GLOBAL AFFAIRS
Policy, Sadhguru writes, is the solution to the global soil extinction crisis. On 5th April, he spoke at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, alongside Indian Ambassador Indra Mani Pandey and representatives of SDG Lab/UNOG, WHO, and IUCN as part of his 100-day, 30,000 km...
Each year, the Varkey Foundation honors an extraordinary and committed teacher who has made an inspirational impact on their school and community. Last year, Keishia Thorpe was chosen from among 8,000 applicants from 121 countries. Not only for her commitment to...
Football is the universal language that unites the complexities of cultural diversity. The World Cup suddenly displaces the most important and vulnerable priorities of societies and their governments to generate others. FIFA, as the institution that controls the...
En 2020, après 33 ans de carrière aux Nations Unies, Corinne Momal-Vanian a été nommée à la tête de la Fondation Kofi Annan, située de l’autre côté de la Place des Nations. Aujourd’hui, Corinne nous livre son témoignage sur son travail et nous partage des nouvelles de...
The foundation was created once Mandela’s presidential term came to an end. What was the main reason for its creation? For Madiba, the work of making democracy stick and at the same time begin the transformation of both the state and society had only just begun by...
Radical solutions that completely change the way we live clash with techno-optimistic proposals to engineer our climate. So far, none of the approaches have substantially lowered global CO2 emissions. On the contrary, our current way of life threatens to significantly...
What are the main responsibilities you assume in your current job? As a Deputy Prosecutor of the Office of the Prosecutor, I advise and support the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), both in relation to situations which are being considered,...
Imagine you were back just a few decades, before the internet, emails, mobile phones and social media. There was the nightly news broadcast on television — or before that, just on the radio (the wireless, as my parents used to call it when we sat down to hear the BBC...
Private sector actors who claim to be sustainable and work towards the realization of the SDGs should strive to respect, promote and implement good standards in its practices, even when operating in a State whose policies violate international law. The company may...
GLOBAL AFFAIRS
Private sector actors who claim to be sustainable and work towards the realization of the SDGs should strive to respect, promote and implement good standards in its practices, even when operating in a State whose policies violate international law. The company may...
Millions of professionals around the globe experience a realization during the COVID-19 pandemic: they do not need to be in the office to get their work done. A variety of digital tools and the internet allow them to work from almost anywhere. To the surprise of many,...
In 2015, Jacobson developed a study on transitioning the 50 states of the United States of America to wind, water and solar. The initiative was cited in House Resolution 540 (2015) as the scientific basis for the first proposed legislation for the country to move to...
Amidst economic and geopolitical turmoil, we have been ignoring the threats to our ecosystems due to our destructive actions. One of such existential threats to humanity is the turmoil in our Ocean Ecosystems. The concern? - Marine debris in the North Pacific Ocean of...
Les Nations unies déclarent le 27 juin Journée internationale des micro, petites et moyennes entreprises. Que représente spécifiquement cette journée pour la CCIG ? Le tissu économique suisse est constitué à 89% de PME de moins de 10 collaborateurs ; cette proportion...
NGOs play a key role in the march towards the attainment of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030. The seventeen SDGs and the development agenda being an interwoven process, all concerned stakeholders must work together in synergy and target grassroots and ground...
# Food and shelter assistance for 266,800+ asylum seekers. # Targeted protection assistance for 73,500+ refugees. # A plan ready to support 1.2M people with protection assistance and 1.5M essential items. This has been the UNHCR’s impact to reduce the countless...
Nine member states from four continents, economically and culturally diverse, with differing levels of development. Yet the CPLP’s ties span centuries, and a common language and will to cooperate make this young community a unique success in solidarity. Speaking as...
What in your view are some of the major challenges in tackling racism and racial discrimination in the world today? There are several: 1. The failure to learn from past tragedies that were rooted in racism and racial discrimination (enslavement, apartheid, world wars,...
It’s 5pm on a typical workday in 2023, and you’ve just finished your work. It’s one of the days you work from home and skip the commute to the office: this leaves you plenty of time for cooking, and you look forward to fixing a delicious ratatouille. You will use the...
