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BLUE CAST Ep 513 - Diana Verde NietoThis BLUE CAST Episode, Tuncay Kilickan talks with Diana Verde Nieto.Diana Verde Nieto is a globally recognised business leader and sustainability expert with over two decades of experience in driving sustainable economic growth and fostering innovation. In 2002, she founded one of the world's first sustainability communication consultancies, which she successfully exited in 2010. In 2011 Diana co-founded Positive Luxury, leading the enterprise until 2022, and remains an active board member. Her latest venture, Edify Collective, is a cutting-edge micro-learning platform focused on sustainability and critical skills. Through Edify Collective, Diana aims to help embed sustainability into every job role across organisations, breaking down silos and enabling sustainability literacy.Diana serves as an advisor to several noteworthy organisations, including, The British Beauty Council, The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affair. Her education in Global Leadership & Public Policy was attained from the esteemed Harvard Kennedy School. She was trained by former US Vice President Al Gore at the Alliance of Climate Protection and received title of Young Global Leader from the World Economic Forum.Diana has recently released a book- Reimagining Luxury: How to Build a Sustainable Future for Your Brand in January 2024, which further solidifies her as a highly respected authority in the realm of sustainability and business.Tuncay Kilickan - Highly respected Industry figure, having cut his teeth at Turkish giant ISKO spanning 20 years. Most recently Tuncay was part of R&D team of ISKO. Tuncay has a number of patents under his name. No doubt most of us have worn fabrics developed by him and his team. Tuncay takes on the Head of Global Business Development - Denim at LENZING.  @carvedinblue  @tencel_usa   #tenceldenim #tencel #Circularity  #circulareconomy   BLUE CAST by TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®    A podcast series created Lenzing's TENCEL™ Denim team. Each month, they will host an in-depth talk with a special guest working in the industry or on the fringes of the denim community. Listen for discussions on sustainability, career trajectories, personal denim memories and more.Find us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @carvedinblue.And get in touch: denim@lenzing.com

It is still difficult to put a label on Ji Yeon Kwon, is she an philosophical entrepreneur or an entrepreneurial philosopher or both?

Why should I have to change my lifestyle when there's all those poor people over there we can blame?!?BONUS EPISODES available on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/deniersplaybook) SOCIALS & MORE (https://linktr.ee/deniersplaybook) CREDITS Created by: Rollie Williams, Nicole Conlan & Ben BoultHosts: Rollie Williams & Nicole ConlanExecutive producer: Ben Boult Post-production: Jubilaria Media Researchers: Carly Rizzuto, Canute Haroldson & James CrugnaleArt: Jordan Doll Music: Tony Domenick Special thanks: The Civil Liberties Defense Center, Jan Breitling, Robert Fletcher SOURCESTucker: The world we live in cannot last. (2022, January 5). Fox News.U.S. Population Growth Rate 1950-2024. (2024). Macrotrends.Fox News. (2018, December 6). Tucker on mass migration's effect on our environment. YouTube.Fox News. (2017, July 7). Progressive: Limit immigration for the environments sake. YouTube.Utopian Dreams. (2017, March 27). Sir David Attenborough on Overpopulation. YouTube.Climate One. (2017). Jane Goodall Discusses Over Population. YouTube.The Borgen Project. (2010, August 2). Bill Gates on Overpopulation and Global Poverty. YouTube.Balan, M. (2016, October 24). NBC's Guthrie, Tom Hanks Hype Overpopulation: “The Math Does Add Up.” MrcTV; Media Research Center.Malthus, T. R. (1798). An Essay on the Principle of Population. In Internet Archive. J. Johnson London.The 1801 Census. (n.d.). 1911census.org.uk.Poor Law reform. (2024). UK Parliament.Ko, L. (2016, January 29). Unwanted Sterilization and Eugenics Programs in the United States. Independent Lens; PBS.Bold, M. G. (2015, March 5). Op-Ed: It's time for California to compensate its forced-sterilization victims. Los Angeles Times.Fletcher, R., Breitling, J., & Puleo, V. (2014). Barbarian hordes: the overpopulation scapegoat in international development discourse. Third World Quarterly, 35(7), 1195–1215. https://doi.org/10.1080/01436597.2014.926110Lyndon Johnson's State of the Union Address, 1967. (n.d.). Ballotpedia.Timms, A. (2020, May 18). Making Life Cheap: Making Life Cheap Population control, herd immunity, and other anti-humanist fables. The New Republic.National Security Study Memorandum NSSM 200: Implications of Worldwide Population Growth For U.S. Security and Overseas Interests (THE KISSINGER REPORT). (1974). USAID.USAID Policy Paper: Population Assistance. (1982). USAID.Doshi, V. (2016, October 26). Will the closure of India's sterilisation camps end botched operations? The Guardian.Kovarik, J. (2018, October 8). Why Don't We Talk About Peru's Forced Sterilizations? The New Republic.ISSUE BRIEF: USAID'S PARTNERSHIP WITH PERU ADVANCES FAMILY PLANNING. (2016). USAID.Ehrlich, P. R. (1968). The Population Bomb. Ballantine Books.Paul Ehrlich, famed ecologist, answers questions. (2004, August 10). Grist.If Books Could Kill. (2022, December 15). The Population Bomb. Podbay.Union of Concerned Scientists. (1992, July 16). 1992 World Scientists' Warning to Humanity. Union of Concerned Scientists.Haberman, C. (2015, May 31). The Unrealized Horrors of Population Explosion. The New York Times.United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. (2022). World Population Prospects 2022: Summary of Results. United Nations.Oxfam. (2024, July 2). What is famine, and how can we stop it? Oxfam America.Is There a Global Food Shortage? What's Causing Hunger, Famine and Rising Food Costs Around the World. (2023, November 16). World Food Program USA.Pengra, B. (2012). One Planet, How Many People? A Review of Earth's Carrying Capacity. In UNEP Global Environmental Alert Service (GEAS). UNEP.CONFRONTING CARBON INEQUALITY: Putting climate justice at the heart of the COVID-19 recovery. (2020). In OXFAM Media Briefing. OXFAM.United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. (2021). Global Population Growth and Sustainable Development. United Nations.Eyrich, T. (2018, November 14). Climate change is worsening, but population control isn't the answer. UC Riverside News.Disclaimer: Some media clips have been edited for length and clarity.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Welcome to another compelling episode of the Food Tech Junkies Podcast! Today, we have the privilege of hosting Dr. Sourav Roy, the co-founder and CEO of the Centre for Big Synergy (CBS). Dr. Roy is a renowned sustainability advocate and thought leader, whose visionary work is at the forefront of creating a more responsible and sustainable future. In this episode, we'll explore the critical nexus between food systems, climate, and health, delving into how interconnected these elements are and their profound impact on our planet and well-being. We'll discuss the essential roles that policy and education play in shaping sustainable food systems and mitigating climate change. Dr. Sourav Roy will share his insights on the innovative solutions and collaborative efforts needed to address these challenges, highlighting the importance of global synergy and proactive measures. Join us for an enlightening conversation on what is required to create a more resilient and healthy future for all. Tune in and prepare to be inspired! About Dr. Sourav Roy & CBS Sourav is the co-founder and CEO of Centre for Big Synergy (CBS), a CSO of the United Nations Department of Social and Economic Affairs. He is a sustainability advocate and thought leader well-revered for his a very wide range of expertise and experiences. His expert opinions and insights are gleaned from a range of stakeholders he directly engages with; the UK Department for Education to unemployed women in remote villages of Asia to multi-billion pound corporations in Europe and the USA; disadvantaged slum children in India to marginalised filmmakers whose change-making films he features on London's iconic Piccadilly Lights!  Since 2018, CBS has impacted the lives of over 250M people in over 120 counties across the world. Sourav has led several SDGs projects in collaboration with leaders in sustainability, media, business, policy and education from across the world.   He has worn many hats over the last 2 decades; from being an award-winning neuroscientist discovering potential therapeutics for Alzheimer's disease at King's College London, to starting the world's biggest sustainability film festival together with OSCAR, BAFTA and EMMY award-winners; from recommending changes to UK's sustainability and climate education Policy impacting 16 M Children, to organising microplastic pollution awareness camps for children worldwide; from providing strategic advice to multinational corporations; from being a broadcaster, keynote speaker and author to being the father of the world's youngest sustainability advocate, Moksha Roy BCyA!

Haiti is a country that has suffered through a long, hard history. From disasters, both natural and man-made, the people of Haiti continue to strive to create a bright future for themselves. However, today that goal seems further away than ever and many people would be hard pressed to see the light at the end of the tunnel. How did a land that was once the Pearl in the Crown of the French Empire ends up in such chaos? In this episode we explore the rich and challenging history of this country, while looking at the current crisis and explaining the difficult road ahead. However, this is not all doom and gloom, as there are glimmers of hope that we can look to in order to see a brighter future for the people of this island nation.Sophie Rutenbar is a visiting fellow in the Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology in the Foreign Policy program at Brookings, which she joins as a Council on Foreign Relations international affairs fellow. She also currently works as a visiting scholar with the Prevention and Peacebuilding Program of the New York University Center for International Cooperation.Rutenbar was previously the mission planning officer for the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti. Based in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, she worked in the front office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General conducting strategic planning for the United Nations in Haiti. Before that, she served as political affairs officer with the policy planning team of the United Nations Department of Peace Operations. In that role, she worked extensively on U.N. peacekeeping and peace and security reform processes, including supporting the Action for Peacekeeping Initiative (2018-present), the secretary-general's Peace and Security Restructuring (2017-18) and the High-Level Independent Panel on Peace Operations (2015). Rutenbar also helped lead efforts to enhance U.N. peace operations' capacity to respond to the evolving technology landscape and strengthen U.N. efforts to engage with non-state armed groups.Her other experience at the U.N. has included working with the United Nations Department of Field Support, United Nations Mission in South Sudan, and the U.N. Secretary-General's high-level panel on the global response to future health crises. She joined the United Nations in 2013 as the first U.S.-sponsored associate expert/junior professional officer in the U.N. Secretariat, working with the policy planning team for the Departments of Peacekeeping Operations and Field Support.Before joining the U.N., Rutenbar worked for organizations in Sudan and South Sudan, including observing the 2011 referendum process on independence for southern Sudan with the Carter Center and working for USAID's Sudan and South Sudan Transition and Conflict Mitigation Program. She also has experience in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, and Thailand.She was a 2005 Truman Scholar and previously served as co-president of the board of the Truman Scholars Association. She is also a security fellow with the Truman National Security Project. Rutenbar graduated magna cum laude from the University of Texas at Dallas, where she studied global politics as a Eugene McDermott Scholar. Through the Marshall Scholarship, she received master's degrees in conflict, security, and development from the War Studies Department at King's College London and in human rights from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

In this episode, Alice interviews Dr Jaremey McMullin, a Senior Lecturer in the School of International Relations at the University of St Andrews. Jaremey's research spans a wide range of topics, from ex-combatant disarmament and veteran reintegration to youth peacebuilding and political participation in post-conflict contexts. His 2013 monograph Ex-Combatants and the Post-Conflict State: Challenges of Reintegration examines disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration policies and experiences via four case studies, in Namibia, Mozambique, Sierra Leone and Liberia. He is particularly interested in the impacts of reintegration and veterans' assistance programmes on people's post-conflict identities, and also in the consequences of incomplete reintegration for ongoing conflict transformation. As well as working in Africa, he has examined veterans' assistance programmes in the US, producing (among other outputs) a short documentary called Silkies (2020) on the prevention of veteran suicide. He has written several reports for the Disarmament, Demoblisation and Reintegration section at the United Nations Department of Peace Operations, and he serves on the Research Working Group of the Integrated DDR Training Group.In the podcast, Jaremey helps us to visualise the war-to-peace transitions experienced by ex-combatants and veterans as life-long journeys, which can be injurious for many. He exposes the myth of 'return' (as if people can simply pick up the threads of their pre-war lives); discusses differences in perceptions and framings of ex-combatants and veterans; and reflects on the limitations of many DDR programmes. This leads to broader discussion of the hard work of peacebuilding. Among other work, Jaremey has produced a documentary film series on the everyday work of peacebuilding called Liberia: Legacies of Peace. As Jaremey  explains, the five films ‘profile people at every level of Liberian society engaged in the hard work of war-to-peace transition.' He has developed a particular interest in youth peacebuilding processes and identities, and his current project, Motorcycling as Peacebuilding in Liberia, examines the experiences of groups of ex-combatant and conflict-affected youth in Liberia who have become motorcycle taxi drivers – overcoming insecurity and marginalisation, and emerging as active peacebuilders themselves. In exploring Jaremey's work in this space, we discuss the ethics and dynamics of Participatory Action Research (PAR) and Jaremey's efforts to involve young peacebuilders as knowledge-producers and research designers, rather than as objects of study. He sets out his approach in Hustling, Cycling, Peacebuilding and What is the benefit of this project?, among other publications.We hope you find the discussion interesting. For a version of our podcast with close captions, please use this link. For more information about individuals and their projects, please visit the University of St Andrews' Visualising War website. Music composed by Jonathan YoungSound mixing by Zofia Guertin

Assine a Brasil Paralelo: https://sitebp.la/bp-face-oculta ___________ Por trás de aclamadas personalidades há um lado obscuro que ninguém está olhando. Neste programa documental e cheio de mistérios, abordaremos a face oculta das principais personalidades e instituições. Nesta edição: ONU __________ Fontes: 2022 UNGA Resolutions on Israel vs. Rest of the World. UN Watch. 2022. Abortion care guidelines. World Heath Organization, Human Reproduction Programme. srhr.org/abortioncare. Bayefsky, A. Perspectives on Anti-Semitism Today. Lecture at conference "Confronting Anti-Semitism: Education for Tolerance and Understanding", United Nations Department of Information. 2004. Castro, G. Como o STF utiliza a Agenda 2030 para priorizar pautas “progressistas”. Gazeta do Povo. 2022. Gold. D. Tower of Babble: How the United Nations has Fueled Global Chaos. 2004 Huizinga, T. Woke Global Governance: The UN, the New Human Rights, and Money. The European Conservative. 2022. International technical guidance on sexuality education: an evidence-informed approach. UNESCO, Sustainable Development Goals. 2018. Kessel, Z. A ONU foi feita para não funcionar. Gazeta do Povo. 2023. Personnel by organization. UN System Chief Executives Board for Coordination. unsceb.org/hr-organization. Romero, L. Tá de parabéns? Superinteressante. 2015. Spotlight on Sustainable Development Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. UN Women. 2017. The UN Budget. Meeting the Moment: The U.S. and the UN in 2023. Better World Campaign. The Veto. Security Council Report. 2020. ___________ Precisa de ajuda para assinar? Fale com nossa equipe comercial: https://sitebp.la/yt-equipe-de-vendas Já é assinante e gostaria de fazer o upgrade? Aperte aqui: https://sitebp.la/yt-equipe-upgrade __________ Siga a #BrasilParalelo: Site: https://bit.ly/portal-bp Instagram: / brasilparalelo Facebook: / brasilparalelo Twitter: / brasilparalelo Produtos oficiais: https://loja.brasilparalelo.com.br/ ___________ Sobre a Brasil Paralelo: Somos uma empresa de entretenimento e educação fundada em 2016. Produzimos documentários, filmes, séries, trilogias, cursos, podcasts e muito mais. Nosso foco é o conteúdo informativo e educativo relacionado ao contexto social, político e econômico brasileiro.

