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Global Citizen has joined forces with the Pandemic Action Network (PAN) and other committed civil society organizations to call on world leaders to ensure a comprehensive, inclusive, and impactful response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Recent efforts by world leaders to devise, fund, and implement solutions are welcomed — notably the May 4 pledging conference hosted by the European Commission, which saw billions of dollars pledged for a holistic COVID-19 response — but this is only the start of what will be required to see an end to this pandemic. In order to ensure our global response is successful, all stakeholders must be engaged as part of the solution. 

The Open Letter to World Leaders calls for a comprehensive plan of action to be fully funded by new commitments and based on equity; increased transparency and accountability of new governance structures put in place to implement the plan, including the new Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) accelerator ; and to ensure that commitments to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 remain intact.

Our voices are stronger when we unite. We invite civil society partners to join our collective call by signing this letter, and Global Citizens can join the movement by  taking action here  to support the  Global Goal: Unite for Our Future  campaign. 

-Read the Full Letter Here-

Dear leaders,

Accelerating the end to COVID-19 and preventing further pandemics demands a bold, inclusive, and comprehensive global action plan. With tremendous uncertainty around when this pandemic will end, we have to tackle these challenges — emergency response and long-term prevention — together.

The May 4 pledging conference led by European Commission was a critical display of global solidarity and political commitment to tackle this global challenge, echoed by many at the World Health Assembly last week. Yet the money raised is only the down payment of what is required to end this pandemic and prevent the next one.

Beyond the pledges made thus far towards research and development into diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines to stop the spread of COVID-19, the international community must also prioritize investments that will ensure universal and equitable access to these innovations, and ensure that, in particular, the world’s poorest countries can continue delivery of essential health services to the most vulnerable populations during the pandemic, and build stronger, more resilient, and better-prepared health systems for the future.

This is not only the right thing to do for humankind, but also, an outbreak anywhere can quickly become a pandemic everywhere — as COVID-19 has so clearly demonstrated.

Therefore, we urge you to build on the successful pledging effort begun on May 4 and go much bolder — to ensure the world has the resources and efficient, inclusive mechanisms necessary to rid the world of COVID-19, deliver equitable access to innovations, and prevent future pandemics. Specifically, we are calling on all leaders to:

1. Achieve international agreement on a strategic, fully costed plan to end this pandemic and prevent the next one

Establish a transparent and credible process to identify and fully cost the needs to end COVID-19 and help prevent future pandemics, particularly in the poorest countries, building on existing international assessments of preparedness gaps.

Set out clear principles — based on global equity — and a timeline for delivering the necessary funding for this comprehensive plan through future global pledging moments. All pledges should be additional to previous commitments and the modalities and timeline of disbursements should be made public.

2. Establish transparent and inclusive governance structures for the new Access to COVID Tools (ACT) Accelerator

Establish an ACT Board with diverse global representation beyond health organizations and the founding groups, to include civil society, health care workers, patients and communities, supply chain experts, business, and other experts.

Allocate and disburse funds committed for the ACT against a clear strategic plan to end this crisis and prevent future pandemics, prioritizing those in LMICs and vulnerable groups.

Clear principles must be established on the use of funds and private sector engagement, patents, and reporting.

3. Retain commitments to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

Even as global leaders mobilize to invest in a bold and accelerated COVID-19 global response, they need to continue to support overseas development aid to mitigate the effect of the pandemic on the poorest nations and to build better and more resilient interlocking systems that lead people out of extreme poverty.

We stand ready to work with decision-makers in global institutions and governments to make sure we end this crisis and prevent future pandemics with global, sustainable, and inclusive solutions, on the basis of the above principles of equity, transparency, and accountability. It is time for leaders to act, breaking the cycle of panic and neglect around pandemic preparedness, and do whatever it takes to rid the world of COVID-19 and make sure this situation cannot happen again.

Defeat Poverty

Open Letter to World Leaders Calls for a Bold, Comprehensive COVID-19 Response

May 28, 2020

Project Everyone seeks to put the power of great communication behind the Global Goals

Dear World Leaders

The letter was launched in January of 2020. At the start of the critical year, 20 of the world’s most iconic and leading activists- from Nobel laureates Malala Yousafzai and Nadia Murad, prominent Nigerian campaigner Obiageli Ezekwesili and Brazilian human rights defender Raull Santiago to young campaigners like Kennedy Odede, Trisha Shetty and Melati Wijsen signed the open letter calling for urgent action from world leaders to fight poverty, inequality and the climate crisis.

