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Watchdog for the Future
Global Challenges Foundation Global Challenges Quarterly Report Watchdog for the future: the journalist as pioneer of a new global narrative GLOBAL CHALLENGES QUARTERLY REPORT WATCHDOG FOR THE FUTURE: THE JOURNALIST AS PIONEER OF A NEW GLOBAL NARRATIVE Quarterly report team Project leader: Carin Ism Editor in chief: Julien Leyre Researcher and project coordinator: Waldemar Ingdahl Art director: Elinor Hägg Graphic design: Erik Johansson Contributors Netta Ahituv Katie G. Nelson Journalist, Haaretz Newspaper. Journalist and photographer. Kristine Angeli Sabillo Dina Samak Journalist. Journalist, Al Ahram. Peter Berglez Amanda Siddharta Professor, Media and Communication Journalist. Studies, Jönköping University. Lynn Walsh Janine di Giovanni Journalist. Edward Murrow Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations. Amy Wilentz Writer and professor, Literary Journalism Katharina Kloss program, University of California. Editor in chief, Cafébabel. Cristina Manzano Director, esglobal. THE GLOBAL CHALLENGES FOUNDATION works to incite deeper under- standing of the global risks that threaten humanity and catalyse ideas to tackle them. Rooted in a scientific analysis of risk, the Foundation brings together the brightest minds from academia, politics, business and civil society to forge transformative approaches to secure a better future for all. The views expressed in this report are those of the authors. Their statements are not necessarily endorsed by the affiliated organisations or the Global Challenges Foundation. 2 Global Challenges Quarterly Report 2018 Contents Preface 7 Executive Summary 8 Part 1. Watchdog for the future 12 1.1 A front row seat to history – Lynn Walsh 15 1.2 The journalist and the UN – Janine di Giovanni 21 1.3 Keeping powers in check – Amanda Siddharta 27 1.4 Reshaping climate reporting: four challenges and one sign of hope – Kristine Angeli Sabillo 33 Part 2. -
2-3 March 2015 3
2-3 March 2015 3 ORGANISERS Society Integration Foundation (SIF) www.sif.gov.lv Main objective of SIF is to financially support and promote integration of society. Latvian Presidency SIF implements state budget support programmes, programs and projects of Eu- of the Council of the European Union ropean Union policies’ instruments, as well as funding made available under for- eign financial assistance programmes. During fourteen years of operation SIF was accredited and accumulated experience in implementation of financial instruments of European Union: PHARE and Transition Facility; programmes of European Social Fund, grant programmes of the European Economic Area Financial Mechanism and the Norwegian Financial NGO Forum - RIGA 2015 Mechanism, Latvian – Swiss cooperation programme, and other programmes. By 2015, SIF has rendered 2-3 March 2015 support to almost 2500 projects in supported areas aimed at promotion of integration, strengthening of civil society, operation of public and non-governmental sector. The aim of “NGO Forum - Riga 2015” is to bring together non-governmental and public sector representa- SIF strongly believes that there is need to promote involvement of civil society in the design of policy doc- tives, experts in the field and politicians from almost all over Europe in order to exchange experiences, to uments and decision making on different levels, including European, as well as to increase society’s under- promote further cooperation and to get a progress agreement with key partners as regards implementing standing about various forms of participation. The information share on achieved results within ongoing Article 11.1 and 11.2 of the Treaty on European Union (Lisbon Treaty). -
Title: “How to Make Every Year a Year for Citizens!”
