Bangladesh
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From Cornell: Why Young Global Leadership Today is So Critical
By Kumar Nandanampati, 2019 Luce 24 Under 24 Award Recipient Ithaca, N.Y. Young global leadership is so critical today because young leaders are uniquely positioned to un…
India: Great Protector of the Tibetan People
Delhi, India. Call me an Ugly American, but India has made great sacrifices to safeguard the Tibetan people and continues to protect them to this day at enormous cost aga…
Simple: Whatever Faith Tradition, It’s All About Kindness
Tawang, India. Since 2000, we have been operating charities Raising, Supporting, and soon Educating Young Global Leaders. From every corner of the world and from every fa…
U.N. Members Visits Rohingya Refugee Camp in Bangladesh
New York, N.Y. Refugees living in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, seen during a visit by the Security Council delegation to the Kutupalong Refugee camp. Thousands of Rohingya re…
HuffPo Interview with Red Cross Secretary General in Geneva
New York, N.Y. Having witnessed the incredible work of the Red Cross in Aceh, Indonesia following the Tsunami of 2004 - and seeing for the first time Red Crescents in act…
Micro-Finance Meets Multi-Nationals at Clinton Global Initiative
New York, N.Y. Nobel-prize winner Professor Muhammad Yunus , founder of the microfinance pioneer Grameen Bank of Bangladesh, addressed our breakfast at the Clinton Global…
MSF Responds to Emergency in Mediterranean
New York, N.Y. Every year, thousands of people fleeing violence, insecurity, and privation at home attempt a treacherous journey via North Africa and across the Mediterra…
Why Worry that Bangladesh has Ignored All Recent Blogger Deaths?
Dhaka, Bangladesh. Two months after the murder of Bangladeshi blogger Ananta Bijoy Das on May 12, 2015, the Bangladeshi government remains mum on addressing the issue. Th…
Leopard Haiti Fund to Invest in Haiti’s Private Sector
New York, N.Y. Good news for Haiti: Leopard Capital has announced the successful initial closing of Leopard Haiti Fund (LHF). LHF is the world’s first private equity fund…
Eleventh Annual New York Indian Film Festival Triumphant!
New York, NY. I enjoyed this year’s Indian Film Festival so much! Opening Night I saw the Disney-backed film Do Dooni Chaar , directed by Habib Faisal, then Iti Mri…
Chatting with UNICEF's Director Ann Veneman
New York, N.Y. I met UNICEF 's executive director Ann M. Veneman recently at Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden's World Childhood Foundation luncheon at the United Nation…
The Stewardship Report Announces Editorial Calendar
New York, N.Y. A bright new face has been added to the crowded Web, drawing a large readership and uploading more than 900 stories in its first twelve weeks. Still in sof…