Good Health and Well-Being
Reaching the MDGs: Why population, reproductive health and gender matter
The 2005 World Summit was an important event for those of us working to realize commitments made at the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) held in Cairo over ten years ago to improve the lives of poor women and men in the developing world. At the United Nations Headquarters in New York, the largest ever gathering of world leaders in history convened in September 2005 resolved to achieve universal access to reproductive health by 2015, promote gender equality and end discrimination against women – the pillars of the ICPD Programme of Action (United Nations, 2005a).
“We must punish the looters, but also the buyers”
The trafficking in antiquities from war zones in the Middle East has grown steadily over the past two decades. While there is international consensus on condemning this illicit trade, it remains difficult to combat it in practice. One way to stop it is to increase sanctions on buyers, says Amr Al-Azm, an archaeologist and professor of Middle East history and anthropology at Shawnee State University in Ohio, United States.
Wide angle a whole new world, reimagined by women: What the pandemic says about us
The higher value placed on human life, the rise of the influence of health services, the medicalization of our lives, the extension of state power – these phenomena did not arise from the crisis caused by the pandemic, but were revealed by it.
Zoom: When jazz fever gripped the townships
Jürgen Schadeberg (1931-2020), the photographer who chronicled apartheid, also documented the evolution of South African jazz for almost sixty years.
Mapping the world: Beirut: Rebuilding the future through education and culture
Already reeling from the economic crisis and the global pandemic, Beirut was rocked by two deadly explosions on 4 August 2020. The blasts claimed nearly 200 lives, left thousands wounded, and ravaged a large area at the heart of the Lebanese capital.
Shifting borders: Invisible, but very real
Today’s borders are no longer necessarily made of bricks and barbed wire. They are increasingly becoming moving barriers that rely on cutting-edge technologies and complex regulations to impose travel restrictions on citizens. The COVID-19 pandemic has further accentuated this phenomenon.
Greece: The itinerary of a stolen stele
This is the story of a Greek funerary stele from the fourth century BC, put up for sale by an international auction house in 2017. The piece was not withdrawn from the auction catalogue even after the warnings of an expert regarding its dubious provenance, backed by solid evidence. It would take over a year and numerous initiatives before the stele was finally returned to the Greek authorities.
Ideas: Racism: Confronting the unthinkable
The police brutality that came into focus in the United States in spring 2020 sparked a wave of protests that extended far beyond the countrys borders. Racism, whether systemic or ordinary, remains deeply rooted in the minds and workings of contemporary societies, the author argues.
Policy trends in advancing safe motherhood
It is a startling and sobering feet that every minute of every day, a woman dies in pregnancy and childbirth somewhere in the world. This equates to more than half a million women dying in pregnancy and childbirth every year, with 99 per cent of these tragedies occurring in developing countries.
Mapping the world: Education: An unprecedented crisis
The closure of schools and universities around the world to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, caused a major education crisis that reached its peak in mid-April 2020. Between 16 and 19 April, schools shut down in more than 190 countries, affecting 1.57 billion children and young people – over ninety per cent of all learners. Throughout the health crisis, UNESCO monitored the situation globally, by publishing a map of school closures on its website.
Our guests: “We must educate algorithms”
Sexist algorithms? The question may seem odd. Coded by humans, the algorithms used by artificial intelligence are not free of stereotypes. But while they can induce sexist or racist biases, they can also be used to advance the cause of gender equality. This is what Aude Bernheim and Flora Vincent demonstrate in their book, LIntelligence artificielle, pas sans elles! (Artificial intelligence, not without women!).
Bajo los auspicios de la UNESCO Revivir el espíritu de Mosul
En febrero de 2018, durante la Conferencia internacional para la reconstrucción de Iraq, celebrada en Kuwait, la UNESCO puso en marcha la iniciativa “Revivir el espíritu de Mosul”, que congregó bajo sus auspicios a la comunidad internacional con miras a participar en la reconstrucción de esa ciudad devastada por la guerra, el pillaje y la destrucción. Esta reconstrucción será un hito en la historia de Mosul, una historia plural, que se ha desarrollado en una encrucijada de culturas y religiones de Oriente Medio.
