This document discusses the need for a hybrid framework to address challenges in today's interconnected world. It argues that modern threats do not fall neatly into traditional defense, security, and development categories. A wider range of stakeholders, including mayors, corporations, and civil society groups, must be involved in solutions. The document calls for expanded partnerships that bring together public policy and business interests to counter threats in innovative ways, as bad actors are already doing. It maintains that political and security structures need to evolve for the 21st century as globalization continues.
This document provides an overview of global catastrophic risks and strategies for addressing them. It finds that the largest ongoing risks are natural pandemics and nuclear war, while the largest emerging risks are catastrophic climate change and risks from emerging technologies like biotechnology and artificial intelligence. It evaluates these risks and recommends that the global community focus on pandemic preparedness, climate change mitigation and adaptation, nuclear non-proliferation, and investigating emerging technology risks and solutions. Research is needed on resilience strategies for catastrophic events while nations should consider future generations in decision-making. Collective action can help reduce humanity's exposure to these low-probability but high-impact global risks.
The World Humanitarian Summit was held in Istanbul, Turkey on May 23-24, 2016. It was the largest gathering on humanitarian issues, with over 9,000 participants from 173 countries. The Summit addressed the growing humanitarian needs driven by conflicts, natural disasters exacerbated by climate change, and lack of resources. Key commitments included:
1) Increasing political efforts to prevent and resolve conflicts through early warning systems, mediation, and addressing root causes.
2) Enhancing compliance with international humanitarian law by training armed forces, adopting legislation, and improving accountability.
3) Leaving no one behind through increased support for refugees and internally displaced people, ensuring gender equality, and launching an education fund.
Tools to address the drivers of deforestationKEHATI
This document discusses tools to address the drivers of deforestation through public and private sector synergies. It proposes leveraging investments, policies, and partnerships between governments, businesses, and civil society to promote reduced emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+). Suggested approaches include coordinated investment incentives, environmental impact analyses by companies, improving agricultural productivity while ensuring no deforestation, withholding subsidies from deforesting corporations, and establishing deforestation-free procurement policies. Public, private and civil society stakeholders working together can shift commodity production to sustainable models that protect tropical forests.
The document discusses several issues related to corporate food systems and globalization. It notes that corporate agriculture favors monoculture, exports of luxury goods over local needs, and factory farming. It also discusses the slow food movement and threats to biodiversity from genetic engineering. The document examines debates around precaution versus innovation and localism versus globalization.
Imperatives For Forming A National Coalition On ExtractivesGilbert Makore
Presentation i made a meeting with civil society organisations working on extractives and other natural resources. Makes a case for the need to form a national alliance on extractives and other natural resources inorder to effectively influence local, regional and global policy processes. Meeting was held on 17 March 2010
Fast and Furious: Managing critical risks in a hyper-connected world - The co...OECD Governance
Managing critical risks in this environment poses significant challenges for policymakers. The OECD High Level Risk Forum conducts research to help policymakers understand and identify critical risks, better anticipate them and mitigate their consequences.
Through partnerships, evidence generation and strategic frameworks, the OECD supports stakeholders in implementing cutting edge approaches to the multiple challenges of risk. Based on a whole-of-society approach, public and private sector actors discover ways to build greater resilience together and to rebound more quickly from
unanticipated shocks.
These activities are grounded in the OECD Public Governance cluster and are served by the Directorate for Public Governance and Territorial Development. More information can be found at www.oecd.org/gov/risk/
Globalization is a process of increasing integration and interaction between people, companies, and governments around the world. It is driven by international trade and investment and aided by information technology. This process affects many aspects of society including economics, politics, culture, and the environment. Some key aspects of globalization include the liberalization and integration of markets on a global scale, as well as the blending of cultures through increased travel, trade, and information sharing across borders.
This document discusses the need for a hybrid framework to address challenges in today's interconnected world. It argues that modern threats do not fall neatly into traditional defense, security, and development categories. A wider range of stakeholders, including mayors, corporations, and civil society groups, must be involved in solutions. The document calls for expanded partnerships that bring together public policy and business interests to counter threats in innovative ways, as bad actors are already doing. It maintains that political and security structures need to evolve for the 21st century as globalization continues.
