Global GoalsCast's latest episode examines trust, which is, "the dark matter" of society, invisible yet essential to accomplishing great, coordinated change - of course, particularly related to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). From good health and well-being to reducing inequality, achieving the SDGs requires massive cooperation between all major stakeholders.
Written by Lucile Stengel and Lily Pugh of Lensational. Lensational was founded by OYW Ambassador Bonnie Chiu.
This article was authored by Adela Ubau*
[tweetable] Education of girls and women is not a privilege, it is a human right.[/tweetable].
This year, International Women’s Day comes at a time of remarkable progress for women’s rights around the world. However, this progress is occurring much too slowly. Many questions surrounding gender equality still remain unanswered - we’ve asked young leaders from all corners of the world to shed light on the unresolved matters holding back progress.
“Let’s take on the bullies and unlock the potential of more young leaders”, says One Young World Ambassador Hayden Taylor, Managing Director of Unloc, a UK-based social enterprise for young people.
When Kieran O’Toole enrolled in the Unloc Enterprise Academy, our 12-week entrepreneurship programme, it gave him the chance to fight back against the bullies who had been an unfortunate feature of his time at school.
Inspired by the Syrian refugee crisis, Hungarian OYW Ambassador Balázs Nemethi started Taqanu, a blockchain-based digital identity platform and ecosystem. Taqanu will help stateless and un-identifiable individuals verify who they are, helping them to access services, open bank accounts and find work.
We spoke to Balázs who shared his 10 tips to launching an impactful social venture based on his personal experience.
Last month, the journal Nature warned that 30 percent of the world’s territory could fall into a state of desertification and perpetual drought by 2050, if global average temperature is allowed to rise by 2°C.
And nowhere is this threat greater than in Africa. In Cape Town, one of the continent’s most advanced cities and a global destination for tourism, warnings have been posted that taps will run dry by 12 April, which is being dubbed ‘Day Zero’ by locals.
After a tumultuous week in South African politics that has seen former President Jacob Zuma resign and Cyril Ramaphosa sworn in as his replacement, the country is at a new crossroads.
Having been president for nearly nine years, Zuma, 75, quit ahead of a vote of no confidence after having been ‘recalled’ from office by his party, the African National Congress (ANC). He faces 18 charges of corruption, fraud, racketeering and money laundering.
Five days ago, category-five Tropical Cyclone Gita swept and ravaged over the Kingdom of Tonga, my island home. While homes, buildings and towns have been partially and completely destroyed, one aspect of the 'Friendly Islands' remains intact: the heart, spirit and sense of unity of its inhabitants.
This article originally appeared on Qatar Today and was written by Neeshad Shafi *
A diverse consortium of representatives from 194 countries was in Bogota, Colombia, recently to discuss, among other issues, the role of young people in propagating peace.
We also use analytics & advertising services. To opt-out click for more information.