The pandemic: Mirroring our fragilities
Social inequalities, gender violence, poor housing, failing health systems – the health crisis has exposed the fractures that divide our societies. To change the world, we will have to address challenges that we have not been able to face up to so far.
Idées: Le racisme n’a pas besoin des racistes
Le débat sur ce qu’on appelle la crise migratoire a une composante raciale qui se répète constamment dans les lois, les discours et les pratiques depuis des siècles, selon l’écrivain uruguayen-américain Jorge Majfud. Après un détour par l’histoire, riche en enseignements, il rappelle à quel point le million et demi d’immigrants blancs qui vivent illégalement aux États-Unis ou au Mexique sont absents de ce débat houleux.
La ciudad, un circo bajo una carpa estrellada
El escritor Thomas B. Reverdy ha elegido casi siempre el ámbito urbano como escenario de sus novelas. Obsesionado por la “insoportable presencia de la ausencia” en nuestras ciudades deshumanizadas, el autor imagina el nacimiento de minúsculas resistencias.
Ideas: El racismo no necesita racistas
Según el escritor uruguayo estadounidense Jorge Majfud, el debate sobre lo que se conoce como crisis migratoria tiene un componente racial que desde hace siglos se repite en leyes, discursos y prácticas. Tras un recorrido a lo largo de la historia, rico en enseñanzas, el autor nos recuerda hasta qué punto el millón y medio de inmigrantes blancos que viven ilegalmente en Estados Unidos o en México, no se tienen en cuenta en este debate apasionado.
La inteligencia artifi cial en los umbrales de África
Los líderes africanos deben adoptar la tecnología y utilizar la cuarta revolución industrial (4RI) para sacar al continente de la pobreza e impulsarlo hacia un futuro mejor, afirma el especialista en inteligencia artificial (IA) sudafricano Tshilidzi Marwala.
Rethinking museums for the future
With new constraints on welcoming visitors, the Queens Museum in New York City – like many other institutions around the world – is reflecting on how best to redefine our ties to art and culture. The museum’s team is working on an inclusive model that places artists, educators and residents at the heart of its activities, as it seeks to reinvent itself.
Social networks: The new El Dorado for traffickers
Auction sites and social networks have, in the last few years, become hubs for the illicit trafficking of cultural goods. Though Facebook recently banned the trade in antiquities on its platform, much remains to be done to curb this relatively recent marketplace, which offers traffickers a global showcase.
Pueblos indígenas: La fragilidad a prueba de la crisis
La crisis sanitaria mundial ha demostrado la resiliencia de algunas comunidades indígenas. Pero, sobre todo, ha puesto de relieve la fragilidad de estos grupos humanos, cuya pobreza, desnutrición y escaso acceso a la atención médica los hace especialmente vulnerables a las enfermedades infecciosas.
Gran angular ¿un mundo diferente? Las mujeres tienen la palabra: Revelaciones de la crisis sanitaria
El valor supremo concedido a la vida humana, la potenciación de los servicios sanitarios, la medicalización de nuestra existencia y la extensión del poder estatal son fenómenos que la crisis mundial generada por la pandemia nos ha revelado, aunque no sean productos directos de ella.
Ideas: Pandemias ayer y hoy
Epidemias y pandemias no constituyen un fenómeno nuevo. La lepra, la peste, el cólera o la viruela han dejado secuelas imborrables en la historia de la humanidad. También han sido la razón de ciertos descubrimientos y de que el ser humano se cuestione a sí mismo.
