'The proposals put forward in this document are designed to build bridges between social rights and policy guidelines aimed at making them more enforceable through improved access, better financing and greater solidarity.'

When farmers get access to credit and reliable storage facilities for their grain, it gives them the option to sell it when they can get the best price. The warehouse receipt system, introduced in some districts of Tanzania through an IFAD-supported programme, is now being introduced throughout the country by the government.

Álvaro Vargas LLosa - Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum. Director, Center on Global Prosperity, Independent Institute, USA. 'I have been looking at leadership in the developing world, particularly in Latin America, for quite some time. The centre I direct at the Independent Institute in Washington has researched cases of entrepreneurial success in Latin America and Africa, and studied countries that have overcome poverty through free market reform in Asia and southern Europe. In t more...

"The 2030 Initiative is a comprehensive effort by The Forum of Young Global Leaders at addressing together the complex challenges of today to shape our world towards a better future.
The challenges currently facing the world are not only increasing in complexity, but they are interrelated and require a global vision. Current approaches to address them fall short of what would be required to ensure a better world by 2030. There is a clear need for an innovative and integrated perspective provid more...

The Junior 8 Summit 2008 was held parallel to the G8 summit of world leaders in Tokyo and took place in Chitose, on the island of Hokkaido from 2 to 9 July 2008.

39 children – a group of 4 from each G8 country and 7 from developing nations took part in workshops, round table discussions and exercises to help them think through each of the issues on the agenda. Children and young people presented their stories, their findings, their observations, their hopes and prepare their recommendations more...

Young people have the unique capacity to reach across false boundaries of nationality, race and economic status to affirm our common humanity and work toward a shared vision. By uniting the creative energy and courage of young people with the knowledge and expertise of academia and professionals, Global Justice (GJ) empowers youth and students to be informed activists. Today there exist greater linkages between nations and across continents than our planet has ever known � a truly global excha more...

The Center for Public Leadership (CPL) at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government presented the 2007 Gleitsman International Activist Award to Dr. Sakena Yacoobi, in Cambridge on Tuesday, December 4. Yacoobi is the founder and executive director of the Afghan Institute of Learning (AIL), which she established in 1995 to provide teacher training to Afghan women, to support education for boys and girls, and to provide health education to women and children.

“We are honored to be able to reco more...

Wednesday 4 June 2008 - The Marriot, Canary Wharf, London E14, UK.

The Summit brings together the best in corporate female talent to showcase successful business leaders, the exciting business critical revenue-focused projects they lead, and the various companies they work for where women tend to forge ahead seizing challenging career opportunities. This one day Summit sees 300 corporate delegates learning about wider business issues, networking with colleagues from across sectors, and being more...

Environmental Education and Training (EET) promotes attitudes and value systems that influence environmentally ethical behaviour by developing understanding, skills and values that will enable people participate as active and informed citizens in the development of an ecologically sustainable and socially just society

Environmental Education is fundamental to the achievement of the goal of sustainable development. Education, awareness raising and training are essential to UNEP fulfilling more...

Georg Kell, Executive Director of the UN Global Compact. The rise of climate change as a fundamental issue for society has emphasised the need for leadership and voluntary action on the environment. Against this background The Global Compact, together with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), has developed Caring for Climate: The Business Leadership Platform as a way to mobilise business action on climate change. With more...