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Updates to Global Geneva Insights
Coral Reefs
Reef Rescue: ETH alumni Marie Griesmar and Ulrike Pfreundt are printing 3D Lego-like clay bricks to help rebuild and regenerate the world's coral reefs. — the-good-times.org — 12 July 2021 (LINK)
First Immortal Cell Line Cultured for Reef-Building Corals — the-scientist.com — 1 July 2021 (LINK)
Transnational Red Sea project to save coral reefs launched in Aqaba (LINK)
The Last Great Coral Reef Wilderness (LINK)
Coral Vita: Making reef rescue fun – and a business (LINK)
Digital Switzerland
Internet Computer (ICP) logs revenge recovery after crashing 95% since launch — cointelegraph — 28 June 2021 (LINK)
A Swiss initiative to redo the Internet: crypto scepticism abounds (LINK)
Leading Edge
Swiss court jails Liberian commander for 20 years in war crimes case court jails Liberian commander in war crimes caseline — swissinfo — 18 June 2021 (LINK)
"No mitigating circumstances were taken into account in the sentencing. A deportation from Switzerland was also ordered for a period of 15 years," the said. Kosiah was also ordered to pay compensation to seven plaintiffs. Human Rights Watch called the sentencing a "landmark".
Jungle Jabbah, Alieu Kosiah and the fight against war crimes impunity (LINK)
Leading Edge
Transnational Red Sea project that could help save Earth’s coral reefs (LINK)
Swiss launch first transnational science expedition to study Red Sea corals in June
2021: pdf — transnational_red_sea_center — 22
April 2021
UN
Self-driving (autonomous) vehicles present us squarely with one of the toughest brain-teasing conundrums in philosophy and ethics: the trolley problem (LINK)
Police say no one was in driver's seat in fatal Tesla crash
— cnn — 19 April 2021
Culture
Tackling poverty and ageism post-COVID, if you can’t join Nomadland (LINK)
What Nomadland gets wrong about working at Amazon
— al.com — 13 April 2021
Nomadland Leads the BAFTA Film Awards 2021 Winners
—rottentomatoes — 11 April 2021
Nomadland Scares Me To Death — popoff — 27 February 2021 (LINK)
What Nomadland Gets Wrong About Gig Labor — vulture — 22 February 2021 (LINK)
International Geneva
Agenda 2021: a youth cure for the UN (LINK)
National and International Youth Empowerment: The 2020-2030 Imperative for
Sustainable Development Goals Actions
— ipetitions — 10 April 2021
"We propose establishment of in-country UN Youth National Councils (UNYNC), that has the potential by 2030 to empower 800 Youth in each UN Member State as action-oriented enablers and implementors of sustainable development. A similar international UNYNC at UNHQ in NY and Geneva would also empower 160 Youth from each country as International Sustainable Development Policy Makers & Negotiators."
From the Field
The Continuing Battle for Okinawa (LINK)
The Battle of Okinawa: Revisiting World War II's Most Barbaric Battle — nationalinterest — 27 March 2021
Japan’s kow-towing to US is leading to ecological destruction on a majestic
reef. — johnmenadue — 25 January 2021
Myanmar
A people in need of citizenship, not sympathy (LINK)
Fire in Cox's Bazar
displaces 45,000 Rohingyas (PDF) — UNOG — 23 March
2021
War Crimes
Jungle Jabbah, Alieu Kosiah and the fight against war crimes impunity (LINK)
Catchup: Switzerland: Alieu Kosiah Demands US$1.5M in Compensation for six years in
detention before trial — frontpageafricaonline — 5
March 2021
Kosiah Raped Me Four Times' Swiss Court Hears in Ongoing War Crimes Trial — 24 February 2021 (LINK)
Kosiah 'ordered teacher butchered, eaten', alleged victim tells court — 18 February 2021 (LINK)
Thousands dead but no
prosecutions — why Liberia has not acted
— bbc — 23 February 2021
Victims to
testify in Swiss war crimes trial of Liberian rebel commander
—reuters — 15 February 2021
Culture
Understanding the hysteria over Hillbilly Elegy (LINK)
Glenn Close, nominee for an Oscar in Hillbilly Elegy, also features in
Razzie list as worst supporting actress for same film
—deadline — 12 March 2021
Digital nomads
Digital nomads, Caribbean revolutionaries and making the best of lockdown through NBN (LINK)
Hit by coronavirus, Philippine beach resorts target local long-stay tourists,
digital nomads — scmp — 28 February 2021
"There is even a new online booking platform for resorts offering monthly packages that will allow guests to continue working while at the beach."
My 10 Favorite Digital Nomad Bases — medium — 18 Jan 2021 (LINK)
Culture
Swiss Style and 60 years of font war (LINK)
How Helvetica Became the “Little
Black Dress” of Typography — mymodernmet — 23
February 2021
Bahamas
Caribbean Dreams: Economic Nightmares (LINK)
The top 14
beaches in The Bahamas — lonelyplanet — 22
February 2021
Plastic in paradise: Goldman prize winner's fight to protect Bahamas — theguardian — 30 November 2020
Bahamas PM pledges to expand tax-free zones to “all marginalized areas” — ewnews — 20 November 2020
Intl. organization launches new petition against Bahamas oil exploration — ewnews — 20 November 2020
Bahamas PM pledges to expand tax-free zones to “all marginalized areas” — ewnews — 20 November 2020
Intl. organization launches new petition against Bahamas oil exploration — ewnews — 20 November 2020
WTO
Pan(dem)ic policies: what WTO can do (LINK)
Incoming WTO
head warns 'vaccine nationalism' could slow pandemic recovery — Reuters — 16 February 2021
Refugees and migrants
Letter from Sicily: The Mediterranean – the World’s most Deadly Anti-Refugee 'Wall' (LINK)
Ocean
Viking rescue operations expose Libya’s crisis out at sea — Geneva Solutions — 16 February 2021
Switzerland: COVID-19
An expat’s concern over our Covid deaths (LINK)
Swiss doctors can no longer order COVID vaccines because of shortages, Health
Minister tells regional newspaper (French only)
— lenouvelliste — 23 January 2021
Switzerland and the pandemic: Does the economy matter more? (LINK)
Thailand experiences worst coronavirus outbreak since pandemic began
— skynews — 27 December 2020 (LINK)
Skiing may not spread coronavirus but slopes still risky, says U.N. — pbs — 30 November 2020
Trump politics
Michael Flynn’s pardon, echoes of Moscow, and time for a new start (LINK)
'Any and all possible offenses': Trump pardon grants Flynn a sweeping
reprieve — politico — 30 November 2020
"Some legal experts described Trump‘s move as perhaps the broadest act of clemency since President Gerald Ford pardoned Richard Nixon in 1974."
Human Rights
Jungle Jabbah and the fight against war crimes impunity (LINK)
Alain Werner of Geneva-based Civitas Maxima recognised for his fight in protecting
victims of war crimes — genevasolutions — 18
November 2020