Sustainable development has been the red line in Kitty van der Heijdens'carreer. After working for the UN, she is...
Sustainable development has been the red line in Kitty van der Heijdens'carreer. After working for the UN, she is now director at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and ambassador for sustainable development. She will represent the Netherlands in the upcoming Rio plus 20 earth Summit in June 2012. An international conference organised by the UN 20 years after the first UN conference on sustainable development in Rio. At TEDxHaarlem Kitty van der Heijden will take us on a journey through international sustainable development conferences.
Many technologies have promised to revolutionize education, but so far none has. With that in mind, what could...
Many technologies have promised to revolutionize education, but so far none has. With that in mind, what could revolutionize education? These ideas have been...
In the past, sailors on whaling ships would carve whale teeth into works of art in a process called scrimshaw. These...
In the past, sailors on whaling ships would carve whale teeth into works of art in a process called scrimshaw. These pieces would be brought home to loved on...
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Against all odds, the...
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Against all odds, the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram i...
The basic idea of human rights is that each of us, regardless of who we are or where we were born, are entitled to...
The basic idea of human rights is that each of us, regardless of who we are or where we were born, are entitled to the same fundamental rights and freedoms. That may sound easy, but it gets incredibly complicated as soon as we try to put this idea into practice. What are basic human rights? Who chooses them? Who ensures compliance - and how? Benedetta Berti explores the intricacies of human rights.
TEDxDublin was hosted by Science Gallery at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre on September 8th, 2012....
TEDxDublin was hosted by Science Gallery at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre on September 8th, 2012. http://www.TEDxDublin.com Republic of Radio: Sharing Spectru...
The United Nations is an embodiment of a continually evolving international order and UN peace operations are the...
The United Nations is an embodiment of a continually evolving international order and UN peace operations are the physical manifestation of that order. Thoug...
“They were all telling me to go away.” Anano, 6, is a child actor. But the situation she’s in is very real. Every...
“They were all telling me to go away.” Anano, 6, is a child actor. But the situation she’s in is very real. Every day, millions of children living in poverty...
The World Health Organization is the driving force behind global health -- impacting all of our lives, whoever we...
The World Health Organization is the driving force behind global health -- impacting all of our lives, whoever we are, wherever we live... http://www.who.int
