Technical Intern Training Programme (TITP), which has been implemented to expand the international support system for increasing the economic growth in developing countries, has some issues that need to be solved, since the social situation has been changing time after… Continue Reading
by DEVNET JAPAN Devnet International, NGO of United Nation ECOSOC in collaboration with “International Cross-Industrial Cooperatives” (ICIC), a supervising-organization involved in Technical Intern Training Programme (TITP), has built the partnership with the private sectors in Japan to receive Technical Intern… Continue Reading
by DEVNET JAPAN Technical Intern Training Programme (TITP), supported by Japanese government, has been built with the aim to help young people from developing countries acquire technological skills, or knowledge about Japan, and to contribute to their development in their… Continue Reading
Gianpaolo Baiocchi, Marcelo K. Silva (*) – Boston Review The Brazilian president’s offensive against universities threatens democracy and recalls the dark years of the country’s dictatorship. The students and faculty of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul in… Continue Reading
by DEVNET JAPAN In March 2013, I established Devnet Tokyo, now Devnet Japan, as the East Asian country’s sole branch of Devnet International, which, since 1995, enjoys a Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). Before… Continue Reading
By John Scales Avery* Loving care for our children We give our children loving care, but it makes no sense to do so unless we do everything in our power to give them a future world in which they can… Continue Reading
Joseph Stiglitz* – Project Syndicate/ The Guardian An apparent move by big business to maximise stakeholder value sounds too good to be true For four decades, the prevailing doctrine in the US has been that corporations should maximise shareholder value… Continue Reading
By Lakshi De Vass Gunawardena UNITED NATIONS, Aug 2019 (IPS) – Being fluent in a world language is a desirable skill in modern day society. However, some languages are suffering and in danger of extinction — namely those of the… Continue Reading
By Robert J. Burrowes* I have previously written many articles describing one or more aspects of the dysfunctional nature of the typical human mind, together with an explanation of how this came about and what we can do about it.… Continue Reading
Alexander Damiano Ricci* , for VoxEurop Within this unique public consultation organised by Civico Europa, millions of European citizens have proposed their solutions for reinventing Europe and voted on others to express their priorities. The environment and democracy are on… Continue Reading
Brianna Fruean and others –The Guardian As young people walk out of classrooms for a global climate strike, a panel of campaigners share their reasons for action I am from the Central Taiwan Plains Indigenous People. As the indigenous people… Continue Reading
By Frank Bruni*, Opinion Columnist – The New York Times A new college admissions scandal is just the latest proof of a grossly uneven playing field One of the funniest stories I ever heard about the college admissions madness came… Continue Reading
By Liu Zhenmin* UNITED NATIONS, Jan 28 2019 (IPS) – World leaders have committed to ending poverty everywhere for all people by 2030. Achieving this aim means facing up to the need for dramatic declines in inequalities – in income,… Continue Reading
By Tharanga Yakupitiyage UNITED NATIONS, Jan 24 2019 (IPS) – While rates have decreased, school violence and bullying is still a major global issue, contributing to lasting impacts on youth, a United Nations agency found. During the 2019 Education World… Continue Reading
By Robert J. Burrowes* It is easy to identify the ongoing and endless violence being inflicted on life on Earth. This ranges from the vast multiplicity of assaults inflicted on our children and the biosphere to the endless wars and… Continue Reading
Robert J. Burrowes* While it is now very late in the life cycle of homo sapiens, with extinction now due to consign us to Earth’s fossil record – see ‘Will humans be extinct by 2026?’ – I would like to… Continue Reading