Dr. Sivabalan Suppiah is a remarkable figure. He has served as a police officer with the Royal Malaysian Police for more than 19 years now. In 2021, he was selected to be part of UNPOL – United Nations Police – and has gone on peacekeeping missions on the ground in South Sudan. There he earned the title of Peacekeeper of the Day by the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations. Dr Sivabalan is a Hubert H. Humphrey Fellow and was recently awarded the Fulbright Malaysia Alumni Impact Award at the MACEE Homecoming Gala 2023.He joins us on the show to share his journey.

On this episode, Theresa and Cody talk about one of the most infamous restrictions on personal freedoms in the modern era, China's one-child policy, and the role it will play in China's future.Podcast to recommend: The Explorers (https://explorerspodcast.com/)SourcesAird, John S. Slaughter of the Innocents: Coercive Birth Control in China. Washington, DC: AFI Press, 1990.Fong, Mei. One Child: The Story of China's Most Radical Experiment. New York City, NY: Mariner Books, 2016.Johnson, Kay Ann. China's Hidden Children: Abandonment, Adoption, and the Human Costs of the One Child Policy. Chicago, IL: U. of Chicago Press, 2017.Larmer, Brook, and Jane Zhang. “China's Population Is Shrinking. It Faces a Perilous Future.” National Geographic. 22 Mar 2023. < https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/china-population-shrinking-feature>. Retrieved 25 Sept 2023.Silver, Laura, and Christine Huang. “Key Facts About China's Declining Population.” Pew Research Center. 5 Dec 2022. < https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2022/12/05/key-facts-about-chinas-declining-population/>. Retrieved 25 Sept 2023.Vogel, Ezra. Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China. Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press, 2013.“World Population Prospects 2022.” United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. < https://population.un.org/wpp/Graphs/Probabilistic/POP/TOT/156>. Retrieved 25 Sept 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Elise Evans is a Women's Rights Activist. She has been called the Katniss Everdeen of Saudi Arabia. Her passion and work highlight the draconian laws which keep women in a system that declares them minors until they die. Raised by a Saudi stepdad as a Saudi included molestation, prolonged confinement, physical & mental abuse, and more. She was subjected to the Male Guardianship Law, which stripped her of every right that she was born with as an American Citizen.She works diligently to highlight the current situation on the ground in Saudi Arabia not just because she has three younger Saudi sisters and many Saudi friends but because she personally suffered many injustices until finally finding freedom in the United States at the age of thirty.She has spoken internationally and locally, raising awareness about the Male Guardianship Law, Sports-Washing, Arbitrary Arrests, Torture, Victim Shaming, Forced Disappearances, Honor Killings, Sham Trials, Executions, and other Human Rights Violations happening on a day-to-day basis in Saudi Arabia.She interned for the United Nations Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) in Riyadh, and was the head of HR for the MENA Region for The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi and Dubai. She worked as the Executive Assistant to the group Publisher at D Magazine in Dallas, TX and is currently a successful CEO. Her Autobiography an American Princess in Saudi Arabia is due to be released in late 2024. She resides in the United States, the land of the free.Follow her on Twitter/X for daily updates: @EliseMEvans“I will never be silent again” - Elise Evans

Even though India and France have had a strategic partnership for twenty-five years now, the bilateral relationship between these countries has received substantial impetus recently. The relationship spans common interests in the Indian Ocean Region and the Indo-Pacific, a robust military and defense partnership, cooperation in high-tech areas such as space and nuclear, and, of course, a growing economic and trade relationship. What lessons can both countries offer each other? And what are some of the commonalities and differences in the French and Indian approaches to global governance and global challenges such as climate change in a multipolar world? What are the challenges in taking this relationship to the next level?In this episode of Interpreting India, Emmanuel Lenain joins Anirudh Suri to discuss these questions.Episode ContributorsEmmanuel Lenain is the Ambassador of France to India. He began his diplomatic career in 1997, serving in the French Foreign Ministry's United Nations Department, where he took part in peace negotiations on Kosovo. Since then, he has served in France's Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York, the Embassy of France in Beijing as the Prime Minister's technical adviser on multilateral affairs, the French Embassy in Washington, DC, as Consul General of France in Shanghai, Director for the Asia-Pacific Division of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and as Diplomatic Adviser to the Prime Minister.Anirudh Suri is a nonresident scholar with Carnegie India. His interests lie at the intersection of technology and geopolitics, climate, and strategic affairs. He is currently exploring how India is carving and cementing its role in the global tech ecosystem and the role climate technology can play in addressing the global climate challenge.

In the third episode of The Problem with Poverty Podcast, we are joined by CAPNA's Director of Human Resources, Alicia Higginbotham. The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs has said that “full and productive employment” is one of the main ways that people experiencing poverty can improve their well-being. And, that inflation, supply chain disruptions, the coronavirus pandemic, and other compounding social risk factors continue exacerbating both poverty and unemployment. In this episode, Alicia talks about the relationship between poverty and unemployment. She also discusses how non-profit and for-profit companies can address unemployment and underemployment to help secure income and empowerment for the poor. Be sure to subscribe to The Problem with Poverty Podcast!

On November 15, the world population officially surpassed 8 billion people, according to United Nations estimates. The milestone was reached just 12 years after the world marked 7 billion people, and it is projected that global population will hit 9 billion people by 2037 So what are the key demographic trends driving population growth? Where is population growing fastest? Where is it declining? And what do the age structures of populations around the world tell us about the future of our planet? To answer these questions, we are joined by John Wilmoth, head of the Population Division at the United Nations Department of Economic and Social affairs.  We kick off with a brief history of population growth and with a discussion of the so-called demographic transition, which is the long process in which populations steadily live longer and have few children. 

This episode is with Noeleen Heyzer, the now Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General on Myanmar. Noeleen has served in several leadership positions in the UN, including as the first woman Executive Secretary of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, as the Executive Director of the UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), as well as the Secretary-General's Special Adviser for Timor-Leste. In this episode, the final in the series, Noeleen reflects on why a gendered lens to peacemaking is crucial and what meaningful participation means to her. The episode was recorded in 2020. Although some developments have occurred since then, we believe the insights and experiences discussed in this episode are still relevant today. Any opinions expressed are solely the interviewee's and do not represent the opinions of the United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs.

This episode features Karin Landgren, Executive Director of the Security Council Report and founding member of the Nordic Women Mediators' Network. She is the eighth woman in the history of the United Nations to head a peace operation and the first woman to have headed three UN peace operations (Liberia, Nepal and Burundi). In this interview, Karin shares her insights on the critical role of women in conflict prevention, reflects on gender bias in UN leadership positions, and discusses the challenges of addressing women's issues in peacemaking initiatives. The episode was recorded in 2020. Although some developments have occurred since then, we believe the insights and experiences discussed in this episode are still relevant today. Any opinions expressed are solely the interviewee's and do not represent the opinions of the United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs.

Season 5, Episode 4: How does one tell the story of multilateralism in times rife with conflict, misinformation, and mistrust? How does one communicate with a world as vast and diverse as our own? What's it like to advocate for the United Nations on the global stage?   We here at Diplomatic Immunity don't have the answers to those important questions, so for this episode, we sat down with the man who does. The chief spokesperson for the Secretary General of the United Nations Stéphane Dujarric joined Dr. Kelly McFarland to discuss these questions as well as the secretary-general's priorities for 2023 and his personal outlook for multilateralism in a world defined by great power rivalry.    Mr. Dujarric became Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on March 10, 2014. Prior to his appointment, he served as Spokesperson for United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan from 2005 to 2006 and then as Deputy Communications Director for Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon from 2006 to 2007.  Immediately prior to his current appointment, Mr. Dujarric was the Director of News and Media for the United Nations Department of Public Information and he also served as Director of Communications for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).     Episode recorded: February 8, 2023   Produced by Daniel Henderson   Episode Image: Stéphane Dujarric (left), Spokesperson of the Secretary-General, opens the floor to questions from journalists during a press conference by Secretary-General António Guterres on the occasion of World Refugee Day. United Nations Photo on Flickr   Diplomatic Immunity: Frank and candid conversations about diplomacy and foreign affairs   Diplomatic Immunity, a podcast from the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University, brings you frank and candid conversations with experts on the issues facing diplomats and national security decision-makers around the world.    Funding support from the Carnegie Corporation of New York.    For more, visit our website, and follow us on Twitter @GUDiplomacy. Send any feedback to diplomacy@georgetown.edu.

This episode is with Ambassador Anwarul Chowdhury, a Bangladeshi diplomat who played a key role in advancing the UN's Women, Peace and Security Agenda, including its adoption by the UN Security Council in October 2000. In this interview, Ambassador Chowdhury shares a behind-the-scenes account of the adoption of Resolution 1325 and advice on what men can do to help advance the WPS Agenda. The episode was recorded in 2020. Although some developments have taken place since then, we believe the insights and experiences discussed in this episode are still relevant today. Any opinions expressed are solely the interviewee's and do not represent the opinions of the United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs.

Dr. Mark Lerner is a clinical, school, and forensic psychologist, author, speaker, and international consultant who focuses on helping people through challenging times. As chairman & CEO of The National Center for Emotional Wellness, Inc., Dr. Lerner has been called upon to consult with and train organizations around the world. He has worked with the FBI, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and the United Nations, where he serves as an Expert Consultant with the United Nations Department of Safety & Security. He has additionally worked with numerous schools and staff at children's hospitals, internationally.For additional information about Dr. Lerner, please visit MarkLerner.comPMI link: https://pmi2023.rsvpify.com/?securityToken=D9NtdnozKRyEG7qJfp4HgMwMuvK43pZYuZpLQkjN1WQYOd8d3u4hV6Q9uDue9I7CXeChevcjJd5E0KJOlunPUuwdiLrSyzOaSY44rv9bWRiKJaF7mrcbksOMhtQlW4yVLia Gaggino from Pediatric Meltdown: http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ejl6mzw57c6f6d1b&llr=9tyljjfbb58th Postgraduate Pediatric Course Coral Gabbles with Dr. Rani et al: https://cme.nicklauschildrens.org/ppgcPlease subscribe to our podcast on apple or amazon and give us a great review. You can make suggestions for guests and topics on our website below. Thanks for listening. Follow us on social media YouTube, Instagram, WebPage The Pediatric Lounge - A Podcast taking you behind the door of the Physician's Lounge to get a deeper insight into what docs are talking about today, from the clinically profound to the wonderfully routine...and everything in between. The conversations are not intended as medical advice and the opinions expressed are solely those of the host and guest.

This episode is with Blanca Montejo, a lawyer by profession and a Senior Political Affairs Officer at the Security Council Practices and Charter Research Branch, Security Council Affairs Division of the United Nations. In this interview, Blanca discusses trends related to Security Council Resolution 1325, why data is important and shares some experiences of the Security Council from behind the scenes. This episode was recorded in 2020. Although some developments have taken place since then, we believe the insights and experiences discussed in this episode are still relevant today. Any opinions expressed are solely the interviewee's and do not represent the opinions of the United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs.

From the vault.I spoke with the CEO Nicole Rogerson back in November 2021. This is an important topic and thought that it may need to be heard again :)Autism Awareness Australia - Empowering autism familiesEmpowering autism familiesAutism Awareness Australia was founded in 2007 to improve the lives of all Australians on the autism spectrum and the families who love them.Our goal is simple: to improve the lives of all Australians on the autism spectrum and the families who love them. We ensure autistic individuals, and their families, have access to free, credible, evidence-based information, resources and tools to empower them to support themselves or their loved ones on the spectrum. We also provide targeted educational programs to families, professionals and the broader community. We support inclusion for people on the autism spectrum… and we have some fun along the way too.In 2011, the United Nations found our work so inspiring we were granted NGO membership to the United Nations Department of Public Information (UNDPI) and asked to present at the annual NGO conference in New York. A huge honour, and one that gives us the opportunity to partner with a global network of organisations to promote our common goals. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Interview with Donald Steinberg, Senior Adviser to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and previously Deputy Administrator, US Agency for International Development. As a former diplomat and peace negotiator engaged in peace processes in Angola, Haiti, Sudan and beyond, Donald shares his lessons learned in conflict resolution and post-conflict reconstruction, including why women's meaningful participation is critical to ensuring the success of a peace process. This episode was recorded in 2020. Although some developments have taken place since then, we believe the insights and experiences discussed in this episode are still relevant today. Any opinions expressed are solely the interviewee's and do not represent the opinions of the United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs.

Interview with Sanam Naraghi-Anderlini, founder and CEO of the International Civil Society Action Network, and Director of the Center for Women, Peace and Security at the London School of Economics and Political Science. As a gender and inclusion expert, Sanam helped draft Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security and has worked on peace processes around the world. This episode was recorded in 2020. Although some developments have taken place since then, we believe the insights and experiences discussed in this episode are still relevant today. Any opinions expressed are solely the interviewee's and do not represent the opinions of the United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs.

Patrick Sciarratta, President of the Global NGO Executive Committee, discusses how non-governmental organizations (NGOs) interface with the United Nations Department of Global Communication regarding issues to eliminate the devastation of war, promote economic and social development and enhance human rights. Many NGOs have Consultative Status at the United Nations with organs such as the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). One NGO that has been a major UN partner is Rotary International (RI). In 1987, Rotary invited some UN agencies, namely the World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), along with the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC), to form a unique public-private partnership to combat the scourge of polio. Other NGOs such as Kiwanis International and Lions International have collaborated with UN agencies on a wide-range of health and legal problems. Nearly 2,000 NGOs representing faith-based, businesses, environmentalists, labor, human rights, etc. groups are networking with the UN.

Interview with Miriam Coronel Ferrer from the Philippines, a former member of the United Nations Standby Team of Senior Mediation Advisers. In this episode, Miriam recounts her experience as the first female chief negotiator to sign a final peace accord with a rebel group and offers strategies for designing inclusive peace processes. This episode was recorded in 2020. Although some developments have taken place since then, we believe the insights and experiences discussed in this episode are still relevant today. Any opinions expressed are solely the interviewee's and do not represent the opinions of the United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs.

