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Bridging Peace and Sustainability as a UN Youth Champion
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Halef first encountered the UN Youth Champions program through events in the buffer zone and updates from UN social media platforms and bulletins. These platforms played a pivotal role in sparking his interest. “It offered a unique opportunity to work in an interdisciplinary field that connects peacebuilding and environmental action.
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Academic freedom: Universities threaten authoritarianism
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The proliferation of new threats against academic and intellectual freedoms across Africa has emanated mainly from the deepening of neoliberal cultures in society and in higher education institutions, driven, in part, by a worsening economic crisis. Against this backdrop, there is an urgent need for a renewed drive to safeguard these freedoms across Africa . . .
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Where AI meets AV to redefine tomorrow’s digital landscape
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The future of professional audio-visual (Pro AV) technology is here—and it’s intelligent, adaptive, and transformative. The third edition of Integrate Middle East, the region’s flagship exhibition for Pro AV and systems integration, will spotlight how AI-driven automation, hyper-personalised digital experiences, and immersive technologies are revolutionising industries . . .
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Effective sustainability strategies to navigate challenges and drive progress
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For public sector organizations, sustainability is mostly focused on achieving policy goals, fostering societal well-being, and addressing global challenges such as climate change and resource scarcity. For private sector entities meanwhile, sustainability is often a driver of corporate social responsibility, brand reputation, market competitiveness, and innovation.
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ICC launches Building Safety Month 2025
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Under the theme “Game On!”, the campaign encourages individuals, organisations, and communities to learn about and prioritise building safety. It seeks to encourage engagement at the local level in strengthening the built environment, particularly in rapidly growing regions such as the GCC countries.
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What is a ‘smart city’ and why should we care?
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Over the past two decades, governments around the world have poured billions into smart city initiatives, often with more ambition than clarity. The result has been a patchwork of projects: some genuinely transformative, others flashy but shallow.
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Today’s Geopolitics as envisioned from the MENA region
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After the decline of the European empires, new powers like the USA, China, and Russia eagerly focused on the African continent, a treasure trove of energy and minerals. Each seeks to flaunt its most alluring assets, with China’s
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Top 10: Sustainable Construction Projects
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The built environment is one of the largest contributors to climate change. The construction, maintenance and use of buildings accounts for 40% of all greenhouse gas emissions and as such the construction industry shoulders a huge responsibility when it comes to global sustainability.
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Middle East economic growth downgrades hint at greater instability
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The recent slashing of growth prospects for the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region this year by the World Bank and IMF to 2.6 per cent and 3 per cent, respectively, is a harbinger of greater political instability in the region.
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