Tag Archives: United Nations
Yikes, it’s Sykes & Picot
After seeing the first part of Al Jazeera’s interview with Noam Chomsky, I was left with a slightly frustrated feeling. On the one side because of Mehdi Hasan’s overly fanatic and slightly dominant approach and on the other side because the … Continue reading
Girl Power – 2015 edition
Goal 3: Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women The Girl Effect Movement, recently published a list of eight “developments that show girls are getting the attention they deserve”, bringing some welcome optimism into the discussion. They have said it far … Continue reading
More literacy, less indoctrination please
Goal 2: Achieve Universal Primary Education No modern day blog about global education rights is complete without at least mentioning its greatest ambassador and icon: Malala Yousafzai. I recently saw the documentary about her life and was once again won over … Continue reading
Tipping the scales
MDG 1: Eradicate Extreme Hunger and Poverty I remember seeing poverty as a child. I remember being astonished by the annoyance of people with fancy clothes and cars when being approached by a beggar. I remember asking my mother if we … Continue reading
A call to action
Earlier this year I published a blog in response to a debate regarding the Millennium development goals, that will come to an end this year. I promised myself I would dedicate a blog to every one of these goals. Months … Continue reading
Fifteen years of MDG’s
Note: This post was first posted in May 2015 on my other blog, but it just doesn’t seem to fit there very well, so I decided to move it over here, where I think it will feel more at home. … Continue reading
CAR problems
There is a republic in the center of Africa called the Central African Republic, which is abbreviated to CAR. The capital is apparently called Bangui. I honestly don’t think I have ever heard of this city, all though I am … Continue reading
The Epi Center 