Following the theme Together for a better Internet, the 18th edition of Safer Internet Day will be held on 8th and 9th February. This event brings together experts, parents, teachers and young people from all over the world under a common mission: to make the Web a safer place, especially for young people and children.

Telefono Azzurro will be participating with an event that is taking place during the two days, bringing together experts in psychology, education and the digital world. The main topics will be the concepts of digital citizenship and age verification, which Telefono Azzurro recognises as fundamental themes to develop and consolidate in order to guarantee children a safe experience on the web.

This webinar, the third in a series of eight webinars covering the INSPIRE strategies, will present the strategy “Norms and values” in more depth and will include reflections on how they can be adapted for implementation in the time of COVID-19. Topics covered include:

• Overview of the strategy and brief overview of findings from the Global status report on preventing violence against children 2020
• Community mobilization interventions: SASA! example
• Gender and social norms change interventions
• Communications for development strategies to address violence against children
• Q&A session with the experts

Speakers include:

• Greta Massetti (US CDC)
• Yvette Kabale (Raising Voices Uganda)
• Suruchi Sood (Drexel University)
• Dean Peacock (Women's International League for Peace and Freedom)

The webinar will be moderated by Nicolas Makharashvilli (Columbia University).

Sandra Maignant, CAAFAG advisor at Plan International and writer of the Technical Note on Girls Associated with Armed Forces and Armed Groups will present the findings of her research and recommendations for gender-sensitive programming. The presentation will be followed by a time for Q&As.

Sandra Maignant, CAAFAG advisor at Plan International and writer of the Technical Note on Girls Associated with Armed Forces and Armed Groups will present the findings of her research and recommendations for gender sensitive programming. The presentation will be followed by a time for Q&As.

The CDC is releasing its Teen Violence Vital Signs report on Thursday, February 4th. Vital Signs reports cover an important health threat each month. This Vital Signs report highlights how teens’ experiences of violence are associated with health conditions and risky behaviours.

The CDC is hosting a post-release Zoom webinar on Thursday, February 4th from 2pm-3pm ET. This webinar will allow the CDC to discuss the objective of the report, share their dissemination plans, and highlight communication tools that will be available post-release. CDC Vital Signs includes an MMWR Early Release, a graphic fact sheet, and social media messaging.

The 7th Annual Symposium on the Role of Religion and Faith-Based Organizations in International Affairs, entitled “2021: A Defining Year for Accelerating Gender Equality, Equity and Justice” will be held virtually 8:00 - 12:30 pm EST/New York on, Tuesday 26th January 2021.

The Symposium will focus on overcoming pervasive gender inequalities and discrimination as an essential contribution to reshaping the world as we recover and rebuild from the COVID-19 pandemic and to achieving sustainable peace and development. It will explore how faith actors and institutions can work in tandem with governments, the United Nations, and broader civil society to accelerate the pace towards gender equality, equity and justice, presenting directions based on innovative approaches. The Symposium will not shy away from honest appraisal of both the contributions of faith actors to this agenda as well as pointing to where and how they are hindering progress, but will primarily serve as a space to recommit to achieving gender justice, grounded in both faith values and universal human rights, and as part of our commitment to begin a more critical understanding of race, post-colonialism and intersectionality within international development discourse and practice.