An Opportunity to Create a Bottom-Up Global Governance — Global Issues

An Opportunity to Create a Bottom-Up Global Governance — Global Issues

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Opinion by Simone Galimberti (kathmandu, nepal) Wednesday, August 10, 2022 Inter Press Service KATHMANDU, Nepal, Aug 10 (IPS) – The upcoming summit on Education, part of the UN Secretary General’s ambitious agenda, can truly bring accountability and participation to the inevitably new ways education will be imparted in the future. With…

UN Predicts 68 Percent of World’s Population will be Living in Urban Areas by 2050 — Global Issues

UN Predicts 68 Percent of World’s Population will be Living in Urban Areas by 2050 — Global Issues

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A residential building in Nairobi, Kenya. According to UN estimates, by 2050 about 68 per cent of the world’s population will be living in urban areas. Credit: UN-Habitat/Kirsten Milhahn Opinion by Simone Galimberti (kathmandu, nepal) Thursday, July 07, 2022 Inter Press Service KATHMANDU, Nepal, Jul 07 (IPS) – When we think…

UN System, Too Complex & Fragmented, is in Urgent Need of Reform — Global Issues

UN System, Too Complex & Fragmented, is in Urgent Need of Reform — Global Issues

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The UN Resident Coordinator in Thailand, Gita Sabharwal (3rd from right), talks to migrants in Tak province on the impact of COVID-19. Credit: UNSDG/Build back better: UN Thailand’s COVID-19 strategy. Opinion by Simone Galimberti (kathmandu, nepal) Friday, June 03, 2022 Inter Press Service KATHMANDU, Nepal, Jun 03 (IPS) – Few deny…