Impact of hiv/aids on education and poverty
marks the thirtieth anniversary of the first report of HIV, which came from the United States, where cases of an unusual disease were seen among young gay men. Thirty years later, the location and pace of the epidemic has changed dramatically. Globally, an estimated 33.3 million people are infected or living with HIV, of which 22.5 million are in sub-Saharan Africa. In addition, of the 2.5 million children in the world estimated to be living with HIV, 2.3 million are in sub-Saharan Africa. Southern Africa, the most affected region, includes a number of middle- and lower-middle-income nations known as the hyperendemic countries. In South Africa alone, there are about 5.7 million
Microbicides: New hope for hiv prevention
HIV/AIDS is particularly severe in Africa, where women bear a disproportionate burden of the epidemic. One of the most crucial challenges in HIV prevention in Africa is to reduce the high infection rates among young women. Worldwide, just over half of all people living with HIV are women, and 70-90 per cent of all HIV infections among women are through heterosexual intercourse.' In sub-Saharan Africa, women aged fifteen- to twenty-four years with HIV represent 76 per cent of the total cases in that age group, outnumbering their male peers by as much as eight to one.1 Although the majority of new HIV cases in the United States are through male-to-male sexual contact, heterosexual contact accounts for 84 per cent of new infections among women.
The imperative for faith communities: Overcoming the hiv/aids epidemicthrough stigma reduction
That AIDS is a scourge which continues to fatally wound the physical, cultural, social, economic, political and spiritual health achievements, hopes and aspirations of individuals, families, communities and nations, is probably an established phenomenon that does not need much debate.
HIV/AIDS + education: Lessons from the 1980s + the gay male community in the United States
Knowledge is power: If we learned anything in the gay male community during the early days of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States, it was that. No one knew what had hit us, and people were dying in huge numbers all around us. The community lost friends, colleagues, and intimate partners. Initially mislabeled “gay-related immune [deficiency” (GRID), valuable time was lost in responding to the crisis because most felt safe in the belief that they were not at risk. Since early victims were predominantly gay men, the stigma attached to homosexuality in the medical, governing, law enforcement and ecclesiastical institutions became a barrier to understanding, prevention, and treatment.
Women and hiv
What is it with women ami girls? Why are we always left behind? Why can’t we choose the things we want to be a part of? Why must we always race to the front, rather than be left peacefully alone when we would rather not partake? Is it because, as women, we are strong, powerful, and the foundation of our society?
Interfaith response to hiv/aids
The story of interfaith response to HI V/AIDS is one that moved from initial doubt, denial and moral hesitation—even direct denunciation—to one of global reach and scale. Hi is is a story that demonstrates both the power and challenges that come from specific beliefs, morals, and theology. It also points to greater possibilities for bridging divides in faith and culture through the power of common action on so great an issue of shared concern.
COVID-19 pandemic and gender aspects
The year 2020 marks two important landmarks in gender equality achievement: the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform of Action, and the 20th year of implementing Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security. Unfortunately, the Covid-19 pandemic caused cancellation and postponement of many important international meetings, including a shortened version of the 64th session of the Commission on the Status of Women, but it is also risking to heavily jeopardize the progress made over recent years.
Cyber-crime during the COVID-19 pandemic
The pandemic of COVID-19 and the imposed lockdown, has led to more people to be confined at home with many more hours to spend online each day and increasingly relying on the Internet to access services, they normally obtain offline.
How organized crime is expanding during the COVID-19 crisis
Over the last century, organized crime has demonstrated a remarkable capacity to rapidly adapt to mutated social, political and economic conditions. While in some cases this adaptation was the result of a reactive response to improved legislation targeting their interests, in many others it was ignited by the pursuit of new possibilities for economic profit. Examples in this sense include how quickly criminal groups adapted to new scenarios created, for instance, by geopolitical changes, the integration of global markets or the generalized use of the world wide web as a marketplace for a variety of licit and illicit goods and services.
The principles of equality and non-discrimination under viral attack: Stigma, hate speech, xenophobia, racism and discrimination during the COVID-19 pandemic
The principle of equality – the belief that all human beings are born free and equal – along with the correlated prohibition on discrimination are foundations of society. Equality is one of the most basic aspects of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and a pillar on which the United Nations (UN) was founded in 1945. Yet, following the emergence of the coronavirus in December 2019, this long-established fundamental human right is being increasingly threatened. Indeed, as the UN Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues, Fernand de Varennes, observed, “COVID-19 is not just a health issue; it can also be a virus that exacerbates xenophobia, hate and exclusion.”
