El desarrollo tecnológico ha mejorado nuestra calidad de vida: aumentando y facilitando el acceso a la información, dotándonos de las herramientas que nos permiten una mayor facilidad para comunicarnos, o mejorando los modelos de aprendizaje. No obstante, este desarrollo también representa riesgos que se han visto agudizados por el período de confinamiento entre los meses… Continue reading Confinados y digitalizados
Month: November 2020
On the Frontlines: Considering Climate Security in the Pacific Islands and Other Small Island Developing States
We have previously covered the linkages between climate change and security, highlighting the burgeoning work of the United Nations, and particularly the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, on the issue. In this piece we look at one way that research, diplomacy and advocacy come together to raise the alarm about the impact of climate… Continue reading On the Frontlines: Considering Climate Security in the Pacific Islands and Other Small Island Developing States
The Rise and Fall of CUSDs Enrollment and Expenditures
Part 1: The Heyday Exploring CUSDs past financial wellbeing in the late 1990s andearly 2000s Lance Tong When Dr. William Bragg took over as CUSD superintendent in the late 1990s, CUSD was in a state he refers to as “growth mode,” in which the population of the district was growing at a rapid pace. Pearl… Continue reading The Rise and Fall of CUSDs Enrollment and Expenditures
Londrina 86 anos
No ano da pandemia, um aniversário atípico A capa é uma obra de arte do grafiteiro, renomado internacionalmente, Carão, a convite da FOLHA. Londrina completa 86 anos em 2020. O ano atípico que nos colocou em face de várias realidades cujo enfrentamento postergamos com o acelerado do relógio, uma delas é que a cidade é… Continue reading Londrina 86 anos
O Ano Novo de Ingrid Maria
Uma caixa de som bluetooth arranhava uma canção qualquer de O Lendário Chucrobillyman. O cenário não podia ser menos ou mais apropriado, era uma mansão gigante, à beira do lago, com vigia 24 horas, empregados, domésticas, uma gama de mão de obra de quem pretende ostentar uma sofisticação aristocrática. Edivan, investigador de polícia, de plantão… Continue reading O Ano Novo de Ingrid Maria
Elecciones EEUU 2020, epicentro de la desinformación
Donald Trump, el 45º presidente de Estados Unidos, no ocupará la Casa Blanca un segundo mandato. Ha perdido las elecciones frente al demócrata Joe Biden, quien será el mandatario de mayor edad, 78 años, y que muestra un tono amable y conciliador, radicalmente opuesto al de Trump. La pugna entre ambos líderes ha conducido a… Continue reading Elecciones EEUU 2020, epicentro de la desinformación
Ten Artistic Visions of the Future of Peace
Seventy-five years after the creation of the United Nations, breathtaking technological advances and a tightly interconnected world call for new approaches for engaging more people than ever in a discussion of what peace means concretely to different communities and how we all can work to achieve it. The United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding… Continue reading Ten Artistic Visions of the Future of Peace
Championing Local Mediation Actors and Approaches
Many of today’s internal conflicts feature a mix of fragmented actors and vested interests. Within and beyond the United Nations (UN) there is understanding that mediation must move beyond a focus on processes involving national political or military leaders (Track 1) to engage in peace efforts at the local level. On assuming office, Secretary-General António… Continue reading Championing Local Mediation Actors and Approaches
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COVID-19 in India
As of November 2020, India has 8.5 million COVID-19 cases and 123,000 deaths, placing the country as the second-most impacted nation after the United States, according to Johns Hopkins University. On March 24, the country began its lockdown; yet in June, it began to loosen strict policies to try and combat the worsening economy. Former… Continue reading COVID-19 in India