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Azerbaijan: An Unlikely Host for Internet Governance Forum
Written by Nighat Dad
I attended the 7th annual Internet Governance Forum sponsored by the United Nations in Azerbaijan: a country notorious for its non-compliance with international standards for protecting human rights. The IGF brought together some 1,600 representatives of governments, human rights activists, international bodies, NGOs and private companies to convene a […]
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Bad Health Care: The Pandemics of Poverty
Written by Rayna Stamboliyska
The content package of this post relates to the “Death Threat,” and addresses non-communicable diseases. The one I want to speak about is poverty. Because all the other NCDs you can think of — like obesity, cancer, etc. — are just a consequence of pandemic poverty. Pandemic poverty is an […]
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Creating a Common Future: The Asian–European Young Leaders Forum – Day 2
Written by Anuja Upadhyay
The second day of the Forum on 31 October got off to an early start with a brief introduction to the Asia Programme launched this year by the Bertelsmann Stiftung. Europe sees Asia as an economic power and bringing the two regions together by increasing knowledge and understanding between them will […]
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And Then the Earthquake: In Central America, Earthquakes Topple More Than Buildings
Written by Samuel George
On Wednesday, November 7th, a 7.4-magnitude earthquake shook the San Marcos Department along the Guatemalan Pacific Coast. The largest such quake in Guatemala since 1976, the tremors were felt from Mexico D.F. down to San Salvador. International news sources report the death toll at nearly fifty, while hundreds have been […]
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Bosnia: A Landscape of Lost Dreams?
Written by Velma
The problem of labor in Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) is less a problem of intergenerational competition than a problem of general unemployment and lack of opportunities for all. In Bosnia-Herzegovina, as in many countries around the world, villages are “aging.” This means that young people are leaving rural areas, which provide few […]
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Generation Screwed: Why There Are No Jobs for Young People
Written by Craig James Willy
Young people in the “wealthy” countries of the world are increasingly coming of age only to find there is no decent work for them. The decline of the media industry and the business practices of innovative IT giants like Apple showcase how globalization and new technologies, while likely increasing overall […]
