Tag: un

  • Golden Rivers and Freedom wars

    Golden Rivers and Freedom wars

    American made – Iran–Contra affair: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–Contra_affair – American made film: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Made_(film) The Night Manager (novel) – The Night Manager – novel – Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Night_Manager – United States involvement in regime change – Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_involvement_in_regime_change Air America  – Air America (airline), a former civilian airline operated by the Central Intelligence Agency: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_America_(airline) – Air America (film), a 1990 film adaptation of…

  • L’Atlas

    L’Atlas

    – Tiens, ton Atlas mon chéri. – Y a trop d’pays, j’arrive pas à le lire… – T’inquiète, tu peux faire avec cinq; ça suffit… Aurianne Or Vetoed! What’s wrong with the UN security council – and how it could do better | World news – The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2015/sep/23/un-security-council-failing-70-years

  • Better Factory Cambodia

    Better Factory Cambodia

    BFC improves labour conditions and the profitability of the garment industry through a combination of factory assessments, tailored training for both workers and managers, factory advisory services, and public disclosure of working conditions on factory floors. Better Work in South Asia: https://betterwork.org/blog/2016/10/20/op-ed-better-factories-cambodia-and-its-15-year-journey Kering has included ilo conventions in its internal regulations since 2015. Look at…

  • AI

    AI

    Artificial Intelligence What a surprise to find a comic strip on Artificial Intelligence written by somebody called Montaigne!: Marion Montaigne présente l’Intelligence artificielle: https://youtu.be/DtdoNksCtmE Indeed, Montaigne discusses in the Essays whether the savages found mainly in Brazil are human beings or not and whether they should be considered humans, the way the barbarians in Ancient Greece…