Bodour Al Qasimi to Champion Youth Empowerment at World Economic Forum 2015

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Sheikha Bodour is the first Emirati woman to co-chair the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, Chairperson of the Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq), encouraged youth empowerment during the upcoming World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa, which hold at the […]

Category: Africa, Middle East · Tags: global citizenship, government, Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, society, woman, World Economic Forum 2015, Young Global Leaders Community Bonding

Água: dentro de cada um, à volta de todos

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Clara Luisa Giugovaz Baleeiro Relações Internacionais na Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brasil claragiugovaz@gmail.com . . Resumo: As distintas crises hídricas pelo mundo refletem uma consciência pouco desenvolvida acerca do que é essencial para a vida. Cidadãos pouco conscientes; descasos governamentais; agronegócios que utilizam fertilizantes que contaminam solos e lençóis freáticos; indústrias com despejos irregulares de esgoto, […]

Greece and Europe Beyond Left vs. Right

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Syriza, the Greek left party, won the election last Sunday and is now setting up a government in alliance with a rightwing, nationalist party, Anel. From a traditional perspective this left-right wing coalition sounds surprising, weird, and perhaps even worrying. However, this is not the first time this kind of trans-ideological coalition is formed within […]

Category: English, Europe, European Union, global citizenship education, Your ideas · Tags: alliance, EU, globalization, government, Greece, Italy, Letta, Monti, new democracy, Political, popular, Renzi, supra nationally, Syriza

Education on the Frontline. By Irina Bokova.

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Article by Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO for Global Education Magazine “Education on the Frontline” January 2013 . . . . Official photo, Director-General, Irina Bokova – There are today 28 million primary school-age children, and as many or more young people, living in conflict areas and denied the chance to learn. This […]

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The Peace Process Will Not be Tweeted

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Monica Curca email: monicabcurca@gmail.com / peaceforsale@gmail.com website: http://peaceforsale.org/ Abstract: Of late new media and digital technologies have been instrumental in bringing about social change throughout the world. This article asks if it is possible for new media and digital technologies to also bring peace? Media and communications have a long history in being used as an instrument for […]

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