This document provides an overview of global catastrophic risks and strategies for addressing them. It finds that the largest ongoing risks are natural pandemics and nuclear war, while the largest emerging risks are catastrophic climate change and risks from emerging technologies like biotechnology and artificial intelligence. It evaluates these risks and recommends that the global community focus on pandemic preparedness, climate change mitigation and adaptation, nuclear non-proliferation, and investigating emerging technology risks and solutions. Research is needed on resilience strategies for catastrophic events while nations should consider future generations in decision-making. Collective action can help reduce humanity's exposure to these low-probability but high-impact global risks.
The World Humanitarian Summit was held in Istanbul, Turkey on May 23-24, 2016. It was the largest gathering on humanitarian issues, with over 9,000 participants from 173 countries. The Summit addressed the growing humanitarian needs driven by conflicts, natural disasters exacerbated by climate change, and lack of resources. Key commitments included:
1) Increasing political efforts to prevent and resolve conflicts through early warning systems, mediation, and addressing root causes.
2) Enhancing compliance with international humanitarian law by training armed forces, adopting legislation, and improving accountability.
3) Leaving no one behind through increased support for refugees and internally displaced people, ensuring gender equality, and launching an education fund.
Tools to address the drivers of deforestationKEHATI
This document discusses tools to address the drivers of deforestation through public and private sector synergies. It proposes leveraging investments, policies, and partnerships between governments, businesses, and civil society to promote reduced emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+). Suggested approaches include coordinated investment incentives, environmental impact analyses by companies, improving agricultural productivity while ensuring no deforestation, withholding subsidies from deforesting corporations, and establishing deforestation-free procurement policies. Public, private and civil society stakeholders working together can shift commodity production to sustainable models that protect tropical forests.
The document discusses several issues related to corporate food systems and globalization. It notes that corporate agriculture favors monoculture, exports of luxury goods over local needs, and factory farming. It also discusses the slow food movement and threats to biodiversity from genetic engineering. The document examines debates around precaution versus innovation and localism versus globalization.
Imperatives For Forming A National Coalition On ExtractivesGilbert Makore
Presentation i made a meeting with civil society organisations working on extractives and other natural resources. Makes a case for the need to form a national alliance on extractives and other natural resources inorder to effectively influence local, regional and global policy processes. Meeting was held on 17 March 2010
Fast and Furious: Managing critical risks in a hyper-connected world - The co...OECD Governance
Managing critical risks in this environment poses significant challenges for policymakers. The OECD High Level Risk Forum conducts research to help policymakers understand and identify critical risks, better anticipate them and mitigate their consequences.
Through partnerships, evidence generation and strategic frameworks, the OECD supports stakeholders in implementing cutting edge approaches to the multiple challenges of risk. Based on a whole-of-society approach, public and private sector actors discover ways to build greater resilience together and to rebound more quickly from
unanticipated shocks.
These activities are grounded in the OECD Public Governance cluster and are served by the Directorate for Public Governance and Territorial Development. More information can be found at www.oecd.org/gov/risk/
Globalization is a process of increasing integration and interaction between people, companies, and governments around the world. It is driven by international trade and investment and aided by information technology. This process affects many aspects of society including economics, politics, culture, and the environment. Some key aspects of globalization include the liberalization and integration of markets on a global scale, as well as the blending of cultures through increased travel, trade, and information sharing across borders.
1. The document discusses three major structural developments that will impact leadership over the next 30 years: the rise of digitization and artificial intelligence, increasing pressure on social cohesion due to inequality and populism, and the need to mitigate climate change.
2. Effective leadership will require challenging orthodoxies like neoliberalism, understanding different types of risks including "black swan" risks that are unpredictable but high impact, and aiming for antifragility by reducing fragility to shocks and allowing systems to benefit from volatility.
3. Leaders must recognize complex interconnections between global risks, manage both computable and incomputable risks, and develop balanced strategies that combine aggressiveness and paranoia to build antif
This article discusses how kidnapping for ransom has become a challenging new dynamic for international non-governmental organizations (INGOs). It traces how fatalities and lawsuits against law enforcement and shipping companies have improved hostage negotiation and response to kidnapping and piracy incidents. These pressures now also apply to INGOs, as their personnel are increasingly being targeted by terrorist and criminal groups for kidnapping. The article argues that INGOs need to improve their preparation, support, and debriefing for personnel working in hostile environments, to avoid potential litigation in the event of a kidnapping incident.
