De-Gustando Sri Lanka Sobre la Reconciliación, el “Head Waggle” y la Hospitalidad Local Intro Hace poco más de un mes que llegue a Sri Lanka con el objetivo de trabajar unos meses en Naciones Unidas. La meta: Contribuir a la … Read more

“Is he purposely hitting every pothole on the road?” As I try to hold on to something, anything, on the cargo bed of the pick-up so I don’t completely embarrass myself falling off, I couldn’t help but think that the … Read more

Building Capacity through Regional Coordination Mechanisms in Small Island States   Over 230,000 human lives lost, 1.7 million people displaced, an estimated US$ 9.9 billion in losses and damages, and a long and expensive recovery process to build back better … Read more

Inequity is often the cause of conflicts small and large, whether it is reflected in the denial of basic rights and privileges to marginalized populations or the lack of institutions and structures which prevent these groups from climbing up the … Read more

Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Education (EDC/HRE) – Council of Europe History sometimes seems dangerously cyclical and as fallible human beings we are likely to repeat old mistakes. Past episodes of civil or political conflict become part of … Read more

Names in different places “See, that’s my real name!” I am a child in war-torn Bosnia, showing my birth certificate to my friends. On it, I crossed out my real name, and put a different one – one that would … Read more

Overall Impression I had a great privilege of working at the UNFPA Kenya Office this summer. The UNFPA, also known as the United National Population Fund, was established in 1969 with an aim of ‘delivering a world where every pregnancy … Read more

Although the entire experience of being a Rotary Peace Fellow has been exciting and rewarding, I found the Applied Field Experience (AFE) to be one of the most remarkable stages of the fellowship. During this summer, I have had the … Read more

  “If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as a Michaelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven … Read more

    I had not planned to go back to Mexico for my internship. In fact, by the time I decided to do it, I already had my visa in hand and was ready to go to India, according to … Read more

As I pondered where I could intern this summer in order to best leverage my skills, time and interests, I decided to step outside my comfort zone and explore a completely new public policy issue. As a research intern with … Read more

Three faces of my experience in the capital of Europe.  Ville de Bruxelles In Brussels, when communicating with others, you never know in which language they will respond to you. This is my first time in Europe. My second day … Read more