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1. GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP

(Category)

Created on 25 December 2015

2. Global Cooperation Council

(Contacts / Organizations)

... economic, financial and political perceptions and structures, there is a compelling need to create conditions for a just, truly democratic and secure world whose citizens are empowered to interact with ...

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3. Manifesto 2020 Calls for A Trans-National Citizens' Alliance

(OPINION)

... Greek cities, was an open space that served as a meeting ground for various activities of the citizens. The name, first found in the works of Homer, connotes both the assembly of the people as well as ...

Created on 03 May 2020

4. Liberians Rejoice Over A Promised Path to U.S. Citizenship

(Africa)

... United States have been granted a path to citizenship. In fact, it was the product of decades of effort by the Liberian community and its allies. “This has been a 20-plus-year fight where people ...

Created on 08 January 2020

5. African Leaders Face Citizens’ Insistence on Term Limits

(Africa)

By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK | CONAKRY (IDN) – African leaders are facing an upsurge of citizen opposed to questionable re-election schemes, including tampering with the constitution, ...

Created on 24 December 2019

6. India’s Citizenship Amendment Act Is ‘Pro-minorities and Not Anti-Muslim’

(OPINION)

... kept the promise that Mahatma Gandhi had made to persecuted people living deplorable lives in India’s neighbourhood through the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). However, many articulations which are ...

Created on 23 December 2019

7. 'Right Livelihood' Awards to Visionary Global Citizen

(GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP)

... awards recognize the outstanding contributions of global citizens in the areas of the environment, human rights, peace, democracy, and law. The Saudi laureates, sharing an award for 2018, were civil and ...

Created on 28 November 2018

8. Global Citizenship Education Vital For Intercultural Literacy

(UN INSIDER)

By Santo D. Banerjee UNITED NATIONS (IDN) – Educating younger generations on global citizenship through intercultural literacy is a serious civic educational and moral issue, said Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, ...

Created on 27 May 2018

9. Call for Equal Citizenship Rights as Gateway to Peace

(Peace & Justice)

By Jamshed Baruah GENEVA (IDN) – The Geneva Centre for Human Rights Advancement and Global Dialogue, Dr. Hanif Hassan Ali Al Qassim, has called upon societies worldwide to embrace models of equal citizenship ...

Created on 16 May 2018

10. The Importance of Global Citizenship in Multilateral Diplomacy

(GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP)

... not just its quality. Why Global Citizenship and how its discourse has been advanced Against this backdrop, there has been increased attention placed on Global Citizenship Education as a fundamental ...

Created on 30 March 2018

11. The Challenge of Making Africa's 830 Million Young People 'Effective Citizen

(Africa)

... the challenge of empowering youth and making them effective economic citizens. As we mark International Youth Day, there is hope. Many young people in Africa are taking charge of their futures. There ...

Created on 25 November 2017

12. 'Fine Words Butter No Parsnips' — Behind Boris Johnson’s So-Called Liberalis

(OPINION)

... have been preserved. During the early stages of negotiations, EU leaders even appeared open to a form of “associate EU citizenship” for any British citizen who chose to “opt in”. Johnson’s government ...

Created on 15 January 2021

13. Things Bode Increasingly Ill for the Horn

(Horn of Africa)

... American citizens in Entoto and Yeka parks and Guellele Botanical gardens. The hikers were surrounded by multiple armed men. US embassy sets a negative travel advise to (i) Border area with Somalia due ...

Created on 15 January 2021

14. The Politicisation of “White Victimhood” Nothing New to Trump’s Presidency

(OPINION)

... U.S. citizens. The claims of victimhood ran throughout his presidency. He played on U.S. fears of being attacked by foreign terrorists to enact a travel ban targeting several Muslim-majority countries. ...

Created on 14 January 2021

15. Whither the G20 in a World of Declining Multilateralism: Part 2

(OPINION)

... marks great progress in term of vaccination. And if Europe continues along the same path on the issues of climate control and technological development, it will recover much trust from the citizens, who ...

Created on 13 January 2021

16. Whither the G20 in a World of Declining Multilateralism: Part 1

(OPINION)

... effects of which are now widely evident, and which Trump, Jair Bolsonaro and company bless every day, because it has created a very large swathe of disaffected citizens, who believe they will readdress ...

Created on 13 January 2021

17. Fierce Fighting Blocks the UN Access to Refugee Camps

(Horn of Africa)

... Support Forces (RFS) are tasked with keeping peace and protect Darfur’s citizens. Residents of the Kalma Camp protest against the end of the peacekeeping mission by the UN and AU. Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia ...

Created on 10 January 2021

18. Why We Care

(OPINION)

... to bear this new human right, citizens of this world can be agents in their own progress, with dignity and self-reliance. Ensuring access to affordable and usable Internet connectivity is both achievable ...

