Oct 23, 2017 | Blog, Cities, Health & Human Security, Knowledge Networks
Migration challenges the world’s cities and those locations that are advanced producers of services, have large economies, are international gateways, and are political and cultural hubs of international significance, have increasing migrant populations;...
Aug 25, 2017 | Health & Human Security, Operational and Delivery Networks
In the midst of the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, the world’s worst cholera outbreak is raging with no end in sight. In the last three months, 400,000 cases of suspected cholera and nearly 1,900 associated deaths have been recorded. Vital water and...
Mar 31, 2017 | Employment & Prosperity, Health & Human Security, Human Rights, Knowledge Networks
After the record-shattering Women’s March demonstration of global solidarity on the second day of the Trump presidency women could be forgiven for believing that they were making their voices heard around the world. Then the women of the US were shown a new...
Jan 30, 2017 | Blog, Health & Human Security
4.1 Miles from The New York Times – Video on Vimeo. Daphne Matziaraki’s film 4.1 Miles, was nominated this week for an Oscar in the Best Documentary Short category. In her 21 minute film, Matziaraki records the endeavors of a Greek coastguard captain, as...
Aug 15, 2016 | Cities, Governance Networks
Ever since HAL refused to open the pod bay doors for Dave we’ve been worried about the bad things that smart computers might do to their human creators. HAL: I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that. Dave Bowman: What’s the problem?...