STATE OF THE NETWORK: ACADEMIC NETWORK AUDIT RESULTS THE GLOBAL CONSEQUENCES OF ‘GEOREMIX DIPLOMACY’    

 

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Issue  34  –  August  2014  

 

STATE OF THE NETWORK: ACADEMIC NETWORK AUDIT RESULTS | 5 FEATURE: THE GLOBAL CONSEQUENCES OF ‘GEOREMIX DIPLOMACY’ | 6 Kiran Marfatia CALL FOR PAPERS | 10 OPPORTUNITIES & ANNOUNCEMENTS | 12 PUBLIC LECTURES | 13 CONFERENCES | 14 CONFERENCES FOR EMERGING SCHOLARS | 15 UNAA EVENTS | 16 PUBLICATIONS | 17 THE BEST OF WHAT’S AROUND | 18

 

From the National Coordinator

Welcome to the latest edition of the UNAA’s Academic Network Newsletter. By now you should have realized the substantial makeover the Newsletter has adopted. The new design of the newsletter was carried out by current UNAA intern Allison McClelland. Part of the reason that I have felt the need for a redesign was to create a more “contributor friendly” newsletter. I personally feel the new design meets this brief, and thank Allison for all of her hard work. As the newsletter goes forward it is my hope that it will continue to expand in size and scope to offer Network members the opportunity to contribute, and collaborate with one another. The main addition is the inclusion of some smaller articles, designed to inform and encourage discussion amongst network members. Within this edition two articles exist. The first is an infographic, which looks to the results of the inaugural Academic Network Membership audit designed to provide an insight into the Network, and allow members to provide some feedback relating to its future direction.

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The second article is from an emerging scholar from Bond University. In The Global Consequences of ‘Georemix Diplomacy’ Kiran Marfatia investigates the role of Pharell Williams as a cultural diplomat. Marfatia looks to the cultural phenomena of Williams’ ‘Happy’ video and the ‘multitude of videos that have raised different social and political issues…all through smiling, dancing, and happiness.’ Kiran’s contribution is the first in what I hope will be numerous contributions from our Emerging Scholars Program. The purpose of the Network’s Emerging Scholars Program was to create an avenue for emerging scholars to interact with more established academics to allow for guidance, mentoring, and potentially collaboration. In the spirit of the program Kiran’s details have been included at the end of his article,

please don’t hesitate to contact him with any questions, comments, or feedback you may have in relation to his article, I know that he will appreciate it immensely. The other notable addition to the newsletter is a new section: ‘The Best of What’s Around’. The intention of this section is to include recent online pieces that Members may find useful or interesting. If you have anything you believe is part of ‘The Best of What’s Around” please don’t hesitate to pass it along via academicnetwork@unaa.org.au. In conclusion, I will mention that the 2014 essay competition was a great success. The winners have been informed and you can expect to read all about their efforts in a forthcoming edition of the newsletter.

Mark Dinnen

From the National Coordinator

From the National Coordinator

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Kiran Marfatia is a third year Law and International Relations student at Bond University, based on the Gold Coast, with a particular interest in diplomacy, conflict and the environment. For further enquiries please contact Kiran: k.marfatia@hotmail.com 0423 031 640

KIRAN MARFATIA

 

The Global Consequences of ‘Georemix Diplomacy’

 

FEATURE

 

As of July 2014, Wikipedia lists Pharrell Williams as a singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, musician and fashion designer. This is a man who clearly wears a variety of hats, and not just his prized Vivienne Westwood. However, Wikipedia has failed to include one of the most important roles Williams has played – cultural diplomat. On November 21, 2013, Williams released ‘Happy’, a vibrant ‘neo soul and funk’ song, with an equally bubbly video. The song quickly rose to number one in 24 countries around the world, including Lebanon, Venezuela and South Africa. However, ‘Happy’ is not significant because of its “unbelievably catchy” chorus. Williams’ music video is significant because it is a vehicle for people around the world to create videos capturing their local landscapes, people and spirit, whilst all along, endorsing happiness.[1]

This video has been so successfully taken on by the global population that the website, www.wearehappyfrom.com, has been set up specifically to find and catalogue all ‘Happy’ georemixes uploaded to YouTube. As of July 2014, 1,950 videos from 153 countries had been found, each with views varying from 7,000, all the way up to 1.5 million. With such a massive amount of videos, and with so many people viewing them, Williams’ ‘Happy’ has fast become a cross-cultural phenomenon – with enormous cultural diplomatic potential. Cultural diplomacy is a relatively new concept in global affairs. Existing as a sub-category of public diplomacy, cultural diplomacy prioritizes communication as a social process of building relationships and fostering harmony.[2] It is about “promoting and maintaining smooth international relationships” through initiatives, which “seek to find commonalities or mutual interests between publics, and ways to link those publics”.[3]