This was because our world and our future are under threat from persistent poverty, growing inequality and the climate crisis. The aim was to use 2020 as the moment to shift our trajectory, reset the system and accelerate progress.

The Approach

The letter was co-signed by more than 2000 activists and advocates from around the world – bringing together different countries, sectors and causes with a unified message backing their call to action. High profile confirmed co-signers included cultural figures Emma Watson, Riz Ahmed, Emma Thompson, Alfonso Cuarón, J.J. Abrams, Fernando Meirelles, Susanne Bier, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Aamir Kahn and Chris Martin, and civil society leaders like Amanda Mukwashi, Kumi Naidoo and Gayle Smith.

The letter was published in traditional and digital media, alongside a social media campaign asking the public to share the letter and back its message. Signatories are displayed on watch.globalgoals.org .

Dear World Leaders…. We need you to act faster. To find the finance. To track implementation. To unlock radical solutions. We are watching you. And we will fight every day, for people, for planet”

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The letter was backed up by 2000 global advocates from across sectors, demanding action for people and planet and the Global Goals.

• There were 2,020 signatories from over 140 countries
• 1 million views of the film across Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Youtube
• 20.8m views of videos using #GlobalGoals on TikTok
• 1 billion combined reach across all press.

Coverage ranged from the Wall St Journal and Reuters, TheGuardian, The Independent Dazed and Confused, Refinery 29, and major outlets in countries such as Brazil, Nigeria, Mexico and Kenya.

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Nations United

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World’s Largest Lesson

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• Be a Good Leader - Students will understand what are expected characteristics of a good leader.
• Choosing Presidents - This purpose of this lesson is to help fifth grade students explore the concept of what makes a person a good leader.
• Follow the Leader! - Orwell shows how leaders and followers in a society can act in ways that destroy freedom and equality. Students choose a leader and a follower from Animal Farm and write an essay explaining how the behavior of each contributes to the loss of freedom and equality.
• Francisco Pizarro - Students will research the accomplishments of Hernen Cortes and the characteristics of effective leaders.
• Holding Leaders Responsible - Students will be able to process a variety of information on the Nuremberg Trials, including the charges brought against the defendants. They will then answer short-answer questions on the topics discussed in class.
• How Storytellers affect a culture - The students will create a story and select someone to be their skald or perform the story in a group.
• Human Rights - During a study of Eleanor Roosevelt, the class examines The United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights in order to gain an understanding of the document and to create a list of rights for the classroom.
• Independent: To Be or Not Top Be - In this lesson, national symbols of freedom and speech strategies are introduced, tokens are distributed, and the unit diagnostic is administered.
• Interviewing Famous Leaders in History - Students research a famous leader and then assume the role of interviewer and responder as they compose a question-and-answer interview with that leader.
• Metalling in Around the World - Students learn the important leaders in different cultures by researching coinage. Through this process, they also recognize the cultural universality on coinage and currency.
• New Nation - Students have a chance to create and develop their own nations or islands, and make decisions about finance, economy, defense, and even the flags.
• Organization of Nations Project - This lesson is a research project that teaches different viewpoints on current world issues. Each student researches a different country, becomes its ambassador and represents its interests in classroom debates with other countries on current issues.
• Politics and Leadership - Students will research a selected leader, focusing on the great thinkers who influenced that individual; write an essay exploring the relationship between leaders and great thinkers; and apply this idea to contemporary leaders.
• Rejection of the League of Nations - Students will be able to process a variety of information on the reasons for the U.S.'s rejection of the League of Nations. They will be asked to discuss the material, as well as completing a set of questions on the subject.
• Take My Word for It - Students take a summative assessment, then begin researching and organizing information for an oral presentation on significant leaders in history.
• Was Alexander Truly Great? - Students will be able to process a variety of information on Alexander the Great in order to determine whether he was truly a great leader.

World Leader Letter Assignment

Assignment Instructions

(Page 358 of Chapter 14, on Culture and Sustainability, of your textbook poses the question, What political, economic, and cultural factors are prohibiting world leaders from agreeing on solutions to global environmental challenges? (Palmer,  2020).  

For this assignment you will write a letter, to the world leader of your choice based on the concepts you are learning in this course.  

The letter should be about potential solutions to global environmental challenges.

