Posts Tagged ‘UN’
 

 

Philanthropy Is Not The Solution: Bright Ideas Light Up Africa

1.6 billion people around the world live without reliable access to electricity. 600 million of those live in Africa. I’m sure this isn’t the first time you’ve heard an astonishing statistic like this. Everyday we’...
by Urban Times
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The Palm Oil Industry & Its Choke Hold On South East Asia

A month ago, the smog or haze from burning peats in Indonesia blanketed the region, raising alarms over health concerns of the young and elderly. There were increased reports of respiratory problems and eye infections. This ye...
by Gaanashree Wood
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Erdogan And The Armenian Genocide: The Dangers Of Distorting History

In late April, the Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, offered his condolences to Armenian families over an event that occurred nearly a century ago. Erdogan’s statements held particular significance given they...
by John Haltiwanger
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We Are Losing The Battle Against Ebola

Overcrowded hospitals, over-tired and decimated doctors working in absolutely terrible sanitary conditions, narrow-minded, impossible to control mob, volunteers’ appeals for help unheard – it sounds like a petrifying horror...
by Kasia Gilewska
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North Korea: Business As Usual

Whilst almost every sovereign state has, to some degree, embraced the progress of the 21st century, the DPRK (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea), by its own volition, has isolated itself from the rest.
by Simon Fraser
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French Hypocrisy

The French authorities have prohibited a public demonstration in support of the Palestinians in Gaza victims of Israeli aggression. The country which prides itself on its defense of human rights is turning a blind eye to the su...
by Nadim Souss
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Massacre in Houla: Isn’t it Time for Concrete Action?

How much “pressure” will international leaders apply before they take concrete action? Tuesday’s announcement that Syrian ambassadors were being expelled from Britain, France, Australia, Germany and other Western nations ...
by Nadine Tewfik-Saad
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Entering a new age in the relationship between humans and ecosystems

The year 2015 will be punctuated by a flurry of major international conferences. Three of these conferences are of great importance: the Third International Conference on Financing for Development, which will be held in June in...
by Kennedy Mbeva
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They Lied Until He Died: Zambia Acknowledges President’s Illness Just Before His Death

Left in the dark about their leader’s illness, Zambians were angry more than shocked to learn this week that the country’s fifth president, Michael Sata, fondly known as King Cobra, died in London on October 28.
by Gershom Ndhlovu
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