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It strikes me that young people often feel alienated by the depth of global issues, often feeling like they cannot relate to international topics or that they are powerless in decision making processes.

Frustratingly, when we are asked for involvement in any events as important as

the G8 and G20 summits, we are often treated like photo opportunities. But this

year’s UK delegation going to My Summit, a youth summit running parallel…

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Recent global estimates suggest that 12.3 million people are trapped in modern day slavery. Arguably of all forms of slavery, commercial sexual exploitation of children is one of the worst, and it is believed that of the 1.39 million people trapped in forced sexual labour, 40-50 per cent are children. Countries that have had a long reputation for child prostitution such as Thailand are finally succeeding in… Continue

Think Bangladesh, and instantly the mind conjures up images of cyclones, floods and poverty. It is undeniable that Bangladesh is continually presented as a country of disaster to the rest of the global community. Nonetheless, to dismiss an entire nation as a hotbed of trouble and hopelessness only causes more damage. Bangladesh is in fact fighting to improve its economic status; the country still has much development potential.



I recently visited rural Bangladesh, and witnessed the… Continue