Talk by Dr. KS Jomo (16th Feb, 8pm)

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Strategic Information and Research Development Centre (SIRD) Publishing invites you to a public talk on

The World Economic Crisis and Asia

by Dr Jomo Kwame Sundaram

Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations, and Member, United Nations Commission of Experts on Reforms of the International Monetary and Financial System

Date : 16 th February 2009 (Monday)

Time : 8.00pm – 10.00pm

Venue : The KL & Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall, No. 1, Jalan Maharajalela, 50150 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Together with his colleagues, Dr K. S. Jomo was responsible for United Nations and other reports warning from late 2006 about the likelihood of the current crisis.

All are welcome. Please feel free to circulate this notice.

For further details, please contact Mr Zulhabri at 03-79578342/ 8343 or 019-389 3804
Mr Chong Ton Sing at 016- 379 7231

We look forward to welcoming you to this interesting talk.

Yours sincerely.

Mr Chong Ton Sin
Executive Director, SIRD

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World Youth Report 2009: Youth and Climate Change

To all of you who are passionate of Youth and Climate Change, do submit your thoughts/ideas etc to United Nations.

Do read it here at United Nation's website.

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In order to expand the scope and coverage of the "World Youth Report 2009: Youth and Climate Change", we are seeking input from experts in the field of youth and climate change, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, as well as from young people. Submissions may be academic research, case studies, publications, best practices, effective interventions, as well as national youth policies currently being implemented .

The chapters of the "World Youth Report 2009: Youth and Climate Change" are as follows:
(Please note: The chapter titles are working titles and not final)

Introduction: Youth, Climate Change and the Social Development Agenda
This chapter looks at the relationship between climate change and social development, and the implications of these interactions for youth. It addresses the vulnerability of young people to the negative effects of climate change and highlights the circumstances of the most vulnerable youth populations.

Chapter 1. Climate Change, Youth and their Well-being
This chapter expands on the vulnerability of youth to climate change within the contexts of health, livelihood and conflict, and pays specific attention to the issue of geographic location.

Chapter 2. Indigenous Youth and Climate Change
This chapter shows how Indigenous youth are an especially vulnerable youth population across geographical areas. It highlights Indigenous cultures and practices as a means to finding solutions for global sustainability. In particular, it will elaborate on strategies for action informed by Indigenous knowledge and the youth perspective.

Chapter 3. Addressing change at the roots: youth consumption patterns
This chapter expands on the role of youth "culture" and lifestyle factors as key determinants in the future of climate change, with a particular focus on youth consumption patterns. It discusses youth consumption and lifestyles, and how young people can make more sustainable choices.

Chapter 4. Reforming Education for climate protection
This chapter looks at the role of education in developing a multidisciplinary understanding of the social, cultural, economic and environmental dimensions of climate change. It discusses reforming education to allow for the inclusion of climate change education in schools curriculum geared to help young people develop into responsibile global citizens.

Chapter 5. Adapting to climate change: Is youth employment at risk?
This chapter looks at the impact of climate change and mitigation measures on employment for youth - how it can both be a potential source of new employment opportunities, as well as create changes in existing jobs.

Chapter 6. Positioning Youth for Adaptation and Mitigation: the role of civil society
This chapter highlights best practices and strategies, as well as examines the potential contribution of youth-led organizations to advancing action on climate change in the key areas covered in the preceding chapters – education; consumption and production; employment; leisure time activities; poverty; health, HIV/AIDS; and armed conflict.

Chapter 7. Moving Forward: Placing youth at the centre of the response to climate change.
This chapter will look at how the impact of climate change can be better addressed to reflect youth concerns. It will also provide policy recommendations so that Governments can act to ensure that mitigation and adaptation measures they choose can guarantee that young people and future generations have a sustainable future.

We encourage your participation to enhance the discussion. The editors of the publication will make final decisions on the inclusion of submissions. Material included in the report will receive due acknowledgement. Please send us your input (by 23 January 2009) via email to youth@un.org with "Suggestions for World Youth Report 2009" in the subject line or write to us at: World Youth Report 2009, United Nations Programme on Youth, DC2-1310, 2 UN Plaza, New York, NY 10017.

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Top 10 Articles in chenchow.blogspot.com (Aug 08 to Nov 08)!

Since it is Hari Raya Haji and I am staying in my room today, I feel that I should go back and look at my blog further.

