50,000 is a pretty big number — bigger than most you see in headlines about Iraq, unless you’re talking budget numbers. 50,000 caught my eye in a report as the number...
A new standard on corporate social responsibility, ISO-26000, is currently being developed. ISO-26000 is designed as a guide to help businesses understand where their responsibilities to various stakeholders begin and...
Last week, the current president of Peru, Alejandro Toledo, highlighted that during his presidency the country has grown on average at 5%, which is quite an accomplishment when compared to...
While protests in France are capturing the headlines, students in various African countries also “take it to the streets.” See a discussion on the BBC website, where students share opinions...
A tragic - yet not uncommon - story in Russia: a businessman, exploring new business opportunities, killed while carrying $400,000 in cash. Why carry this much cash and not use a bank system? ...
The Fourth Assembly of the World Movement for Democracy, organized by the National Endowment for Democracy, is taking place in Turkey this week. The forum brings together hundreds of democracy activists from...
A brief note, since this was not well-covered in mainstream media: Today, Kuwaiti women made history when they voted for the first time in municipal elections, where two women also...
Over the past few months, and most recently in the Washington Post, there have been a variety of articles about the Millenium Village Project. Created and carried out by Jeffrey...
Although this story is a little dated, I just came across it and thought that it deserves some attention. A few weeks ago, Oxfam suspended its reconstruction activities in tsunami...
Slowly but surely, a labor market revolution is taking place in Egypt, Record numbers of Egyptian women are holding jobs, and the variety of careers open to them is rising....