Created on 09 January 2021

19. Most Africans Will Not Receive Corona Vaccine This Year

(Africa)

... half of their citizens. One estimate places access to a vaccine at one person out of 10. According to a report in The Hill, a U.S. news website, 9 out of 10 people in nearly 70 poor countries will not ...

Created on 04 January 2021

20. Things Getting Complicated for Ethiopia

(Horn of Africa)

... Semhal, May-Hamato, Leyto, Endaba-Estifanos, and Gere'a), on the border with Eritrea, is occupied by Eritrean soldiers and Eritrean telecom is providing full coverage. Citizens made calls, using phones ...

Created on 02 January 2021

21. An Overview of the Situation in Tigray as 2021 Begins

(Horn of Africa)

... churches and religious sites and citizens. It is reported that truckloads were transported to Eritrea (military base Asholgol). The situation in Ethiopia In Ethiopia further conflict broke out in ...

Created on 01 January 2021

22. The Rich-Poor Gulf Widens 5 Years After Adoption of Sustainable Development Goals

(Health & Well Being)

... Organization (FAO), that the health risk for many urban citizens is high during the pandemic, particularly the 1.2 billion who live in slums, and other informal settlements, noted UN News. The UN's labour-focused ...

Created on 30 December 2020

23. EEPA Report on the Horn of Africa Situation December 29

(Horn of Africa)

... goods, even if cheap. Many citizens are, reportedly, following this guidance. More reports are coming in of Eritrean soldiers looting. The BBC has interviewed an analyst who says that sources inside ...

Created on 29 December 2020

24. EEPA Report on the Horn of Africa Situation on December 28

(Horn of Africa)

... the Middle East. Situation in Tigray Reported that Ethiopian troops in Mekelle city, Tigray, are checking mobile phones of citizens with a view to delete the videos and photos related to the military ...

Created on 28 December 2020

25. The Culture of Peace: For a Safer, Saner and Sustainable World

(OPINION)

... need to offer opportunities that prepare young minds not only to live fulfilling lives but also to be responsible and productive citizens of the world. For that, educators need to introduce holistic and ...

Created on 28 December 2020

26. Locked-In, Australians Help to Keep Tourism Sector Alive

(Asia-Pacific)

...  Earlier in December, using a rarely used Biosecurity Emergency Law, Australia extended its ban until March 17 next year on citizens going overseas on holidays. Under this ban, Australian citizens and ...

Created on 18 December 2020

27. Situation Report on Horn of Africa No. 25

(Horn of Africa)

... to citizens’ communication. Disclaimer: All information in this situation report is presented as a fluid update report, as to the best knowledge and understanding of the authors at the moment of publication. ...

Created on 14 December 2020

28. Trump Paves Highway to Hell

(OPINION)

... related financial assistance to U.S. citizens, government entities, and the business community. Due to the militant polarization between the U.S. House of Representatives (Democrat party majority) and ...

Created on 11 December 2020

29. Situation Report EEPA HORN OF AFRICA No. 20

(Horn of Africa)

... national service and the war in Tigray. Report that Eritrean citizens in Asmara refuse to buy the looted goods offered for sale which are brought into the country from Ethiopia. US and other national ...

Created on 09 December 2020

30. Human Exploitation of the Biosphere Threatens Mass Extinction

(OPINION)

... within the country, while also making it difficult for anyone to become extremely wealthy. Denmark has very high taxes, but in return for these, its citizens receive many social services, such as free ...

Created on 06 December 2020

31. Situation Report EEPA HORN OF ARICA No. 17

(Horn of Africa)

... fronts involving indiscriminate bombing in Abiy Addi (Tigray) by federal forces and Reports from Eritrea that citizens are forced to participate in the war in Tigray against their Deputy Prime Minister ...

Created on 05 December 2020

32. Message from The Dead Borno Farmers

(OPINION)

... Haram and at last, bringing hope to distraught citizens. So, where were the military chiefs when Boko Haram struck on Saturday (November 28), beheading dozens of farmers and taking an unknown number, ...

Created on 03 December 2020

33. Poor Indoor Air Affecting the Health of Babies in Africa and Other Regions

(Health & Well Being)

... are the main causes of poor indoor air quality in Africa, and how can everyday citizens make significant improvements at home? The causes of indoor air pollution include high levels of outdoor pollution, ...

Created on 02 December 2020

34. Children Born of War Remain Invisible Victims of Sexual Violence

(Africa)

... – 02 December 2020] * Tonny Raymond Kirabira is a PhD Candidate in Law and Leila Choukroune is Professor of International Law and Director of University Research and Innovation Theme in Democratic Citizenship, ...

Created on 02 December 2020

35. Stunning Lack of G20 Responsibility for the World’s Poor

(Poverty)

... children live in food precarity, while more than 47 million citizens depend on food banks. The National Center on Family Homelessness estimates that in 2013, 2.5 million US children experienced some form ...

