#BREAKING Israel ranks 1️⃣0️⃣th most innovative economy in the world, and world leader in indicators related to R&D, ICTs and online creativity - latest Global Innovation Index 2019 @WIPO@INSEAD@Cornell#GII2019
WATCH & SHARE | #Israel has come a long way and will continue to work harder to implement the @GlobalGoalsUN#SDGs 🇮🇱🇺🇳
Travel across the country to discover the inspiring and life-changing projects that change the world. #health#education#environment
📢BIG NEWS!
#Israel will now integrate the @GlobalGoalsUN for Sustainable Development into strategic government programs. This decision will harness Israeli innovation, so as not to leave anyone or any issue behind. 🇮🇱🇺🇳
#SDGs#VNR#HLPF2019
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🔴 LIVE NOW | The role of education to curtail #ageism. 🇮🇱Liat Ayalon will soon share her thoughts on the rights of older persons. #HRC41
Watch 🎥 treatybodywebcast.org/treaty…
Israel advancing the @GlobalGoalsUN.
We are proud to be among the few countries presenting their National Sustainability Report. 🇮🇱 💪 🌍
Follow @yacovha for live updates. #SDGs
👵🏻🧓🏽#Ageism = prejudice or discrimination on the grounds of a person's age.
It is time to use the full force of education to combat these often-disregarded type of prejudice. #LeaveNoOneBehind#HRC41
🔜Wed. 10 July @UNGeneva
Can human rights education curtail ageism?
This question will be explored this Wednesday (10 July, 13:00-14:30 CET) at #HRC41 side event in Geneva.
If you cannot be there, follow the discussion via live webcast on treatybodywebcast.org/treaty… …
The mandate of the IE on #SOGI is the acknowledgement of the violence and discrimination that #LGBT people suffer from. It does not imply the creation of more rights, but only a necessary step towards the protection of this group. #HRC41#RenewIESOGI
“We call on member states to renew the mandate of the independent expert on the protection of #LGBTI people (SOGI)”. @IsraelinGeneva intervention during discussion about #VDPA#HRC41
Peggy Hicks, @UNHumanRights: “Some companies with enormous power, are trying to find solutions. They usually do it in an isolated way, and they need to follow HR standards.” #HRC41#SDGs#innovation#HumanRights
Amb. Foo @SGPMissionGva : “The focus of the 🇸🇬Smart Nation Initiative is not in hardware or software, but it is about putting people in the center, and shape the tools for their benefits." #HRC41#SDGs#innovation#HumanRights
Fadi Swidan, #Israel's Hybrid Accelerator: “We work at two levels, the economic level, but also at the social level. It is the only way to have a real impact. Hybrid supported 90 successful startups, created more than 300 jobs in the Arab communities.” #HRC41#SDGs#innovation
Fadi Swidan is the Director of the #Nazareth Business Incubator Center & Hybrid accelerator.
His goal: encourage entrepreneurship and #innovation among the #Arab community in #Israel,and bridge the “technological entrepreneurship gap”.
🔜 Fadi will be with us today! #HRC41
🔜Innovation, Start ups, Technologies help reduce inequalities, promote social inclusion and create opportunities for large scale human development.
What are the ways forward to harness this power for #HumanRights?
🗓️Friday @UNGeneva#HRC41 w/🇮🇱🇧🇷🇸🇬🇺🇳👨🎓
Proud of @IsraelMFA's @GonenYonatan, winner of the MFA's award of excellence for leading the #DigitalDiplomacy activity in Arabic, which is creating new connections b/w Israel & our neighbors in the Arab world.
Hundreds of millions are exposed to his team's channels every year!