Moldova s post-Soviet era shows perils of leaving workers behind Young climate activists still lack decision-making power Too little green pandemic stimulus threatens future for youth
By Laurie Goering
LONDON, Feb 8 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - While many young climate activists aim to cool an overheating planet and protect nature, Vladislav Kaim worries about another threat in a warming world: debt-laden economies with few jobs for his generation and workers trapped in dying industries. Of course we want to save our planet. It is in everyone s enlightened self-interest, said the 25-year-old Moldovan, one of a group of youth advisors to U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on climate change and sustainability.
By Laurie Goering, Thomson Reuters Foundation
7 Min Read Young climate activists still lack decision-making power Too little ‘green’ pandemic stimulus threatens future for youth
LONDON, Feb 8 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - While many young climate activists aim to cool an overheating planet and protect nature, Vladislav Kaim worries about another threat in a warming world: debt-laden economies with few jobs for his generation and workers trapped in dying industries.
“Of course we want to save our planet. It is in everyone’s enlightened self-interest,” said the 25-year-old Moldovan, one of a group of youth advisors to U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on climate change and sustainability.
How the global battle for female suffrage influenced Switzerland
Maori women were the first globally to get the vote. Photo 12 / Alamy Stock Photo
In many countries across the globe, revolutions, international cooperation and participatory political rights all spurred the introduction of women’s suffrage. In Switzerland however men put up strong resistance until 50 years ago. The international reputation of the country was then on the verge of collapse.
This content was published on February 8, 2021 - 17:00
February 8, 2021 - 17:00
Bruno Kaufmann
Bruno is swissinfo.ch’s global democracy correspondent as well as being a long-term foreign correspondent for the Swiss Broadcasting Company, based in Sweden. He is also the Director of International Relations at the Swiss Democracy Foundation and Co-president of the Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy.