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“Peace Not War”: Accelerating Peace Worldwide

This side event of the UN Summit of the Future Action Days aired live on UN Web TV on September 21, 2024.“Peace is not a destination, but an ongoing process,” stated Ambassador Leonor…

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Public Private Partnerships for SDG Capacity Building and Training

This virtual side event of the UN Summit of the Future took place on September 21, 2024. It explores the critical role of SDG capacity building through public-private partnerships in Science,…

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Conversation with Alfred de Zayas, Building a Just World Order

Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and Dr. Alfred de Zayas as they discuss de Zayas’s book, Building a Just World Order which delves into the possibility of a democratic and equitable international…

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Social protection at the crossroads: Shaping the future of social protection

New ways of protecting people are needed. Together, we can shape the future of social protection in ways that ensure broad gains for societies in general, and the poorest in particular. This video…

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Social protection across countries

Despite the unprecedented worldwide expansion of social protection during the COVID-19 crisis, more than 4 billion people around the world remain entirely unprotected. This is a pivotal moment to…

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Making work decent

We need to put decent work at the center of actions to bring back economic growth and build a new global economy that puts people first. We all need to think about the importance of good work…

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Sale-Based Contracts in Islamic Finance: Istisna

Istisna is a contract whereby a seller sells an asset which is yet to be constructed, built or manufactured according to agreed specifications and delivered on an agreed specified future date at an…

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Intangible cultural heritage and education

The contribution of living heritage to quality education and lifelong learning is addressed in this chapter. Learners explore why the transmission of intangible cultural heritage in itself is a form…

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The evolution of the global middle class

The middle class which used to be a concept that was only relevant to a few countries in North America and in Europe has really shifted dramatically today to Asia. And that change in the composition…

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Broad-based growth in Ethiopia

This video introduces you to a real-world case of inclusive development using the growth experience of Ethiopia, with an introductory remark followed by an outline of key growth patterns and sources…

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Informal Employment: Definitions and Debates

In this video and module, we will explore what we mean by social-ecological systems, how humans and nature are interwoven, how societies and ecosystems are interdependent, and how our world depends…

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Informal Self Employment: Dependent Contractors

Dependent contractors are workers who are economically dependent on a company, but who will not hire as employees. How does this type of work different from independent contractors, and what are some…

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Urban Informal Self-Employment

How can we protect people who are self-employed? While there has been a long-term decline in self-employment, the development of digital technologies and new business models has contributed to a…

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Challenge of Sustainable Development for Developing Countries

Introduction to what we can learn from Korea's economic experience, its history, its efforts, its strategies, its organization and institutions. And how these can be important lessons for not…

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A Transformative Agenda for Gender Equality at Work

What is the path to gender equality? This video is licensed under the CC BY-NC-SA license.

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Skills and the Jobs of the Future: Implications for Education and Training

This video peers ahead to see how we can help shape the digital revolution and public policies of the future to achieve the SDGs that we have set in a world in which work indeed will look very, very…

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