9?? Nine Years of Social Change: Paul Ladd bids farewell to UNRISD | eBulletin 74
August 2024
?? IN FOCUS
Looking Back on Nine Years of Social Change at UNRISD: My Farewell and Reflections
After nearly nine years at UNRISD, our Director Paul Ladd reflects on his tenure in this farewell blog. He shares insights on the journey of addressing inequalities, the challenges faced, and his hopes for the future of the organization.?
???GLOBAL CONSULTATION
Paving the Road to the Second World Summit for Social Development In 2025, the UN will hold the Second World Summit for Social Development to address social challenges and renew commitments from the 1995 Copenhagen Declaration. We are launching this global consultation to collect your perspectives as key inputs for shaping the summit’s outcomes.
???NEWS
UNRISD mourns the loss of Prof. Giovanni Andrea Cornia, whose groundbreaking contributions to social policy and the analysis of inequality shaped development economics. His exceptional intellect and commitment to ethical development solutions and care for people will be deeply remembered.
In this issue...
?? Publications
→ POLICY BRIEF: Care Work in the Just Transition: Providing for People and Planet By Stefania Barca, Dunja Krause , Rocío Hiraldo, Dimitris Stevis
→ SCOPING PAPER: Debt Management Programme or Plan (DMP) and Financial or Credit Counselling in Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia By Ruzita Azmi and Rachma Indriyani
??Videos and Podcasts
→ PODCAST: SSE Essentials: New Episodes
→ WEBINAR REPLAY: Social Workers as Partners in Advancing Sustainable, Innovative, and Community Engaged Solutions through Co-Building an Eco-Social World
→ WEBINAR REPLAY: Launch of “Woman of Words”: A Co-Edited Volume Celebrating Rosario Castellanos’ Impact on Gender and Social Justice
??Activities
→ EVENT: UNRISD Celebrates 61 Years and Swiss National Day in Geneva: A Day of Unity and Social Justice
→ EVENT: Empowering Future Development Leaders: Meet UNRISD’s 2024 Advanced Training Programme Fellows
Dates for your Diary
FORUM
?? Mexico, online
????28–29 August 2024
WEBINAR
?? Online
??? 10 September 2024
PANEL
?? Hamburg
????7–8 October 2024
EVENT
?? Bonn
??? 12?October 2024