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FEATURE

 

Williams’ music video represents a new form of cultural diplomacy – ‘georemix diplomacy’. His video has been able to connect people around the world, through parodies and remakes, and as more people are connected, cross-cultural relationships become further enhanced.  Georemixing of ‘Happy’ has proven particularly effective because of its dynamic and adaptive nature. Williams has provided a basic recipe for the average person to follow, and then make their own. This type of shared decision-making, referred to as ‘control mutuality’, ensures that each video uploaded to YouTube is credible, honest and unique to the situation.[4]

The practical result of this has been a multitude of videos that have raised different social and political issues, and all through smiling, dancing and happiness. A group of Syrian refugees in northern Iraq produced their version of ‘Happy’ celebrating their lives and community, whilst depicting the landscape of life for Syrian refugees. This was followed by another video by Syrian refugees in the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan, whose message was not just of life and happiness, but went further to encouraging support of education and mental health programs for internally displaced Syrians.[5] One effect of georemixing has been the breakdown and dispelling of Muslim stereotypes.

In Chicago, Rayyan Najeeb was able to put together his own take on the song, with the aim of presenting the Muslim community as “happy people who want to spread happiness, together.” With just 12 hours notice, Najeeb rallied 150 Muslim participants to dance, sing and clap together. The group was visually diverse, and included people wearing conservative headwear and also moderate modern dressed people. Within two days, Najeeb’s video had been viewed 25,000 times, and at last count had 151,000 views. If each one of those views reflected one person watching, Najeeb was able to connect on a global scale with roughly 151,000 people. Georemixing offers a novel way for the public to become active participants and stake holders in the way relationships are built in international relations. No longer do we have to rely on traditional and formal channels of diplomacy to foster understanding of other countries’ needs, cultures and peoples, all it takes is a camera (or iPhone), an Internet connection and happy people. Although, some governments have disagreed with the ability of citizens to create their own message to broadcast globally, particularly where it may be inconsistent with the state.

Williams’ music video represents a new form of cultural diplomacy – ‘georemix diplomacy’  

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A picture charting all the locations where georemxies have been created - http://www.wearehappyfrom.com/map A video uploaded by six young Iranians, involving dancing and singing across houses and rooftops in Tehran, was answered by the Iranian authorities arresting all six of them. The video carried the message that Iranians are happy and connected with the rest of the world, as Najeeb’s video did. However, this message flew in the face of the older religious conservatives in Iran, and also broke a number of local laws of association and attire. Whilst the arrest of the six was internationally condemned, the video and its ensuing events communicated to the world that there is a growing clash between the religious conservatives and the moderate youth in Iran. Moreover, with over 1.2 million views on the Iranian version of ‘Happy’ alone, an enormous group of people is witnessing the youth of Iran’s attempts to create global connections.

This relational initiative clearly presents public diplomacy with a number of unique opportunities. Yet arguably the most significant is georemixing’s ability to target and access the world’s younger generations. Young people have been able to use Williams’ music video to draw awareness to issues relevant to them, and to create commonalities across cultures. ‘Happy’ parodies, as a cultural diplomatic force, do nevertheless face some limitations in terms of affecting global relations. Most importantly, there must be a method of continuing and sustaining the relationships fostered through georemixing. Further, the monitoring and evaluation of such a relational initiative is near impossible because of its long-reaching and long-term consequences, and thus it is difficult to provide quantitative results of ‘georemix diplomacy’. Nonetheless, ‘Happy’ has presented the global public with a unique opportunity to communicate and connect on a level previously unachieved. Culture is well recognised as a vehicle for building relationships, and what better form of culture than happiness and dance to assert global commonality and shared understandings – after all, in Williams’ own words, “clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth.”

Culture is well recognised as a vehicle for building relationships, and what better form of culture than happiness and dance to assert global commonality and shared understandings.  

