Who would suspect that the rescuer of Billions is an executioner as well? We all use medicines to treat both minor and serious diseases. The invention of antibiotic medicines and vaccines has significantly extended the average human life span and has improved the quality of life for billions around the world. The rapid improvement of…
Acting Now to Change the Cycle of Poverty
Observation There is enough food around the world to feed everyone, but it is not always accessible to those that need it most. However there are still people with chronic malnutrition, causing permanent cognitive impairment, when children do not receive proper nutrition in their first 1,000 days, from conception to 2 years old. While one…
Get Creative this Holiday Season!
For the e-discussion for these two months, we’d like you to be creative and innovative! The topic is health and well-being, and your job is to create science innovation proposals in accordance to this topic! Find a solution to this big problem and share your ideas in the comments below! Don’t know where to start?…
Impossible = I’m Possible; Giving the UN a Solution-Focused Upgrade
Wildfires have set the Arctic aflame. Climate solutions are urgently needed. Image source: NRK The United Nations (UN) forms a platform for 193 nations to work through their difficulties, including, most pressingly: climate change. But does the UN risk becoming increasingly incohesive and ignored? How can the UN adapt to ensure it equally impacts all nations? Could…
The United Nations, and Your Perspective
The United Nations charter was signed on 26 June 1945, and is the foundational treaty of the UN, as an intergovernmental organization. 1. The opening statement of the Charter, reads, “We the peoples of the United Nations”, “Peoples” refers to the nations and member states that are part of the United Nations, do you believe…
Introduction to E-Discussions
Here: where girls in science and female youth can contribute and voice out their opinions about various International, Regional or National issues relevant to sustainable development. Every two months, girls and female youth from all around the world will get the chance to explore one topic in depth and share their findings and ideas through…