is an innovative, pioneering model to boost the development of emerging countries and regions. This nonprofit, private sector-led initiative builds on a unique combination of philanthropic and entrepreneurial ventures. PASED aims at improving the quality of life of local communities through transformative anchor projects around which thriving socio-economic ecosystems can flourish. Piloted in Armenia … Continued
The central challenge to financing the green growth transformation in developing countries is to develop bankable projects or commercially attractive investment opportunities. The initiative aims to develop and design these projects for bankability through deep financial and structuring expertise and sectoral expertise.
