August had plenty of new developments, across the Southern Voice network. Here are some of the latest highlights for this month's edition of our ✨Members Spotlight✨: 💡 @cpdbd1993 welcomed Nazneen Ahmed as new Executive Director, succeeding Dr. Fahmida Khatun 💡 @FUSADES joined the Global Trade & Innovation Policy Alliance (GTIPA), a global network of independent think tanks coordinated by Information Technology and Innovation Foundation 💡 @csea_afric in collaboration with the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Emerging Markets Forum, convened the 7th Africa Emerging Markets Forum in Abuja, Nigeria 💡 @cips_id held CIPS DigiWeek 2026, bringing together diverse voices to discuss digital futures 📕 @IEPeruanos released a new study on natural disaster emergencies and their impacts in Peru. Read here: lnkd.in/dayjpkim 📕 @PolicyCenterNS's new podcast episode discusses the future of multilateralism in a fragmented world and the Global South’s growing role. Listen here: lnkd.in/d5TvuzUk 📕 ​@CPR_India hosted a discussion on the changing geography of global sports and the rise of non-Western powers. Watch now: lnkd.in/dM7MmpQ2 📕 ​@EthosInnovacion published new financing proposals for making climate adaptation more effective. Read them here: lnkd.in/djEaVzid 📢 ​@AERCAFRICA opened applications for the AERC–World Bank Visiting Scholars Program 2026. Apply by September 6 here: bit.ly/4zJWDCB 📢 ​@CIVICUSalliance opened nominations for its Board, seeking civil society leaders to help shape the Alliance’s next strategic chapter. Apply by September 4: lnkd.in/eY__ytU 🗓️ ​@AsuntosDelSur will host the Democracia Viva event in Buenos Aires on September 15–16, bringing together actors to build a collaborative agenda to strengthen democracy 🗓️ ​@SAIIA_info will host a webinar on September 17 exploring how climate shocks intersect with poverty, unemployment, inequality and constrained public finances across the Global South. Register here: bit.ly/4i5TN4u

Another month, another roundup of the great work done across the Southern Voice network! Our ✨Members Spotlight✨ is back with highlights from members and partners' key activities during July: 💡 @fusades participated in the Regional Dialogues of Think Tanks and Governance for Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean 💡 @cpdbd1993 hosted the webinar Work in Flux: Foresight for the Future of Work in the Global South 💡 @cips_id attended the Global Sustainable Development Congress 2026 and joined discussions on building resilient ASEAN supply chains 💡 @AERCAFRICA, in collaboration with @UNICEF and others, launched the 2026 Impact Evaluation Retooling Workshop 💡 @PolicyCenterNS and @ettg_eu co-hosted The New Geometry of Power: Reimagining Global Governance for a Multipolar Era 💡 @csea_afric released the new podcast episode "Who Really Wins the World Cup? The Economics Behind the Beautiful Game." Watch it: youtube.com/watch?v=9u8Z771M… 📕 @EPRC_official published new research on The Gender Pay Gap in Uganda: Extent and Drivers. Read now: eprcug.org/publication/the-g… 📕 @SDPIPakistan released an analysis of the impact of the US–Iran conflict on Pakistan, Structural Shocks and Strategic Recalibration. Access it here: sdpi.org/structural-shocks-a… 📕 @cips_id published From Certification to Growth, exploring why smallholder productivity matters for Indonesia's economy. Read here: repository.cips-indonesia.or… 📢 @SDPIPakistan opened a call for abstracts and papers for their 29th Sustainable Development Conference. Learn more here: sdpi.org/sdconference/rethin… 📢 @ForetiaFound is expanding its roster of professional interpreters for upcoming regional forums, policy dialogues, and online events. Apply: nkafu.org/job/interpreters/ 📢 @AERCAFRICA is offering a free online training on Academic Writing and Publishing in Empirical Economics on August 26–27, featuring editors from leading academic journals. Learn more and sign up: aercafrica.org/academic-writ… 🗓️ On August 3, @SDPIPakistan will host a policy dialogue on the future of the Indus Waters Treaty, exploring its implications for regional peace, water security, and climate resilience.