Nos invitées: « Il faut éduquer les algorithmes »
Sexistes, les algorithmes ? La question peut paraître incongrue. Codés par des humains, les algorithmes utilisés par lintelligence artificielle néchappent pourtant pas aux stéréotypes. Mais sils peuvent induire des biais sexistes ou racistes, ils peuvent aussi servir à faire avancer la cause de légalité. Cest ce que montrent Aude Bernheim et Flora Vincent dans un ouvrage intitulé LIntelligence artificielle, pas sans elles !
Une occasion de réinventer l’école
Avec la crise sanitaire, ce sont près d’1,5 milliard d’apprenants, soit 90 % de la population scolaire mondiale, qui ont été déscolarisés (source : UNESCO). Du jour au lendemain, les établissements ont dû se convertir à l’apprentissage à distance, obligeant l’école à imaginer d’autres méthodes d’enseignement.
Le marché de l’art victime de son succès
Très lucratif, le marché noir dobjets dart et dantiquité a prospéré notamment grâce à lengouement des acheteurs, aux carences des législations, à la complicité dacteurs du secteur, à la multiplication des pillages dans les pays en situation de conflit et au développement des plateformes de vente en ligne.
Street smarts in Kinshasa
How do you survive when you’re poor and caught up in an interminable series of social and economic crises? You learn how to get by! This is the motto of the inhabitants of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Showing great ingenuity, they never miss an opportunity to invent a new job. Romains, chargeurs, and other gaddafis swarm the markets and streets of the megacity, closing the gaps in the system.
Community resilience: Insights from UNICRI experience in the Sahel-Maghreb
In physics, “resilience” is a measure of how well a material, such as rubber or metal, responds to pressure by bending, adapting, and changing, without breaking. However, this concept is more than a scientific term. Resiliency can also describe a community’s ability to bounce back from pressures, including natural disasters, economic downturns, and - in the case of UNICRI’s Pilot Project on Countering Radicalisation and Violent Extremism in the Sahel-Maghreb - violence and terrorism. In the Sahel and Maghreb, the pressure on communities is certainly intense, and ever-growing. Conflicts in Libya and Mali threaten to spill over porous borders, while drought and desertification have increased food insecurity and heightened intercommunal tensions. Increasingly active extremist militant groups have brought violence and chased out tourists, which once had been an importance source of income. Now, more than ever, an approach aimed at building the resilience at a community level is needed - one that can empower communities to respond to these pressures by adapting and changing, without “breaking” and entering into conflict.
No one is left behind in the fight of the EU against violent extremism
31st January 2019, at the European Parliament in Brussels, several officials, experts, researchers and journalists concerned with finding solutions to the rise of violent extremism in the Maghreb and Sahel region gathered to share insights on a 5 million euros European Union (EU) funded programme implemented by UNICRI.
Youth: The phenomenon of returning foreign terrorist fighters and its challenges
The phenomenon of foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs) is a matter of great concern for the international community. Newspapers and media are full of stories pertaining to the radicalization of young people who left their country of origin to engage in violent extremism in other countries.
Documenter ma culture dans sa forme la plus authentique
Zoom: Lighting up the world!
“Do I even have a right to be here?” On more than one occasion, Rubén Salgado Escudero asked himself this question as he travelled through rural Myanmar with his expensive photographic equipment. The Spanish photographer, who visited this country in 2014 on behalf of a humanitarian organization, was amazed by the glaring lack of access to electricity. “Most of the villages I went to, didn’t have electricity,” he explains.
Les enfants autochtones leurs droits fondamentaux, leur taux de mortalité et les objectifs du millénaire pour le développement
La Déclaration des droits de l’enfant, élaborée par Eglantyne Jebb en 1923 et adoptée par la Société des Nations en 1924 a été la première fois qu’un document s’attachait à promouvoir les droits de l’enfant. Le 20 novembre 1959, l’Assemblée générale des Nations Unies adoptait sa propre version beaucoup plus développée comprenant dix principes au lieu des cinq originaux. La Convention relative aux droits de l’enfant des Nations Unies a été le premier instrument international juridiquement contraignant à inclure tous les droits de l’homme, décrivant les besoins et les droits spécifiques des enfants. Ces droits comprenaient les droits économiques, politiques et sociaux ainsi que certains aspects du droit humanitaire.
