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Unheard Cries: The Lingering Fight Against Violence Toward Women and Girls
Myra reflects on CSW in New York City and how it affects her life and thinking.
Mar 313 min read
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The Room Where It Happens
Jordyn reflects on her GV journey to New York City for the Commission on the Status of Women + Hamilton!
Mar 314 min read
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Why Buzzwords Must Not Win This War
Mia reflects on her GV journey so far with the Pre-Departure Briefings in Canberra
Mar 284 min read
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Raging Against the Machine
Oliver reflects on AI in contrast to 19th-century England Luddites and the use of AI in society today.
Feb 273 min read
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Everything, everywhere, but not everyone, all at once: Reflections on inclusion at COP29
Roman reflects on walking the halls and temporary pavilions of Baku stadium alongside decision-makers and negotiators.
Feb 254 min read
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Unbound Australian Diplomacy
Leaving the Y20 summit, I felt Australia’s need for a more independent foreign policy was urgent to avoid unintended conflicts.
Feb 253 min read
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Among Us: The Canberra Imposter
Adele's GV experience felt like a real-world simulation of Among Us but Amidst the unknown that is AI, there are no imposters among us.
Feb 183 min read
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Data, Data, Data: What's Missing in the Fight for Climate
The big issue I often focus on is climate change and how we can adapt the global economy to a net-zero future to ensure the future.
Feb 35 min read
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Don’t invite us to sit at the table, let us in the kitchen…
The big issue I often focus on is climate change and how we can adapt the global economy to a net-zero future to ensure the future.
Feb 34 min read
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Israel-Palestine: A Call for Peace through International Humanitarian Law and Multilateralism
By Rooan Al Kalmashi, 2023 Y20 Fellow It was mid-August that I was sitting in a roundtable with young delegates from the G20 countries in...
Nov 20, 20244 min read
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Reflections on the UN Commission of the Status of Women: The Long Road Towards Global Gender Equality
Nobody who has ever set foot inside the United Nations Headquarters in New York City will ever forget it. I can still recall my first tour.
Nov 5, 20244 min read
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Designing policy for impact: to uncover the unseen and unheard
The Canberra Pre-Departure briefings offered an invaluable opportunity to finalise preparations for our upcoming trip to the World Food Foru
Nov 5, 20246 min read
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Ok, But Why?
Ok, but why? Why is there a housing crisis in Australia? Why is wealth inequality an issue? Why is inflation still rising? Why are people pr
Nov 5, 20243 min read
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Phantom of the COPera
I am thrilled to be one of the Global Voices Fellows traveling to Baku, Azerbaijan, to attend COP29 later this year. Amidst all the exciteme
Nov 5, 20244 min read
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Reflections from the Canberra Briefings
I have just returned from an inspiring 3 days in Canberra, the heart of Australian affairs and foreign relations. In Canberra, I was met wit
Nov 5, 20243 min read
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When The River Runs Dry – Debt Servicing, Austerity and Public vs Private Investment.
The International Monetary Fund & World Bank (IMF/WB) annual meeting hosted in Marrakech this year issued a snapshot into the priorities and
Nov 5, 20245 min read
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Challenging Ideas, Shaping Policy: Reflections from the Global Voices Canberra Briefings
By Eliza Chaney, COP29 Fellow In a world increasing shaped by wicked problems – from climate change to geopolitical tensions – engaging...
Nov 5, 20244 min read
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AI for Good, not Evil
Singithi Herath, 2024 AI for Good Fellow When you think of AI, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? For me, I used to imagine...
Sep 23, 20244 min read
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The High Level Political Forum: A Reason to be Optimistic
What is the United Nations’ High Level Political Forum (HLPF)? As I was preparing to apply for the Global Voices HLPF Fellowship, I was wond
Sep 23, 20243 min read
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The Role of Scientific Inclusivity in Addressing Climate Change
“What is COP?” That has been the question I have found myself being asked time and time again in this recent chapter of my life. The source
Sep 23, 20243 min read
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