Draft version of 18 October 2013 2013 EUROPEAN CLOSING CONFERENCE YEAR OF CITIZENS Venue: Seimas (Lithuanian National Parliament), Vilnius Dates: Thursday, 12 December & Friday, 13 December Title: “How to make every year a year for citizens!” THURSDAY 12 DECEMBER 2013 BLOCK 1 “The role of Civil Society in European Democracy” 12:00 – 14:30 Arrival of participants and registration 14:30 – 15:00 Plenary session : "Taking stock of the 2013 European Year” Welcome words by Lithuanian Presidency Chair: Ylva Tivéus, Director 'Citizens', DG Communication, European Commission Opening speeches (7 minutes each): 1. Ylva Tivéus (European Commission) 2. Jean-Marc Roirant, chairman of EYCA (France) 3. Andris Gobiņš, European Economic and Social Committee, Rapporteur on EYC2013 (Latvia) 15:00 – 16:30 15:00 – 16:30 Parallel Session 1 Parallel Session 2 The role and the future of civil society Shaping Europe from the bottom up! organisations in building our Europe Chair: Sophie Beernaerts, Head of Unit, Chair: Andris Gobiņš, Member of European ‘Citizens programme’, DG Communication, Economic and Social Committee, President of European Commission European Movement - Latvia Panellists: Panellists: 1. Niccolo Milanese, European Alternatives – 1. (tbc) … Unit ‘General Institutional Issues’ , Citizens Pact (UK) Secretariat General, European Commission 2. Danny Sriskandarajah, Secretary General, (European Citizens Initiative-ECI) CIVICUS (Australia) 2. Alessandro Giordani, Head of sector 3. Oliver Henman, President of the Board of “Communication, information and networks”, Directors, The European Network of European Commission Representation National Civil Society Associations – Office in Rome (Citizens’ Dialogues) ENNA 3. Philippe Cayla, Euronews Development – 4. Edgaras Leichteris, Knowledge Economy Forum (Lithuania) ECI: “Let us vote” (France) 5. -
The Sørmarka Declaration We Build the Nordics
THE SØRMARKA DECLARATION WE BUILD THE NORDICS SAMAK WE BUILD THE NORDICS INTRODUCTION 3 SOLIDARITY CREATES FREEDOM 4 POLITICAL CHALLENGES AND POSSIBILITIES IN THE NORDIC COUNTRIES TOWARDS 2030 8 POLITICAL CAPACITY AND LEADERSHIP 35 A GREENER LABOUR MOVEMENT 37 This political declaration was adopted by the congress held by the co-operation committee of the Nordic Social Democratic parties and trade union LOs – SAMAK – 12 November 2014 at Sørmarka, outside Oslo, Norway. The declaration is based on a unique research project for the future of the Nordic model, NordMod2030. The first Workers’ Congress was held in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 1886. SAMAK member organizations: The Social Democratic Party, Sweden LO, Sweden The Labour Party, Norway LO, Norway The Social Democratic Party of Finland SAK/FFC, Finland The Social Democrats, Denmark LO, Denmark The Social Democratic Alliance Samfylkingin, Iceland ASI, Iceland Føroya Javnadarflokkurin, The Faroe Islands Siumut, Greenland Åland Social Democrats 2 INTRODUCTION It is time to look ahead. During the last century, the Social Democrats, together with the trade union movements, were the first to introduce radical social developments in the Nordic countries, which made it possible to achieve living conditions at a level previously unknown in the history of humanity. There is still, however, so much to be achieved. The various challenges of the twenty-first century are easily identified but difficult to overcome. The threat of climate change, for example, an ageing population and ever-increasing competition are no longer future threats - they are with us now. I am firmly convinced, however, that the broad based labour movement, with its values and its approach to difficulties, has the necessary tools to convert these challenges into opportunities. -
Joint Nordic Aviation Policy WE BUILD the NORDICS
SAMAK – Joint Nordic Aviation Policy WE BUILD THE NORDICS 1 SAMAK – Joint Nordic Aviation Policy Contents Preface .................................................................................................................................................. 3 SAMAK working group ...................................................................................................................... 4 Executive summary and policy proposals ............................................................................................ 5 Proposal for SAMAK’s aviation policy ............................................................................................... 9 Introduction and basis for SAMAK’s decision to develop a joint Nordic aviation policy .......... 9 Delimitation ............................................................................................................................... 