Syrian Refugee Children
The number of Syrian refugee children now exceeds one million. A new report by the UNHCR documents the future prospects of a generation of Syrian youth who have been forced to flee a nation in [...]
Aids Deaths Increase Sharply Among Young
A shocking World Health Organisation (WHO) report has shown that there has been a 50% increase in the number of 10-19 year-olds dying from AIDS. This sharp rise contrasts sharply with the wider [...]
International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women
November 25th is International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women. The day serves as a powerful reminder of the global extent of the headline issue – violence against women. [...]
The Rise of the Entrepreneur
The term entrepreneur has never been so sexy. Professions such as medicine and law now seem rather prosaic when compared with the adrenaline pumping rush of being an entrepreneur. Of course this [...]
How Many Haiyans Will it Take to Change Policy?
COP19, the UN sponsored conference on climate change, is currently underway in Poland. The basic idea is that for 2 weeks high ranking officials, drawn from the 4 corners of the planet, will [...]
International Youth Job Creation Summit Report
What was the International Youth Job Creation Summit? The International Youth Job Creation Summit was an urgent response to the global crisis of youth unemployment. Hosted at the Department of [...]
Alec Loorz: The Boy Done Good
Alec Loorz, one of the stars from our recent musical, 2050 the future we want, was honoured last week with a prestigious Sophie Legacy Award at a ceremony held in Oslo, Norway. The award is [...]
Carbon Bubble Spells Future Financial Chaos
The world’s economy is essentially one giant Aero bar, I say this as it is seemingly made up of endless bubbles. We have had the dot-com bubble, the property bubble and the credit bubble, to name [...]