7 Billion People, 1 United Nations,Hand in Hands
Vol. XLVIII No. 4, 2011 (30.12.2011)
Issue Number 4, 2011 offers expert debate on the set of priorities for action, as well as other major issues and opportunities, that Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has enunciated. Meant to stimulate discussion, “7 billion people, 1 United Nations, Hand in Hands” looks at the challenges in issues as diverse as climate change, empowering women, human rights and accountability, and nuclear disarmament.
- Sustainability Agenda in Retrospect and in Prospect
- Climate Finance: Putting the Puzzle Together
- The Global Dividend for Maximum Impact (GDM-I): Advancing Women for Global Equity and Innovation
- A Quiet Diplomat for Challenging Times
- Human Rights and the UN: Progress and Challenges
- The UN Role and Efforts in Combating the Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons
- If You Want the Peace of the Dead, Prepare for Nuclear War
- Improving UN Responses to Humanitarian Crises
- The Dilemma of Democratization in Fragile States
- Advancing the Global Health Agenda
- Overcoming Ageism and Supporting the Human Rights of Seniors
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The Digital Dividend
Vol. XLVIII No. 3, 2011 (17.10.2011)
This issue looks at global efforts made towards bridging the digital divide. Leading experts in the field analyse aspects connected with creating a world information society, such as the nexus between information and communication technology and poverty, a UN-based digital bridge, and mobile communication and socio-economic development in Latin America.
- A Strong, UN-Based Digital Bridge
- WSIS and the Broadband Divide: Obstacles and Solutions
- Digital Asia-Pacific in the Twenty-First Century
- ICT for Poverty Reduction in Lao PDR
- Rewarding Scientific Knowledge for Sustainable Development
- Context and Design in ICT for Global Development
- Mobile Communication and Socio-Economic Development: A Latin American Perspective
- Bridging the Digital Divide in Health
- The ICT/Poverty Nexus
- Strengthening Crisis Information Management
- The Role of e-Governance in Bridging the Digital Divide
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Pursuing Peace: Commemorating Dag Hammarskjöld
Vol. XLVIII No. 2, 2011 (11.07.2011)
This issue is in commemoration of Dag Hammarskjöld, UN Secretary-General from 1953 to 1961.
- Dag Hammarskjöld and United Nations Peacekeeping
- Global Civics and Hammarskjöld
- The Role of Women in Making and Building Peace
- Securing our Future: A Decade of Counter-terrorism Strategies
HIV/AIDS The Fourth Decade
Vol. XLVII No. 1, 2011 (15.05.2011)
The first issue of 2011 focuses on the ongoing battle against HIV/AIDS, now entering its fourth decade. Coinciding with the UN General Assembly High Level Meeting on AIDS in June 2011, the issue looks back at lessons learned from the earliest advocates that fought bravely against the virus and the stigma that came with it. It celebrates the strides that have been made towards accomplishing Millennium Development Goal 6: halting and reversing the spread of HIV/AIDS by 2015. It also highlights new challenges, including the global inequality in access to treatment, persistent stigma, and the need for HIV prevention that women can use and contral.
- The 4th Decade of AIDS: What is Needed to Reshape the Response
- In the Beginning
- Labour, HIV & the Workplace: Working to Get the Job Done
- Microbicides: New Hope for HIV Prevention
- HIV/AIDS & Education: Lessons from the 1980s & the Gay Male Community in the United States
- Impact of HIV/AIDS on Education and Poverty
- Asleep at the Wheel
- Interfaith Response to HIV/AIDS
- Differential Treatment: Restricted Access to Newer Antiretrovirals
- A Decade of Fighting for our Lives
- A National Response to the HIV Epidemic in Papua New Guinea
- Women and HIV
- The Imperative for Faith Communities: Overcoming the HIV/AIDS Epidemic Through Stigma Reduction
- Individual Global Responsibility