Please include the following:

• Describe political, economic, and cultural factors you see as prohibiting world leaders from agreeing on solutions to global environmental challenges.  In other words, what is getting in the way and stopping leaders from agreeing on solutions to global environmental challenges?  
• You will need to support your points with information from the textbook.
• Be sure to consider the political, economic, and cultural factors from a broad, anthropological perspective.
• Argue for a recommended next steps for the world leader. Describe clear next steps and keep your recommendations grounded in a broad anthropological perspective or support your recommendations from an anthropological perspective.  
• The letter should be double-spaced and formatted in Times New Roman  12 point  font.
• The letter should be 2 pages.
• Be sure to cite any factual sources you used (including your textbook) with parenthetical, in-text citations.
• Include an APA-style reference page as well.

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Related to your fictional letter assignment to a world leader for...

Related to your fictional letter assignment to a world leader for this week, share the following:

• What anthropological insights do you think would be most useful to world leaders, when considering policies related to current environmental challenges?
• What are some insights from anthropology that you think might be useful to world leaders considering policies for potential future environmental challenges? 

Palmer, C.T. (2020). Culture and sustainability:  Environmental anthropology in the

anthropocene. In N. Brown, T. McIlwraith, & L. Tubelle de Gonzalez (Eds.), Perspectives: An open introduction to cultural anthropology (2nd ed., pp. 357-381). American Anthropological Association.

Answer & Explanation

A. Understanding the cultural ramifications of any policy decisions, realizing how different cultures may interact with natural resources differently and how that could affect sustainability, and taking into account how the environment should be managed in the context of cultural beliefs and values are some of the anthropological insights that would be most helpful to world leaders when considering policies related to current environmental challenges. 

Moreover, anthropological study can offer important insights into how various civilizations adapt to changing surroundings as well as how various communities use, access, and manage resources.

B. Understanding the long-term effects of environmental change on various societies, being aware of the cultural ramifications of policy choices, and looking into the potential for various societies to adapt to new environmental realities are some anthropological insights that might be helpful to world leaders considering policies for potential future environmental challenges. Anthropologists can also shed light on the possibilities for environmental stewardship among various societies and how various cultures see environmental sustainability. 

Moreover, anthropological studies can assist pinpoint possible hot spots for conflict between various societies and the ways in which such conflicts might affect environmental management.

Introduction

Recent years have seen an increase in the importance of environmental issues. World leaders must act to address these challenges since global temperatures are rising, natural resources are being depleted, and ecosystems are being devastated. In this situation, anthropological views can be a great source of advice for formulating environmental policy. This essay will analyze the anthropological lessons that global decision-makers would find most helpful as they formulate policies to address the present and foreseeable environmental concerns.

Anthropological Perspectives on Today's Environmental Issues

World leaders can gain from anthropological ideas while formulating policies to address contemporary environmental concerns. Anthropological study can offer useful insights into the cultural effects of policy choices, enabling decision-makers to understand how various cultures may engage with natural resources differently and how that might affect sustainability. Moreover, anthropological study can offer important insights into how various civilizations adapt to changing surroundings as well as how various communities use, access, and manage resources. For instance, Palmer (2020) discovered that despite the obstacles faced by deforestation and climate change, indigenous people in the Amazon basin have evolved techniques to manage natural resources in a sustainable manner. This study serves as an example of how anthropological research can shed light on the relationships between various societies and their environments and the possibilities for resource management that is both sustainable and ethical.

Environmental Problems in the Future: Anthropological Perspectives

World leaders might profit from anthropological insights when formulating policy for probable future environmental concerns. The long-term effects of environmental change on various civilizations can be better understood through anthropological research, which enables policymakers to understand the cultural ramifications of their choices. Anthropologists can also shed light on the possibilities for environmental stewardship among various societies and how various cultures see environmental sustainability. In some indigenous groups in the Amazon basin, for instance, environmental protection was considered as a collective obligation, with different community members sharing responsibility for various environmental duties, according to a research by Palmer (2020). This study serves as an example of how anthropological research can shed light on cultural behaviors and ideas surrounding environmental stewardship.

In conclusion, when evaluating measures to address present and upcoming environmental concerns, international leaders can benefit greatly from anthropological views. Understanding the cultural effects of policy decisions, how various societies use and manage resources, how various societies adapt to changing environments, and how various cultures approach environmental sustainability and stewardship may all be learned via anthropological research. World leaders may manage present and future environmental concerns more effectively by taking into account the cultural implications of policy choices and understanding how various cultures interact with their environments.

Reference: Palmer, C.T. (2020). Culture and sustainability:  Environmental anthropology in the anthropocene. In N. Brown, T. McIlwraith, & L. Tubelle de Gonzalez (Eds.), Perspectives: An open introduction to cultural anthropology (2nd ed., pp. 357-381). American Anthropological Association.

