Analysis: The UN in 2023

Aug 1, 2013 | Report

By Anna Jefferys A series of reports exploring the likely changes in the aid world over the next decade. HIGHLIGHTS     * Calls for UN to be more anticipatory, strategic, innovative    * Test public-private partnerships    * Less bureaucracy, more leadership    (...

UK Parliament Speaker John Bercow leads Burma delegation

Aug 1, 2013 | News / Article

By Zin Linn Burma’s President Thein Sein received a British delegation led by Speaker of the House of Commons, UK Parliament Mr. John Bercow and party at the Credentials Hall of the Presidential Palace in Nay-Pyi-Taw on Tuesday, the state-run New Light of Myanmar...

Nickel City Smiler – film review

Aug 1, 2013 | Refugee

Author: Victoria Jack and Saw Blacktown Thousands of Karen refugees on the Thai Burma border have been resettled in the United States. Nickel City Smiler follows the ups and downs of Smiler Greely, a refugee, as he battles to carve out a new life for his family in...