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EU can lead in tackling green and social challenges in tandem: Sandrine Dixson-Declève
By Horizon Staff
As climate change accelerates, the European Union can offer the world a blueprint for ensuring social fairness during the clean-energy transition, according to...
The Popular Uprisings and unfulfilled achievements
From the Tiananmen Square uprising in Beijing in 1989 to the Arab Uprisings in 2011, to the demonstrations and anger in Iran that exceeded...
Hate Speech in social media: Fall of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
The whole gamut of public dialogues is going online, in gatherings and programs, in audio and images, and even with emojis, since more information...
Let girls be girls, not brides
Child marriage is very common menace in Pakistan and is deeply ingrained in traditional, societal, and customary norms. Yet it indicates a severe abuse...
Today is the day when we are officially 8 billion people living on Earth
Authors: Petra Nahmias. Tanja Sejersen, Thomas Spoorenberg, Vanessa Steinmayer*
The world is due to reach 8 billion people today, November 15! This very precise date...
Networking in Practice for the Beginner – What it is and how you use it
Are you nervous about networking? Do you feel anxious when it is time for mingle events? If the answer is yes you are not...
Serious Debt Crisis Unfolding in the Poorest Part of the World: A Way Forward
Since the start of the year, a severe debt crisis is intensifying across the developing low and middle-income countries. According to United Nation Development...
The Pathology Of Modern Solitude
I’ll leave the pain for tomorrow. Won’t even think about it until tomorrow. That is, if tomorrow ever comes. So, I walk in the...
Why Are Some Countries Happier Than Others
To ponder the question of happiness and happy countries, one can start with the World Happiness Index.
A quick perusal identifies several Scandinavian countries at...
Persons with disabilities integral players in determining innovative solutions to fully inclusive societies
Ten years ago, the Asia-Pacific region came together and designed the world’s first set of disability-specific development goals: the Incheon Strategy to “Make the...