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Best Practices for Writing a Global Assignment Letter Of Understanding

By Laura Wilkins, CRP, GMS

Those who have relocated globally can attest to the life-changing nature of an overseas assignment—often requiring that the employee sell a home in addition to moving their family to a new country and changing many of their typical routines. Your employee letter of understanding must cover a number of important topics sensitively but clearly—without increasing already high stress levels.

A letter of understanding outlines the details and benefits of an international assignment. This legally binding document, which all parties must sign, serves as an addendum to the employee’s regular employment contract and lays out any differing terms that apply. In addition to the assignment start and end date, job title, and location, the letter of assignment must specify all contractual agreements, a code of conduct, compensation, assignment-specific benefits such as moving expenses, and any repatriation allowance or tax equalization provided.

The letter of understanding should specify all pertinent details without leaving any room for interpretation. Lack of clarity can lead to misunderstandings and costly mistakes which drain resources and distract the employee, impacting the success of the assignment.

The key to drafting effective letters of understanding begins with knowing your employees and focusing on their needs and their families’ needs. You may find sample templates online to help you draft a letter of understanding, but unfortunately, many of them begin like this:

Dear Mr. Jones,

This letter is to inform you that you will be transferred effective [date] to our location in…

Considering the upheaval a relocation will cause in your employee’s life, this approach may come across as overly abrupt. Here are some best practices to help you write an effective letter of understanding.

Discuss the Global Relocation or Assignment First

Having a detailed discussion provides an opportunity to create enthusiasm about a new role by:

• Providing a platform to discuss your global mobility policy and company-provided financial assistance
• Clarifying the specific skill-building and learning opportunities available in the new role
• Showing that the company values the employee and wants to make an investment in his or her future
• Demonstrating that the employee is important to the growth of the business

Holding a preliminary discussion shows respect for the employee and allows you to craft a letter tailored to that individual. In turn, this will likely increase loyalty and productivity and reduce the chance of a declined relocation offer.

Outline the New Role

Your employee’s job title and responsibilities may remain the same in the new location. If so, make sure the letter of understanding includes the name of the person to whom the employee will report and the duration of the transfer or assignment. For employees taking on new responsibilities, you’ll also want to include the following:

• The employee’s new job title or position
• A description of any increased benefits, salary or bonuses

Similar in some ways to an employment offer letter, this portion of the letter of understanding focuses on the specifics of the new role. It documents the job title, salary, and related benefits to eliminate misunderstandings. The appropriate manager should sign and date the letter, and it should include the:

• Employee’s full name and current home address.
• Department names — both the current department and the new destination department.
• Effective date the employee should report to the new location.
• Anticipated end date in the case of an assignment.
• Name of the employee’s new manager.
• Expiration date for the individual’s relocation and assignment benefits.

After you provide this information, you can delve into the specifics of your company’s global mobility policy and explain the benefits the employee will receive. If you’re looking for additional resources on transfer notices, check out our page on 12 Employee Transfer Letter Tips. 

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Ta’kiya young's death the result of her actions.

Two things have nothing to do with the Aug. 24, 2023, Blendon Twp. shooting of 21-year-old Ta’Kiya Young: The suspect’s race and pregnancy.

Young was accused of stealing liquor from Kroger.

She got into a car, which did not have license plates and was illegally parked in a handicap spot.

A Kroger employee alerted police, who were required to approach Young and detain her. Officers repeatedly asked Young to get out of the car. The law requires Young to comply, but she refused to do so over a dozen times.

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Released video showed police officers doing their job. It shows Young refusing to comply with officers, then knowingly and purposefully driving forward, hitting another police officer, lifting him off the ground. Clearly, Young would have run the officer down.

Our community would be much better served by leaders who based their decisions more on a person’s behavior than their race.

Violent and/or non-compliant behavior, directed at police officers, will almost always end badly for the person involved. Our leaders should become less concerned with a person’s color and more concerned with their behavior.

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I am responding to the April 14 letter to the editor "Thinking People Must Vote" by Jeanette Ballantyne of Akron.

Believe me I am thinking and asking the following questions:

Are our borders secure? No. Millions of illegal immigrants have entered. Millions.

I want to protect the unborn . Do you?

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Ask yourself are you better off now than four years ago? If you are thinking, the answer is simple and clear.If you are thinking, how could you/would you vote for a declining president who needs help to get off the stage or who needs three-by-five cards to help him remember or answer questions?

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This land of ours was founded on Godly principles by religious men who were thinking by the people, for the people; not big government, lying and power-hungry Democrats.

Last but not least, I am not only thinking, I am praying for a country that stands up for the rights of the people.Trump voters are thinking and voting in November.

