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Remittances to Drought/Famine-Affected Households in Northern Kenya
Written by ArriannaMarie
Women and children are the ones most susceptible to the effects of drought and famine which is why it is important to consider ways to make remittances more accessible to them. Kenya already has the infrastructure and services to lower the cost of sending money to relatives who need monetary […]
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Engaging citizens in ‘greening’ Brisbane
Written by Dominika Ricardi
One of the things I love most about my home town of Brisbane is its ‘green heart’ – a patchwork quilt of parks and nature reserves spread throughout and around the city. However, it is also one of Australia’s fastest growing cities (by about 16,000 extra people per year). Consequently, […]
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How is Africa Benefitting from Labour Migration?
Written by Delalorm
The migration of skilled professionals, or the brain drain as it is popularly known, is believed to impact negatively on the migrant’s home country. It usually involves the transfer of human capital important for economic growth from countries suffering from scarcity of resources or poor working conditions to countries enjoying […]
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With Us Or Against Us: Changing Perceptions of “The Other” after 9/11
Written by Kira Kariakin
When 9/11 happened, I was living in Uganda. I was at the house of friends following the events when one of them arrived cheering. We were a multinational, multiracial and multireligious group. We watched live as the second tower got hit and like the rest of the world we watched […]
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Dennis Snower on creating a global identity
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During this year’s Salzburg Trilogue, Dennis Snower gave an interview on the Global Economic Symposium’s attempt to create global identity. He concludes that global problems like climate change and the financial crisis cannot be sufficiently addressed on the national level; they require global cooperation and global solutions. “The GES is […]
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Global governance summary
Written by Steven Watson
A useful (and humorous) overview of global governance.