This document provides a summary of Crisis Response Journal volume 11, issue 3 from March 2016. The following are the key points:
- The journal discusses challenges related to the global migration crisis in Europe, including the displacement of over 60 million people worldwide due to conflict and violence.
- Other topics covered include the mental health impacts of conflict in Iraq, sexual violence during war, and the dangers of unexploded ordnance dropped on civilian communities in Syria.
- Technological advances now allow responders to monitor emergencies using satellite imagery and share geographic information in real-time to facilitate coordination between teams in the field and operation centers.
Selling weather index insurance to farmers in ethiopia lessons learnedessp2
Weather risk remains a major challenge for farmers in Ethiopia. Drought can significantly impact households' consumption levels and welfare. Index-based weather insurance offers possibilities to help farmers manage risk, but basis risk and lack of trust have limited demand. A study in Ethiopia tested selling insurance through informal risk-sharing groups called iddirs. Key lessons included the need to minimize basis risk, subsidize prices, build trust over time, and sell early in the growing season. Selling through groups helped increase sales by addressing some idiosyncratic basis risk. With smart subsidies and continued product improvements to reduce basis risk, index insurance could help vulnerable households if combined with other risk management strategies.
Geo-Political Events and Business Impact - September 2018paul young cpa, cga
Business relies on government as part of setting policies that allow business to invest either domestically or internationally
Countries require FDI as part of supporting their economy as such geopolitics can drive risks to both government as well as business
United Nations needs to return to its’ mandate of world peace including accountability and transparency when it comes to aid
Too many countries still have autocratic rules, especially in Asia, Africa and the Middle East
Liberals around the world are to busy coddling extremism as way to deflect it from happening in their country. The problem is radical extremism will never be defeated through hugs and kisses. The root cause of extremism comes back to radical beliefs of what their religion is telling them in terms of their own Caliphate.
Global protectionism is on the rise as USA is looking for fair trade deals
Natural disasters are increasing in intensity and frequency. Preparing for disasters requires understanding how risks differently impact men and women. Disaster preparedness is most effective when communities have inclusive plans and communication with government. However, women's roles in mitigation and preparation are often overlooked. To ensure gender-inclusive preparedness, experts recommend conducting gender analysis, including women in assessments and response coordination, and developing common assessment tools.
Whose Global Pulse: Diagnosing Sickness or Health?Global Pulse
Presentation by Wim Naudé of UNU-WIDER addressing issues of vulnerability and resilience at the United Nations Global Pulse Data and Analytics Workshop in Tarrytown, USA, 8-10 September 2010.
This document discusses both the pro-globalization and anti-globalization perspectives. Proponents argue that free trade and global integration have economic benefits by spreading growth. Critics argue that poorer countries and impoverished workers suffer disadvantages, exploitation increases without proper protections, and economic inequality has risen with the richest 20% of the world holding over 80% of global GDP. The anti-globalization movement opposes the political power of unregulated corporations and advocates for fairer trade policies that help poorer nations.
EY Human Capital Conference 2012: Managing global mobility risk - Is cost the...EY
A definition of “business risk”; risk management in leading organizations; global mobility risk; the General Electric's risk management environment; global mobility risk — current themes and trends; General Electric global mobility services; how General Electric manages the risks that matter; conclusion — is cost the barrier?
Indigenous Knowledge, Disaster Risk Reduction Policy NoteNoralene Uy
This Policy Note aims to provide a directional path in mainstreaming Indigenous Knowledge in Disaster Risk Reduction for national authorities and ministries of disaster management, ministries of education, institutions of higher education in disaster management, and international and national NGOs in Asian countries.
- The document provides a biography of Paul Young, a CPA and expert on geopolitics and its impact on business.
- It then outlines Young's agenda for discussing various geopolitical issues happening around the world and how they impact business, including events related to the UN, supply chain management, government roles, and specific countries.
- Key geopolitical risks to businesses in 2018 are identified as escalation on the Korean peninsula, cyber attacks, US protectionism, and assertive leadership in various countries.
