In January of this year, the German government released a proposal for a “Marshall Plan with Africa.” The tribute to the post-World War II Western European reconstruction program will likely take center stage at the G-20 African Partnership Conference hosted in Berlin this month in addition to the G20 summit in July The plan, formally
As Samuel Huntington claims in his essay titled “The Third Wave: Democratization in the Late Twentieth Century,” every movement happens in waves. There appear to be trends in the way that countries move towards democracy and globalization. Many people have called the Arab Spring a fourth wave considering the number of Middle Eastern countries that
Read about what our research interns have to say about their experience working with TBG. If you are interested in applying for the Fall 2017 cycle, please send your application to info(at)bassiounigroup.com. Meet the Interns: Alexis Saghie was born in the States to parents of Middle Eastern and American descent, with the majority of her family
In March 2015, a conference was held in Paris on the victims of religious violence in the Middle East, during which an action plan was presented on how the international community agreed to defend the people persecuted for ethnic or religious reasons particularly those belonging to the Christian, Yazidi and Shabak minority groups. Two years
The 2017 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (the Global Forum) was held between May 22 and 26 in Cancun, Mexico. Some 6,000 Heads of State, policy makers, disaster risk managers, civil society and other participants attended the forum. It is the first time that an important international forum was dedicated to the disaster
Some 1,200 global leaders recently convened in Jordan at the World Economic Forum (WEF) on the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) 2017. The themes of this year’s conference touched on Syria, President Trump, jobs, and a possible post-oil economy. In addition, these global leaders discussed means of supporting the burden of refugees as well
Last week, May 17th, marked the World Telecommunication and Information Society Day. It is celebrated to raise awareness of the use of Internet and other information and communication technologies (ICT) to promote social and economic development. Themed on Big Data for Big Impact, this year’s focus is on the power of big data for development
Over the last two years, Uganda has undertaken a national policy shift toward embracing Adolescent Girls (AGs) as part of the country’s economic, political, and social development. In response to this, The Bassiouni Group (TBG) was commissioned to provide technical, strategic, and facilitative support to enable the development of the nation’s first costed Multi-Sectoral National
Chechnya leader, Ramzan Kadyrov, has been accused for carrying out genocide against gay individuals, called out as a “wave of persecution.” In a specific case when a teenager was reportedly thrown out of a window on the ninth-floor after his uncle discovered he was gay. Etienne Deshoulieres, a lawyer who supports three gay rights groups,
Out-of-School gender rate disparities vary greatly from one region to another even though they are almost alike at the global level. Gender disparities are the highest in Arab States, sub-Saharan Africa and South and West Asia. Because of the many conflict-hit areas in Arab states, it is difficult to precisely quantify gender disparities in out-of-school
About a month ago, the UN commission of inquiry for South Sudan was given leverage to start targeting perpetrators that commit human rights abuses such as rapes and tortures that are being played out currently. To note, there are major concerns that South Sudanese nationals are being ethnically cleansed by government forces and their allies.
More than half or Africa’s population is under the age of 30, making it the youngest population in the world. With one billion people spread across 50 countries, Africa only counts 2,000 colleges and universities. As a comparison, the United States’ population is of 320 million people and it counts over 4,000 colleges or universities.
Statistics analyzed in a recent report by Plan International illustrate data that was used to formulate the question, “When does a child stop being a child and become a girl or a boy?” According to the World Bank, within the next decade about 40 million young adults in sub-Saharan Africa will drop out of school.
Image: http://www.makingitmagazine.net/?p=9987 The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) launched by the United Nations (UN) set an ambitious agenda for common prosperity, with goals and targets covering areas of critical importance for humanity and the planet. According to estimates by the UN, financing the SDGs will require annual investments of around US$3.9 trillion and currently there is
TBG Capital, The Bassiouni Group’s investment division, is excited to announce a new milestone in its ongoing development: Together with its investment partner Spencer Barnor Capital, TBG Capital has united with the Convergence Investment Network, the newly-launched online platform from Toronto-based Convergence that “connects credible private, public, and philanthropic investors with one another to invest
The year 2016 set a record in foreign assistance with USD $142.6 billion allocated to Development aid. This is almost nine percent more than in 2015. Despite these encouraging numbers, the recent data from the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) shows that bilateral aid to the poorest countries actually decreased by nearly four percent.
The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that nearly 500 people have died this year in Nigeria due to a meningitis outbreak. Nigeria’s Center for Disease Control has reported that there are approximately 4,637 suspected cases lingering around the country. This center has also warned that there are not enough vaccines, more specifically “for the stereotype
Women farming in Liberia | UNMIL Photo It has been three years since the outbreak of the Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa. Between 2014 and 2015, a total of 28,616 Ebola cases have been reported in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, with 11,310 deaths. Aside from the devastating health effects and loss of life,
To understand the Situation of Children and Women in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), UNICEF contracted The Bassiouni Group (TBG) to explain the causes of, and linkages between, issues affecting women and children and how the country’s resources, institutions, and structures can contribute to solving these challenges. To meet this goal, TBG
Southern Africa’s ecosystems and natural resources are at risk with temperatures rising, scarce water supplies, and severe droughts. The effects of El-Nino, that ended early 2016, still have not been dealt with and have continued to leave the region with continuous problems. The natural disaster was ranked as one of the top three since 1950.
