Tuesday, April 5, 2016
News and Views from the Global South
Fostering Global Citizenship
U.N.’s New Development Goals Need Funds, Political Commitment for Success
The U.N.’s much-ballyhooed Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), unanimously adopted by over 150 world leaders at a three-day summit meeting, which concluded Sep. 27, has been touted as the biggest single contribution to humanity since the invention of sliced bread.
U.N. Marks Humanitarian Day Battling Its Worst Refugee Crisis
The United Nations is commemorating World Humanitarian Day with “inspiring” human interest stories of survival – even as the world body describes the current refugee crisis as the worst for almost a quarter of a century.
U.N. to Unleash “Power of Education” to Fight Intolerance, Racism
The United Nations is planning to launch a global campaign against the spread of intolerance, extremism, racism and xenophobia -- largely by harnessing the talents of the younger generation.
U.N. Taps Private Sector to Fund Development, Advocate Social Causes
When the United Nations seeks outside financial assistance either for development needs or to advocate social causes, it invariably turns to the private sector these days.
U.N.’s Post-2015 Development Agenda Under Fire
The U.N.’s highly ambitious post-2015 development agenda, which is expected to be finalised shortly, has come fire even before it could get off the ground.
Multilingualism Opens Doors to the World
On Friday, 67 student essay winners from 42 different countries convened at the United Nations General Assembly to present their essays at the Many Languages, One World Global Youth Forum.
Museums Taking Stand for Human Rights, Rejecting ‘Neutrality’
An exhibition on modern-day slavery at the International Slavery Museum in this northern English town is just one example of a museum choosing to focus on human rights, and being “upfront” about it.Civil Society has Vital Role to Play in Post-2015 Development Agenda
“The action of the private sector can make or break the post-2015 development agenda,” Karmenu Vella, European Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, said in his opening remarks at a side event hosted in the context of a high-level political forum at the U.N. on Tuesday.“Books, Not Bullets,” Malala Yousafzai Urges at Oslo Summit
Nobel Peace Prize laureate and education activist Malala Yousafzai spoke Tuesday of her mission to bring 12 years of education to all children, rather than the previous goal of nine years, at the final day of the Oslo Summit on Education for Development.
Day One of Oslo Summit Urges Increased Funding for Global Education
At the first day of the Oslo Summit on Education for Development, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told a personal story of his experience during the Korean War, when his family "had to run for the mountains". He spoke of how he was able to receive textbooks because of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).Opinion: The University for Peace, Chronicle of a Death Foretold
You've probably never heard of it. When, in 2007, I tentatively searched the web for “peace education” and Google told me that a U.N.-mandated University in Costa Rica was offering a master's degree in precisely that, I was dumbfounded. As soon as I set foot on campus, I fell in love with UPEACE.
When a Kid With Low Self-Esteem Dreams of Becoming the President
You may have heard of Global Citizenship Education (GCED), but unless you move in international development circles, chances are you’re not entirely sure what the acronym means.
Q&A: Better Students, Better Citizens, Better World: Education Is the Key to Peace
In a world where high levels of social and religious intolerance, conflicts, violent extremism and environmental degradation are threatening justice and peace, the United Nations is trying to find ways to maintain world order and promote sustainable development.
U.N. Urged to Put Global Citizenship at Centre of Post-2015 Development Agenda
When Denmark hosted the World Summit on Social Development (WSSD) in March 1995, one of the conclusions of that international gathering in Copenhagen was to create a new social contract with “people at the centre of development.”
Jazz as a Force for Peace and Freedom
Against the backdrop of civil unrest in Baltimore, Maryland, the fourth annual International Jazz Day was celebrated with events around the world and appeals for peace, unity and dialogue.Next Page »
The world faces many interlocking crises in the areas of environmental degradation, public health, and terrorism, all of which are transboundary and require transnational solutions. Despite the fact that the issues are becoming increasingly global in nature, our consciousness is still trapped in the framework of nation and ethnicity. It is increasingly clear that this is a major obstacle to finding solutions to global problems. There is a need to generate global perspectives to solve transnational problems. This requires specific efforts to foster global citizenship consciousness in all of us.This project facilitates discussions and generates ideas around education for global citizenship, raises awareness of relevant efforts and initiatives around the world, and helps address imperatives such as peace, sustainable development and human rights within this framework. The project also supports ongoing international efforts, such as the United Nations Global Education First Initiative, while encouraging new approaches and helping to ensure that education for global citizenship is reflected in intergovernmental policy-making processes such as the Sustainable Development Goals and Post-2015 Development Agenda.
Education for Global Citizenship |
Speakers: H.E. Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury, Former Under-Secretary-General and High Representative of the UN; Ms. Vibeke Jensen, Director, UNESCO Liaison Office in NY Director, Secretariat of the Secretary-General's Global Education First Initiative; Mr. Hiro Sakurai Director, Soka Gakkai International; UN Liaison Office. Moderator: Ms. Ozioma Egwuonwu, New Future Foundation Founder, BurnBright International LLC.