Created on 25 November 2020

36. COVID-19 and Lessons from Traditional Chinese Medicine

(COVID-19)

... society enabled citizens to obey the orders and remain disciplined. To drive this point, let me quote General George S Patton, again; “Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do, and they ...

Created on 22 November 2020

37. Black Holes Pervade the Spirit of 2020

(OPINION)

... was the nephew of C.V. Raman, who was India’s first Nobel laureate in physics. Chandrasekhar received the Nobel Prize for physics in 1983. He moved to the United States in 1936 and assumed American citizenship ...

Created on 22 November 2020

38. World Future Council Joins the UN in Calling for an End to Fighting in Ethiopia

(Horn of Africa)

... humanitarian law and provide safety for all the country citizens, specifically children, women and the elderly". The call comes in the wake of the United Nations reporting a considerable concern about ...

Created on 16 November 2020

39. The Five-Nation BRICS Finds Unity in Cultural Diversity

(Russia)

... the Alliance member states within the BRICS frameworks. Another aspect discussed was the idea to simplify visa procedures for the BRICS citizens so that there is easy movement and the cutting of red ...

Created on 13 November 2020

40. Faith-based & Other NGOs Look Forward to Entry into Force of the Nuclear Ban Treaty

(Nuclear Weapons)

... the TPNW, by failing to take realistic security perspectives into account, has deepened the divide between nuclear-weapon and nuclear-dependent states and the non-nuclear-weapon states. "As citizens, ...

Created on 10 November 2020

41. Letter to US President-elect Joe Biden

(OPINION)

... is a fair shot for thousands of our citizens in the US who are either legally studying, working or visiting, and dignity for those trying to find a legal pathway to citizenship.  The current situation ...

Created on 10 November 2020

42. The Evil That Men Do Lives After Them

(OPINION)

... was the destination of prostitutes, thieves and bankrupt British citizens. It would never be thinkable that the prime minister of Australia speaks on behalf of Australia and humankind, as the current US ...

Created on 09 November 2020

43. Undeterred by Health Warnings, Russians Begin Flocking to Africa's Island

(Russia)

... and other flights authorized by the government. Now as it opens its borders, foreign citizens are required to produce negative coronavirus test certificates within 72 hours while arriving Russians usually ...

Created on 06 November 2020

44. Trump’s Cousins Can’t Wait to Be Born

(OPINION)

... restore telecommunications, and afford due process under the law to all citizens.” That was before November 3, when the elections in the US started, leaving Magufuli looking like a Boy Scout in the business ...

Created on 06 November 2020

45. Far Poorer and Less Technologically Advanced Nations Than the US Have No Problem Holding Quick, Efficient Elections

(OPINION)

... protracted outcomes and seemingly inexplicable reversals will sow doubt and distrust even among the most rational citizens. The next time Americans hear from their government that they need to impose ...

Created on 04 November 2020

46. A Hybrid Cold War Unfolding in The Indo-Pacific Beneath the Covid-19 Mask

(OPINION)

... Sunday attacks that killed 256 people were caused by foreign actors and networks that profit from chaos and selling arms. This year and this time around, citizens in Sri Lanka have been well prepared ...

Created on 31 October 2020

47. The Politicization of the United States Supreme Court

(OPINION)

... Republicans. It is also a fact that Canada and the other 19 wealthiest countries pay about 60% as much on health and provide free healthcare to all their citizens. Another uncertainty that may threaten ...

Created on 29 October 2020

48. Towards Banning the Bomb

(OPINION)

... and nuclear-dependent states and the non-nuclear-weapon states. As citizens, however, we absolutely cannot entrust the security of our lives and property to nuclear weapons. And to the extent there is ...

Created on 26 October 2020

49. The Promise of the Treaty on Prevention of Nuclear Weapons

(OPINION)

... for the Treaty may simply be a matter of time. But this victory can only be won through widespread and dedicated advocacy and action. Obviously, those of us who are U.S. citizens have the moral responsibility ...

Created on 25 October 2020

50. The 'Lekki Toll Gate' Massacre and What It Means for Nigeri

(OPINION)

... Unknown Soldier? Yet, if Sanwo-Olu did not have the slightest hint of the deployment and was at his watch throughout that dreadful Tuesday night, he could have engaged citizens as events were unfolding ...

Created on 22 October 2020

51. Ye Are Many, They Are Few!

(OPINION)

... soldiers of the government charged a crowd of 60,000 citizens who were peacefully assembled to ask for better representation in Parliament. They were suffering from unemployment and from famine produced ...

Created on 20 October 2020

52. COVID-19: Europeans Can Learn from Developing Countries

(Health & Well Being)

... information. Colombia has developed the CoronApp, which allows citizens to receive daily government messages and see how the virus is spreading in the country without using up data. Chile has created a ...

Created on 18 October 2020

53. Global Citizenship

(Tags)

Global Citizenship

Created on 06 February 2016