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...actually go—and not just because the dining halls close tomorrow after lunch. I’m looking forward to Yardfest, not to take notes, but to join thousands of Harvard students and form like Voltron in front of Memorial Church for an un-ironic, actually fun musical experience. Tomorrow, I’m going to hear one of my favorite groups for the first time through loudspeakers instead of my headphones, enjoying music in a democratic sense, unlike my sophomore-year forays in metaphorical-alias-related snobbery. In short, I am pumped...
...child, Brown internalized the values of his father, who used his pulpit to combat poverty among his parishioners and support missionary work overseas. Brown has consistently advocated a bigger aid budget, fairer trading regimes for developing countries, and a commitment to the UN's Millennium Development Goals. Long involved with Africa, he is particularly exercised about the crisis in Zimbabwe, where his father, who died in 1998, had friends who opposed white minority rule. Though plainly outraged by the delay in announcing the result of the presidential vote in Zimbabwe, Brown seems keen to avoid any accusations of colonial-style...
...Meanwhile, the co-opted national media talks about the heroic government struggles against Western imperialists seeking to regain control of the country. For instance, in 2003 Mugabe declared the Internet to be a tool of Western imperialism perpetuating “the iniquity of hegemony” during a UN conference. What he forgot to mention was his monopoly on Zimbabwean media outlets. At least the Western imperialists build fine cars, something Mugabe, who arrived at the opening parliamentary session last year in a Rolls Royce, can appreciate...
...source spring and their water supply. The contaminated water has caused outbreaks of diarrhea, worms, and other waterborne illnesses among the villagers, according to Harvard College Engineers Without Borders President Jacqueline E. Stenson ‘08. Concerned about this public health problem at a time when the UN has officially declared 2008 as the “International Year of Sanitation,” Stenson, along with dozens of other Harvard undergraduates, has traveled to villages like Suriel in developing regions around the world to educate villagers about how to improve their local sanitation systems and create clean water...
...help achieve human rights compliances from businesses. In his book, he said he also hopes to explore how current enforcement practices can be improved. Ruggie, a professor of international relations at the Kennedy School and a Harvard Law School affiliate, has held the position of the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Business and Human Rights since 2005. At the UN, he helped establish the UN Global Compact, an initiative to engage the private sector in promoting human rights, labor, environmental, and anti-corruption standards. The Global Compact is now the largest initiative...