As COVID-19 continues spreading in many countries and will stay with us for a while, posing a serious threat to our health, security and lives, our societies are facing unprecedented challenges, especially with regard to social interaction, information, health, education and even global governance and leadership.
This cycle of sessions will focus in the fields of digital competencies, mental health, information, and global governance with the aim of providing a digital space to specialists, representatives of public, private and third sectors, entrepreneurs as well as the general public to share experiences, ideas and expertise in responding to this new emergency.
Sessions planned will focus on:
Digital skills– 04 June 2020 – 3pm London time
Misinformation and confusion. How to tackle fake news?– 18 June 2020 – 3pm London time
Keeping mentally healthy in pandemic? – 25 June 2020 – 3pm London time
Global governance and the role of United Nations– 30 June 2020 – 3pm London time
Participants will be invited to reflect and discuss the following questions, as many
others.
What Creative Hubs Are?
What services do Creative Hubs provide to Entrepreneurs?
What led to the creation of Creative Hubs?
Which creative industries are promoted by creative hubs and how best?
The session will take place on 28 April from 3pm to 5pm London time. Participation is free and open. Keep posted to know more about the programme or contact us for further information at info(at)dialoguecafe.org
In this session we will celebrate women´s achievements while speaking out about inequality and common challenges.
With these purposes, relevant women from economic, social, and political fields will join the session and share with us their testimonials of success. In between, a discussion among the challenges we keep confronting as a unequal society will take place.
You are most welcome to join and participate in this amazing celebration.
Dialogue Cafe in Novi Sad will be organized by the United Nations Associations of Serbia with the support of Novi Sad 2019 European Youth Capital and Youth Office Novi Sad. The Official Opening of Dialogue Cafe Novi Sad will take place on December 12, 2019, from 15h to 17h (London time). The official opening will followed by a session focused on Human Rights and Youth with the aim of celebrating the International Human Rights Day.
Under general call to action “Stand Up for Human rights,” we aim to celebrate the potential of youth as agents of change, amplify their voices, and engage global audience in the promotion and protection of rights.
This Human Rights Day, we highlight the role of young people and their participation in social movements in order to stand up for human rights and bring change[2].
Never too young to change the world
Youth participation is essential in order to achieve sustainable development for all
Youth can play a crucial role in positive change
Empowering youth to know better their rights and claim them will bring benefits on global level
#StandUp4HumanRights
Human rights are relevant to all of us, every day
Our shared humanity is rooted in these universal values
Equality, justice and freedom prevent violence and sustain peace
Whenever and wherever humanity’s values are abandoned, we all are at greater risk
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights empowers us all
We need to stand up for our rights and those of others.
Ms. Amina Šemsović, MA in English language and literature, MA in human rights & democracy (ERMA program) and Senior fellow at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva.
By United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) mandate, the International Volunteer Day (IVD)[1] is celebrated annually on 5 December with the aim of celebrating volunteers and organisations efforts, promote their values and disseminate their work. The focus of the IVD 2019 is “Volunteers for an Inclusive Future” in order to highlight the role of volunteers in raising awareness, inspiring others and achieving the SDGs.
“Achieving #SDGs depends on empowerment, inclusion & equality of all people. Volunteer action widens spaces for engagement, including for remote & marginalized populations.” (UN Volunteer Programme)
There are many types of volunteering: skills-based, in developing countries, virtual, on learning programmes and schools, on environment, in an emergency, corporate and community based. Volunteers also play a key role in the implementation of social and third sectors organisations by implementing projects, involving communities, and supporting dissemination among many other tasks. Volunteers might work at the local as the international areas.
Soft skills are defined as the interpersonal qualities that do not depend on acquired knowledge – hard skills – and combine different interpersonal abilities, character traits and career attributes, as well as social and emotional intelligence among many others. These capacities are becoming extremely relevant because in the very competitive world we live, such capacities might help you to become a successful candidate from other job seekers. It is about “something” that distinguish you when everyone possesses the same level of knowledge, training, and technical abilities. Some examples of soft skills are: communication skills, leadership, work ethic, creative problem solving, design thinking, time management, conflicts resolution, integrity, flexibility, teamwork, and socioemotional intelligence.
Soft skills are extremely relevant in the field of entrepreneurship because they allow you to connect with costumers, clients, partners and other stakeholders as well as share your ideas and knowledge. Indeed, soft skills might be the key to make your entrepreneurship project successful.
The session is celebrated in the framework of the Global Entrepreneurship Week, celebrated annually during a week in November “to engage in connecting entrepreneurs with collaborators, mentors and stakeholder groups in order to develop a network of synergistic partners and new opportunities”[1].
For this session, young entrepreneurs and organisations supporting entrepreneurs will be invited to reflect about key soft skills for entrepreneurship and to discuss the following questions, but not limited to:
What are the soft skills that new young leaders value?
Why are soft skills so valued?
Soft skills are as important to the success of our youth as indicators more traditional academics?
Soft skills play a key role in the emergence of a business idea and growing a new company?
