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The Irrawaddy presents the text of Daw Zin Mar Aung’s speech to the Global Town Hall meeting, which was dropped from the agenda at the last minute at the UN’s request.

Africa’s development depends on global rapprochement and overcoming its own lowest-common-denominator politics. 

Hosted by the Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities Research Institute, the Annual Edmund Burke Lecture celebrates Trinity’s strong connection with the 18th-century philosopher, historian and politician Edmund Burke.

"They're getting stronger, they are dumping a lot more rain on us and they are even moving more slowly. Climate change is truly loading the weather dies against us, putting us all at [...]

Choose hope. Real hope. Not blind optimism, avoidance or denial, but the hope that comes from courageous assessment of reality, discernment and action. Yes, we

Agreeing on them would be tricky but could enable Africa to shape global futures that benefit the continent.

Agreeing on them would be tricky but could enable Africa to shape global futures that benefit the continent. 

Africa: Four scenarios reveal the impacts on our long-term future: a Sustainable World, a Divided World, a World at War and a Growth World.

TEDxNashville will return for its first in-person event in more than two years, and the broad lineup of speakers includes notable Nashville artists.

TEDxNashville will return for its first in-person event in more than two years, and the broad lineup of speakers includes notable Nashville artists.