The resiliency of the UN staff member’s oath of office
This is not the first time that I have been asked how we can succeed in advancing the values of the United Nations in the most critical situations. It is a good question. Even those who have served in peace missions for over thirty years cannot provide a single answer to this question.
Artificial intelligence, at Africa’s door
African leaders must embrace technology and use the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) to drive the continent out of poverty and into a better future, argues leading South African scientist and artificial intelligence (AI) expert Tshilidzi Marwala.
Hier et aujourd’hui
Comme le monde change ! Il y a une quinzaine d’années à peine, en 1994, je collaborais à la rédaction d’une grande étude de la Banque mondiale, Pour une meilleure santé en Afrique. Aujourd’hui, j’occupe le poste de Président-directeur général de l’Association des Nations Unies des États-Unis d’Amérique (UNA-USA) et j’ai le privilège d’observer les questions de santé mondiales. Ces expériences me permettent d’évaluer les changements qui sont survenus dans les institutions mondiales de santé, les politiques de santé et financement.
Les premiers occupants d’Australie leur bien-être social et psychologique
Les aborigènes d’Australie et les insulaires du détroit de Torrès représentent 2,5 % de la population australienne et continuent de souffrir de manière disproportionnée des conséquences de la colonisation européenne dans le pays. Leur espérance de vie est réduite de 10 ans par rapport à celle du reste de la population, les taux de décès sont deux fois plus élevés dans toutes les tranches d’âge et les lésions auto-infligées chez les hommes entre 2001 et 2005 figurent parmi les causes principales de décès. Bien que nous ne disposions pas de données nationales définitives sur l’incidence et la prévalence des troubles mentaux parmi les Australiens aborigènes et les habitants des îles du détroit de Torrès, il est clair que de grandes disparités existent dans le domaine de la santé mentale.
Russia: From monotowns to pluritowns
The crisis in Detroit, America’s Motor City, was splashed all over the international press when the city filed the largest municipal bankruptcy in American history, in July 2013. The stories about the fall and then, the renaissance of this once-great city, which had staked everything on the automobile industry, abounded. But we don’t hear as much about the monogoroda, Russia’s long-forgotten industrial towns, that share a similar fate. There are 319 of these singlefactory towns, where a single industry or factory accounts for most of the local economy. How are they faring?
Tendances en matière de politiques visant à promouvoir une maternité sans risque
Toutes les minutes, une femme meurt dans le monde de complications liées à la grossesse et à l’accouchement, ce qui représente plus de 500 000 femmes chaque année, 99 % de ces tragédies survenant dans les pays en développement. Selon le Fonds des Nations Unies pour la population, le fossé entre les riches et les pauvres est particulièrement alarmant : le risque de mourir pendant la grossesse et l’accouchement est de 1 pour 22 en Afrique, de 1 pour 120 en Asie et de 1 pour 7 300 dans les pays développés.
When art takes over the street
Long considered marginal, street art today represents a major trend that democratizes access to art and infuses urban spaces with a new social and economic dynamic. In the heart of the island of Djerba, Tunisia, some 100 artists have illuminated the small town of Erriadh – now known as Djerbahood – with about 250 murals. Mehdi Ben Cheikh, a French-Tunisian gallery owner who initiated this promising project, tells us how the idea continues to grow.
A warm welcome versus hostility
Faced with a policy against migrants, the inhabitants of London’s Haringey borough have launched a welcome campaign that has been shaking up British immigration legislation. Proving that finding common ground is always possible, the borough works with local communities, and the central government funds some of its projects. The idea of everyone working together to create a more welcoming neighbourhood is catching on.
The city, a circus undera starlit tent
The French writer Thomas B. Reverdy has almost always chosen urban spaces as the setting for his novels. Obsessed by the “unbearable presence of absence” in our dehumanized cities, he imagines the emergence of tiny resistances.
Havana: Where everyone pitches in
Havana is finalizing preparations for a grand celebration of the 500th anniversary of its founding, in November 2019. Emblematic buildings in the historic centre of the Cuban capital are being restored. An exceptional renaissance has been underway for the past three decades, driven by the commitment of its inhabitants, the determination of one unyielding man, and a strong political will.
