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Highest Youth Unemployment Ever: An Interview with ILO Economist Sara Elder
Written by Steven Watson
International Labour Organization (ILO) economist Sara Elder explains why global youth unemployment continues to rise.
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Work in the Developing World
Written by ArriannaMarie
The developing world has the potential for major economic growth, but first it must prepare its young people for the burgeoning jobs market
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Nepal: Social Media for Social Change
Written by Bhumika Ghimire
The recently published Corruption Perceptions Index ranks Nepal at the 154th position- the second most corrupt country in South Asia while Afghanistan comes in first at the 180th ranking. This poor showing, however, is no accident. In fact, corruption in Nepal is decades old and a deep festering sore which neither […]
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Crowdmapping the First Election of the Arab Spring
Written by Delalorm
As the year 2011 has passed, it is not out of place to look back at what the internet has meant to Africa’s growing democracy and the effects that will remain for a long time to come. It is turning out that crowdmaps are taking Africa’s election accountability a notch […]
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Preventing Possible Water Wars in West-Africa
Written by Delalorm
West Africa is swept by many rivers and water bodies that have kept the region irrigated and fertile along many parts of the coast. The Volta River and the Niger River are two large water resources that are sustaining large populations in many different countries. In times past, these two […]
