Education has been Secretary-General António Guterres’ “guide and touchstone,” he said on Monday, the final day of the Transforming Education Summit, warning that it is in “a deep crisis”. “I regard myself as a lifelong student…Without education, where would I be? Where would any of us be?”, he …
Read More »‘Tsunami of hunger’ could trigger multiple famines
As risks of conflict-induced famine and widespread food insecurity continue to rise, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator urged the Security Council on Thursday to address the interlinked crises, and work towards establishing lasting peace in affected regions. Humanitarian Affairs chief Martin Griffiths recalled previous warnings over the impact …
Read More »Media-saturation challenges trust in European democracy
Kevin Casey Media is this layer that exists everywhere in our lives’, said Dr Tanya Lokot as she explained the term ‘mediatized’ to Horizon Magazine. It gives her the title of the seven-country research project she leads from the School of Communications, Dublin City University (DCU). ‘It’s …
Read More »South Sudan: Extended roadmap for lasting peace deal, a ‘way point, not an end point’
Since 2018, the Revitalized Agreement between the key players in South Sudan’s long-running civil war has provided a framework for peace, the Head of the UN mission there, UNMISS, told the Security Council on Friday – “despite continued outbreaks of intercommunal violence”. UN Special Representative Nicholas Haysom said …
Read More »Cross-Regional Cooperation via Entrepreneurship; a possibility?
Laraib Fahat In the contemporary times, a diverse section of people quitting their jobs to find their true potential via entrepreneurship. It is a new form of employment where people no longer depend on the traditional means of employment but rather create their own streams of generating capital. …
Read More »World Bank calls for urgent climate action in Latin America and the Caribbean
A new World Bank report calls on countries in the region to take urgent action to help reduce the impacts of climate change and set a path for the transition to low-carbon economies. According to the report,A Roadmap for Climate Action in Latin America and the Caribbean 2021-2025, …
Read More »The Development of Artificial Intelligence in the People’s Republic of China
Giancarlo Valori In this article, we will examine one by one the points that do not yet enable studies and developments on artificial intelligence in the People’s Republic of China to rise to 100% of the international advanced level. I) Economic benefits come first: lack of vision Many …
Read More »Price Cap on Russian Oil: The Mechanism and Its Consequences
G7 countries are working hard to coordinate a sanctions regime to cap prices on Russian oil and oil products. The United States is already drafting a mechanism for applying these sanctions, which its allies and partners will use as a guideline. The new sanctions in the form of …
Read More »The Battle Over Russian Oil Is Just Beginning
If Russia does not abide by the price cap, it could provoke a war of attrition between Moscow and the West. On September 2, the finance ministers of the G7 countries—Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States—released a statement confirming their plans to …
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