This week on Wellbeing we speak with Dr Graeme Horton, a Lecturer and researcher from the University of Newcastle. We are discussing Climate Change's impact on our health and food. As a member of the Management Committee of Doctors for the Environment, Dr Horton co-authored the "Climate Change Health Check 2020 Report" for the Climate Institute in 2008, which he presented at the 61st United Nations Department of Public Information Conference. Graeme highlights that few of the predictions outlined in the report did not come true.   In this episode Dr Horton talks about the effects of climate change on ecosystems and in turn, how that effects our food and health, the negative impact climate change could have on food production, climate change's effect on the mental health of farmers, and how people can improve their diets to be more climate focused.      “We know that as carbon dioxide levels rise, some plants can increase the rate that they grow but that actually decreases the exact to which they incorporate nitrogen and protein, and so protein levels within plant-based foods can drop. That's a concern for people who are most at risk of protein malnutrition.”   - Dr Graeme Horton on this episode of Wellbeing Tune in in a fortnight when we discuss global health with an expert. We would love to hear from you! If you would like to suggest topics, give us feedback, or just say hi, you can contact us on wellbeing@2nurfm.com  Host: Jack Hodgins Wellbeing website: https://www.2nurfm.com.au/wellbeing See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is there such a thing as a dream job?In this episode, multimedia producer Alana Herlands and I describe our “catfish moments” of a dream job; break down the unhealthy mindset of a dream job culture and tying your identity to your work in the United States; and give advice on how to cultivate a dream life.Full transcript and show notes at tiredtwentiespod.com.Show notes:Read Laziness Does Not Exist by Devon Price.Subscribe to my newsletter to get updates and behind the scenes on the podcast by clicking here or going to tiredtwenties.substack.com.Follow and DM me:Tik Tok or Instagram: @tiredtwentiespodTwitter: @tiredtwentiesDonate to the podcast by clicking here or by going to buymeacoffee.com/tiredtwenties.Don't miss my last episode on being okay with not being okay here. More about Alana Herlands:Alana Herlands is a multimedia producer who is passionate about critical thinking and making truth widely accessible and far reaching through a compassionate lens. She has produced video, editorial, and audio content for companies big and small, including The New York Times, the Jane Goodall Hopecast, Georgetown University and the United Nations Department of Peace Operations, Pfizer, Greenhouse, Shelter in Place podcast, and others.Currently, Alana is taking her years of project and client management as well as her creativity and applying them to a new and exciting endeavor, as she transitions into the tech industry. She is a born-and-bred New Yorker but doesn't have the accent (even though her mother does). She bakes a mean vegan chocolate chip banana bread, enjoys long walks and weight lifting, and reads a new book (mostly) every week.Alana and Melissa met during their time at the Shelter in Place podcast training program, and have been having deep conversations about the nature of work, the meaning of fulfillment, and life in their 20s ever since.Find her on LinkedIn here. Her website is: www.thegrooch.com and her Twitter is @AlanaHerlands.

Welcome to Season Three of Seeking Peace from Georgetown University's Institute for Women, Peace and Security. This season, we are collaborating with the United Nations Department of Peace Operations and Our Secure Future to explore women's roles in bringing lasting peace to communities - whether it be through grassroots activism, peace negotiations, journalism, politics, or as uniformed peacekeepers.Tune in on October 24th to listen to our first episode, available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Play, or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also find us at seekingpeacepodcast.comThis season is produced by Wonder Media Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

More than 23,000 millionaires have left India since 2014 and, since 2015, nearly 9 lakh Indians – many of them highly qualified – have given up their citizenship. India is witnessing the sharpest rise in people migrating overseas, at nearly one crore between 2000 and 2020, according to the ‘International Migration 2020 Highlights' report issued by the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Why is India losing its best minds and most prosperous citizens? And where are they going? Migration advisor Saadat Shaikh speaks to All Indians Matter.

Robert Skinner, Deputy Director and Chief of Partnerships and Global Engagement Outreach Division of the United Nations Department of Global Communications (DGC), details how the DGC works to communicate with the world.  A major communication theme revolves around the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), such as to eliminate poverty, promote food security, empower women and girls and combat climate change. For the SDGs to be successful, it is critical to partner with local governments, civil society, academia and the private sector.  One particular initiative to involve youth is through a program called “Football (soccer) for the Goals.” Previously, Mr. Skinner headed up the UN Office for Partnerships, the United Nations Information Centre in Washington, D.C. and the United Nations Foundation's New York Office.  

Vedran ‘Maz' Maslic is the host of ‘The Voices Of War'. In this episode, Maz interviews Steve Denis. After working as a civil engineer in Canada in the late 1990's, Steve Dennis started working as a field-based humanitarian aid worker in 2002. He worked in Africa, Asia and the Middle East, for various NGOs and UN agencies, which include the World Food Programme, Médecins Sans Frontières, United Nations Department of Safety and Security, and others.

Amanda discusses circularity, resale, and the beauty of a #SecondhandFirst lifestyle with industry experts participating in the Re/WORKED Circular Design Summit.  With support from the Conscious Fashion and Lifestyle Network, a joint initiative of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs - the Division for Sustainable Development Goals, the United Nations Office for Partnerships and the Fashion Impact Fund, and curated by Laura Siegel, Re/WORKED, the Circular Design Summit, brings together the Circular Fashion Community for an intimate, collaborative, solution driven summit. Discover more on instagram @reworkedsummit and @reworkedmarket.In this episode, you will meet: Laura Siegel, designer and curator of Re/WORKED. Carmen Gama, Director of Circular Design at Eileen Fisher and Co-Founder of MAKE ANEEW, a B2B Circular Design Recycling Center that recovers value from post-consumer clothing through repair, remanufacturing and fiber to fiber recycling. @makeaneew Crystal Lee Early and Natalie Mumford, of 3 Women, a sustainable fashion brand located in Long Beach, California  Lacie Thorne, founder of Phigitals, a fashion resale platform that incentivizes brands and consumers into the circular economy. Find this episode's transcript (and so much more) at clotheshorsepodcast.comWant to support Amanda's work on Clotheshorse? Learn more at patreon.com/clotheshorsepodcastClotheshorse is brought to you with support from the following sustainable brands:Gentle Vibes:  We are purveyors of polyester and psychedelic relics! We encourage experimentation and play not only in your wardrobe, but in your home, too. We have thousands of killer vintage pieces ready for their next adventure! Picnicwear:  a slow fashion brand, ethically made by hand from vintage and deadstock materials - most notably, vintage towels! Founder, Dani, has worked in the industry as a fashion designer for over 10 years, but started Picnicwear in response to her dissatisfaction with the industry's shortcomings. Picnicwear recently moved to rural North Carolina where all their clothing and accessories are now designed and cut, but the majority of their sewing is done by skilled garment workers in NYC. Their customers take comfort in knowing that all their sewists are paid well above NYC minimum wage. Picnicwear offers minimal waste and maximum authenticity: Future Vintage over future garbage.Shift Clothing, out of beautiful Astoria, Oregon, with a focus on natural fibers, simple hardworking designs, and putting fat people first.  Discover more at shiftwheeler.com​High Energy Vintage is a fun and funky vintage shop located in Somerville, MA, just a few minutes away from downtown Boston. They offer a highly curated selection of bright and colorful clothing and accessories from the 1940s-1990s for people of all genders. Husband-and-wife duo Wiley & Jessamy handpick each piece for quality and style, with a focus on pieces that transcend trends and will find a home in your closet for many years to come! In addition to clothing, the shop also features a large selection of vintage vinyl and old school video games. Find them on instagram @ highenergyvintage, online at highenergyvintage.com, and at markets in and around Boston.Blank Cass, or Blanket Coats by Cass, is focused on restoring, renewing, and reviving the history held within vintage and heirloom textiles. By embodying and transferring the love, craft, and energy that is original to each vintage textile into a new garment, I hope we can reteach ourselves to care for and mend what we have and make it last. Blank Cass lives on Instagram @blank_cass and a website will be launched soon at blankcass.com.St. Evens is an NYC-based vintage shop that is dedicated to bringing you those special pieces you'll reach for again and again. More than just a store, St. Evens is dedicated to sharing the stories and history behind the garments. 10% of all sales are donated to a different charitable organization each month. For the month of April, St. Evens is supporting United Farm Worker's Foundation. New vintage is released every Thursday at wearStEvens.com, with previews of new pieces and more brought to you on Instagram at @wear_st.evens.Located in Whistler, Canada, Velvet Underground is a "velvet jungle" full of vintage and second-hand clothes, plants, a vegan cafe and lots of rad products from other small sustainable businesses. Our mission is to create a brand and community dedicated to promoting self-expression, as well as educating and inspiring a more sustainable and conscious lifestyle both for the people and the planet.Find us on Instagram @shop_velvetunderground or online at www.shopvelvetunderground.comCute Little Ruin is an online shop dedicated to providing quality vintage and secondhand clothing, vinyl, and home items in a wide range of styles and price points.  If it's ethical and legal, we try to find a new home for it!  Vintage style with progressive values.  Find us on Instagram at @CuteLittleRuin.Thumbprint is Detroit's only fair trade marketplace, located in the historic Eastern Market.  Our small business specializes in products handmade by empowered women in South Africa making a living wage creating things they love like hand painted candles and ceramics! We also carry a curated assortment of  sustainable/natural locally made goods. Thumbprint is a great gift destination for both the special people in your life and for yourself! Browse our online store at thumbprintdetroit.com and find us on instagram @thumbprintdetroit.Country Feedback is a mom & pop record shop in Tarboro, North Carolina. They specialize in used rock, country, and soul and offer affordable vintage clothing and housewares. Do you have used records you want to sell? Country Feedback wants to buy them! Find us on Instagram @countryfeedbackvintageandvinyl or head downeast and visit our brick and mortar. All are welcome at this inclusive and family-friendly record shop in the country!Selina Sanders, a social impact brand that specializes in up-cycled clothing, using only reclaimed, vintage or thrifted materials: from tea towels, linens, blankets and quilts.  Sustainably crafted in Los Angeles, each piece is designed to last in one's closet for generations to come.  Maximum Style; Minimal Carbon FootprintSalt Hats:  purveyors of truly sustainable hats. Hand blocked, sewn and embellished in Detroit, Michigan.Republica Unicornia Yarns: Hand-Dyed Yarn and notions for the color-obsessed. Made with love and some swearing in fabulous Atlanta, Georgia by Head Yarn Wench Kathleen. Get ready for rainbows with a side of Giving A Damn! Republica Unicornia is all about making your own magic using small-batch, responsibly sourced, hand-dyed yarns and thoughtfully made notions. Slow fashion all the way down and discover the joy of creating your very own beautiful hand knit, crocheted, or woven pieces. Find us on Instagram @republica_unicornia_yarns and at www.republicaunicornia.com.

Rebroadcast 12/18/18 Where Are We Going?  Youth 2030 Strategy. weaponizing the children  Representatives of NGOs and academia finalized and adopted a global education action agenda at the 66th United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI) / Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Conference that concluded today in Gyeongju, Republic of Korea. Progressive activists are forcing public schools to teach and practice gender ideology in the name of civil rights, but more American students and their parents are saying “no” to the demands made on behalf of a minority who claim to be the opposite sex.

In this episode, Martin and Jahed talk with Dr. Hamid Rashid, a former director-general for multilateral economic affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Bangladesh, is Chief of Global Economic Monitoring at the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. We take a bit of a detour from web3 and blockchain to discuss macroeconomics with Dr. Rashid. We dive into the functioning of the fed in the US, and how its policies impact economic opportunity and inequality in the US and abroad. We then use this framework to discuss the opportunities and pitfalls of the fed introducing a Central Bank Digital Currency. Here are the show notes: Financial Times - Fed to begin ‘rapid' balance sheet reduction as soon as May, says top official Positive Money - Basic Overview of Bank Reserves A Return to Operating with Abundant Reserves Teaching the Linkage Between Banks and the Fed - RIP the Money Multiplier The U.S. Dollar in the Age of Central Bank Digital Currencies https://www.bbva.com/en/the-digital-euro-cryptocurrencies-and-stablecoins-the-future-of-money-is-up-for-debate/ Averting Catastrophic Debt Crises in Developing Countries Capital in the 21st Century by Thomas Picketty

Sara Hertog is a Population Affairs Officer with the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. This week she joins Jeremie and Brian to dive into the fascinating world of demography and population health sciences. Population aging (the increasing proportion of older persons in the population) is the inevitable and predictable consequence of some of humanity's greatest achievements: increasing education and employment opportunities, particularly for women and girls; enabling couples and individuals to decide the timing and spacing of their children; improving health and longevity at all ages. So how does this impact global health? And how will these changes play a role within the UN's sustainable development goals? This and much more in today's Routine Checkup.

Sara Hertog is a Population Affairs Officer with the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. This week she joins Jeremie and Brian to dive into the fascinating world of demography and population health sciences. Population aging (the increasing proportion of older persons in the population) is the inevitable and predictable consequence of some of humanity's greatest achievements: increasing education and employment opportunities, particularly for women and girls; enabling couples and individuals to decide the timing and spacing of their children; improving health and longevity at all ages. So how does this impact global health? And how will these changes play a role within the UN's sustainable development goals? This and much more in today's Routine Checkup.