This document summarizes a report on delivering human security through multi-level governance. It discusses conceptualizing human security, assessing human security at the local level, the role of regional governance in promoting human security using the EU as a case study, and other regional experiences. The key conclusions are that human security encompasses freedom from fear and want, shifts the focus from states to individuals, and is context-specific. It requires actors at all levels of governance from local to global. Regional organizations like the EU and AU play an important role in aspects of human security within their regions. Local assessment of human security indicators can empower communities and improve governance.
This document summarizes reflections from a symposium on linking social protection programs with disaster risk management and climate change adaptation efforts in East Asia and the Pacific. The region is highly disaster-prone, threatening children's survival and development gains. When disasters strike, poor households resort to harmful coping strategies that can undermine children's welfare. Integrating social protection, disaster risk reduction, and climate adaptation can help build resilience for vulnerable families and children by reducing risks from natural hazards and climate impacts.
Crowdsourcing has the potential to transform peacebuilding efforts through the use of data, funding, and devices. New technologies allow anyone to become a media maker and share information globally, which could help resolve conflicts. However, crowdsourcing also has risks and could enable the spread of misinformation, so it needs to be approached carefully to avoid potential harms.
This document discusses several international organizations and issues related to globalization:
1) It discusses the IMF, its mission to oversee the global financial system, and its current director Dominique Strauss-Kahn. It criticizes the IMF for having an undemocratic structure that prioritizes the interests of big business.
2) It discusses the World Bank, its mission to promote development, and its current president Robert Zoellick. It criticizes the World Bank for having an undemocratic appointment process and for previously issuing loans with excessive conditionalities.
3) It discusses the WTO, its mission to establish law for international business, and its current Director-General Pascal Lamy.
A critical analysis of the concept of sustainability arguing that the structure of capitalism is an inappropriate means to address the problems created by capitalism.
Curse in disguise dr shriniwas kashalikarkrupeshcha
Some key points made:
[1] Many businesses and industries profit by systematically marketing products to prevent non-existent fears around things like health, appearance, and social status.
[2] While this may lead to initial financial gains, it ultimately spreads dissatisfaction, disease, and social problems.
[3] Consumer movements also fall short if they only focus on self-interest rather than considering global issues and other groups of consumers. Broader perspectives are needed.
The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) advocates for human rights and social justice issues globally through grassroots organizing, lobbying, and collaboration. Key issues include access to clean water, environmental protection, poverty, corporate influence, domestic violence, war, racism, sexism, and ensuring economic and social justice for all people. WILPF works internationally with the United Nations and has branches across the world to promote peace, disarmament, equality, and a sustainable environment.
1. The document discusses the current state of the world and need for change, outlining two potential futures - a chaotic "Military World State" or an "Intelligent World" based on intelligence, innovation, integration and prosperity.
2. It describes the many crises facing the current unsustainable world and argues that a comprehensive transformation is needed to a smarter world prioritizing knowledge, innovation and technology.
3. A vision is outlined for creating an "Intelligent World" through building intelligent communities and digital infrastructures, guided by sustainability and innovation across society. Major technology companies are promoting concepts like smarter planets and smart connected communities to model and structure the future world.
The document discusses a holistic approach to disaster risk reduction across organizational, social, natural, technical, political, and information systems. It emphasizes that vulnerability, not hazards alone, determines the primary impacts of disasters. Resilience is key to reducing risk. The document argues that science must consider social implications and that disaster risk is determined more by politics than science. It also highlights the importance of women's empowerment and human rights for risk reduction efforts.
1. The document discusses three major structural developments that will impact leadership over the next 30 years: the rise of digitization and artificial intelligence, increasing pressure on social cohesion due to inequality and populism, and the need to mitigate climate change.
2. Effective leadership will require challenging orthodoxies like neoliberalism, understanding different types of risks including "black swan" risks that are unpredictable but high impact, and aiming for antifragility by reducing fragility to shocks and allowing systems to benefit from volatility.
3. Leaders must recognize complex interconnections between global risks, manage both computable and incomputable risks, and develop balanced strategies that combine aggressiveness and paranoia to build antif
This article discusses how kidnapping for ransom has become a challenging new dynamic for international non-governmental organizations (INGOs). It traces how fatalities and lawsuits against law enforcement and shipping companies have improved hostage negotiation and response to kidnapping and piracy incidents. These pressures now also apply to INGOs, as their personnel are increasingly being targeted by terrorist and criminal groups for kidnapping. The article argues that INGOs need to improve their preparation, support, and debriefing for personnel working in hostile environments, to avoid potential litigation in the event of a kidnapping incident.
