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Economic Versus Mental Health: A Perspective from South Korea

February 23, 2018

South Korea is a high-tech industrialized nation. Joining the “trillion-dollar club” of world economies in 2004, a far cry from a war-torn country dependent on foreign aid as it was when the Korean War ended in 1953. Currently, it boasts the 12th largest economy in the world and its influence is spreading.

Israel: From “Startup” Nation to “Brain” Nation

December 6, 2017

At Israel Brain Technologies, a nonprofit organization dedicated to turning Israel into an international hub of brain technology and related research, this is a riddle we have dedicated ourselves to solving. So, how does a country establish itself as a leading brain-technology cluster?

The Path to a Peaceful World

June 8, 2015

In September 2000, 187 member states of the United Nations reaffirmed their commitment to eliminating poverty and creating sustainable development. At the United Nations Millennium Summit, 147 heads of state signed the Millennium Declaration, which set measurable goals

The Brain and the World, the Mind and the Body: Brain Education for a better world

December 13, 2011

The United Nations General Assembly meets once a year, gathering 193 states to put their heads together to solve the world’s problems. As the main deliberative, policymaking and representative organ…

The Hidden Cost Of Sporting Events

July 22, 2011

Countries around the world deal with trash left behind.

Eye On The UN Roundup Of Global Issues

July 22, 2011

In 1995, 189 governments and more than 5,000 representatives from 2,100 ngos participated in the conference in Beijing, which promised to remove the obstacles to women’s public participation through equality in economic, social, cultural and political decision-making.

Beyond the World Summit on the Millennium Development Goals

November 22, 2010

Nearly 140 Heads of State and Government gathered at U.N. Headquarters on September 20 to 22, 2010 for the second World Summit to review implementation of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) adopted in 2000, including pledges from halving hunger and poverty by 2015 to dealing comprehensively with

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