Cairo Eubanks is the new Future Foundation Youth Representative to the United Nations and Youth Steering Committee Member. She is also the Global Correspondent for the Global Oved Dei Seminary and University (GODSU). A curriculum developer, Cairo's created programs for students in Tamil Nadu, South India, and Broward County, Florida, which is the foundation for Bringing the World to Florida. Cairo received a Proclamation from Mayor Dale Holness and the Rising Star Award from Mayor Wayne Messam for her community work and program development that foster leadership development and culture exchange. She reigns as Miss Back Florida USA 2022 for Miss Black USA. Cairo is on a mission to nurture a global community of leaders and professionals by strengthening their voice and confidence. Learn more about Cairo. Learn more about The Passionistas Project. Full Transcript: Passionistas: Hi, and welcome to The Passionistas Project Podcast, where we talk with women who are following their passions to inspire you to do the same. We're Amy and Nancy Harrington, and today we're talking with Cairo Eubanks, the New Future Foundation Youth Representative to the United Nations and Youth Steering Committee member. Cairo is also the Global Correspondent for the Global Oved Dei Seminary and University, GODSU. A curriculum developer, Cairo's created programs for students in Tamil Nadu, South India and Broward County, Florida, which is the foundation for Bringing the World to Florida. Cairo received a proclamation from Mayor Dale Holness on October 10th, 2020, and The Rising Star Award from Mayor Wayne Messam for her community work and program development that fosters leadership development and cultural exchange. She reigns as Miss Black Florida USA 2022 for Miss Black USA. She's on a mission to nurture a global community of leaders and professionals by strengthening their voice and confidence. So please welcome to the show, Cairo Eubanks. Cairo: Hi Amy! Hi Nancy! Thank you so much for having me. Passionistas: We're so excited to have you and to learn more about all of the amazing things you're doing. We like to start by asking, what's the one thing you're most passionate about? Cairo: Oh, that is a fantastic question. I would say what I am most passionate about would be... can I have two? I'd like to put two into one answer, and it would be leadership development and cultural exchange. And just based off of the experiences that I've had as a Jamaican and American, as a dual citizen, and getting to travel the world. I've had the honor and privilege of getting to travel to about 26 countries by the age of 26. The lessons that I've learned as it relates to the dialogue conversation, the importance of being able to connect with others and use your story is what makes me so passionate, because I realized the weight or the power and the value that comes with telling your story. So when I talk about leadership development and cultural exchange, it really ties in together with my passion of being able to help people tell their story and to tell it with enthusiasm. Passionistas: What has inspired all of this travel and how have you been able to do that? Cairo: I believe that when people ask me that question, it's always great to start at the beginning, right? And when you think about my name, Cairo, my parents, they wanted me to have an Afro-centric name that tied me back to the African continent. And they did this, not just with myself, but also with my siblings. So I'm Cairo like Egypt. My sister is Sudan like the country because she's 14, she's a whole country within herself. And then my brother Dakar, like Senegal. And they wanted us to really have curiosity and to learn, you know, be more curious about our heritage and realize that our connection to Africa, you know, is still there. And so by having my name Cairo, I wanted to not only go to Egypt, I wanted to go to Senegal, I wanted to go to Sudan as a young child. And then on top of that with my mother being Jamaican, I would go to Jamaica for days, weeks, months at of time. And the experiences that I got to have living with my grandparents, getting to hear stories about, you know, how they saw the world, right, relative to how my family in the United States, from my American side, saw the world. And also some of the similarities are the commonalities that they shared. It really helped me realize that no matter where I was in the world, I always felt at home. And, you know, I really credit that to my parents being from two different countries. But then on top of that, you know, having my name, getting a little taste of the world and getting to be, you know, throughout the Caribbean, because of my mom being Jamaican, it made me realize that I wanted to see more and I want it to learn more about the world around me. And so I got opportunities to study abroad and to travel abroad, most notably with Semester at Sea. So when I was a junior in college, I got this opportunity to go to, let's say it was about 10 different countries and, you know, three different continents. So we were actually in, well, actually more than that, we were in Europe, we were in Africa and then we were also throughout the Americas, as well as. Just the experiences that I had, it really helped me realize, wow, I can do this. It's not so daunting to get to be able to get your visa or to get to travel. And, I mean, the stories I can go on and on about some of those memories that I had. But it really inspired me to continue to travel and to combine my love for traveling with my passion for education and leadership development. So after I had that experience at Semester at Sea, actually during that time, I had a conversation with a professor who told me about opportunities to get to teach abroad and to work with non-profits internationally. And that's how I got that opportunity to teach in Tamil Nadu, India. And when I was creating public speaking workshops for students that were targeting on their development, their personal and professional development, I had some incredible conversations about discrimination, about prejudice, but also about, you know, different traditions and what made our, you know, different cultures, so unique, but also what did we have in common. And just these experiences as a whole. And I'm trying to bring you up back to, you know, the present, but, you know, seeing that origin story of having my name, recognizing that my name connected me to the world around me, and then recognizing that those experiences that I had getting to travel the world. I then knew that it was then my mission to create opportunities for others, especially younger generations to have those same experiences. Passionistas: So you're a Global Correspondent for GODSU. So tell us about that organization and the work you do with them. Cairo: Absolutely. So as the Global Correspondent for Global Oved Dei Seminary and University, it's an interstate e-learning institution. And a lot of the work that I do outside of representing GODSU at different conferences. So most notably we were the first sponsor of the African Investment and Trade panel for the Florida International Trade and Cultural Expo. We were able to have dignitaries from, you know, six different African countries, throughout the continent, come together and talk about trade and opportunities to get to invest in their countries. So that's a lot of the work that I've done, either being able to promote, you know, international trade opportunities that exist throughout the African diaspora. That's a lot of the work that we do in terms of, you know, different conferences that we host different events that we're part of. And then also being able to host some of the Empower U Conferences that we have here at GODSU. So it's like, there are a lot of different things that I do, but it's all titled and really targeted towards international development and empowerment as well. Passionistas: So you're also a Youth Representative for the UN. So tell us how you got involved with that and what exactly do you do? Cairo: Yes. So I'm a Youth Representative for New Future Foundation to the United nations. So I represent my NGO. And the way that that happened, it's actually connected to GODSU. It's a funny story. So I was speaking, I was hosting one of the Empower U conferences, and we had a guest speaker. Her name is Queen Mother Dr. Delois Blakely, and she has been affiliated with the UN for over 50 years. And she is a UN goodwill ambassador to Africa for the African continent. And so when I had the pleasure of getting to hear her speak as a panelist, I just said, you know what? At the time I was in college, I wanted to be connected. I wanted to be able to intern in some way and just get as close to the headquarters as possible, because I knew that my, as you can see my passion for development, is really, has a global focus. And I thought, what better place than to get to be in that, in that space, at the UN? And so I pulled her aside after the conference and I just told her, I said, "Queen Mother, I want to work with you. I want to learn. I want to be mentored by you." And it's actually quite interesting because that opportunity of asking for help or asking for guidance and just telling her, you know, as a young 20-something year old, I wanted to be able to grow from, you know, being under her tutelage. She allowed me to be first an intern for her NGO and then a Youth Representative. And then I had the opportunity to be selected for the Youth Representative Steering Committee under the United Nations Department of Global Communication 's Civil Society Unit. And so when I got the opportunity to be on this committee where it's about, I want to say about 25 different youth representatives that represent different NGOs all across the world. And we are the voice and we advocate for the youth perspective as it relates to, you know, civil society or the community.  So I say all of that, just to say that I got... I went from approaching her as someone who just wanted to learn and just, teach me and I want to learn anything. I'll send in reports, whatever you need me to do, Queen Mother, to then being able to progress where I'm on the committee and I'm representing my NGO for the second term, as of actually this month. So that's a huge blessing. Passionistas: You mentioned your travel to Tamil Nadu in India. Tell us what the mission was on that journey and what you took away from that experience. Cairo: So I had had a capstone project as an Omprakash Ambassador to create public speaking workshops and to see how we can be able to use public speaking as a part of breaking the cycle of poverty. Because the program that I was working with and the organization that I was working with in South India, they had this concept of education breaking the cycle of poverty and being able to empower others using knowledge. And so they would create opportunities for students to be able to get scholarships, or education, and be able to then provide for their families by giving them enough education of skills to complete undergrad, and then be able to then give back to their immediate families.  So that being said, when I learned about this mission of the school, I realized that I wanted to create, you know, leadership programs. And I had done them in the past, but I never created something on this scale where it would actually be a part of my capstone project and I'd be doing research on it. And so I got guidance. Guess that ties right back into the previous question about Queen Mother Dr. Blakely as to how to proceed for that research. And next thing, you know, I submitted my proposal and it was accepted and, then the next thing you know, I'm in Bangalore, India, and then traveling to Hosur. And I, and it was wonderful being able to work with the high school students that I did. Getting to use the program that I created, you know, weekly. The public speaking workshops that then became the foundation for what I'm doing right now, which is bringing the world to Florida and international virtual student exchange program. So I feel like, I feel like with every question I'm trying to bring it full circle to bring you to where it first started, and then how it got me here today. Passionistas: We're Amy and Nancy Harrington, and you're listening to The Passionistas Project Podcast and our interview with Cairo Eubanks. To learn more about her mission to nurture a global community of leaders and professionals by strengthening their voice and confidence visit cairospeaks.com. If you're enjoying this interview and would like to help us to continue to create an inspiring content, please consider becoming a patron by visiting thepassionistasproject.com/podcast and clicking on the Patron button. Even $1 a month can help us continue our mission of inspiring women to follow their passions. Now here's more of our interview with Cairo. So tell us about the work you're doing in Florida. Cairo: Absolutely. Okay. So not only am I Miss Black Florida, and I have different communities, or I should say different committees rather, that I'm a part of including the Broward County Social Justice Task Force. I was on the Mayor's Public Safety Council and more. So I say all of this to say that I have a vast interest in being a part of the community and finding solutions to the communities, you know, any issues that may arise. And so the story for Bringing the World to Florida really began when I had an issue that I created an event out of, and it inspired students to then ask me to create a curriculum. And the event was unfortunately birthed out of cyber harassment. So there was a guy on my campus and I'm just going to call him Andrew, just for the sake of argument or for a conversation. And Andrew had been trying to, you know, reach out to me and I would block him and whatnot. I didn't really know too much about him. I just knew that there was something like, kinda off about him. And I didn't, I didn't really feel comfortable around him. And I found out from someone I didn't even know because I didn't have Instagram at the time. But he had taken my pictures off of Facebook. I don't even know. I don't, we're not even friends on Facebook. He took my pictures off of Facebook and he posted them on a lewd Instagram account that he created himself. And so, not only was my picture up there, and someone sent me a screenshot, but there were other people from my school, other people in my sorority and more. And I got so upset about this, and I said, something has to be done. Many of them had actually filed police reports because he had created a fake academic study. It's ridiculous. He created a fake academic study to try to solicit explicit photos or to give them, and he said that he had faculty permission to do so. So this is, yeah, so that was a situation. And I created a Facebook post and 150 comments later, we had about 30 plus individuals who were able to provide like a compilation of screenshots of things that I was able to say, you know, what. Even though they provided this to the police and they did, you know, police reports or they would report it to the school, or to his then fraternity. It just didn't feel like there was enough. And so I said, what can I do? What can I do so that not only do I not feel stuck, but also other people do not feel stuck as well. Because he was not only doing this to me and all those other individuals, but we know that he was also harassing others online. And some people were saying that there were issues where they felt like he was stalking them, like he was trying to follow them home. So we said, you know what? We need to take preventative measures. And how can I do that? Create a community event for resources for students. So teens, incoming freshmen, sophomores, and then parents. And it became a huge success. We had partners with the Anti-Defamation League. We had the Broward Sheriff's Office. We had the Broward School Climate Action and Discipline Department among other organizations and partners, both locally and nationally. And then we had kids who said, "you know what? We love this. Can you come to my school? Like, you know, I don't even want community service hours for this. Let me get you to my school." And we said, you know what? This was intended to be a one-time event. But what I did was I used the students who had been part of the program and I said, okay, "what kind of curriculum do you want to see? What sort of programs would you like to see that do not exist in your school at this time or within the community that you haven't found?" And we surveyed them and we took their answers. And then we created a whole course wrapped around some of the answers that they asked for. So we have a curriculum that's self-paced, we have workshops and events and conferences like Operation Stop Cyber Harassment. So that's now a part of our Asking for Help Module. And then we have other opportunities for skill building as well for the kids, so that they can take what they learn in the curriculum and actually get apply it. Passionistas: You are also Miss Black Florida USA, as part of the Miss Black USA Organization. So tell us how you got involved with that and what you do to challenge the misconceptions about title holders in the organization. Cairo: Oh, my goodness. My story is quite interesting. Okay. So, the short version of this, because I do want to keep this brief and get to the whole point of the misconceptions. That's really what I want to focus on. But it began in 2020 when I competed in my first competition, for Miss Broward County for Miss America. So I competed and I won on my first try and that was a huge blessing for me. And it was big for me because I had never seen myself as a pageant queen prior to competing for this. And if it had not been for my mother, if it had not been for those around me, who said, you know what? This is your last year. You're going to age out. You might as well try it out. You'll get a good experience. You can use that towards, you know, programs that you're creating, et cetera. I just decided to take a leap. And then was shocked. I was shocked. That being said, I was competing and preparing for Miss Florida. And I remember the opportunity that came up for Miss Florida for Miss America. I was getting ready. It was June, 2021, and literally three days before my competition, I had a rocking chair like roll over my foot and crushed it. And I got nerve damage in my foot. So I was like literally in a scooter all through competition week and it was tough. And I ended up not being Miss Florida for Miss America. And I remember thinking to myself. I was like, you know, God had told me, and I'm a spiritual person, right? So I talk about God, but you know, God had told me that he saw that I was going to be a state title holder. And he said that "you were still going to be able to create and move your project, Bringing the World to Florida as a state title holder." And I applied, I actually got asked. It's so funny cause I got asked to send in my information and they had allowed me to be on the spot accepted. So I sent in some application information, but I ended up accepting the role. And I really appreciated just the opportunity that I got to then, you know, be able to be Miss Black Florida and to get to promote what it means to really be a state ambassador and to promote, you know, not just the wonderful things that people associate with Florida. Which of course is, you know, we have Disney, we have Orlando, we have Miami, we have the beaches, we have the Everglades. Yes. But we also have business. We also have culture here that you cannot find anywhere else. So that being said, one misconception that I believe a lot of people have about pageant queens in general, is that it's just about looks, you know, and it's not just about looks. And I believe that a lot of these competitions, they're purposefully, really showcasing that it's not just about how you look when you see some of the winners. For example, some of the different systems that exist like Zozibini Tunzi from Miss Universe, Miss Universe 2019. She is a Black South African woman with short cropped hair. And no one had ever seen someone like her, you know, take the world by storm as Miss Universe.  There's really a chance for us who have been seen as not necessarily the stereotypical or the traditional pageant queen to really showcase the other qualities or the characteristics that Queens have, like our ability and desire to be servant leaders, to be part of the community. I don't know anyone else who would say yes to community service opportunity faster than a pageant payment, honestly. And it's because of the fact that we do want to be out there, and we realize that part of our responsibility is to be present and to be able to be a connector for the community. And, like, I can't even begin to describe to you the personal and professional development that I had. And I know that there's some people who are like, what, like getting ready for Miss Broward County? Yeah, no it changed my life because it allowed me to be in that space where I had to learn something completely from scratch. And I had to be humble a hundred percent and be like, listen, I don't know how to walk in heels more than three inches high, you know? And I don't know how to do my makeup, but I learned. And it was a humbling experience to learn. So there's some misconceptions, but I believe that the more that people learn about the stories, the tragedies, or the challenges that, you know, title holders have had individually and how they overcome that and how they use their stories to inspire others can help to balance out some of the misconceptions that people have about wearing a crown. Passionistas: Where does this desire to be of service come from? Is this something that your family has always done? Did your parents teach you to think this way? Cairo: Absolutely. My parents, they always instilled in me this idea or vision of being a servant leader and what it means to serve first. When we talk about leadership and what it means to be a leader, there's always people assuming like, oh, you have to be the loudest person up there and you have to be the one that's like telling everybody what to do. But oftentimes you can lead by example, and you can lead by example by serving others. And because I grew up in a very, you know, spiritual household, it was this concept of being able to discover your passion of what, you know, God or the universe has intended for you to have, and then to be able to share that and to recognize that we're all connected. And if there's something that I can do to bless someone else or to be of service to someone else, then that allows me to also get blessed in return. So we would say like a little saying, that we would say in my home and also in Jamaica, is this idea of like lotioning up your hands. Like if you lotion up someone else's hands, you end up getting moisturized too. And so it's just this concept. And the more that I got to do that and got to help others the better I felt. And the more I felt like I had a light to share with others, you know, and that inspires me and that keeps me going. And so that's really where it comes from. It's like this family concept of servant leader and recognizing that the more that I get to be of service, the happier that I get to be. I don't know. I think it's a, win-win. Passionistas: Tell us about CairoSpeaks/CairoWrites and what your mission is with those projects. Cairo: Yes with CairoSpeaks/CairoWrites. So out of CairoSpeaks/CairoWrites. Okay. So let me back up a little bit. CairoSpeaks/CairoWrites, there are two parts to it. CairoSpeaks. So there are leadership development and all-in speaking coaching aspects to, you know, the services that I provide there. And then also with CairoWrites, I've written biographies, I've ghost written material, as well for my clients. And I've also written speeches. I would say that the best part about what I've done with CairoSpeaks/CairoWrites is that I have created a space for me to get to share like what I love most. And I've shared, you know, when it comes to the leadership development and cultural exchange. But also from not just from a youth perspective, but being able to be of service, to everyone. So for example, I had an opportunity to be the keynote speaker for Martin Luther King Day for the city of Boca Raton this past month. And that was a huge blessing. And I got to, you know, inspire and empower with my keynote speech not just youth, but also people of all ages. And so a lot of the work that I'm doing right now and what I'm transitioning my business to doing is focusing a lot on, you know, speaking opportunities, sharing my message, sharing my light as-- my business partner Rena would say, "not dimmering your shimmer, but instead being able to show that shimmer everywhere"-- and being able to transition more into that route. Just because a lot of the leadership development programs that I was doing at one point, I've now focused all of my energy into Bringing the Globe and Bringing the World to Florida. Passionistas: What's your dream for women? Cairo: My dream for women is to really understand their value. And that was a conversation that I was actually having prior to this interview and just realizations that I have even about myself. You know, I realized that, you know, someone can look at my bio or look at my background and look at the bullet points of, you know, my resume or my CV and say, wow, you know, this person has done so much. But that doesn't necessarily mean that that's how I necessarily could feel about myself. And see, and I recognize that there are books that I've read, you know, talking about women who are CEOs and high performing executives. And the reality is that there are so many women who are working so, so hard and they have accomplished and achieved a lot and yet don't feel that way, you know? And so even though I do feel accomplished and everything like that, I took a moment today and I said, you know what? Wow, Look at how valuable I find myself to be. We have to remind each other of how valuable we are, way past what we can do on paper, but our hearts and our souls. And that is what I would tell women today, is to recognize your value, recognize your value past a monetary dollar amount, and to realize that you are incredible just the way you are. And I know it sounds cliche to say that, but it is true. And we don't hear that enough. And if it is cliche, because we've heard it too many times, maybe it's gone out, you know, gone from one ear and out the other, but we really need to internalize that. Passionistas: Thanks for listening to our interview with Cairo Eubanks. To learn more about her mission to nurture a global community of leaders and professionals by strengthening their voice and confidence visit cairospeaks.com. Please visit thepassionistasproject.Com to learn more about our podcast and subscription box filled with products by women owned businesses and female artisans to inspire you to follow your path. Get a free mystery box with a one-year subscription by using the code SPRINGGOODIES. And be sure to subscribe to The Passionistas Project Podcast so you don't miss any of our upcoming, inspiring guests. Until next time, stay well and stay passionate.    

