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- 1Tbilisi hosts Italian start-up event to boost Italy-Georgia ties●Tbilisi hosted “Italian Start-Ups Meets Georgia”, the high-level event with the aim to explore potential collaborations
Tbilisi hosted "Italian Start-Ups Meets Georgia", a high-level event aimed at exploring potential collaborations and strengthening cooperation between Italy and Georgia. Organised with support from the Italian Embassy, the event brought together start-ups and innovation centres from both countries to build business and technology partnerships, drawing attention from regional tech observers.
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The United Nations' Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) is the subject of fresh attention, with the organisation circulating new material under its own banner. ESCAP is the UN's regional development arm for Asia and the Pacific, headquartered in Bangkok, working on economic, social and environmental cooperation. Beyond that, the available details are limited.
- 3Health diplomacy and civil society urged to rebuild global trust▼Building trust in a fractured world: Health diplomacy and civil society must take centre stage
The European Economic and Social Committee is calling for health diplomacy and civil society to take a central role in rebuilding trust in a fractured world. The argument is that in an era of geopolitical division and weakened multilateral cooperation, health offers common ground, and organised civil society can help bridge gaps between governments and citizens on global health policy.
- 4ver.di hosts film evening on workplace democracy in Kiel●# kiel Heute 🍿 ver.di-Filmabend OHNE CHEFS - DEMOKRATIE BEI DER ARBEIT 18:00 Uhr Gustav-Garbe-Saal, Kieler Gewerkschafts
The trade union ver.di is holding a film evening in Kiel today at 6 pm in the Gustav-Garbe-Saal at the Kieler Gewerkschaftshaus on Legienstrasse 22. The screening, titled "Ohne Chefs – Demokratie bei der Arbeit", presents stories of collective, democratic workplaces with functioning examples meant to encourage cooperative economics. The event takes place without managers present and is aimed at opening up perspectives on worker self-organisation.
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The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation is holding its SCO Startup Forum, an initiative aimed at connecting entrepreneurs, investors and startup ecosystems across member states. The event highlights the bloc's push to deepen economic cooperation and support innovation among young companies in the region. Details on participants and outcomes remain limited.
- 6Gap Between Diplomacy and Implementation at UN, SCO and ECO▼Three Tables, One Web: Gap Between Diplomacy & Implementation at UN, SCO, ECO
A new commentary examines how three major multilateral bodies — the United Nations, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and the Economic Cooperation Organisation — produce ambitious declarations on connectivity and cooperation, yet struggle to convert commitments into concrete results. The piece argues that the gap between what is agreed at the summit table and what is implemented on the ground remains the central challenge for regional and global governance, urging stronger follow-through mechanisms.