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References and Links  FEATURE ONE

 

[1] Zuckerman, E. (May 21, 2014). YouTube Parody as Politics: How The World Made Pharrell Cry. Retrieved May 29, 2014, from http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/05/youtube-parody-as-politics-how-the-world-made-pharrell-cry/371380/.z [2] Snow, N., & Taylor, P. M. (2009). Mapping out a spectrum of Public Diplomacy Initiatives: Information and Relational Communication Frameworks. Routledge Handbook of Public Diplomacy (pp. 86). New York, US: Routledge. [3] Melissen, J. (2005). The New Public Diplomacy: Between Theory and Practice. The New Public Diplomacy: Soft Power in International Relations. New York, US: Palgrave.; Snow, N., & Taylor, P. M. (2009). Mapping out a spectrum of Public Diplomacy Initiatives: Information and Relational Communication Frameworks. Routledge Handbook of Public Diplomacy (pp. 91). New York, US: Routledge. [4] Grunig, J. E., & Hon, L. C. (1999). Guidelines for Measuring Relationships in Public Relations. The Institute for Public Relations, Retrieved from http://www.aco.nato.int/resources/9/conference%202011/guidelines_measuring_relationships[1].pdf. [5] Lucas, S. (May 29, 2014). Syria Video: #RestoreHappy – Refugee Children Celebrate to Pharrell’s “Happy”. Retrieved May 29, 2014, from http://eaworldview.com/2014/05/syria-video-restoresyria-refugee-children-celebrate-pharrells-happy/.

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Call for Papers  

UNAA  Academic  Network  NewsleDers  If  you’re  an  emerging  scholar  or  seeking  an  outlet  to  float  a  research  project,  why  not  contribute  to  the  UNAA  Academic  Network’s  NewsleDer?  The  monthly  publicaOon  is  now  taking  submissions!    For  more  informaOon  contact  academicnetwork@unaa.org.au    

POLITSCI  ‘14  –  PoliOcal  Science  in  the  21st  Century:    New  OpportuniOes  and  Impasses  DAKAM  –  Eastern  Mediterranean  Academic  Research  Centre  Key  Themes:  Neoliberalism  and  its  impact  on  various  aspects  of  the  social  body,  contemporary  poliOcal  theory,  poliOcal  science  as  a  discipline  Abstract  Deadline:  5  September  2014  Conference  Dates:  10  –  12  December  2014  LocaOon:  Istanbul,  Turkey    hDp://www.politsciconference.org/2014/04/call-­‐for-­‐papers-­‐poliOcal-­‐science-­‐in.html#more    

Journal  –  Ethics  &  Interna:onal  Affairs    Carnegie  Council  for  Ethics  in  InternaOonal  Affairs  Key  themes:  Ethics,  War,  and  Peace,  Global  Social  JusOce,  and  Religion  in  PoliOcs.  Deadline:  Rolling  basis  hDp://www.ethicsandinternaOonalaffairs.org/submissions/    

Journal  –  Peacebuilding    Details:  New  journal  for  2013  Key  Themes:  Contemporary  and  Historical  Cases  of  Peacebuilding  Deadline:  Rolling  basis  hDp://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/cfp/rpcbcfp.pdf    

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Call for Papers  

Journal  –  Global  Society    Key  Themes:  Interdisciplinary  InternaOonal  RelaOons  Deadline:  Rolling  basis  hDp://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/cfp/cgsjcfp.pdf    

For  Emerging  Scholars:  E  –  Interna:onal  Rela:ons  Details:  E-­‐InternaOonal  RelaOons  (E-­‐IR)  is  the  world’s  leading  website  for  students  and  scholars  of  internaOonal  poliOcs.  The  website  is  unaffiliated  with  any  insOtuOon,  and  has  been  recommended  by  a  global  network  of  academics  and  pracOOoners.  All  decisions  on  publicaOon  are  made  within  two  weeks.    Key  Themes:  InternaOonal  RelaOons  1000  –  3000  words    Deadline:  Rolling  basis  hDp://www.e-­‐ir.info/call-­‐for-­‐papers-­‐2/    

Journal  –  Cri:cal  Studies  on  Security  Details:  New  journal  for  2013  Key  Themes:  The  study  of  ‘security’  in  and  through  social  criOque  Deadline:  Rolling  basis,  the  Editor,  David  MuOmer,  York  University,  Canada,  welcomes  informal  inquiries  from  potenOal  contributor  at:  csos@yorku.ca  hDp://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/cfp/RCSScfp.pdf  

 

InternaOonal  Conference  on  CommunicaOon  Science,  Anthropology  and  PoliOcal  Science  (ICCSAP  –  2014)  The  Australian  Society  for  Commerce,  Industry  and  Engineering  (SCIE)  Key  Themes:  PoliOcs,  Social  Sciences,  Islamic  Studies  Deadline:  Rolling  basis  Conference  Dates:  20  –  21  September  2013  LocaOon:  Bangkok,  Thailand  hDp://www.iccsap.org/call-­‐for-­‐papers.html  