Keachea Dixon is an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of New York, the Province of Ontario, and the island of Jamaica. Keachea's law practice focuses on helping entrepreneurs and small businesses with various issues in Commercial law, Cannabis law, Entertainment law, Real Estate law, Wills & Estates law, Intellectual Property law, and Technology Law. Keachea is a co-founder and Vice President of International Business Affairs for Cannabiziac, a global member-based company helping new and existing businesses and professionals with education, training, networking events, mentorship, and advocacy in the global cannabis industry.She also teaches for Cannabiziac's Builder Incubator Program about the international cannabis market including topics like prohibition, decriminalization, plant touching, ancillary operations, and global trends.  Keachea is an active speaker, delivering valuable information at conferences around the world from Perth, Australia to San Juan, Puerto Rico to Toronto, Canada.Keachea is admitted to the Federal Courts of the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, has a Master of Law Degree in Intellectual Property, Technology & Commerce from University of New Hampshire School of Law (formerly known as Franklin Pierce Law Centre), is a certified mediator in the area of IP, Technology & Commerce, and was a NGO representative at the United Nations Department of Public Information.  Focusing on International Development, Keachea was a partner at Gordon Dixon & Company, and was in-house counsel for Dilieu Technology LLC, an IT solutions company.Keachea has counselled startup companies in the following industries: cannabis, fashion, film, music, marketing, publishing and technology. Ms. Dixon's professional motto is “transforming lives one client at a time through the strategic use of justice”. I hope you enjoy our conversation.For more insightful conversations related to cannabis law, listen to our other episodes at https://cannabislaw.ca/pages/russell-bennett-podcast If you're looking for a good text book on Canadian cannabis law, read Canada's Cannabis Act.If you need a cannabis lawyer, ask Russell for more information at https://cannabislaw.caLast, please sign Russell's petition for automatic cannabis expungements.

"Through continual investment, I will become a better servant leader and legacy builder through my personal and entrepreneurial endeavors. In order to accomplish this, I will take concrete action on a daily basis and stay laser-focused to intentionally advance my goals."It is through this quote that we can already see the inspiration and motivation of our next Casa DeConfidence Podcast Guest, Cairo Eubanks. Founder Cairo Eubanks has the vision of creating global communities of student leaders.After founding Cairo Speaks/Cario Writes, a consulting firm that specializes in executive coaching and enhancing interpersonal and writing skills, Cairo went on to found Bringing the World to Florida with our last podcast guest, Rayna Rose Exelbierd. Bringing the World to Florida is a hybrid international virtual student exchange, facilitated through an online digital course and workshops for students in Florida and students from South Africa, India, and Jamaica. Beyond her businesses, Cairo has been actively involved in her community, sitting on boards like New Leaders Council Broward Chapter; Broward County Sheriff's Social Justice Task Force; and Mayor Messam's Public Safety Council. Cairo is also a Board Advisor and Paralegal for Global Oved Dei Seminary and University (GODSU). As a budding future international arbitrator and attorney, Cairo has also given to her local and international communities by serving as the Youth Representative for New Future Foundation for the United Nations and she is currently a Member of the United Nations Department of Global Communications Youth Steering Committee. As the Director of the Junior Ambassador Program for GODSU Cairo has made a considerable effort over the years to empower youth on local and global levels through workshops and leadership programs. Plus, on top of all of that, Cairo currently reigns as Miss Broward County, Florida, Miss America Pageant System. We hope that you will join us in welcoming Cairo to the Casa DeConfidence family as we talk about her life, business, and inspirations. P.S. Cairo told us her favorite episode is #48, “I'm a huge fan of self-transforming starting internally because I believe that it takes changing on the inside in order to see the reality you want reflected on the outside!”P.S.S. Cairo is hosting a free conference for students on March 24, 2022, from 7PM-8:30PM! Learn more by checking out her website as well as visiting her Instagram and LinkedIn!Also, don't forget about my upcoming CEO Retreat. Sign up here https://goconfidentlyservices.thrivecart.com/confidentyouretreat/Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CasaDConfidence)

Media buzzwords such as "loses steam" have frequently struck a public nerve worldwide recently in reference to rising commodity prices, disrupted supply chains, dwindling trade or shrinking job opportunities in a number of regions."If supply disruptions continue or inflation expectations become de-anchored, inflation may become more sticky," said Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund.The IMF said in its latest "World Economic Outlook" report, released last month, that the momentum of global recovery has weakened and "uncertainty has increased".In an effort to respond to such concerns, in speeches to the recent G20 Leaders' Summit and the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting, for example, President Xi Jinping has spared no effort to elaborate on China's fresh Global Development Initiative, which he said is for countries big and small to join and work together against widespread sluggish growth.▲ President Xi Jinping addresses the Group of 20 Leaders' Summit via video link from Beijing, on Oct 31, 2021. Photo/XinhuaUnder the initiative, which Xi unveiled in September, "staying committed to development as a priority" is listed first among the six aspects that countries should work for.Xi has used the word "robust" when defining the goal of such concerted actions－pursuing "more robust, greener and more balanced global development".Chen Fengying, a senior economist and former director of the Institute of World Economic Studies at the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations, said this is "because development is a premium benchmark for all countries, and the world haunted by the COVID-19 pandemic will be in deep trouble if global growth fails to gather steam in a robust way".Last month, the IMF lowered its forecast for global economic growth this year and next year to 5.9 and 4.9 percent, respectively, citing "a downgrade" for advanced economies as well as low-income developing countries "largely due to worsening pandemic dynamics".To make things worse, "the speed of job creation is generally lagging to compensate for the earlier employment losses, especially in developing economies" over the course of this year, despite the gradual rebound of the global economy, according to the "World Economic Situation and Prospects" report released this month by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.Analysts said that Xi's detailed solution for prioritizing development, put forth at recent multilateral, global or domestic conferences, could be summarized as four pillars for global action.The four pillars are coordinating for continued, consistent and sustainable macroeconomic policy; advancing and reforming a multilateral trade system; boosting infrastructure construction and connectivity; and stabilizing industrial and supply chains.Ren Lin, head of the Department of Global Governance at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences' Institute of World Economics and Politics, said, "The first two pillars－macro policy and trade system－help countries including China discuss what they can do to improve global economic governance."The other two pillars－infrastructure and supply chain-"focus on China's future concrete actions that will motivate countries to follow", she said."We can't say any of these four pillars is less urgent or superior, because they all serve to answer how countries could set out to make initial breakthroughs toward recovery," she said. "They influence each other in a positive way when they function simultaneously to form a joint push to growth."In a review of countries' recent macro policy, Chen, the senior economist, said that what worried her most is their lack of coordination－especially from some developed countries－in phasing out their own macroeconomic policies and stimulus packages that target the crisis triggered by the pandemic."Emerging markets and developing countries will suffer from remarkable capital outflow and devaluation of their currencies if the US Federal Reserve creates dollars at a speed beyond the world's expectation," Chen said of why Xi underscored policy coordination.Global trade justice and order are also threatened as the World Trade Organization's role has been affected by protectionism and unilateralism in recent years.Xi's call for advancing and reforming the multilateral trade system with the WTO at its core "is aimed at underlining what countries should do to deal with the risk of its coming to a grinding halt and dysfunction", said Ren, the CASS scholar.Actions underwayRegarding this year's 20th anniversary of China's accession to the WTO, Wang Shouwen, vice-minister of commerce, told reporters on Oct 28 that the country has "fully fulfilled" its obligations under the WTO and the commitments it has made, which has been recognized by leading officials of the WTO and the vast majority of its members.▲ The thematic exhibition commemorating the 20th anniversary of China's accession to WTO during the fourth CIIE in Shanghai on Nov 7, 2021. Photo by Zhu Xingxin/China DailyUnderscoring the role of infrastructure buildup in shoring up future global development, Xi, while addressing a symposium on Friday in Beijing that focused on the Belt and Road Initiative, called for continued promotion of the high-quality development of the BRI through joint efforts.In addition, countries should "scale up support for developing transport infrastructure in the least developed countries and landlocked developing countries so as to achieve common prosperity", Xi told the opening ceremony of the second United Nations Global Sustainable Transport Conference on Oct 14.Xie Feng, vice-minister of foreign affairs, told a forum on Nov 12 in Beijing that since 2013, the cumulative trade volume between China and its BRI partners has exceeded $9.2 trillion, and "the BRI has become the world's largest platform for international cooperation".Chen Xulong, a professor of multilateral diplomacy and UN reform studies at the University of International Business and Economics' School of International Relations, said, "The BRI's philosophy and successful practice over the past eight years are conducive to advancing the Global Development Initiative, and the two visions will join hands, complement each other and form a great joint force pushing forward global cooperation on growth."Jia Jinjing, deputy dean of the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University of China in Beijing, said that in addition to improving infrastructure, the world needs to tackle an imminent supply chain crisis, as "products are out of stock in many places, and the prices of raw materials and bulk commodities are skyrocketing"."Behind the crisis is that the institutions and mechanisms supporting the supply chain have failed to align with the changing world economy as the pandemic looms large," he added.China proposes to hold an international forum on resilient and stable industrial and supply chains and it "welcomes the active participation of G20 members and relevant international organizations", President Xi announced while addressing the G20 summit in Rome via video link last month.State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi told reporters after the summit that this move "brings together a strong joint force to maintain the security and stability of the global industrial and supply chain".Jia, the Renmin University of China scholar, said that although the specific plan for the forum has not yet been revealed, "it will help bring global attention to certain countries' moves that disrupt the global supply chain, such as forcing computer chip makers to hand over business secrets in the name of supply chain security".记者：张陨璧

BLUE CAST Ep11 - BLUE CAST Ep12 - Making an Impact This BLUE CAST Episode, Tricia Carey talks with Kerry Bannigan CEO and founder of the Conscious Fashion Campaign and the Fashion Impact Fund Kerry Bannigan, Founder of the Conscious Fashion Campaign, in collaboration with the United Nations Office for Partnerships, engaging leading global industry events, initiatives and activations to facilitate collective action towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.President of the Board and Executive Committee Member of the PVBLIC Foundation, an innovative 501c3 organization that harnesses the power of media, data, and technology to drive social change, steering the United Nations convenings including the SDG Media Summit, Blockchain for Impact and the Latino Impact Summit. She is a founding member of the SDG Media Zone in partnership with the United Nations Department of Global Communications and the PVBLIC Foundation. Since 2016, the SDG Media Zone has been one of the main features of the United Nations General Assembly high-level week, bringing together UN Member States, advocates, world leaders and media to highlight solutions in support of the Sustainable Development Goals. Bannigan has co-produced 18 SDG Media Zones across USA, Italy, Morocco, Germany, Portugal, France and Spain including at COP22, COP23 and G7 Environment under the auspices of the Italian G7 Presidency.Tricia Carey is a well-known advocate for innovation and sustainability in the textile and apparel industry. Twenty years ago, Tricia joined Courtalds Fibers NY to develop the marketing plan for a brand new fiber called TENCEL. When Lenzing Fibers acquired Tencel Inc. in 2004, Tricia became the USA Merchandising Manager for Womenswear, Menswear, and Intimates. Today, Tricia directs the Global Denim Segment, as well as the Americas Business Development teams, with a special interest in advancing more sustainable apparel development from fiber to consumer use. Tricia holds a Bachelor's degree in Fashion Merchandising from The Fashion Institute of Technology and certificates in Digital Marketing and Strategy from Cornell University and MIT. Her experience in fabric sales, global sourcing, and apparel business development make her an invaluable partner for brands and retailers who want to re-evaluate their supply chains and optimize the application and benefits of Lenzing's botanic fibers. Tricia also serves as Secretary of Accelerating Circularity Project, is a member of the FIT Textile Department Advisory Board and was Vice Chair at Textile Exchange from 2014-2018.  In 2020 she was nominated as B2B Content Marketer of the Year by Content Marketing Institute, as well as top 100 Denim Legend by WeAr Magazine.  In 2019 Tricia was awarded the RIVET 50, influential denim industry leaders.  She has been a speaker as various industry events including United Nations, Transformers, Texworld, Premiere Vision, Wear Conference, and more. She is based in New York City and can be reached through LinkedIn.BLUE CAST by TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®A podcast series created by Michael Kininmonth and Tricia Carey from Lenzing's TENCEL™ Denim team. Each month, they will host an in-depth talk with a special guest working in the industry or on the fringes of the denim community. Listen for discussions on sustainability, career trajectories, personal denim memories and more.Graphics, recording and editing by Mohsin Sajid and Sadia Rafique from ENDRIME® for TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®.Find us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @carvedinblue. And get in touch denim@lenzing.comhttps://carvedinblue.tencel.com/https://www.youtube.com/c/bluelenzhttps://bluecast.buzzsprout.com

My guest today is Steve Dennis. After working as a civil engineer in Canada in the late 1990's, Steve started working as a field-based humanitarian aid worker in 2002. He worked in Africa, Asia and the Middle East, for various NGOs and UN agencies, which include the World Food Programme, Médecins Sans Frontières, United Nations Department of Safety and Security, and others. In 2012, while working with an organisation in Kenya, armed men attacked a convoy Steve was travelling in. In the attack, one staff member was killed, and Steve and two other colleagues were wounded. He and three colleagues where then kidnapped by the armed militia only to be rescued days later in another violent gunfight. In 2015, Steve won a precedent-setting court ruling of gross negligence against his former employer, revealing a disturbingly high level of disregard for staff safety within the organisation as well as within the industry as a whole. The court also shed some much-needed light on the need to care for injured staff, which is another topic rarely discussed. Steve now works with individuals and organisations along their path from injury and grievance to recovery, as well as skills development and growth. This work is not only related to better navigating the landscapes of an organisation's duty of care and risk management, but also capacity development in program management, leadership, and breaking stigmas on mental health issues. Some of the topics we covered include: Steve's entry into the humanitarian aid profession Life of a humanitarian aid worker Challenges of working in a refugee camp in Kenya Importance of planning and appropriate qualifications Getting shot and kidnapped The rescue Trauma, PTSD and tools that help The legal battle Inadequate health and legal frameworks for humanitarian aid workers Impact of Steve's precedent-setting legal win Steve's current role helping others avoid similar challenges You can find out more about Steve and his work here, and watch a documentary about his kidnapping here.