10 What is at stake? ........................................................................................................................ 10 Aviation as an industry .............................................................................................................. 12 Nordic aviation in numbers ........................................................................................................ 14 Key figures ................................................................................................................................. 16 Aviation from a welfare policy perspective .............................................................................. -
Study on the Socio-Economic Scope of Youth Work
Study commissioned by the partnership between the European Commission and the Council of Europe in the field of Youth and conducted by the Institute for Social Work and Social Education The Socio-economic Scope of Youth Work in Europe Final Report Table of contents Foreword 4-5 1. Executive summary 6 2. Introduction 12 3. Methodology14 4. Definitions of Youth Work 16 5. Definition of main Action Fields of Youth Work 18 6. Country Reports on Youth Work 22 6.1 Austria22 6.2 Estonia23 6.3 Germany 23 6.4 Greece24 6.5 Ireland25 6.6 Italy26 6.7 The Netherlands26 6.8 Norway 27 6.9 Romania 28 6.10 Spain28 7. Qualification of Youth Workers 30 8. Survey results 32 8.1 Availability of Data 32 9. Results from the National Statistical Reviews36 9.1 General overview on the reporting systems 36 9.2 National data about youth work 38 9.3 Comparative overview46 10. Results from the Local Statistical Surveys49 10.1 Austria 49 10.2 Estonia 50 10.3 Germany 51 10.4 Greece 54 10.5 Ireland56 10.6 Italy 59 10.7 The Netherlands59 10.8 Norway 62 10.9 Romania66 10.10 Spain68 10.11 Comparative Overview of local findings 71 11. Interview findings 76 11.1 Austria76 11.2 Estonia76 11.3 Germany 77 11.4 Greece77 11.5 Ireland78 11.6 Italy79 11.7 The Netherlands 79 11.8 Norway 80 11.9 Romania81 11.10 Spain82 11.11 Summary of International Findings 83 12. Recommandations84 13. References 86 14. -
WAAS Newsletter
World Academy of Art and Science Promoting Leadership in Thought that Leads to Action June 2014 WAAS Newsletter Message from the Presidency When I was elected Presi- It also conducted three sessions at the Library of dent of the World Academy Alexandria’s conference on BioVision 2014 in April. of Art and Science at the This was followed by a landmark end of last year, I told my meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan colleagues: “It is indeed a on April 30th to promote great honour to be your collaboration between a dozen President, but it is also a organizations on a new“Human- great challenge”, especially Centred Paradigm” as reported to provide continuity to the at length in this newsletter. momentum given to our Baku Heitor Gurgulino de Souza Academy by Ivo Šlaus and In early May, WAAS co-sponsored Garry Jacobs during the last few years. But together with the Global Roundtable in the election of Winston Nagan as the new Chairman of Budapest and our first event in our Board of Trustees, in fact we have been able to signifi Latin America in many years, cantly enlarge and strengthen our collective leadership when we collaborated to host team. This is reflected in the reports in this newsletter. the XI International Colloquium Much has been accomplished, but much more still needs on “Global Crisis and Changes Brasilia to be done. For that we’ll need the collaboration of all of Paradigms: Current Issues”, from May 6-8th in Brasilia, our Fellows. Brazil. The first half of 2014 has been a This newsletter also reports on the expansion of the period of unprecedented activity WAAS network with the addition of four new WAAS for the World Academy of Art Centres and Partners. -
Racism and Its Impact on Young People Call for a Renewed Youth Commitment
EUROPEAN YOUTH FORUM REPORT - 2008 Racism and its impact on young people call for a renewed youth commitment FOREWORD BY THOMAS HAMMARBERG ISBN: 978-92-990049-9-9 EDITORIAL TEAM: Luiza Bara Amanda Brunt Marco Perolini Diogo Pinto PROOFREADING: Amanda Brunt LAY OUT: Marta Gomez This publication has been produced with the financial support of the European Union. Texts represent the opinions of the European Youth Forum and do not necessarily reflect the views of the EU FOREWORD Racism, xenophobia and discrimination continue to be serious problems in all parts of Europe today. They are often manifested through the discriminatory treatment of minorities and migrants in education, employment, housing