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Climate Change and Migration
(Opinions)
8-02-2009
by Michael Boampong
Climate change has become one of the most topical issues of our era. However whilst much attention is focused on its effects on the environment, thus far little attention has been placed on how it will affect migration. This in itself leads us...
Migrants as heroes of development
(Opinions)
21-12-2007
by Michael Boampong
December 18th has been recognized by the international community as International Migrants’ Day. In some countries, this day is used to pay tribute to the contributions of migrants to the development of their host countries and to their countries...
My contribution towards the prevention of violence against women
(Opinions)
15-08-2006
by Michael Boampong
Violence against women is defined as any act of gender-based nature which results in or is likely to result in physical, sexual or psychological harm or suffering to women. It entails instances like threats, coercion,rape,mutilation or arbitrary...
Solving our climate crisis: the position of youth
(Opinions)
21-08-2008
by Michael Boampong
August the 12th has been declared International Youth Day by the United Nations and is recognized as such by the international community. The purpose of recognizing this day every year is to pay tribute to the contributions of young people in...
The plight of an illegal migrant on a journey to Europe
(Interviews)
27-12-2006
by Michael Boampong
One individual, who prefers only to be called Franklin, is one of the thousands of African migrants who have made the perilous journey to the Canary Islands in small boats.
The basic story that he told me at my request at interviewing him was...
What I can do to achieve the Millenium Development Goals.
(Opinions)
20-03-2006
by Michael Boampong
Proffer the entirety of your life and your body for the development of Ghana and never forget what George Bernard Shaw once said: “I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for...
Youth and Volunteerism
(Opinions)
14-04-2008
by Michael Boampong
At the age of twenty, I took a gap-year before attending University to pursue my dream of creating a non-profit organization to inform, educate and empower young people to change the world. With little or no funding, many said it would be...
Youth Participation and the MDGs
(Opinions)
9-02-2006
by Michael Boampong
Proffer the entirety of your life and your body for the development of Ghana and never forget what George Bernard Shaw said: “I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it...
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