This document provides a summary of Crisis Response Journal volume 11, issue 3 from March 2016. The following are the key points:
- The journal discusses challenges related to the global migration crisis in Europe, including the displacement of over 60 million people worldwide due to conflict and violence.
- Other topics covered include the mental health impacts of conflict in Iraq, sexual violence during war, and the dangers of unexploded ordnance dropped on civilian communities in Syria.
- Technological advances now allow responders to monitor emergencies using satellite imagery and share geographic information in real-time to facilitate coordination between teams in the field and operation centers.
Selling weather index insurance to farmers in ethiopia lessons learnedessp2
Weather risk remains a major challenge for farmers in Ethiopia. Drought can significantly impact households' consumption levels and welfare. Index-based weather insurance offers possibilities to help farmers manage risk, but basis risk and lack of trust have limited demand. A study in Ethiopia tested selling insurance through informal risk-sharing groups called iddirs. Key lessons included the need to minimize basis risk, subsidize prices, build trust over time, and sell early in the growing season. Selling through groups helped increase sales by addressing some idiosyncratic basis risk. With smart subsidies and continued product improvements to reduce basis risk, index insurance could help vulnerable households if combined with other risk management strategies.
Geo-Political Events and Business Impact - September 2018paul young cpa, cga
Business relies on government as part of setting policies that allow business to invest either domestically or internationally
Countries require FDI as part of supporting their economy as such geopolitics can drive risks to both government as well as business
United Nations needs to return to its’ mandate of world peace including accountability and transparency when it comes to aid
Too many countries still have autocratic rules, especially in Asia, Africa and the Middle East
Liberals around the world are to busy coddling extremism as way to deflect it from happening in their country. The problem is radical extremism will never be defeated through hugs and kisses. The root cause of extremism comes back to radical beliefs of what their religion is telling them in terms of their own Caliphate.
Global protectionism is on the rise as USA is looking for fair trade deals
Natural disasters are increasing in intensity and frequency. Preparing for disasters requires understanding how risks differently impact men and women. Disaster preparedness is most effective when communities have inclusive plans and communication with government. However, women's roles in mitigation and preparation are often overlooked. To ensure gender-inclusive preparedness, experts recommend conducting gender analysis, including women in assessments and response coordination, and developing common assessment tools.
Whose Global Pulse: Diagnosing Sickness or Health?Global Pulse
Presentation by Wim Naudé of UNU-WIDER addressing issues of vulnerability and resilience at the United Nations Global Pulse Data and Analytics Workshop in Tarrytown, USA, 8-10 September 2010.
This document discusses both the pro-globalization and anti-globalization perspectives. Proponents argue that free trade and global integration have economic benefits by spreading growth. Critics argue that poorer countries and impoverished workers suffer disadvantages, exploitation increases without proper protections, and economic inequality has risen with the richest 20% of the world holding over 80% of global GDP. The anti-globalization movement opposes the political power of unregulated corporations and advocates for fairer trade policies that help poorer nations.
EY Human Capital Conference 2012: Managing global mobility risk - Is cost the...EY
A definition of “business risk”; risk management in leading organizations; global mobility risk; the General Electric's risk management environment; global mobility risk — current themes and trends; General Electric global mobility services; how General Electric manages the risks that matter; conclusion — is cost the barrier?
Indigenous Knowledge, Disaster Risk Reduction Policy NoteNoralene Uy
This Policy Note aims to provide a directional path in mainstreaming Indigenous Knowledge in Disaster Risk Reduction for national authorities and ministries of disaster management, ministries of education, institutions of higher education in disaster management, and international and national NGOs in Asian countries.
- The document provides a biography of Paul Young, a CPA and expert on geopolitics and its impact on business.
- It then outlines Young's agenda for discussing various geopolitical issues happening around the world and how they impact business, including events related to the UN, supply chain management, government roles, and specific countries.
- Key geopolitical risks to businesses in 2018 are identified as escalation on the Korean peninsula, cyber attacks, US protectionism, and assertive leadership in various countries.