Jo Simmons, Delaware

Require solar panels

News reports suggest yet more agricultural land in Ohio is being bought up for conversion into solar panel farms.

It is unbelievable that no one seems to have figured that distribution centers built almost exclusively on farmland have flat roofs that are ideal for arrays of solar panels.

Existing distribution centers and those in the planning stage should be required to install solar panels on their flat roofs, thus saving valuable farmland.

David Elliot, Columbus

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Downtown rooftops and parking lots should go green

Downtown Columbus needs to be green. Columbus should lead the way for our country and our world by turning our city into a much more sustainable and natural place.

You may ask how we should do that.

The answer is by taking advantage of the unused space in our city.

One way is through turning empty rooftops into rooftops with trees, plant and flowers. This will make our city much greener and more beautiful. It also will reduce our carbon imprint because the plants can suck in the carbon dioxide.

Another way is through repurposing empty parking lots.

You may not think that there are many unused parking lots in the city, but I once watched a video that said that over half of America’s parking lots are unused or mostly vacant. When you think about it most parking lots are only used for a couple of hours a day or sometimes only once a year.

An example is the parking lot between Mapfre Stadium and the Ohio State Fair. This place that is only used for a very short part of the year could have hundreds of solar panels that would only be needed to move for a couple of weeks and then could be replaced. This could produce enough energy to power thousands of homes in the city.

Joe Baylis, Bexley

We can't be silent in face of World War 3

As an Ahmadi Muslim living in Columbus, my faith teaches me to speak truthfully and courageously before my leaders, especially those who are hardhearted, unjust and cruel.

This is in fact the greatest form of ‘Jihad’ as stated by the Holy Prophet of Islam, Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).

The world was silent when Israel attacked the Iranian embassy in Syria. The world is silent only because Israel was the perpetrator; however, we now see, this is causing the war to spread further.

The world was also silent when tens of thousands of Palestinians were killed. Voices have only started being raised when aid workers were killed.

Unfortunately, we are witnessing World War 3 unfold and expecting soft measures and silence to solve for the lack of justice.

However, to remain silent does not mean there is peace.

His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the worldwide head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, has repeatedly stated for the last decade-plus that to have peace we must have justice at every level of society. While Iran's retaliation on Israel is justified, Israel's attack on Iran was foolish.

Israel pulling Iran into this war will only pull in more nations. As distressing as this will be for the entire world, I encourage my neighbors to keep praying for justice and helping each other out as we must prepare for difficult days ahead.

Samar Ahmad, Columbus

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New leader of Jesse Jackson’s civil rights organization steps down just months on the job

FILE - The Rev. Frederick D. Haynes III sits before speaking, Feb. 1, 2024, in Dallas. The Dallas pastor who took over leadership of the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s longtime civil rights organization resigned Tuesday, April 16, after less than three months on the job. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

FILE - The Rev. Frederick D. Haynes III speaks to reporters, Feb. 1, 2024, in Dallas. Hayes, a Dallas pastor who took over leadership of the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s longtime civil rights organization resigned Tuesday, April 16, after less than three months on the job. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

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CHICAGO (AP) — A Dallas pastor who took over leadership of the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s longtime civil rights organization resigned Tuesday just months after he took the job.

The Rev. Frederick Haynes III told The Associated Press that he submitted a letter with his resignation as head of the Chicago-based Rainbow PUSH Coalition, effective immediately.

“After a time of prayer and consultation, I felt it was best to step down as president and CEO of Rainbow PUSH,” he said by phone from Texas. “I am forever honored that the Rev. Jackson graciously considered me worthy of following him as president of the organization that he founded.”

Haynes, 63, said he felt it was “necessary” to move on in light of “challenges that continue to exist,” but declined to elaborate further. His resignation letter, written on Rainbow PUSH letterhead, also did not go into details about his decision.

In a statement issued late Tuesday, Jackson said the organization accepted Haynes’ resignation and they would remain “partners in the fight for peace, civil rights and economic justice.”

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Haiti in Crisis Sets Up Ruling Council, Clearing Way for an Acting Leader

A governing council was finalized after a month of negotiations. It is tasked with restoring law and order by appointing an acting prime minister.

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David C. Adams reported from Miami, and Andre Paultre from Port-au-Prince.

A new transitional ruling council was finalized in Haiti on Friday to try to bring political stability to a country wracked by escalating gang violence and a worsening humanitarian crisis.

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The Biden administration pushed hard for the installation of the transition council, which comes days after the arrival of a new U.S. ambassador, Dennis Hankins, an experienced diplomat who served previously in Haiti.

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