Alex Armlovich discusses the issues surrounding growth and preservation in megacities. He outlines good examples of preserving culture, history, and environment, while dealing with the challenges posed by a megacities needs for growth and development. He further outlines the impact of gentrification on megacity diversity. Alex Armlovich is a fellow in state and local policy […]

Nina Purwajati and Biondo Sanda Sima give examples of how Indonesia and other countries are using technology to address the challenges of megacities. They later discus the urbanization trends in Indonesia and their potential impact. Nini Purwajati is a senior program manager with 100 Resilient Cities – pioneered by the Rockefeller Foundation (100RC) Asia Pacific […]

Andy Fisher discusses how communities can address food injustice challenges in large scale in megacities. Andy Fisher has been a leading force in the food security and food justice movement in the US for the past 25 years. He co-founded and led the primary American food systems alliance, the Community Food Security Coalition, for 17 […]

In late 2018, the Hollings Center for International Dialogue, in partnership with the High Atlas Foundation and the University of Central Florida, awarded a small grant to Peter Jacques and Yossef Ben-Meir to conduct a project in Morocco to look at the applicability of sustainable development goals in relation to the Amazigh people of the […]

تواجه اليوم منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا تحديات كبيرة تتمثل في الدمج الاجتماعيوالتنويع الاقتصادي. وبحسب التقرير الصادر عن منظمة التعاون الاقتصادي والتنمية حول الشباب في منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا، "يواجه الشباب في منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا، إناثًا وذكورًا، أعلى معدلات البطالة بين الشباب في العالم، علمًا بأن نسبة الشباب (الذين تتراوح أعمارهم بين 15 و29 عامًا) تتخطى الثلاثين في المائة من السكان بسّن العمل في معظم دول المنطقة". كما وتستضيف هذه المنطقة أعدادًا غير مسبوقة من اللاجئين والنازحين داخليًا، إذ أفادت المفوضية السامية للأمم المتحدة لشؤون اللاجئين أن هذه المنطقة كانت تضم في العام 2017 ستة في المائة من سكان العالم إنما نحو ربع اللاجئين والعائدين وعديمي الجنسية والنازحين داخليًا وطالبي اللجوء. وهؤلاء اللاجئون يتواجدون في العديد من الدول المتوسطة الدخل من الشريحتين الدنيا والعليا كلبنان وتركيا والأردن. ويؤدي التحدي المزدوج المتمثل بالحاجة إلى التنويع الاقتصادي والتعامل مع المجموعات السكانية المهمشة إلى تضارب الاحتياجات. فالدول مضطرة للتعامل مع قرارات تتعلق بتوفير إمكانية النفاذ إلى سوق العمل والبرامج الاجتماعية للاجئين في الوقت نفسه الذي يتعين عليها تلبية احتياجات مواطنيها الذين ربما يعانون هم أيضًا من البطالة وصعوبة الاستفادة من الفرص.

Günümüzde Orta Doğu ve Kuzey Afrika (MENA) bölgesi çok ciddi sosyal entegrasyon ve ekonomik çeşitlilik sorunlarıyla karşı karşıya. Ekonomik İşbirliği ve Kalkınma Örgütü’nün MENA bölgesindeki gençler üzerine hazırladığı bir rapora göre “MENA bölgesindeki genç kadın ve erkekler, dünyanın en yüksek genç işsizlik oranının olduğu bölgede yaşıyorlar. Birçok ülkede, gençlerin (15-29 yaş arası) çalışma çağındaki nüfus […]

The MENA region face great challenges of social integration and economic diversification. The region hosts an unprecedented number of refugees. And while there are many entrepreneurship and livelihood programs in the region, there is a need for sustainable economic solutions for these marginalized communities.

The Hollings Center for International Dialogue is pleased to announce a video competition, “I Trust You – Voices from Afghanistan & Pakistan” in collaboration with the Media Foundation in Pakistan and Nai Supporting Open Media in Afghanistan. The 90-second video competition aims to build trust, mutual respect, and promote commonalities between the two neighbors through […]

Following the Hollings Center dialogue Profits to Peace, a small grant was awarded to consider the formation of a business coalition in the Greater Mediterranean that would promote positive peace goals in a region beset by multiple conflicts. This is the report of a roundtable meeting on creating that coalition, which took place on November […]

In October 2018, the Hollings Center sponsored a small grant that created an exchange program between representatives of Tunisia and the U.S. state of Oregon to compare best practices for Farm to School Food Programs. Led by grantees Andy Fisher, Amy Gilroy, and Maria Lukyanova, officials from both countries had an opportunity to share insights […]