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START with Art

Refugee children develop confidence and creativity DUBAI – Commercial art fairs typically conjure a mental image of collectors and other well-heeled ‘art-world’ affiliates meandering through a labyrinth of gallery stalls whilst sipping champagne. Art Dubai, while certainly conforming to this stereotype, also transcends it. Through the nonprofit START, they channel a great deal of the wealth and […]

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Sustainable development for the “energy poor”

UNITED NATIONS – In the theater of environmental preservation, increasing the global poor’s access to energy is usually cast as a necessary evil because it comes at the expense of the environment. Yet, given the direct correlation between adequate access to energy and poverty indicators such as life expectancy, infant mortality, and literacy rates, reducing […]