On 15 September 2020, United Nations University hosted “Multilateralism in Times of COVID-19: The Roles of the UN and the EU” a virtual conversation with Prof. Mats Berdal, Professor of Security and Development, and Director of the Conflict, Security and Development Research Group, King’s College London.
The COVID-19 pandemic is a tragic reminder of today’s interconnected world. The virus knows no borders, it is a global challenge requiring global solutions. Today, the pandemic represents the biggest transnational threat, yet nations are faced with many other global challenges – above all, climate change. Multilateralism is not only about confronting global risks; it is also about identifying global opportunities. In the COVID context, the discussion focuses on “building back better”, or the need to shape more inclusive, equitable, and sustainable societies. What is the role of international organisations like the United Nations, or regional organisations like the Euro
On 20 October 2020, United Nations University hosted “Does History Shape Destiny? The Case of Myanmar”, a virtual conversation with Dr Thant Myint-U, Chairman of U Thant House and the Yangon Heritage Trust.
Myanmar has existed throughout its history in a variety of political configurations, with each contributing to the nature of the country we know today. The architecturally and culturally renowned Pagan Kingdom that began over a millennium ago established the Bamar ethnic group as the region’s dominant people. The Toungoo Empire in the 16th Century, the largest ever South-East Asia witnessed, absorbed many peripheral lands and their ethnically diverse inhabitants. Colonial rule three centuries later further exacerbated ethnic differences within, albeit under the British and Anglo-Burmese dominance. The 1947 Panglong Agreement then enabled the establishment of the independent Union of Burma, but fissures quickly surfaced, igniting internal conflict along political and ethnic
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Numbers game
Tompkins said Canon wasn t only motivated by environmental concerns. Considering the size of the machines and the volume of materials involved it makes economic sense to do this as well, he said. There are also relatively few of these printers out in circulation, making it easier for them to be recalled than, say, cellphones.
But Tompkins believes subscription models could work for smaller, more numerous devices, if consumers were ready for it. Unlike with office machines, many private customers still want to own a product. Moreover, they want to own one that is new.
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