 

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Opportunities & Announcements  

AIIA  Study  Tour  to  Korea  Tour  Dates:  13  –  26  September  2014  The  tour  aims  to  provide  parOcipants  with  an  introducOon  to  Korea’s  culture  and  history  as  well  as  its  social  economic  and  poliOcal  systems.  hDp://www.internaOonalaffairs.org.au/aiia-­‐study-­‐tour-­‐of-­‐korea/  

 

DiploFoundaOon  October  Courses  The  DiploFoundaOon  are  offering  five  post-­‐graduate-­‐level  online  courses  starOng  the  week  of  6  October  2014.  The  courses  cover:  Language  and  Diplomacy;  Development  Diplomacy;  Consular  and  Diaspora  Diplomacy;  Economic  Diplomacy;  and  Cybersecurity  to  name  but  a  few.  These  online  courses  are  available  as  University  of  Malt  Accredited  Courses,  and  Diplo  CerOficate  Courses.  hDp://www.diplomacy.edu/courses      

Peter  Nygh  Hague  Conference  Internship  AIIA  and  the  Australian  Branch  of  the  InternaOonal  Law  AssociaOon  are  calling  for  applicaOons  for  the  internship,  which  provides  a  graduate  or  post-­‐graduate  student  with  the  opportunity  to  travel  to  The  Hague  and  work  in  the  field  of  Private  InternaOonal  Law  Deadline:  30  September  2014  

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Crawford  Fund  2014  Parliamentary  Conference  The  Crawford  Fund’s  annual  conference  in  2014  will  focus  on  a  range  of  vital  issues  facing  the  developing  world  and  Australia  in  efforts  to  produce  more  food  in  an  ethical  and  efficient  way.  This  challenge  will  resonate  for  policy  makers,  farmers,  business  people,  development  professionals,  representaOves  of  civil  society  and  peak  industry  bodies,  academics  and  researchers.  hDp://www.crawfordfund.org/events/parliamentary-­‐conference/    

Public Lectures  

Deforesta*on  and  Development:  Drivers,  Implica*ons  and  Policy  Approaches  University  of  Sydney  13  August  2014,  CPC  Auditorium,  Charles  Perkins  Centre  Building,  University  of  Sydney  hDp://whatson.sydney.edu.au/events/published/sydney-­‐ideas-­‐professor-­‐jennifer-­‐alix-­‐garcia  

The  United  Na*ons  and  the  Elusive  Quest  for  Peace  University  of  Melbourne  14  August  2014,  Theatre  219,  University  of  Melbourne,  234  Queensberry  Street,  Parkville,  Victoria  hDp://events.unimelb.edu.au/events/4211-­‐the-­‐united-­‐naOons-­‐and-­‐the-­‐elusive-­‐quest-­‐for-­‐peace  

The  Australian-­‐US  Alliance:  What’s  its  Future?    AIIA  Victoria  Branch  20  August  2014,  Dyason  House,  124  Jolimont  Roadd,  East  Melbourne  hDp://www.internaOonalaffairs.org.au/events/the-­‐australian-­‐us-­‐alliance-­‐whats-­‐its-­‐future/  

The  Keough  Ora*on  –  The  Strategic  U*lity  of  Land  Power  in  an  Australian  Context  Lowy  InsOtute  for  InternaOonal  Policy  13  August  2014,  Lowy  InsOtute  for  InternaOonal  Policy,  31  Bligh  Street,  Sydney  hDp://www.lowyinsOtute.org/events/event-­‐changing-­‐uOlity-­‐land-­‐power-­‐21st-­‐century-­‐eliot-­‐cohen  

Natasha  StoN  Despoja,  Australian  Ambassador  for  Women  and  Girls  Lowy  InsOtute  for  InternaOonal  Policy  15  August  2014,  Lowy  InsOtute  for  InternaOonal  Policy,  31  Bligh  Street,  Sydney  hDp://www.lowyinsOtute.org/events/event-­‐natasha-­‐stoD-­‐despoja-­‐australian-­‐ambassador-­‐women-­‐and-­‐girls  

