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We present the 6th edition of the Red Cross Humanitarian Technology Awards, which took place at the Mobile World Congress-4YFN on 28 February 2022.  The awards ceremony aimed to continue recognising the work of entrepreneurs who dedicate their efforts to developing technology for humanitarian purposes in each of the categories: Impact, Impulse and Red Cross.   […]

Social innovations are entrepreneurial and technological practices that aim to meet social needs and vulnerabilities in a better way than existing solutions. By imagining new socio-economic models, putting technology at the service of social good and transforming the way we work together, innovation can help us adapt and move towards a more sustainable, inclusive and […]

Over the last two years, the pandemic has reminded us of the pressing need to provide quality healthcare for all. When designed properly, mobile technologies can contribute to delivering healthcare service to remote areas, providing health workers with enhanced skills while facilitating the daily life of patients. For people living with disabilities, mobile technologies can […]

The COP 26 just ended in Glasgow, UK, with a new Climate Pact. This conference is part of a cycle of events which have happened every year since 1995 to discuss the climate crisis on a global level. Since the Paris Agreement of 2015, most of the world’s countries have committed to try and limit […]

Offering essential services such as food or medicine to underprivileged and marginalised people, whether in times of peace, pandemic, disaster or conflict, is a great challenge. The Covid-19 crisis has affected vulnerable households in almost every country, a phenomenon amplified by self-isolating people.  While the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement has helped to […]

The Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), launched in 2012 by the United Nations Secretary-General to promote the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), published its report on the decade of action for the SDGs.  The report, along with SDG Index and Profiles on every UN Member State, highlights the setback for sustainable development following the outbreak of the Covid-19 […]

As increasingly complex challenges continue to arise, it has become ever more critical to strive towards a common target. The United Nations Member States established 17 Sustainable Development Goals in 2015, presenting a “shared blueprint” and an “urgent call for action by all countries.” The SDGs cover many of the most pressing issues that exist in our […]

Catalyst 2030 announced the winners of its Inaugural Systems Change Awards on March 25 2021 at a virtual ceremony hosted at Althorp House. The Finalists represent philanthropic, government, multilateral and business leaders and organisations who embrace collaboration, co-creation and the shifting of power dynamics to achieve the SDGs. The finalists were chosen from more than […]

The Covid-19 pandemic affects all countries in the world without distinction, its economic and social consequences depend very largely on income, pre-existing levels of vulnerability and individual criteria such as gender or age. Like the climate crisis, it accentuates social inequalities. In order to face these two global challenges, it is today essential to work together to find […]

At the Spanish Red Cross, innovation and technology play a key role in its humanitarian action. Since 2006, the Red Cross Humanitarian Technology Awards have been awarded each year to the best ideas, prototypes or solutions that stand out for their creative and innovative nature in the application of new technologies, for the benefit of humanitarian actions […]

At the Spanish Red Cross, innovation and technology play a key role in its humanitarian action. Since 2006, the Red Cross Humanitarian Technology Awards have been awarded each year to the best ideas, prototypes or solutions that stand out for their creative and innovative nature in the application of new technologies, for the benefit of humanitarian actions […]

Are you tired of watching online panels and webinars? Do you wish you could travel somewhere new and exciting? Get onboard Solferino Air and let them take you to two unique and inspiring innovation destinations: I.O.Me in Lamu, Kenya and 21 in Paris, France through a Virtual Tour that will happen on March 24, 2021 13:00-15:00 […]