Dear readers,

The December 2024 Newsletter is now online!
Contents of this issue:

1. Headlines:

• On track to #BordeauxGSEF2025!
• Young Leaders Forum on SSE : a step towards a sustainable future for African youth
• The United Nations adopts a second resolution on SSE

2. Insights from the continents

• Towards a scientific observatory for the SSE in Africa!
• The African Union adopts its ten-year strategy on SSE
• GSEF 2024 Asia Policy Dialogue
• A look back on the GSEF Mission to Korea: Mobilization and Perspectives for #BordeauxGSEF2025
• An inspiring campaign to raise awareness among local authorities in Belgium
• GSEF 2024 European Continental Dialogue
• The GSEF at COP16 on Biodiversity: the SSE, an economy for life
• The GSEF in Brazil: new prospects for SSE cooperation
• Off to the Social Economy Summit in Quebec!

3. Members corner

• Portrait They joined the GSEF in 2024
• Project:Community-based management of the Dzeng forest in Cameroon
• Resource: Guidelines for Local Governments on Policies for SSE

4. Working groups

• Latest news on the Research, Responsible Public Procurement and Financing SSE working groups
• The SSE Youth Hub across the globe

5. Governance news

• Towards a new GSEF Charter
• New faces joining the GSEF

6. Calendar

We need your help to highlight the experiences of SSE organizations and local governments around the world! Your feedback and suggestions are invaluable, and we invite you to share them at gsef@gsef-net.org.

The GSEF General Secretariat team wishes you a happy end of year, and good reading!