Jeremić Participates in Special Candidates’ Debate in Qatar
At the invitation of the Qatari government, CIRSD President and candidate for the post of UN Secretary-General Mr. Vuk Jeremić participated in the 16th Doha Forum. The Doha Forum is one of the Middle East’s most important high-level annual events, featuring globally-influential speakers from the wor…
The Greening of African Technology
Graca Machel Technological innovation offers Africa huge possibilities. That is why I joined Africa’s movers and shakers last week at a meeting of the World Economic Forum in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda. We were there to discuss how the digital economy can propel the kind of radical change the con…
Papua New Guinea: An App for Midwives that Could Save Lives
Heike Le Ker The postage stamps from Papua New Guinea are like a window into an exotic world for Verena Thomas. They show dark-skinned, colorfully painted people, strange jewelry and lush landscapes. The letters the stamps are affixed to were sent by her great uncle, Catholic missionary Johannes Nil…