Créer un réseau mondial de santé publique
Le « court XX siècle », tel qu’Eric Hobsbawm l’a défini en 1995, a été marqué par d’importants progrès économiques, sociaux, techniques et scientifiques qui ont amélioré la qualité de vie et la santé de millions de personnes dans le monde. Toutefois, en tant qu’« âge des extrêmes », une autre formule d’Hobsbawm, le processus de mondialisation a créé non seulement d’énormes disparités internationales mais aussi de graves problèmes d’ordre social et sanitaire, en particulier dans les pays exclus des axes centraux de l’économie mondiale.
The rwandan miracle
A quarter of a century after the terrible genocide of 1994, Rwanda is turning a new page in its history. Following a long period of national unification and reconciliation, it is investing in economic growth and focusing on new technologies, with the hope of becoming an ICT hub in Africa.
Infocus: The companion to international humanitarian law. A practical approach to the dissemination of International Humanitarian Law
Lived-experience-and-strengths-based strategies for persons with mental illness who offended and their family members
This essay describes lived-experience based strategies for persons with mental illness who offended (PMIO) and their families. These recommendations are derived from the results of a multidisciplinary research project which aimed to develop multidisciplinary strengths-based strategies for PMIO and their families. These recommendations can inspire a broad range of practitioners and policy makers from the criminal justice system as well as the mental health systems working with PMIO and their family.
Youth engagement and resilience against violent extremism in the Sahel
On the sidelines of the 74th session of UNGA, on 24 September 2019, UNICRI, the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT) and the Global Center on Cooperative Security (the Global Centre) - in collaboration with the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Permanent Mission of Senegal to the United Nations - organised a panel on the critical role that youth play across the Sahel in preventing and countering violent extremism.
Current affairs: Open books, open minds
The city of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) became the World Book Capital for the year, starting in April 2019. It invites the public to embark on the bridge of knowledge to discover the diversity of the world’s cultures and peoples.
The other side of the coin
A recent survey – covering over a hundred mayors in the United States – illustrates that a lot depends on whether these officials are willing to demand equal rights for their newest entrants, and to affect change in the face of a more stringent federal immigration policy.
VIH/SIDA: Allons-nous gagner la bataille et quand?
Il est tout à fait pertinent d’examiner l’évolution de l’épidémie du VIH/sida dans le contexte de la santé mondiale. L’un des aspects essentiels de la santé mondiale en tant que terrain d’étude et de pratique est qu’elle a pour objectif non seulement d’améliorer la santé dans le monde mais aussi de réduire les inégalités entre les peuples – des inégalités qui sont, en soi, des injustices. Il n’y aura aucune amélioration significative dans le domaine de la santé mondiale à moins que les nations et leurs acteurs constituants ne travaillent ensemble dans ce but. La lutte contre le sida constitue et constituera un test important de la capacité des nations à collaborer, et les caractéristiques de l’infection soulignent clairement les inégalités qui doivent être éliminées dans les pays et entre ceux-ci.
Under the auspices of UNESCO … cities in networks: Reviving the spirit of Mosul
In February 2018, UNESCO launched the “Revive the Spirit of Mosul” initiative at the International Conference for the Reconstruction of Iraq in Kuwait. It brought the international community together under its aegis, to participate in the reconstruction of this city, which has been decimated by war, looting and destruction. This reconstruction must be part of Mosul’s history – a plural history, at the crossroads of the cultures and religions of the Middle East.
Wide angle: Warsaw, the invincible city
Faced with mounting conservatism, progressive civil society in Warsaw is demonstrating a strong capacity for protest in order to defend democratic values. The “rebel” Polish capital – so often occupied, mistreated and destroyed – has held firm through many episodes of its history. It is still being reconstructed, in a constant quest for fulfilment.