Maher Nasser has over 33 years of work experience in the United Nations System during which he has worked in Gaza, Jerusalem, Amman, Vienna, Cairo and New York. He is currently the Director of Outreach in the United Nations Department of Global Communications and the Commissioner-General of the United Nations at Expo 2020 in Dubai. In his current position, he leads the Department's engagement with civil society, academia and the creative community, including the advertising industry.

In this episode (#87) we talk with an expert on disaster mitigation. He is Professor Satoru Nishikawa, Disaster Mitigation Research Center, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan. We had the opportunity to chat with Dr. Nishikawa about the topics that connect Japan and California - natural disasters. We each have a long history of disasters and as such, we each acknowledge we are disaster-prone. However, we don't just accept that fact; we are both actively involved in research and the development of new ways to mitigate, respond to, and recover from those emergencies. In fact, we have shared information with each other, learning from our collective experiences and share a common history of helping one another during times of need. Dr. Nishikawa talks about all of that and much more. Dr. Satoru NISHIKAWA Professor, Disaster Mitigation Research Center, Nagoya University Dr. Nishikawa joined Japanese Government service in 1982 and has held various positions in the Japanese Government, the United Nations, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, as well as a number of international organizations. In 1992, he took the position of Senior Disaster Relief Coordination Officer at United Nations Department of Humanitarian Affairs (UN-DHA) where he coordinated international assistance to numerous disaster-stricken countries. In 2001, he was appointed as the Executive Director of Asian Disaster Reduction Center. After resuming Japanese government service in 2004, he held senior positions in the Cabinet Office and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan. In the wake of the Indian Ocean Tsunami in 2004, he coordinated the Japanese Government technical assistance to the affected countries. He was also the on-site coordinator for the Niigata-Chuetsu Earthquake in 2004. He hosted and coordinated the 2005 UN World Conference on Disaster Reduction where the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015 (HFA) was adopted. In 2005, he proposed the Japanese Business Continuity Plan (BCP) guideline. He initiated the long-term regional recovery planning for Tohoku after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. He was a member of the Advisory Group to the UN SRSG for DRR on the Post-2015 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and the Global Platform. He was the chair of the WEF Global Agenda Council on Catastrophic Risk. From 2013 to 2015, he served as Vice President of the Japan Water Agency. He currently serves as: • Member, Science Council of Japan • Board Member, Institute of Social Safety Science • Board Member, Business Continuity Advancement Organization • Adviser, Japan Bosai Platform • Board of Trustees Member, Asian Disaster Reduction Center • Board Member, Save the Children Japan Links OCHA - UNITED NATIONS OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS KIDS WEB JAPAN MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF JAPAN GOVT. HOLDS DRILL ON DISASTER PREVENTION DAY The Great Japan Earthquake of 1923 (the Great Kanto Earthquake) Cal OES - Plan and Prepare Earthquake Warning California Cal OES Preparedness Day 2019 California Day of Preparedness 2018 Ready.gov

Nipuna Ambanpola is a native of Sri Lanka currently living in the United States. Nipuna is a tech-for-good entrepreneur and strongly believes that technology has the capacity and efficiency to mobilize people to strengthen social impact across the world. In 2017, Nipuna founded IVolunteer International, a 501(c)3 tech-nonprofit in the United States with the vision of creating 7-billion volunteers. IVolunteer International's purpose is to create a culture of global contribution through volunteerism. Understanding the impact of local volunteerism and mobility, Nipuna has devoted his life to creating tech solutions to make volunteering fun, easy, and equitable. Since 2017 under Nipuna's leadership, IVolunteer International has connected 6,000+ volunteers to global causes, exposed 200,000+ people to volunteerism, and forged 16 strategic partnerships across the world in local communities through 4 distinct tech-oriented programs Nipuna believes that every single human being has the power to create impact and envisions a society where volunteerism is a lifestyle and part of the culture. Through #BirthdayDeed (a global pledge campaign), Writers' Council (an activist training program), IVolunteer Series (an online talk-show), and other advocacy campaigns, IVolunteer International has empowered people to connect to their community, find their political voice, unite for a common cause, spotlight local issues, and start movements. Nipuna has spoken about IVolunteer International and the impact of tech-for-good at TEDx Savannah, Points of Lights Conference in Atlanta, Global Goals Summit at the United Nations, University Scholars' Leadership Symposium in Malaysia, and a variety of other change-making venues. Nipuna also serves as a Civil Society Representative at the Youth Steering Committee with the United Nations Department for Global Communications. Nipuna holds a Bachelor's of Economics from Georgia Southern University and a Master's of Public Administration and Policy from the University of Georgia. Nipuna is currently pursuing a Masters of Science in Business Analytics at the University of Georgia and envisions expanding IVolunteer International's impact through big-data analytics of volunteer mobility, individual social impact metrics, and volunteer impact. In his free time, Nipuna loves to read, meet new people, and volunteer. Nipuna volunteers with the United Way and Rotary International and has been recognized for his community work as a Will Watt Fellow, Paul Harris Fellow, and a Rotary Youth-All Star.   Discussion Topics What was the impetus behind your founding a new movement for volunteerism and your organization, IVolunteer International? Do you know the origin story of why volunteerism became so normalized within your home country's culture in Sri Lanka? Why do you think many people's involvement in the US is little to non-existent? What is holding people back from serving in their communities? What opportunities have you experienced as a direct result of your volunteerism and how are you leading people towards action in their communities to experience the same outcomes? How do you lead your team to inspire and equip the next generation of volunteers to care deeply about social and environmental impact by giving more of their time, talent, and treasure? Follow/Get In Touch Visit ivint.org  Follow Nipuna Ambanpola on LinkedIn Learn about the #BirthdayDeed pledge: ivint.org/birthdaydeed  Follow IVolunteer International on Facebook Subscribe to IVolunteer's monthly newsletter at ivint.org/subscriber   Guidestar Platinum Seal Nonprofit Organization TEDx Talk: Uniting the world through volunteerism Member of FastForward Tech Nonprofit Incubator Presented By B Local G Georgia: a collection of for-profit companies each dedicated to creating a future where businesses operate as a positive influence on society Inspiredu: Nonprofit Leaders Bridging The Digital Divide AppBarry: Custom Web And Mobile Application Development Classic City Consulting: WordPress Website Development Stratfield Consulting: Consulting, Staffing, Recruiting See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It was a pleasure to  having Hawa Taylor Diallo Chief of the Civil Society Unit at the United Nations Department of Global Communications.In this Episode we discuss about:Her Passion and drive for working at the UN. Why SDGs?SDGs Africa. Youth empowerment and leader, How can young people get themselves involved in  the SDGs 2030 timeline with their project. Engaging people in the UN's work.Issues of concern to girls and women.Why was the MDGs moved to SDGs?  and so many more.     Brief Bio About Hawa T.K DialloHawa, Chief of the Civil Society Unit at the Department of Global Communications has extensive United Nations headquarters and field experience designing advocacy and outreach initiatives that foster partnerships on global issues with stakeholders, with an emphasis on youth and women's organizations. Hawa began her United Nations career in 1986 in the Department of Public Information (now known as Department of Global Communications) and has served in two United Nations Peacekeeping Operations in Cambodia and Somalia. She has also worked for the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN- Habitat) in Nairobi, Kenya as an Associate Human Settlements Officer in the Partners and Youth Section, where she created programmes to empower young people and women living in urban and rural areas.Link and ResourcesYou can follow Decade Goal on Instagram  If You Haven't Yet Go To Apple Podcast, Spotify, YouTubeor Wherever You Get Your Podcast Subscribe, Rate and Review.Hawa Taylor- Kamara Diallo LinkedIn , Twitter (Guest)Francis Koroma LinkedIn Instagram Twitter Facebook YouTube (Host)Your Voice Matters Talk Show Podcast Join me every week here for another exclusive conversation. Thank you for listening! 

Angeline Murimirwa is executive director of the Campaign for Female Education (CAMFED). By engaging local communities in their nomination process, young people and their families receive support that makes education more attainable and the benefits of that education more widely enjoyed. Want to learn more about the UN Sustainable Development goal to provide basic education to all young people? Check out the links below.  My Better World: Lifeskills and Wellbeing Curriculum from CAMFED Yidan Prize  Half the Sky by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn  Half the Sky PBS Documentary  Development as Freedom by Amartya Sen  Gender Justice, Development and Rights, edited by Maxine Molyneux and Shahra Razavi  The 17 Goals, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Sustainable Development Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

In these clips from the first session of the International Congress for the Governance of AI, Maria-Francesca Spatolisano, assistant secretary-general at the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, and Lord Timothy Clement-Jones, co-chair of the UK's All-Party Parliamentary Group on AI, discuss what comprehensive and trustworthy governance of this emerging technology looks like. Then Carnegie-Uehiro Fellow Wendell Wallach summarizes the day's sessions and gives of a preview of the second session on April 13.

The economy is one topic that always  comes up during any discussion of global warming. But, what about those people who are often overlooked by the modern dog-eat-dog global markets of today? In this episode, we discuss how global warming affects those who are poor more than anyone else as well as how global warming is preventing those in poverty from escaping poverty.Sources:Environment and Development Economics Journal: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/environment-and-development-economics/article/poverty-and-climate-change-introduction/EAE3DA276184ED0DAEE6062E5DB0DB17Paper from the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairshttps://www.un.org/esa/desa/papers/2017/wp152_2017.pdfWorld Bank Group:https://www.researchgate.net/publication/283642157_Shock_Waves_Managing_the_Impacts_of_Climate_Change_on_PovertyEnterprisehttps://www.enterprisecommunity.org/blog/climate-change-disproportionately-affects-low-income-communitiesMusic:“News Theme” by Kevin MacLeod licensed under CC BY. Edited to be shorter but content was not changed.Song Profile https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4122-news-theme/Author’s Profile https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/artists/profile/9-kevin-macleod/License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcod

Anastasia Kalinina is a co-founder and CEO of Re-State Foundation aiming to reimagine the future of public governance at local, national, and global levels. Shattered by the pandemic, climate crisis, civil unrest, increasing debt and many other challenges, the world has never been so ready for new governance experiments at the local, national, and global levels. Re-State is an open, collaborative, impact-oriented platform for governance innovation. How should governance look like in the 21st century? Before founding Re-State, Anastasia was a Head of Regional Agenda at the World Economic Forum responsible for organization's regional strategies and engagement with governments, civil society, academia, expert communities, and research institutions. She was a member of the Founding Team the Global Shapers Community, a network of over 400+ city-based Hubs around the world led by young people between the ages of 20-30 who self-organize to have impact in their cities. Prior to joining the World Economic Forum, Anastasia directed the launch of numerous global projects such as the WomenHIV platform in Russia, Coaching for Development in Nepal, Palomar5 in Germany, and many more. She has coordinated a two-year project in partnership with UNIFEM helping women and children in difficult life situations, and built communication, outreach and digital strategies for cause-driven organizations such as Amnesty International and International Service for Human Rights. Anastasia spoke at various international conferences, including the World Economic Forum events, St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Astana Economic Forum, Open Innovations, United Nations Industrial Development Organization events, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs events, Web Summit, Ecosystem Summit, International Conference on Thinking, etc. She co-authored and contributed to reports including Shaping the Future of Multi Conceptual World 2020, Regional Risks for Doing Business 2018, Future of Jobs 2018, Global Information Technology Report 2016, etc. She regularly writes for various international outlets, including the Independent, the New Atlanticist, and the Forum blog. Anastasia Kalinina holds a BA in Literature from St. Petersburg State University, BA in Humanitarian Sciences and Arts from Bard College New York, MA in Communication Studies from University of Northern Iowa, MSc in Human Rights from London School of Economics and Political Science, and Executive Master degree in Global Leadership (awarded jointly by China Europe International Business School, Columbia University, INSEAD, London Business School, and Wharton School). She is an Apolitical Academy Fellow, John Smith Fellow, an honorary member of the International Project Management Association, member of international trade professionals network NASBITE, and a Global Leadership Fellow of the World Economic Forum. Ms Kalinina's interests include public governance, technology governance, social innovation, civic tech, policy, global affairs, and diplomacy. FIND ANASTASIA ON SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram | Facebook | LinkedIn | Twitter © Copyright 2022 Den of Rich. All rights reserved.

