Browsing: Posts Tagged ‘UN RSS

• Indigenous Peoples Rights and Sustainable Development

  0 comments Jul 6, 2011

  There are an estimated 370 million indigenous peoples in the world in over 90 countries. The lands that indigenous communities live on and the resources that surround them are central to their faith, way of life, and cultural, spiritual, ancestral and intellectual traditions. As developing countries work to augment their economic growth and corporations continue [...]

• The Youth Factor in International Development

  0 comments Jun 21, 2011

  How do youth get involved? How do NGOs and governments engage youth? How can youth realize the power that they have? These are some questions that are becoming more and more necessary and useful to explore, especially at a time when we all must commit to address climate change, sustainable development and barriers to peace. [...]

• Building a Team

  0 comments Mar 1, 2010

  Last week was a good week. Two new people within our circle of incredible friends joined BARKA as Board members. Lynnea Bylund and Daniel Da Hien, two amazing people will help our organization in many key ways. Four new volunteers came on board, 3 of whom speak French and one of whom is Burkinabe living [...]