Les soins de santé primaires : Plus que jamais nécessaries
En 1978, la Déclaration d’Alma-Ata issue de la Conférence sur les soins de santé primaires a mis en évidence l’importance des soins de santé primaires comme moyen d’accéder à un niveau acceptable de santé pour tous. L’initiative était ambitieuse. La Déclaration a été adoptée en réponse aux inégalités qui existent dans la situation sanitaire des populations et a proposé une stratégie pour réduire ces écarts en préconisant un changement fondamental des systèmes de santé et de la fourniture des soins. Comme le déclarait la Déclaration, une politique éclairée, qui fait de l’accès équitable aux soins de santé un objectif explicite, peut améliorer le niveau de santé des populations, leur permettre de mener une vie sociale et économique satisfaisante et de devenir ainsi le moteur du développement.
Ideas: Racism does not need racists
The debate on what we call a “migration crisis” has a racial component. It is a pattern which consistently repeats itself in laws, narratives and practices, like it has done over centuries, according to Uruguayan-American writer Jorge Majfud. Taking us on an instructive detour through history, he points out the total absence – in this same heated debate – of any mention of half a million European immigrants who live illegally in the United States and another million Americans living illegally in Mexico.
Our guest: The mobile Africas of Alain Mabanckou
Alain Mabanckou browses through a “tri-continental attic”, searching the past to shed light on the present. How should colonial history be read? What meaning should be given to the restoration of African cultural heritage? And what is the role of the novelist in all this? The French- Congolese writer discusses these issues, in all simplicity.
La santé mondiale : Un objectif prioritaire du XXIe siècle
Les Objectifs du Millénaire pour le développement (OMD) qui découlent de la Déclaration du Millénaire des Nations Unies accordent une place prioritaire à la santé mondiale pour le siècle. Leur réalisation est essentielle pour garantir la paix mondiale et la stabilité économique ainsi que pour traiter les problèmes essentiels relatifs aux droits de l’homme, à l’égalité et à l’équité.
Gran Pajatén, "our geographical fortress"
It was a region devastated by intensive rubber production in the nineteenth century, and occupied by drug cartels and guerrillas – who made it a lawless zone overrun by coca plants, where the trafficking of cocaine was routine – in the 1980s. But today thousands of people live off mixed agroforestry here, planting cacao and other crops. In this area of the Central Cordillera of Peru, UNESCO designated the Gran Pajatén Biosphere Reserve in 2016. Roldán Rojas Paredes was at the heart of the project.
Les maladies liées au mode de vie, une nouvelle menace
Coronavirus: In Timbuktu youth is at the forefront of raising awareness against COVID-19
In its efforts to raise awareness against the coronavirus, the association “The voice of the students of Timbuktu” has just trained around thirty young people in respect of measures to stop the contagion. The training can be recognized as a means to strengthen the prevention of COVID-19 in Timbuktu, where nothing seems to worry the population.
The young people of Mali: Key players against COVID-19
The world is shaken by an unprecedented health crisis. Its multiple ravages are echoing all over the world and the media seem to revel in it as information concerning the situation becomes vital. Needless to say, Covid-19 made its appearance at the end of 2019 in Wuhan, the capital of the province of Hubei in China, and at the start of 2020, continued to spread in an overpowering and dominant way, not only characterized by its speed but also in its capacity of adaptation across all continents of the world. China has been overwhelmed. In France, there are no longer yellow vest protests. Italy no longer sings and the art world present in the country has closed its doors. It would seem that America, in tears, suddenly forgot its superpower. The virus rapidly spread also in Latin America, with more than 11 thousand cases in 24 hours in Brazil. All of this to show the very serious impact that Covid-19 has provoked on daily life around the world. In fact, on March 11, it qualified as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO), exceeding the number of 100 infected countries to all areas of the globe.
Décryptage: Une crise de l’éducation sans précédent
La crise de l’éducation provoquée par la fermeture des établissements scolaires et universitaires à travers le monde pour lutter contre la propagation de la pandémie de Covid-19 a atteint son pic à la miavril. Entre le 16 et le 19 avril, les écoles ont été fermées dans plus 190 pays, affectant 1,57 milliard d’enfants et de jeunes, soit plus de 90 % d’apprenants. Tout au long de la crise sanitaire, l’UNESCO a assuré le suivi au niveau mondial de la situation en publiant sur son site la carte des fermetures d’établissements scolaires.