Anastasia Kalinina is a co-founder and CEO of Re-State Foundation aiming to reimagine the future of public governance at local, national, and global levels. Shattered by the pandemic, climate crisis, civil unrest, increasing debt and many other challenges, the world has never been so ready for new governance experiments at the local, national, and global levels. Restate.global is an open, collaborative, impact-oriented platform for governance innovation. How should governance look like in the 21st century?Before founding Re-State, Anastasia was a Head of Regional Agenda at the World Economic Forum responsible for organization's regional strategies and engagement with governments, civil society, academia, expert communities, and research institutions. She was a member of the Founding Team the Global Shapers Community, a network of over 400+ city-based Hubs around the world led by young people between the ages of 20-30 who self-organize to have impact in their cities. Prior to joining the World Economic Forum, Anastasia directed the launch of numerous global projects such as the WomenHIV platform in Russia, Coaching for Development in Nepal, Palomar5 in Germany, and many more. She has coordinated a two-year project in partnership with UNIFEM helping women and children in difficult life situations, and built communication, outreach and digital strategies for cause-driven organizations such as Amnesty International and International Service for Human Rights. Anastasia spoke at various international conferences, including the World Economic Forum events, St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Astana Economic Forum, Open Innovations, United Nations Industrial Development Organization events, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs events, Web Summit, Ecosystem Summit, International Conference on Thinking, etc. She co-authored and contributed to reports including Shaping the Future of Multi Conceptual World 2020, Regional Risks for Doing Business 2018, Future of Jobs 2018, Global Information Technology Report 2016, etc. She regularly writes for various international outlets, including the Independent, the New Atlanticist, and the Forum blog.Anastasia Kalinina holds a BA in Literature from St. Petersburg State University, BA in Humanitarian Sciences and Arts from Bard College New York, MA in Communication Studies from University of Northern Iowa, MSc in Human Rights from London School of Economics and Political Science, and Executive Master degree in Global Leadership (awarded jointly by China Europe International Business School, Columbia University, INSEAD, London Business School, and Wharton School). She is an Apolitical Academy Fellow, John Smith Fellow, an honorary member of the International Project Management Association, member of international trade professionals network NASBITE, and a Global Leadership Fellow of the World Economic Forum. Ms Kalinina's interests include public governance, technology governance, social innovation, civic tech, policy, global affairs, and diplomacy.FIND ANASTASIA ON SOCIAL MEDIAInstagram | Facebook | LinkedIn | Twitter

People want trusted information, but it can be difficult to sort through the overload of material available on any given subject. Joining the podcast is Mr. Robert Skinner, Senior Special Advisor in the United Nations Department of Global Communications, who'll provide tips for pushing back against misinformation.

In a recent cabinet meeting in Tehran, President Rouhani stated "Trump is dead but the nuclear deal is still alive". From the Iranian perspective, the ball is now in the United States' court to mend relations after former President Trump's policy of maximum pressure, including the withdrawal from the nuclear deal and the reimposition of sanctions on Iran. This webinar discussed what the short-term prospects are for US-Iran relations under the Biden administration. Hassan Ahmadian is an Assistant Professor of Middle East and North Africa studies at the University of Tehran and an Associate of the Project on Shi'ism and Global Affairs at Harvard University's Weatherhead Center for International Affairs. He is also a Middle East security and politics fellow at the Center for Strategic Research, Tehran. Dr. Ahmadian received his PhD in Area Studies from the University of Tehran and undertook a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at the Iran Project, Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. Fluent in Arabic, Persian, and English, his research and teaching is mainly focused on Iran’s foreign policy and international relations, political change, civil-military relations, and Islamist movements in the Middle East. Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi is a Visiting Fellow at the LSE Middle East Centre and Senior Research Fellow at the International Security Studies department at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI, London). She is also a Non-Resident Associate Fellow in the Research Division at the NATO Defence College (NDC, Rome). Her research is concerned with security and geopolitics in the Middle East, with a particular focus on Iran and Iraq’s foreign and domestic politics, drivers of radicalisation, and drones proliferation. Ali Vaez is Iran Project Director and Senior Adviser to the President at International Crisis Group. He led Crisis Group’s efforts in helping to bridge the gaps between Iran and the P5+1 that led to the landmark 2015 nuclear deal. Previously, he served as a Senior Political Affairs Officer at the United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and was the Iran Project Director at the Federation of American Scientists. He is an adjunct professor at Georgetown University's Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service and a Fellow at the Foreign Policy Institute of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.

Planetary Healing, New Fashion Paradigms, Value Systems + Quantum Leaps.. Is the new normal Mindfulness? From challenge to opportunity = Regeneration + Transformation.In this episode, we’ll talk with global climate, circularity and policy experts on what matters most - when mapping a future that is creatively resilient, truly transformative and collaborative. Underlining bright spots for Hope, we’ll explore how applying a quadruple bottom line thinking mindset {People, Planet, Purpose, before Profits} can be a compass for navigating industry mobilization, and for identifying opportunities for accelerated momentum - towards goal of building a new tomorrow together - a fashion ecosystem embedded with climate justice, social equity, and sustainable innovation. Host:Sara Kozlowski, VP of Education + Sustainability Initiatives of CFDAGuests:Francois Souchet, Make Fashion Circular Lead at the Ellen MacArthur FoundationFrancois joined the Ellen MacArthur Foundation in 2016 to work with its Strategic Partners such as Google and H&M, to help drive circular economy innovation. In 2018, following the launch of the report ‘A New Textiles Economy: Redesigning fashion’s future’, he moved to lead Make Fashion Circular, shaping the programme to be a truly disruptive force within the industry.Having studied in Paris and Melbourne and working internationally, he now find myself based in the UK leading a team dedicated to redesigning the fashion industry, based on circular economy principles. This new approach ensures that clothes are used more, are made to be made again and are made from safe, recycled and renewable materials.Kerry Bannigan, Founder of Conscious Fashion CampaignKerry Bannigan is a social entrepreneur and advocate pioneering conscious fashion and media initiatives to drive transformative change. Bannigan spearheads global business, government, and industry impact partnerships to action the creative sectors for global good as key shapers for regenerating sustainable, resilient, and inclusive economies. Bannigan is the founder of the Conscious Fashion Campaign, an initiative in collaboration with the United Nations Office for Partnerships that co-creates high-visibility global fashion event partnerships to advance the Decade of Action to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. The campaign was established in 2019 to inspire innovative ideas, connect industry leaders, enable new partnerships, and enact sustainable change. Bannigan is a founding member of the SDG Media Zone in partnership with the United Nations Department of Global Communications and the PVBLIC Foundation. Since 2016, the SDG Media Zone has been one of the main features of the United Nations General Assembly high-level week as a prominent platform for progress and action bringing together UN Member States, advocates, world leaders and media.Lucie Brigham, Chief of Office of United Nations Office for PartnershipsLucie is the Chief of Office of the United Nations Office for Partnerships (UNOP). In her role, Lucie helps co-create partnerships for the UN system to advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). She connects companies, non-profits and foundations with relevant partners within the United Nations system and highlights innovative solutions that drive the Decade of Action to Deliver the SDGs by 2030. Since its launch, Lucie has worked with the non-profit Conscious Fashion Campaign (CFC) to enable and inspire partnerships with the fashion and textile industry in the Decade of Action. Most recently in December 2020, the CFC and UNOP launched the Conscious Fashion and Lifestyle Network as part of the Partnerships for SDGs platform of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Lucie has over 20 years of experience in international development and the foreign service. Prior to joining UNOP, Lucie worked on advocacy and prevention of modern-day slavery at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. Lucie has a Master’s Degree in International Relations and Diplomacy, from the University of Economics in Prague, Czech Republic. She has two young children, who provide her with endless motivation to help make the world more just, equal and sustainable for everyone, everywhere.Watch the episode on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLSKL0kJsxE See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Join historian John Lestrange for Episode 6 of Genostory: We Agreed to do This. This month we'll be discussing the most rapid and low tech of 20th century genocides, the Rwandan Genocide.Also, as a reminder to everyone listening Black Lives Matter and All Cops are BastardsSpecial thanks to the app Hatchful and MJ Bradley for designing and editing out logo.Show music is "Crusade - Heavy Industry by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License.Sources:Propaganda and Conflict: Evidence from the Rwandan Genocide by David Yanagizawa-Drott. The Quarterly Journal of Economics. August 2014Bystanders to Genocide: Why the US Let the Rwandan Tragedy Happen by Samantha Power. The Atlantic Monthly Sept 2001.Akhavan, Payam (1996). "The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda: The Politics and Pragmatics of Punishment". American Journal of International Law. 90 (3): 501–10.Aptel, Cicile (2008). "Closing the U.N. International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda: Completion Strategy and Residual Issues". New England Journal of International and Comparative Law. 14 (2): 169–88.Dallaire, Roméo (2005). Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda. London: Arrow Books.Des Forges, Alison (1999). Leave None to Tell the Story: Genocide in Rwanda (Report). New York: Human Rights Watch.The Order of Genocide: The Dynamics of Genocide in Rwanda by Scott Straus Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal. Vol 2. No 3. 2007.Totten, Samuel; Bartrop, Paul Robert; Jacobs, Steven L. (2008). Dictionary of Genocide, Volume 2: M–Z. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group.United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations (2008). "United Nations Peacekeeping Operations: Principles and Guidelines“Verwimp, Philip (2006). "Machetes and Firearms: The Organization of Massacres in Rwanda". Journal of Peace Research. 43 (1): 5–22 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, I am interviewing Amandine Roche, a yoga teacher, healer, and women’s empowerment expert on how to heal from PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder), how to tame a monkey mind, and find inner peace. Some of the topics we are discussing today are: Women empowerment experience in Afghanistan [11:00] How Ayurveda changed Amandine’s own health [13:38] You cannot bring outer peace when you cannot focus on your inner peace [17:31] Vipassana, monkey mind and inner peace [18:30] Teaching experience of meditation and yoga for PTSD patients [25:06] Why yoga and meditation have nothing to do with any particular religion [29:06] What is it like to have PTSD [41:15] How to understand the difference between intuition and monkey mind [42:00] Why it’s important to follow our heart and not our head [43:50] How to tame your monkey mind [44:30] 5 non-negotiable habits to recover from PTSD and depression [45:40] How healing women on the planet is the way to bring compassion, harmony, love and care back to earth [52:10] Easy meditation and mindfulness practices we can incorporate in our daily life [55:18] Why we should never suppress our emotions or pain but rather listen to the meaning they offer [59:50] Amandine Roche is a human rights and women’s empowerment expert with 20 years of experience in conflict contexts across Asia, Africa, Europe, and South America. She worked with the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping, European Commission, USAID, UNICEF, UNDP, UNESCO, UNHCR, and UN WOMEN. She participated in 20 peace processes around the world. She’s an author, photographer, explorer, public speaker, social entrepreneur, and yoga and meditation teacher. Amandine is also a healer and a Search Inside Yourself teacher. She is the founder of the Amanuddin Foundation in Afghanistan and the inner peacekeeping program for humanitarians on the front line. She is now creating the Inner Peace Corps organization to bring the tools of inner peace in refugee camps. Find out more about her work on www.amanuddinfoundation.org and www.amandineroche.com Watch her TEDx talk: Inner peacekeeping for global peacekeepers For further details about your host Dr Vignesh Devraj please go to Facebook and Instagram @sitarambeachretreat or visit www.sitaramretreat.com Would you like to take some amazing steps towards your own optimum health and vitality? Personal online ayurvedic consultations with Dr Vignesh are now available! Simply DM to his Instagram @vigneshdevraj We truly hope you are enjoying our content. Want to help us shape and grow this show faster? Leave your review and subscribe to the podcast, so you’ll never miss out on any new episodes. Thanks for your support.

Kamlesh D. Patel, born in 1956, also known as Daaji among his followers, is an Indian spiritual leader, author, and the fourth in the line of Rāja yoga masters in the SAHAJ MARG system of the spiritual practice of the Shri Ram Chandra Mission. He is the president of Shri Ram Chandra Mission, a non-profit organization founded in 1945 and associated with the United Nations Department of Public Information, succeeded his spiritual guide Shri Parthasarathi Rajagopalachari after his mahāsamādhi in 2014. He was serving as the VP, before being appointed as the president of Shri Ram Chandra Mission. Tune in to this conversation with RJ Sharat to know more about how spirituality is helping through the corona crisis.

Ms. Catalina Devandas Aguilar of Costa Rica is a lawyer by training and a human rights advocate. She took office as the first Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on 1 December 2014. She has worked extensively on disability rights and inclusive development for the past 20 years, including with the World Bank, the United Nations Department for Economic and Social Affairs, and international donor organizations. Ms. Devandas Aguilar was previously part of the disability rights movement at national, regional and international level.

Neil Atkinson speaks to Maher Nasser, the Director of the Outreach Division in the United Nations Department of Global Communications, about his role, the Coronavirus crisis and more...