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 5th  Interna*onal  Conference  on  Human  Rights  Educa*on:  ‘Advancing  Universal  Human  Rights  Culture’  Hosted  by  the  American  University  Washington  College  of  Law  4  –  6  December  2014,  American  University  Washington  College  of  Law,  Washington  D.C.,  USA  hDp://www.wcl.american.edu/events/ichredu/  

Conferences  

4th  Annual  Interna*onal  Conference  on  Poli*cal  Science,  Sociology  and  Interna*onal  Rela*ons  (PSSIR  2014)  25  –  26  August  2014,  Dusit  Thani  Bangkok,  Bangkok,  Thailand    hDp://www.pssir.org/index.html  

65th  UN  DPI/NGO  Conference  –  2015  and  Beyond:  Our  Ac*on  Agenda  Co-­‐hosted  by  the  UN  Department  of  Public  InformaOon  (DPR)  and  the  NGO/DPI  ExecuOve  CommiDee  27  –  29  August  2014,  United  NaOons  Headquarters,  New  York,  USA  hDp://outreach.un.org/ngorelaOons/conference-­‐2014/  

Prague  12th  Interna*onal  Academic  Conference  Hosted  by  The  InternaOonal  InsOtute  of  Social  and  Economic  Sciences  and  the  University  of  Economics  Prague  1  –  4  September,  Prague,  Czech  Republic  hDp://www.iises.net/conferences/prague-­‐conference-­‐semtember-­‐1-­‐4-­‐2014/  

European  Consor*um  for  Poli*cal  Research  General  Conference  3  –  6  September  2014,  University  of  Glasgow,  Glasgow,  Scotland,  UK  hDp://ecpr.eu/events/eventdetails.aspx?EventID=14  

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5th  G(irls)20  Summit  25  –  26  August  2014,  Sydney  Opera  House,  Sydney  hDp://girls20summit.us4.list-­‐manage.com/track/click?u=e0bd277caf5a0a5tad4b2159&id=1393fde1c4&e=b82d0f882e    

Interna*onal  Careers  Conference  Presented  by  the  AIIA  29  August  2014,  The  Grand  Buffet  Hall,  Union  House,  The  University  of  Melbourne,  Parkville  hDp://www.internaOonalaffairs.org.au/events/internaOonal-­‐careers-­‐conference-­‐2014-­‐2/  

Conferences for Emerging Scholars  

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Upcoming UNAA Events  

Queensland  State  Conference  2014  –  ‘Millennium  Development  Goals  and  the  Post-­‐2015  Agenda’  29  –  30  August  2014,  Parliament  House,  Brisbane  hDp://www.unaaqld.org.au/events/qld-­‐state-­‐conference/  Conference  Program:  hDp://www.unaaqld.org.au/wp-­‐content/uploads/2014/07/State-­‐Conference-­‐Program-­‐2014.pdf    

Friday  August  29   Saturday  August  30  Round  Table  Discussions    1300  –  1330:  RegistraOon      1330  –  1730:  Round  Table  OpOons    

-  World  EducaOon  -  World  Health  -  Human  Influence  on  Climate  Change  -  Model  United  NaOons  Conference  -  Status  of  Women  -  Young  Entrepreneurs  &  Professionals  

   1830:  Meet  and  Greet  at  Parliament  House    

Conference  Sessions    0800  –  0900:  RegistraOon    0900  –  1730:  Sessions    -  Opening  Session  &  The  United  NaOons  aver  

68  years  -  Round  Table  PresentaOon  Reports  -  Sustainable  Development    -  Peace,  Conflict,  ResoluOon  -  Children  of  the  Future  -  Women  of  the  World  -  Human  Rights  for  Everyone      

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Publications  

Saving  Lives  Today  and  Tomorrow:  Managing  the  Risk  of  Humanitarian  Crises  UN  Office  for  the  Coordina:on  of  Humanitarian  Affairs  hDps://docs.unocha.org/sites/dms/Documents/OCHA  SLTT  Web  Final  Single.PDF      The  premise  of  this  report  is  that  most  humanitarian  crises  are  to  some  extent  predictable  and  preventable.  With  new  and  old  risks  increasing  the  pressure  on  the  internaOonal  humanitarian  system,  it  looks  at  ways  in  which  the  system  can  be  improved  and  transformed  to  beDer  anOcipate,  prevent,  and  manage  crises.  