L’Argentine, pays champion des restitutions
Depuis 2004, lArgentine a rendu à leur pays dorigine près de 5 000 biens culturels saisis sur son sol. Une plus grande reconnaissance de lart des civilisations préhispaniques et ladoption dune loi protégeant le patrimoine archéologique et paléontologique sont à lorigine de cette nouvelle politique.
La frontière, barrière mouvante, invisible mais bien réelle
La frontière d’aujourd’hui n’est plus forcément faite de briques et de barbelés. Elle s’apparente de plus en plus à une barrière mouvante qui s’appuie sur les technologies de pointe et la réglementation pour imposer des restrictions de circulation aux citoyens. La pandémie de Covid-19 a encore accentué ce phénomène.
Les femmes restent les héroïnes de l’ombre de cette crise
La crise sanitaire et le confinement quasi généralisé auquel elle a conduit se sont traduits par une recrudescence des violences à l’égard des femmes. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, directrice exécutive d’ONU Femmes, met en garde contre un possible recul du droit des femmes.
Eusebio Leal: Havana, mon amour
When you speak of Havana, you speak of Eusebio Leal Spengler. Which other city has its own personal historian? On the eve of the 500th anniversary of the founding of the Cuban capital, the City Historian of Havana – who has been in charge of the restoration of its historic city centre for over thirty years – takes us on a journey through its streets and monuments, showing us its strength, its beauty ... and its ailments.
Концепция музея будущего
Как приобщать к культуре и искусству с учетом изменившихся требований к приему посетителей? Вот главный вопрос на повестке дня Музея искусств в Квинсе — как и многих других культурных учреждений всего мира. В поисках ответа на него сотрудники нью-йоркского музея стремятся выработать новую инклюзивную концепцию, в которой деятели искусства, работники образования и местные общины занимали бы центральное место.
Широкий обзор: Варшава непокорная
Противостоя подъему консерватизма, прогрессивное гражданское общество в Варшаве упорно протестует, защищая ценности демократии. «Строптивая» столица, не раз подвергавшаяся завоеваниям, порабощениям и разрушениям на протяжении богатой своей истории, устояла наперекор многим испытаниям. Постоянно стремясь к совершенству, город продолжает строиться и перестраиваться.
Чудо Pуанды
Четверть века спустя после ужасающего геноцида 1994 года в истории Руанды открывается новая глава. Длительный период национального единства и примирения завершился, и сегодня страна предпринимает активные меры по стимулированию экономического роста и развитию новых технологий, которые, она надеется, помогут ей стать центром ИКТ в Африке.
Российские города-заводы на пороге мононезависимости
Кризис в Детройте стал поводом для широкого обсуждения в международной прессе. Многие наслышаны о банкротстве, в июле 2013 года, и затем о возрождении американского «Города моторов», поставившего все на карту автомобилестроения и... все потерявшего. Немногие знают о российских моногородах, переживающих подобные события. Таких городов или, как их еще называют, городов-заводов в России 319. Как справляются с ситуацией они?
«Женщины — непризнанные героини этого кризиса»
Одним из последствий кризиса в области здравоохранения и введенного во многих странах режима изоляции стал рост насилия в отношении женщин. Исполнительный директор структуры «ООН-женщины» г-жа Фумзиле Мламбо-Нгкука предостерегает о возможном ограничении прав женщин.
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أفكار: العنصرية لا تحتاج للعنصريين
ياوغورولأا ليصأ يكيرملأا بتاكلا ىري ام لوح شاقنلا نأ دوفجام يخروخ يصرنع دعب هل »ةرجهلا ةمزأ« هيمسن ينناوق في نورق ةدع ذنم رارمتساب رركتي ةلحر دعبو .ةفلتخم تاسراممو بطخو بتاكلا رّكذي ،خيراتلا برع ةيفاشكتسا لىإ بيغ دق نخاسلا شاقنلا اذه نأب نويلم 1،5 وحن دوجو ةيربك ةجرد ينميقم ءاضيبلا ةشربلا يوذ نم رجاهم ةدحتلما تايلاولا في ةيعشر يرغ ةفصب.كيسكلماو