and access to health care. Racism may also be compounded by multiple forms of discrimination when members of ethnic and religious minorities become victims of discrimination on additional grounds such as their gender, disability, age or sexual orientation. THomas Hammarberg Council of Europe Commissioner While patterns of discrimination and intolerance for Human Rights continue, there are also reports about violent hate crimes against minorities. Such incidents include crimes related to racism, anti-Semitism, anti-Gypsism, Islamophobia and homophobia. Black Africans have been stabbed or beaten to death; Roma groups targeted in mob violence; Jews physically attacked; synagogues and cemeteries vandalised; Muslims have been assaulted, and their mosques and Islamic schools damaged; gay and lesbian demonstrators and persons with disabilities have also been targets of hate crimes and violent attacks. Physical attacks on individuals from minority groups are often perpetrated in communities where extremists have spread hate propaganda. I have personally seen examples of how minor incidents under such conditions can ignite mob tendencies against, for instance, Roma communities. -
Winter Conference, Brussels 29-30 January 2009
The European Association of Consultants to and about Not-For-Profit Organisations WINTER CONFERENCE, BRUSSELS 29-30 JANUARY 2009 EUConsult conferences provide top-level third sector consultants from across Europe with an active forum for exchange and learning. Non-members are most welcome to participate and find out about the benefits of EUConsult membership first hand. In 2009 EUConsult is delighted to be hosted by the King Baudouin Foundation for its Winter Conference. © F Toussaint Programme for Thursday, 29 January VISIT TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT On the Thursday afternoon participants will be able to take part in a guided tour of the European Parliament. 19.30 RECEPTION AND DINNER AT THE ROUGE TOMATE Belgium is famous for its good food and excellent beer! Conference participants will have the chance to sample both at the Rouge Tomate, which is located on the stylish Avenue Louise. The contemporary atmosphere of the private rooms in this town house, dating from 1883, is the perfect setting for a relaxed evening of networking. The Rouge Tomate, which recently opened a second restaurant in New York, promotes the Sanitas Per Escam philosophy with special attention to “social and environmental consciousness” and “a balanced approach to sourcing and preparing food”. We will be lucky to share a special evening together at a venue that is quite a bit more than just a restaurant! Programme continued overleaf... Conference at the King Baudouin Foundation, Friday 30 January 09.45-10.00 Registration and Coffee 10.00-10.15 WELCOME ADDRESS Luc Tayart de Borms, Managing Director of the King Baudouin Foundation, Belgium Luc Tayart de Borms will welcome conference participants and give an overview of the Foundation’s key activities. -
The Dilemmas of Nordic Welfare Policies
© N.F. Christiansen/ARAB 2002 p. 1 (9) Nationalist Challenges – the Dilemmas of Nordic Welfare Policies By Niels Finn Christiansen University of Copenhagen Centre for the Study of Working Class Culture “The Social Democratic governments created a collective understanding telling that ‘there are no problems’ and that ‘we are best in the world.’ Thereby they prevented the Centre-Left in drawing up a big comprehensive project which could fill the common people with enthusiasm.” (The vice-president of the Danish Trade Union Federation, LO, Tine Aurvig-Huggenberger in a comment about the present state of the Danish Social Democratic Party. Politiken September 7 2002) Throughout the twentieth century nationalism in its many variants has constituted a major challenge to the progress and consolidation of the socialist labour movements. Scores of books and articles by politicians, political theorists as well as academics have been written about the intricate relationships between socialism and nationalism, but the theme is remarkably absent in the general studies of the history of socialism. The problematic covers a wide range of historical situations from the traumatic break down of the Second International in 1914 under the stress of the great war until the last decade where we have witnessed the emergence in Western Europe of new populist/nationalist movements and political parties which harvest most of their electoral support from the Socialist/Social Democratic labour movements. In this essay I intend to trace the historical roots of contemporary -
A Swedish Norden Or a Nordic Sweden?