The  Aarhus  Conven*on:  An  Implementa*on  Guide  UN  Economic  Commission  for  Europe  hDp://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/env/pp/PublicaOons/Aarhus_ImplementaOon_Guide_interacOve_eng.pdf    The  Aarhus  ConvenOon  is  an  internaOonal  legally  binding  instrument  giving  the  public  the  rights  of  parOcipaOon  in  decision-­‐making,  access  to  informaOon  and  jusOce  regarding  the  environment.  These  rights  were  emphasized  in  the  outcome  document  of  the  Rio+20  UN  Conference  on  Sustainable  Development.  The  ConvenOon’s  twin  protecOons  for  environmental  and  human  rights,  and  its  focus  on  involving  the  public,  provide  a  mechanism  for  holding  governments  to  account  in  their  efforts  to  address  the  mulOdimensional  challenges  facing  our  world  today,  including  climate  change,  biodiversity  loss,  poverty  reducOon,  increasing  energy  demands,  rapid  urbanizaOon,  and  polluOon.  The  guide  is  designed  for  policy  makers,  legislators,  NGOs,  academics,  and  civil  society.    

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Publications  

The  Gap  Report  UNAIDS  hDp://www.unaids.org/en/resources/campaigns/2014/2014gapreport/gapreport/      The  UNAIDS  Gap  Report  shows  that  as  people  find  out  their  HIV-­‐posiOve  status  they  will  seek  life-­‐saving  treatment,  yet  19  million  of  the  35  million  people  living  with  HIV  globally  do  not  know  their  HIV-­‐posiOve  status.  In  sub-­‐Saharan  Africa  almost  90%  of  people  who  tested  posiOve  for  HIV  went  on  to  access  anOretroviral  therapy  (ART).  The  report  highlights  that  efforts  to  increase  access  to  ART  are  working.  In  2013,  an  addiOonal  2.3  million  people  gained  access  to  the  life-­‐saving  medicines.  This  brings  the  global  number  of  people  accessing  ART  to  nearly  13  million  by  the  end  of  2103.    

The Best of What’s Around  

Humanitarian  Data  Exchange  (HDX)  hDp://data.hdx.rwlabs.org    The  Humanitarian  Data  Exchange  (HDX)  aims  to  make  humanitarian  data  easier  to  find  and  use  for  analysis.  The  HDX  works  over  three  elements,  a  repository,  analyOcs,  and  standards,  to  combine  into  an  integrated  data  pla{orm.  In  all  the  HDX,  as  it  currently  stands,  contains,  1,326  datasets,  covering  243  countries  and  territories,  from  20  different  sources.  The  purpose  of  the  HDX  is  simple,  to  aggregate,  store,  and  transform  data  for  the  humanitarian  community.    

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The Best of What’s Around  

OCHA:  Saving  Lives  Today  and  Tomorrow  hDp://www.unocha.org/saving-­‐lives      The  new  interacOve  online  advocacy  campaign  by  the  UN  Office  for  the  CoordinaOon  of  Humanitarian  Affairs  (OCHA)  supports  its  recent  policy  report  (see  recent  and  forthcoming  publicaOons).  The  website  aims  to  encourage  a  paradigm  shiv  towards  a  more  preventaOve  and  anOcipatory  approach  to  humanitarian  crises.      Over  the  past  decade,  the  number  of  people  affected  by  humanitarian  crisis  has  almost  doubled.  Meanwhile  funding  requirements  have  trebled  to  16.9  billion  a  year.  The  rising  scale  of  crises,  our  collecOve  inability  to  resolve  protracted  disasters,  and  the  interplay  of  new  global  challenges,  have  led  to  a  global  deficit  in  the  operaOonal  and  financial  capacity  of  governments  and  humanitarian  organisaOons  to  respond.  The  current  trajectory  of  the  internaOonal  humanitarian  system  is  completely  unsustainable.    

 

The  Bravest  Boy  I  Know  hDp://www.unaids.org/en/resources/campaigns/2014/20140508thebravestboyiknow/      UNAIDS,  the  UN  World  Tourism  OrganizaOon’s  Sustainable  Tourism  for  Eliminated  Poverty  FoundaOon  have  released  a  new  book  on  HIV  for  children.  The  book  “The  Bravest  Boy  I  Know”,  is  about  two  friends,  Kendi  and  Kayla.  Kendi  is  living  with  HIV.  The  book  conveys  the  important  message  that  by  taking  medicine  children  living  with  HIV  can  live  healthy  and  acOve  lives  while  also  explaining  that  the  medicines  can  make  children  feel  unwell  and  Ored.      The  link  above  will  take  you  to  the  campaigns  website  which  features  access  to  social  media,  fact  sheets,  and  narrated  video  versions  of  the  book.      

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