This document summarizes a report on delivering human security through multi-level governance. It discusses conceptualizing human security, assessing human security at the local level, the role of regional governance in promoting human security using the EU as a case study, and other regional experiences. The key conclusions are that human security encompasses freedom from fear and want, shifts the focus from states to individuals, and is context-specific. It requires actors at all levels of governance from local to global. Regional organizations like the EU and AU play an important role in aspects of human security within their regions. Local assessment of human security indicators can empower communities and improve governance.
This document summarizes reflections from a symposium on linking social protection programs with disaster risk management and climate change adaptation efforts in East Asia and the Pacific. The region is highly disaster-prone, threatening children's survival and development gains. When disasters strike, poor households resort to harmful coping strategies that can undermine children's welfare. Integrating social protection, disaster risk reduction, and climate adaptation can help build resilience for vulnerable families and children by reducing risks from natural hazards and climate impacts.
Crowdsourcing has the potential to transform peacebuilding efforts through the use of data, funding, and devices. New technologies allow anyone to become a media maker and share information globally, which could help resolve conflicts. However, crowdsourcing also has risks and could enable the spread of misinformation, so it needs to be approached carefully to avoid potential harms.
This document discusses several international organizations and issues related to globalization:
1) It discusses the IMF, its mission to oversee the global financial system, and its current director Dominique Strauss-Kahn. It criticizes the IMF for having an undemocratic structure that prioritizes the interests of big business.
2) It discusses the World Bank, its mission to promote development, and its current president Robert Zoellick. It criticizes the World Bank for having an undemocratic appointment process and for previously issuing loans with excessive conditionalities.
3) It discusses the WTO, its mission to establish law for international business, and its current Director-General Pascal Lamy.
A critical analysis of the concept of sustainability arguing that the structure of capitalism is an inappropriate means to address the problems created by capitalism.
Curse in disguise dr shriniwas kashalikarkrupeshcha
Some key points made:
[1] Many businesses and industries profit by systematically marketing products to prevent non-existent fears around things like health, appearance, and social status.
[2] While this may lead to initial financial gains, it ultimately spreads dissatisfaction, disease, and social problems.
[3] Consumer movements also fall short if they only focus on self-interest rather than considering global issues and other groups of consumers. Broader perspectives are needed.
The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) advocates for human rights and social justice issues globally through grassroots organizing, lobbying, and collaboration. Key issues include access to clean water, environmental protection, poverty, corporate influence, domestic violence, war, racism, sexism, and ensuring economic and social justice for all people. WILPF works internationally with the United Nations and has branches across the world to promote peace, disarmament, equality, and a sustainable environment.
1. The document discusses the current state of the world and need for change, outlining two potential futures - a chaotic "Military World State" or an "Intelligent World" based on intelligence, innovation, integration and prosperity.
2. It describes the many crises facing the current unsustainable world and argues that a comprehensive transformation is needed to a smarter world prioritizing knowledge, innovation and technology.
3. A vision is outlined for creating an "Intelligent World" through building intelligent communities and digital infrastructures, guided by sustainability and innovation across society. Major technology companies are promoting concepts like smarter planets and smart connected communities to model and structure the future world.
The document discusses a holistic approach to disaster risk reduction across organizational, social, natural, technical, political, and information systems. It emphasizes that vulnerability, not hazards alone, determines the primary impacts of disasters. Resilience is key to reducing risk. The document argues that science must consider social implications and that disaster risk is determined more by politics than science. It also highlights the importance of women's empowerment and human rights for risk reduction efforts.
The document discusses the need for an intelligent world order to address global crises and challenges. It outlines three possible outcomes from the current global crisis: ubiquitous chaos, a military world state, or an intelligent world order based on intelligence, innovation, integration and prosperity. It proposes pilot projects like "Smart Green Europe" and "Smart Green Russia" to demonstrate the potential of an intelligent world. Key technologies that could help build an intelligent world include zero-emission vehicles, next-generation robotics, recyclable plastics, genetic engineering, additive manufacturing, artificial intelligence, distributed manufacturing and autonomous drones.