1 Chapter 12 1 2 2 3 A Swedish Norden or a Nordic Sweden? 3 4 4 5 Image Politics in the West during the 5 6 6 7 Cold War 7 8 8 9 Carl Marklund 9 10 10 11 11 12 12 13 13 14 Introduction 14 15 15 16 Today, the Nordic countries – known as Norden in the Scandinavian languages 16 17 and Pohjola in Finnish – are sometimes described as an ‘elite club’ among the 17 18 countries of the world.1 In international comparisons of competitiveness and 18 19 productivity, as well as global indices of quality of life and social equality, the 19 20 Nordic countries are often placed in the top percentile. While a 2007 Finnish 20 21 report on the ‘Nordic model’ warned that one should be careful when interpreting 21 22 these rankings, it concluded that the abundance of ‘similar evidence’ proves that 22 23 the Nordic model is consistent with ‘a good business climate’.2 23 24 Given that the Nordic countries are prosperous, high-performing and socially 24 25 stable, it is perhaps no wonder that they attract renewed international interest in 25 26 the wake of the financial crisis of 2007–8 and the subsequent Great Recession. 26 27 But ‘the success of the Nordic countries is a mystery’, according to a group of 27 28 Norwegian researchers based at the research institute ESOP, the centre for the 28 29 study of equality, social organization and performance in Oslo. Traditional 29 30 economic theories – often developed and tested in economic models based on 30 31 the premises of the American free-market system – cannot accurately explain 31 32 how the Nordic countries can combine high growth with social equality and 32 33 high taxes, the ESOP researchers asserted, arguing that ‘the Nordic experience 33 34 constitutes a social laboratory of general interest’.3 34 35 35 1 Proof Copy 36 Martti Ahtisaari cited in Kimmo Sasi, ‘Nordiska rådets relevans’, Hufvudstadsbladet, 36 37 11 November 2011. -
Chronicle of Parliamentary Elections 2007 Chronicle of Parliamentary Elections Volume 41
Couverture_Ang:Mise en page 1 27.3.2008 14:33 Page 1 Print ISSN: 1994-0963 Electronic ISSN: 1994-098X INTER-PARLIAMENTARY UNION CHRONICLE OF PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS 2007 CHRONICLE OF PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS VOLUME 41 Published annually in English and French since 1967, the Chronicle of Parliamen tary Elections reports on all national legislative elections held throughout the world during a given year. It includes information on the electoral system, the background and outcome of each election as well as statistics on the results, distribution of votes and distribution of seats according to political group, sex and age. The information contained in the Chronicle can also be found in the IPU’s database on national parliaments, PARLINE. PARLINE is accessible on the IPU web site (http://www.ipu.org) and is continually updated. Inter-Parliamentary Union VOLUME 41 5, chemin du Pommier Case postale 330 CH-1218 Le Grand-Saconnex Geneva – Switzerland Tel.: +41 22 919 41 50 Fax: +41 22 919 41 60 2007 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://www.ipu.org 2007 Chronicle of Parliamentary Elections VOLUME 41 1 January - 31 December 2007 © Inter-Parliamentary Union 2008 Print ISSN: 1994-0963 Electronic ISSN: 1994-098X Photo credits Front cover: Photo AFP/Pascal Pavani Back cover: Photo AFP/Tugela Ridley Inter-Parliamentary Union Office of the Permanent Observer of 5, chemin du Pommier the IPU to the United Nations Case postale 330 220 East 42nd Street CH-1218 Le Grand-Saconnex Suite 3002 Geneva — Switzerland New York, N.Y. 10017 USA Tel.: + 41 22