International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
www.iisd.org The International Institute for Sustainable Development is a Canadian-based, international public policy research institute for sustainable development. Since it was first articulated in the Brundtland Commission’s Our Common Future in 1987, sustainable development has never been superseded by a more compelling or universally-acceptable expression of humanity’s shared goals. At its simplest level, any form of […]
Global Call to Action against Poverty (GCAP)
www.whiteband.org “Challenging the institutions and processes that perpetuate poverty and inequality across the world to defend and promote human rights, gender justice, social justice and security needed for survival and peace” The Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) is a growing alliance that brings together trade unions, INGOs, the women’s and youth movements, […]
Global Sustainability Solutions
glossolutions.com ‘Global Sustainability Solutions’ is a reservoir of sustainable solutions that integrates expertise from commercial and non-commercial organizations to bring out the collective strength to achieve a sustainable world. While it provides a pool of global experts, it’s multi-disciplinary partnerships including business organizations, non-governmental organizations, research organizations, media agencies, community groups and other organizations strengthens the movement to create […]
Global Education Magazine: International Women´s Day (8th March 2014)
Download here THIS EDITION IS A TRIBUTE TO THE WOMEN WHO GIVE US LIFE “I saw that displaced women had many difficulties; they lived through atrocities and had enormous trauma. I realised that learning to write and training will help them forget the trauma, and what they had to go through. This is what pushed […]
Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies
We are a global transdisciplinary network and fellowship of concerned academics and practitioners. We wish to stimulate systemic change, globally and locally, to open space for dignity and mutual respect and esteem to take root and grow, thus ending humiliating practices and breaking cycles of humiliation throughout the world. We suggest that a frame of […]
Institut de Drets Humans de Catalunya
The Institut de Drets Humans de Catalunya (IHRC) carries out three parallel. yet independent, lines of work; the promotion, consultation, and teaching of human rights. In each of these areas special attention is given to relations with other institutions, network participation and study and research activities. In the area of promotion, activities of different types are carried out on diverse […]
Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC)
http://www.russiancouncil.ru/ Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) is a non-profit membership organization which represents Russian community of foreign policy experts. Our mission is to facilitate the prospering of Russia through its integration in the global world. RIAC is a link between the state, expert community, business and civil society in an effort to […]
2013 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award: Sister Angélique Namaika
Inspirational Congolese Nun Wins UN Refugee Agency top Honour UNHCR Announces 2013 Nansen Refugee Award Laureate Geneva, 17 September, 2013 – The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) today announces that this year’s winner of the Nansen Refugee Award is a Congolese nun who has helped hundreds of female rape and […]
The Planetary Cybernetic Intelligence: A Transhumanist and Transcultural Democratic Territory
Versión castellano [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/108871471″ params=”” width=” 100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] Karibu! The word democracy comes from Greek “demos”, it means people and those who hold sovereign power. Thus, democracy is closely interrelated to metacognition of feelings and fundamental principles of others. For this reason, current global educational policies must support the civic imperative to educate in […]
La Inteligencia Cibernética Planetaria: un Territorio Democrático Transcultural y Transhumanista
English version here [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/108872238″ params=”” width=” 100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] Karibu! La palabra democracia viene del griego “demos”, que significa pueblo y es quien detenta el poder soberano. De este modo, la democracia está estrechamente interrelacionada con la metacognición de los sentimientos y principios fundamentales de las otras personas. Por este motivo, las políticas […]