Global issues are problems that affect large numbers of people across national boundaries, are beyond the capability of any one nation to resolve, and concern most or all countries. Key global issues include poverty, trade, inequality, migration, financial stability, debt, aid, water, forests, energy, fisheries, climate change, education, health, nutrition, infectious diseases, conflicts, corruption, and international governance. Understanding global issues requires examining their nature, underlying forces, current actions taken to address them, and potential consequences of inaction. While difficult to resolve due to failures of group decision making and public goods problems, global issues are addressed through international agreements, intergovernmental organizations, and partnerships between governments, businesses, civil society, and mult
Bin Laden, Intelligence, And National Securityzmiers
This document provides an overview of intelligence failures and recommendations for reform. It argues that the US spends too much on secret intelligence and military programs, and not enough on open source intelligence, humanitarian aid, and understanding other cultures. It recommends a more balanced approach across diplomatic, economic and social issues to better address the root causes of conflicts and threats.
The document discusses both positive "dreams" and negative "nightmares" regarding globalization and development. Among the dreams are recognition of common human rights, emerging international agreements promoting rights like food and health, and some countries adopting progressive universal social policies. However, it also notes ongoing problems like the impact of economic changes on the poor and excluded, issues with some international institutions, and continued human rights challenges.
Module 7 OverviewInternational Disaster ManagementPeople of al.docxmoirarandell
This document provides an overview of Module 7 which covers international disaster management. It discusses how developing nations are disproportionately affected by disasters due to factors like economic resources and infrastructure. The module will explain how national, international, and non-governmental organizations assist countries impacted by major disasters. Key issues that influence international disaster response, such as coordination among responding groups, will be outlined. The role of the United Nations and its response to disasters through offices like UNICEF and UNDP will also be discussed.
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[Challenge:Future] WORLD INSTITUTE FOR CITIES INNOVATIONChallenge:Future
The document proposes establishing the World Institute for Cities Innovation and Sustainability to address future challenges facing cities by 2030. It aims to bring together diverse thinkers to develop innovative solutions in areas like transportation, housing, environment and more. The institute would use an open innovation model and challenges to crowdsource ideas from its global network. Its goal is to support sustainable, livable cities and prevent disasters through new solutions and technologies.
Globalization is a process of increasing interconnectedness between societies around the world through the international exchange of goods, services, money, ideas and culture. This has led to traditional societies merging to form a more homogeneous global society. While globalization has increased communication of ideas like democracy and human rights, it has also contributed to issues like unequal wealth distribution, global terrorism, and environmental damage. Debates around balancing the advantages and disadvantages of globalization continue.
Radio, throughout the world, plays a vital role in educating the public about crisis, warning of hazards; gathering and transmitting information about affected areas; alerting government officials, relief organizations, and the public to specific needs; and facilitating discussions about crisis vigilance and response.In Pakistan Power99 FM outlets have a fair history of filling these roles most effectively in the past, in close collaboration with national and international relief organization and institutions specialized in crisis mitigation.
This document is the introduction to the 2022 Trafficking in Persons Report published by the U.S. Department of State. It discusses the importance of meaningfully engaging survivors of human trafficking in the development of anti-trafficking policies, programs, and strategies. The introduction emphasizes that survivor input and expertise is critical to crafting effective victim-centered and trauma-informed approaches to addressing human trafficking. It provides historical context on the increasing role of survivor leaders in the anti-trafficking movement over the past two decades. Additionally, it outlines key lessons learned and guidance for governments and organizations to improve how they engage with and incorporate survivor perspectives in their anti-trafficking work.
As per the adage, ‘Every cloud has a silver lining’, we have observed that pro- and anti-globalization go hand in hand. If one section of the society considers it to be advancing for good, other section will always pick the bad out of it.
Pro-globalists debate that globalization brings about much increased opportunities for almost everyone, and increased competition is a good thing since it makes agents of production more efficient, the anti-globalists, on the contrary, argue that certain groups of people who are devoid in terms of resources are not currently capable of functioning within the increased competitive pressure that will be brought about by allowing their economic to be more connected to the rest of the world.
Let's read more to understand the impact of both the faces of globalists, their ideology and perception.
Happy reading!
