Feb 15, 2016 | Blog, Climate & Planet Stewardship, Employment & Prosperity, Health & Human Security
GSN Founder and Executive Director, and Trent University chancellor Don Tapscott received his Order of Canada from Governor General David Johnston at a ceremony last Friday morning at Rideau Hall in Ottawa Tapscott was one of 87 individuals named to the Order of...
Dec 15, 2015 | Blog, Employment & Prosperity, Health & Human Security
For the first time Saudi women have the right to vote in their country’s elections. The recent elections were historic not only for the suffrage of the women voters, but because women were also running for positions in the government. 978 women registered as...
Dec 7, 2015 | Blog, Climate & Planet Stewardship, Employment & Prosperity
African countries launched AFR100 (African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative), a pan-African, country-led effort to restore 100 million hectares (386 thousand square miles) of degraded and deforested landscapes by 2030. The AFR100 target of 100 million hectares...
Dec 1, 2015 | Blog, Climate & Planet Stewardship, Employment & Prosperity, Health & Human Security, News
The Fight Against Gender Violence has a Color Orange is the new hot shade when it comes to fighting violence against women and girls. Demonstrations and activities using the bright signature color have been going on around the world for several months, with the...
Nov 30, 2015 | Blog, Employment & Prosperity
Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, announced today that Canada is contributing $15.3 million over four years (2015-2019) to improve the lives and futures of young people in Africa. This investment will help offer the training needed to find and keep good jobs,...
Nov 10, 2015 | Blog, Climate & Planet Stewardship, Employment & Prosperity, Health & Human Security
A new report from the World Bank, Shock Waves: Managing the Impacts of Climate Change on Poverty, shows that, unchecked, the effects of climate change could push 100 million or more people into poverty in the next fifteen years. Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, the...