Today – look at Why a Government benefit from high property prices, and why they might want high housing prices? To the point it moves away from being affordable – hurting population while benefiting Govs They all say they don’t – and that their policies will help reduce prices - but why this is either just promises, or a known a lie –   Governments could easily solve the property price issues – Incentivise spread Company and personal tax zones EPA laws – makes it easier Infrastructure taxes – should be the opposite – Gov chips in and then gets the price back on the sale Remove costs – Stamp Duty – one of the biggest ways people thing property prices can drop   Wealth effect – The wealth effect looks at the impact of the rising value of assets on consumer spending - A rise in house prices creates an increase in wealth for householders. As a consequence of this increase in house prices, householders will generally: Be more confident about spending and borrowing on credit cards. They can always sell their house in an emergency. Increase in equity withdrawal. A rise in house prices enables homeowners to take out a bigger mortgage. Banks can lend more on the basis of the increased price of the house. Households could use this bigger loan to spend on other items. This can create a significant increase in consumer spending. For example, in 2006, with rising house prices, equity withdrawal added an extra £14bn to consumer spending. In 2008, with falling house prices, equity withdrawal was -£7bn. (people taking the opportunity to pay off the mortgage) Went through a few studies - First, large housing wealth effects are not new. We estimate large effects back to the 1980s. Second, there is no evidence that housing wealth effects were particularly large in the 2000s; if anything they were larger before 2000. Third, we find no evidence of a boom-bust asymmetry that might arise from households hitting borrowing constraints during housing busts often hypothesized that more households used their “houses as ATMs” in the 2000s than before due to automated underwriting, expanded credit, and increased access to home equity lines of credit (HELOCs). Moreover, household consumption may have been particularly responsive to house price changes in the bust because the decline in house prices pushed an unusually large number of households to high loan-to-value (LTV) ratios, causing borrowing constraints to bind. Large housing wealth effects are not new: we estimate substantial effects back to the mid 1980s; 2) Housing wealth effects were not particularly large in the 2000s; if anything, they were larger prior to 2000; and 3) There is no evidence of a boom-bust asymmetry.   Why maintain high property prices? Theory - How does a fall in house prices affect the economy? When there is a fall in house prices, there can be a negative wealth effect and a negative impact on economic growth households can be where most people have their main form of wealth/equity - see a fall in house prices, their main form of wealth declines, this reduces their confidence in the economy – may spend less out of concern – or are more likely to devote a higher % of their income to try to pay off their mortgage early. Falling house prices cause more people to be trapped in negative equity (a situation where your house is worth less than an outstanding mortgage). This causes a fall in spending and precludes any opportunity for equity withdrawal Falling house prices have an important psychological impact. A fall in house prices can pop a bubble of rising expectations. Falling house prices have a negative impact on the construction of new houses. After the 1990 house price crash, there was a sharp fall in consumer spending, and this was a major cause of the recession of 1991-92. Falling house prices weren’t the only factor harming the economy (the economy also suffered from high-interest rates and high value of Sterling) But, falling house prices was an important contributing factor When house prices are lower, and not as much economic activity around it – Gov has lower taxes State taxes – stamp duty, also fines as an income through EPA laws and restriction of use of land/planning regulations Federal – make income tax of those involved in property – real estate, developers, construction/builders (make GST as well) Higher all around prices create more income for Governments Monetary policy - Impact and relationship to interest rates Most central banks are committed to keeping inflation within a government agreed target - UK CPI 2% +/-1., Aus 2-3% If a Monetary Policy Committee felt prices was at too a level of inflation - above the target, then they may decide to increase interest rates. For example, the late boom of the late 1980s saw rising interest rates to combat the inflation in the economy Higher interest rates will reduce the rate of economic growth and moderate inflationary pressure However, the MPC is unlikely to increase interest rates just because house prices are rising at a rapid rate Why? Inflation basked only counts the increase in the costs of construction – materials/labour – not the sale price Also – wouldn’t want to create a situation of raising rates to decrease property prices for potential negative economic growth outcomes The MPC primarily consider headline inflation and economic growth - can’t use interest rates just to moderate house price growth - by intention at least – but it has the same effect of changing rates regardless of intent For example, in 2000-2007, there was a housing boom, but the in the UK, USA, didn’t change interest rates because they were focused on inflation and economic growth. Similarly, from 2012 to 2016, house prices rose rapidly – especially in Sydney, London, but dropped from 4.75% to 2% in Aus, and interest rates stayed at 0.5% in UK Question – is the relationship between house prices and interest rates – and increased spending correlated or causal – seems to be correlated in certain examples – as money becomes cheaper to borrow – or stays low while wages/wealth increases – additional borrowings can be afforded – House prices and interest rates – think this may be causal – trend of property – is it likely to continue to be affordable – not if interest rates go up – Wealth effect and house prices - Effect Causal? Think most likely correlated – but correlation changes Why? Second, in our model, households with negative equity are insensitive to changes in house prices. In the presence of long-term debt, underwater households are not forced to de-lever to meet an LTV constraint and, furthermore, are unable to sell their house without an equity injection. Since these households cannot access changes in housing equity that result from increases in house prices, they are largely unresponsive to these changes, as Ganong and Noel (2017) have emphasized. As a consequence, the large rightward shift in the LTV distribution that resulted from the fall in prices during the 2007-2010 housing bust had two offsetting effects on the housing wealth effect. On the one hand, more households were pushed closer to their LTV constraint and consequently became more sensitive to changes in house prices. On the other hand, more households became underwater on their mortgage to the point that they became insensitive to changes in house prices. In our model, these two effects roughly offset to deliver a relatively stable elasticity in the Great Recession despite a large rightward shift in the LTV distribution. LVR constraints – are there signs of this in the economy – well, yes – the defaulting rates – If you are behind on your loan – and you aren’t able to pay this for any reason – but you have equity – you would sell and take the money – or be forced to by the bank – if you bought and have negative 10-20% equity in property, or forced to pay bank $60-100k to sell a $600,000 property = cash that you don’t have – you are stuck and may be forced to default When the amount of money that is borrowed to real value (i.e. LVR) is high (which is bad) = less spending in economy as anything spare is likely going to loan repayments   Wealth effect – like anything economic manipulated- has diminishing marginal returns and can create a misallocation of resources What happens when the money being printed is creating additional inflation on property – not consumer goods Affordability gets worse while not being detected or included in though process of monetary policy decisions   Instead of Governments trying to decrease housing prices – their policies seem to be making it worse – Increasing urbanisation - Another reason – is Climate change effects – and benefits that some say come from cities over living more rurally Town planning and climate groups – book Whole Earth Discipline, Stewart Brand argues that the effects of urbanization are primarily positive for the environment the birth rate of new urban dwellers falls immediately to replacement rate and keeps falling, reducing environmental stresses caused by population growth emigration from rural areas reduces destructive subsistence farming techniques, such as improperly implemented slash and burn agriculture urbanization upsurges income levels which instigates the eco-friendly services sector and increases demand for green and environmentally compliant products. book "Carbon Zero: Imagining Cities that can save the planet", Alex Steffen also speaks of the environmental benefits of increasing the urbanization level In July 2013 a report issued by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs warned that with 2.4 billion more people by 2050, the amount of food produced will have to increase by 70%, straining food resources, especially in countries already facing food insecurity due to changing environmental conditions. What isn’t really mentioned is the existence of urban heat islands has become a growing concern over the years. An urban heat island is formed when industrial and urban areas produce and retain heat. Much of the solar energy that reaches rural areas is consumed by evaporation of water from vegetation and soil. In cities, where there are less vegetation and exposed soil, most of the sun's energy is instead absorbed by buildings and asphalt; leading to higher surface temperatures. Vehicles, factories, and industrial and domestic heating and cooling units release even more heat. As a result, cities are often 1 to 3 °C (1.8 to 5.4 °F) warmer than surrounding landscapes. Impacts also include reducing soil moisture and a reduction in reabsorption of carbon dioxide emissions.

Climate change is one of the most urgent problems of our era. The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs report number 152 from 2017 focuses on climate change and social inequality. The report identifies three main channels through which the inequality-aggravating effects of climate change develops, (a) increase in the exposure of the disadvantaged groups to the adverse effects of climate change; (b) increase in their susceptibility to damage caused by climate change, and (c) decrease in their ability to cope and recover from the damage suffered. The report shows the relation between climate change and marginalized populations.

Climate change is one of the most urgent problems of our era. The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs report number 152 from 2017 focuses on climate change and social inequality. The report identifies three main channels through which the inequality-aggravating effects of climate change develops, (a) increase in the exposure of the disadvantaged groups to the adverse effects of climate change; (b) increase in their susceptibility to damage caused by climate change, and (c) decrease in their ability to cope and recover from the damage suffered. The report shows the relation between climate change and marginalized populations.

Boyd talks with Utah Valley University President Astrid Tuminez about her first year at the school and her role in the upcoming United Nations Civil Society Conference held here in Salt Lake City August 26-28 at the Salt Palace. Utah Valley University is the only university in Utah with affiliated membership with the United Nations Department of Public Education.  Boyd Matheson, Opinion Editor at Deseret News, takes you inside the latest political happenings, bringing an elevated conversation on the principles that drive this country and make Utah a great place to thrive and live. Listen weekdays 12:30 to 1 pm at 1160 AM and 102.7 FM, online, or on the app. https://kslnewsradio.com/  

Dr. Chantal Line Carpentier currently serves as Chief of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) New York office of the Secretary-General. Prior to 2014, she was actively involved in the successful negotiations of the Sustainable Development Goals for the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA). During her tenure with DESA, she served as the Major Groups coordinator to enhance non-state actors engagement with the United Nations. She facilitated the participation of more than 10,000 non-state actors -a record- in the United Nations Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable development and was also the DESA focal point for sustainable consumption and production, food security and sustainable agriculture. Prior to joining the United Nations, she served as Head of the Trade and Environment Program of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Commission for Environmental Cooperation (2000-2007), as policy analyst for the Wallace Institute for Alternative Agriculture (1998-2000) and as post doc for the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in the Brazilian Amazon (1996-1998). Dr. Carpentier has consulted to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the World Bank, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OCDE) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). She was chosen for the Ideagen 2016 100 Individuals and Organization empowering women and girl, is a 2006 Yale World Fellow and a United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Who’s Who’s of Women and the Environment. She has co-authored a book on Ethical Investing (2008) and regularly publishes journal, articles, book chapters and Secretary-General reports on the intricate relationships between sustainable development policies, trade, equality and agriculture.  

Where Are We Going?  Youth 2030 Strategy. weaponizing the children  Representatives of NGOs and academia finalized and adopted a global education action agenda at the 66th United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI) / Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Conference that concluded today in Gyeongju, Republic of Korea. Progressive activists are forcing public schools to teach and practice gender ideology in the name of civil rights, but more American students and their parents are saying “no” to the demands made on behalf of a minority who claim to be the opposite sex.

Join us, the Cleveland Council on World Affairs, Global Cleveland, International Partners in Mission, and the Northeast Ohio Consortium for Middle Eastern Studies (NOCMES) for a free discussion with Pete Moore, Ph.D., M. A. Hanna Professor of Political Science at Case Western Reserve University, and Karen Beckwith, Ph.D., Flora Stone Mather Professor and Chair Department of Political Science, at Case Western University, on the global implications of the today's revolutions.rnrnThis conversation will be moderated by Carina Van Vliet, former Political Affairs Officer for the United Nations Department of Political Affairs.

How did Venezuela, once one of the richest South American countries, fall so far and what is next for a country so divided? Join us, the Cleveland Council on World Affairs, Global Cleveland, International Partners in Mission, and the Northeast Ohio Consortium for Middle Eastern Studies (NOCMES) as Carina Van Vliet, former Political Affairs Officer in the Americas Division of the United Nations Department of Political Affairs, talks with Josh Goodman, Andean News Director at The Associated Press.

Grant Gordon is a political scientist and policymaker who specializes in humanitarian intervention. He’s a fellow at the Stanford Center on International Conflict and Negotiation, and has worked on humanitarian and development policy for the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations, the UN Office of Humanitarian Coordination, the UN Refugee Agency, as well as the Rwandan Government, Open Society Justice Initiative and other organizations. All of that is a long way of saying he works on the some of the world's worst problems and conflicts, and tries to figure out which interventions will actually help. He’s embedded with the Congolese military to try to understand why soldiers attack citizens, he's used satellites to monitor and deter genocidal violence in Darfur, and he's studied the ways in which peacekeepers can win hearts and minds with local communities in Haiti. And over and over again, he's found that good intentions do not always make good policies. It's a valuable lesson — and Grant is a valuable voice — for anyone who thinks seriously about policymaking. Grant is also a good friend whose work has long fascinated me, and so it was great to get a chance to interrogate him on it for two hours. Among other things, we covered:- How to read academic literature efficiently- Grant’s path from being a kid in California to working in the Rwandan health ministry to hiding under cars in Congo- What his whiteness and Jewish heritage means in his work on humanitarian policy- How the politics around humanitarian intervention have changed since the 90s- How and why he got an internship, as a college student, in the Rwandan health ministry by cold emailing Rwanda's health minister- How randomized controlled trials do and don’t help humanitarian work- Why it's actually difficult for a fragile society to build an army strong enough to protect its citizens but not so strong it overthrows the government- How to care for yourself when you work in and out of conflict-torn placesAnd much more. Towards the end of the interview, Grant turns the tables and questions me for a bit, so keep an ear out for that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

According to data from the National Human Rights Commission of Korea, more than half of all South Korean discrimination complaints in 2015 were filed by persons with disabilities, making the disabled the most common victims of discrimination in the entire country. Korea FM spoke with Ho Kyun Jeong of the National Human Rights Commission of Korea & Daniela Bas, Director of the Division for Social Policy & Development in the United Nations Department of Economic Affairs, to find out why. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/korea-fm-.-net-talk-radio/id1019399741Stitcher - http://stitcher.com/podcast/korean-news-updateTunein - http://tunein.com/radio/Korea-FM-Podcasts-p832785/Spreaker - http://spreaker.com/show/koreafmSoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/koreafmAcast - https://acast.com/koreafmPlayer FM - https://player.fm/series/korea-fm-talk-radio-news-podcasts-koreafmnetPodcat - https://podcat.com/podcasts/hP7yKs-korea-fm-net-talk-radio-news-podcastsiVoox - http://ivoox.com/en/podcast-koreafm-net-talk-news-podcasts_sq_f1277388_1.htmlRSS - http://feeds.feedburner.com/koreafm

According to data from the National Human Rights Commission of Korea, more than half of all South Korean discrimination complaints in 2015 were filed by persons with disabilities, making the disabled the most common victims of discrimination in the entire country. Korea FM spoke with Ho Kyun Jeong of the National Human Rights Commission of Korea & Daniela Bas, Director of the Division for Social Policy & Development in the United Nations Department of Economic Affairs, to find out why. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/korea-fm-.-net-talk-radio/id1019399741Stitcher - http://stitcher.com/podcast/korean-news-updateTunein - http://tunein.com/radio/Korea-FM-Podcasts-p832785/Spreaker - http://spreaker.com/show/koreafmSoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/koreafmAcast - https://acast.com/koreafmPlayer FM - https://player.fm/series/korea-fm-talk-radio-news-podcasts-koreafmnetPodcat - https://podcat.com/podcasts/hP7yKs-korea-fm-net-talk-radio-news-podcastsiVoox - http://ivoox.com/en/podcast-koreafm-net-talk-news-podcasts_sq_f1277388_1.htmlRSS - http://feeds.feedburner.com/koreafm

The General Post Office was formed in 1775-1776 which formed the original Confederacy of 1781. The General Post Office has been reclaimed and reformed in 2010. It reformed the original Confederacy of 1781 into a republic form of Government for American Nationals. LINK The General Post Office is a Government Agency of the Government of The United States of America and is a proud member of the International Trademark Association LINK which is an Non-Government Organization of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. CERTIFICATE LINK The General Post Office Government Agency is bound to uphold a republic form of Government as defined: LINK The General Post Office will do its best to serve American Nationals and State residents while upholding its republic form of Government

The UU-UNO is a non-governmental organization (NGO) with consultative status at the United Nations Department of Public Information. The UU-UNO uses its consultative status on behalf of the UUA in the United Nations Economic and Social Council, an organization offering a forum for the discussion of economic and social issues. The office collaborates with other UN NGOs on particular issues, such as ending the genocide in Darfur. Bruce Knotts became the UU-UNO’s executive director in January 2008 and his chief areas of focus are human rights, with an emphasis on women’s rights and GLBT rights; ending genocide, particularly in Darfur; and working for peace. Mr. Knotts will give an overview of the current work of our U.N. Office.

"Brave New World" scenario - Technology, Gizmos, Inventions, Ulterior Purposes - Substitutes for War - Creation of Soviet Union - UNESCO, Model "Citizens". Individual Isolation with Technology - Stopping Communication - Televisions in Bars, Pubs. Maitreya (Master) from Hinduism - False Flags, Diversions - Gorbachev: New Religion based on Earth Worship. United Nations Department of Population Control - Inoculations - Sperm Count Drop since 1950's - Fertility Clinics, Sterility, Xenoestrogens in Food. "Security" - Police, Stun-Guns - Integration of U.S. and Canada Border Security - FBI Database - U.S. Citizen Lockdown - Mad Cow in Britain. April 19th - Calendars, 10 day week of Sumer - March, Marching - Orion, Sirius - Occult Language. Profitable Wars - Tom Ridge - Guise of Terrorism - British Surveillance Cameras, Boom Microphones, London. George Orwell's Exposure of Agenda, "1984" book (originally "The Last Man") - Aldous Huxley's comments. Total Information Network - Data Collection, Records, Predictability - Totalitarianism. League of Nations: Common People Blamed for Wars. New York: Communist Publications - Socialism (ism=doctrine) - School-to-work. CITIZEN: Born into a system with pre-existing duties to system. Debt, Slavery - Old Testament: Anyone born to a borrower is a slave. European Union, American Union, Loss of National Sovereignty - "Redistribution of Wealth" explained. *Dialogue Copyrighted Alan Watt - Oct. 15, 2007 (Exempting Music, Literary Quotes, and Callers' Comments)