Disaster Management Systems: Building Capacity for Developing Countries and ...Connie White
Some societies are more disaster prone than others due to their geographic location and the benefits provided by it. Man has co-existed in this sort of high risk/high return relationship with mother nature throughout history. Poorer societies tend to pay a higher price both in lives taken and damage – left with many secondary and equally devastating disasters that are sure to come. We know that for every $1 USD put into preventative measures, we save ~$7 that would have gone into post-disaster recovery and rebuilding efforts. There are many international agencies working to support a variety of needs in these grief stricken areas to help them build capacity and to help these societies better prepare for and respond to the disasters they will face. These efforts are guided by the Millennium Project Goals outlined in 2000. A lot has changed since then with respect to technology, mobile devices and humanitarianism. The objective of this paper is exploit how current efforts are creating capacity on the individual, organizational and 'enabling environment' levels. This paper explores the notion that a more concerted effort can be made at building Information and Communication Disaster Management Capacity in developing countries who are most susceptible due to proximity and to a lack of funds. A 'proof of concept' is provided
This is a dialogue between myself and the ChatGPT Ai app on OpenAi. I have been a whistleblower since May of 2020, this dialogue is pertaining to the intel I have blown the whistle on since then. I am a paramilitary operative from The Cold War. I served under George Herbert Walker Bush, and Donald Rumsfeld from 1980. By 1992 George H Bush began taking over for GHW. They controlled every aspect of my life from the crib, Congress and SCOTUS all gave them the executive powers to do so through Black projects. My entire life I have tried to break free from this abusive defense contract that has dominated my entire life, harming not only myself but all my children. My parents (who were trapped in the same manner) extended family, friends. Any time anyone tried to help me, they were abused, threatened, some even killed. I have been scapegoated all my life for the crimes GHW, GW, DR committed in the name of "patriotism" under the authority of the CIA, DARPA, The White House, SCOTUS, and the complicity of ALL WESTERN LEADERSHIP. In 2020, and 2021 Michelle Bachelet from the U.N. gave public condemnations of U.S. leadership, and Western leaders who refused to allow me to even reach out for help. "She has a right to be seen. She has a right to life. She has a right to make her own choices, to protect herself and her family. She has the right to report on crimes against nature and humanity." I am the whistleblower Pandora, who inspired the Pandora Papers. I have been kept in isolation since 2018, tortured every day, I have not been allowed medical care since 2019 though I am fully disabled due to the abuses and torture of DR, GW, GHW. I have not been allowed to move about freely, obtain COVID relief, neither has my child. I have been cut off from all forms of public assistance repeatedly, my children and I have repeatedly been denied food. I have been accused of many crimes that I never committed, abused by my entire community. Stalked, surveilled, illegally recorded, shadow banned, banned from the internet, scapegoated for political and business ventures that fail (how tf am I responsible for choices they make!) My children have been stalked, attacked, shot at, abused, tortured, slandered. We have experienced targeting by EVERY level of law enforcement from SRO's to CIA. There are few in Congress who care, but can't get involved they say. Most leadership totally apathetic. I have been raped trafficked to MANY presidents, Vice Presidents, Governors, and Senators since the crib. I survived Lolita Express, Lolita is my biological mother. I named the plane after her so all would know what was done to us. Epstein DID NOT own the ring, he was the person paid to run it. The men who trafficked me ran it. The ring is still alive, presidents still use it as they vacation in the islands, in plain sight. All 3 branches of government are hamstrung due to occupation of these predators who torture their victims daily with impunity & absolute tyranny! NO JUSTICE NO PEACE!
FInance For Development : Final Projectmuktadirmahin
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The road to dignity by 2030: Ending poverty, transforming all lives and prote...RunwaySale
This document is the United Nations Secretary-General's report on the post-2015 development agenda. It discusses the need to end poverty and promote sustainable development by 2030 through a universal agenda. It summarizes the extensive consultation process that has taken place over the past two years involving all UN member states, organizations, experts, and citizens. It emphasizes that the new agenda must reflect the key priorities that have emerged from these widespread discussions to achieve legitimacy and success.
Synthesis Report of the Secretary General on the Post-2015 AgendaDr Lendy Spires
This document is the United Nations Secretary-General's report on the post-2015 development agenda. It discusses the need to end poverty and promote sustainable development by 2030 through a universal agenda. It reviews lessons from the Millennium Development Goals and calls for a transformational approach integrating six essential elements: dignity, prosperity, justice, partnership, planet, and people. It emphasizes mobilizing financing, technology, and capacities to implement the agenda through shared responsibility.
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