I decide to look for which articles are most popular at which month.

As I only activated Google Analytics in late July, so my analysis can only be done for 4 months, August to November.

Below would be the top 10 articles for each month! This traffic is based on those who click into my specific links. So, the actual readers would actually be much more, since a lot would be reading from the main page of chenchow.blogspot.com .

Thanks to my blog reader for helping to pick up these articles! :)

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All-Time High (21st July 2008 to 30th November 2008)
1. Malaysia Budget 2009 - 821 Page Views (4 Times Top 10)
2. Past Year SPM Trial Exams - 428 Page Views (3 Times Top 10)
3. SPM Trial Exam Papers - 411 Page Views (2 Times Top 10)
4. Teaching of Mathematics & Science in English - 267 Page Views (3 Times Top 10)
5. TMI New Board Members - 245 Page Views (1 Time Top 10)
6. Times Higher Education Supplement (THES) Top Universities Ranking - 232 Page Views (1 Time Top 10)
7. McKinsey & Company - KL & Singapore Office Recruitment - 222 Page Views (3 Times Top 10)
8. The 10 Commandments for Business Failure - 199 Page Views (1 Time Top 10)
9. JobStreet.com - Forbes Asia "Best Under 1 Billion" - 193 Page Views (2 Times Top 10)
10. Northeast Malaysia Forum - Datuk Tony Fernandes - 184 Page Views (1 Time Top 10)

November 2008

1. Malaysia Budget 2009 - 130 Page Views (4 Times Top 10)
2. SPM Trial Exam Papers - 127 Page Views (2 Times Top 10)
3. Free Sepang A1 GP Grandstand Tickets Courtesy of JobStreet.com - 97 Page Views (New Top 10)
4. Bill Clinton Free Public Lecture in KL - 90 Page Views (New Top 10)
5. 2 Malaysians Among 10 in UN Commission of Experts on Reforms of the International Monetary and Financial System - 78 Page Views (New Top 10)
6. Comprehensive US Applications Guide - 63 Page Views (New Top 10)
7. Past Year SPM Trial Exams - 59 Page Views (4 Times Top 10)
8. In Memory of Lee Nian Ning (1987-2008) - 50 Page Views (New Top 10)
9. McKinsey & Company - KL & Singapore Office Recruitment - 50 Page Views (3 Times Top 10)
10. Teaching of Mathematics & Science in English - 49 Page Views (3 Times Top 10)

October 2008

1. SPM Trial Exam Papers - 284 Page Views (New Top 10)
2. Times Higher Education Supplement (THES) Top Universities Ranking - 183 Page Views (New Top 10)
3. Past Year SPM Trial Exams - 132 Page Views (3 Times Top 10)
4. Teaching of Mathematics & Science in English - 121 Page Views (2 Times Top 10)
5. Malaysia Budget 2009 - 112 Page Views (3 Times Top 10)
6. Global Peace Festival 2008 - 63 Page Views (New Top 10)
7. JobStreet.com - Forbes Asia "Best Under 1 Billion" - 58 Page Views (2 Times Top 10)
8. Singaporean who made it to Princeton after failed to enter NUS 4 times - 56 Page Views (New Top 10)
9. Doha International Conference - 53 Page Views (New Top 10)
10. CEO Series of Talks 2 - Justin Leong - 51 Page Views (New Top 10)

September 2008

1. Malaysia Budget 2009 - 398 Page Views (2 Times Top 10)
2. Past Year SPM Trial Exams - 121 Page Views (2 Times Top 10)
3. JobStreet.com - Forbes Asia "Best Under 1 Billion" - 119 Page Views (New Top 10)
4. McKinsey & Company - KL & Singapore Office Recruitment - 59 Page Views (2 Times Top 10)
5. Speech By Abdul Kalam, Former President of India - 56 Page Views (New Top 10)
6. Accenture Graduate Consulting Opportunities - 54 Page Views (New Top 10)
7. Siow Lee Chan - Bronze Medalist - Paralympic Games - 54 Page Views (New Top 10)
8. UPenn Acceptance Rates Increase - 51 Page Views (New Top 10)
9. 1Malaysia.com.my - Datuk Seri Najib bin Tun Abdul Razak - 51 Page Views (New Top 10)
10. Teaching of Mathematics & Science in English - 47 Page Views (New Top 10)

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August 2008

1. TMI New Board Members - 223 Page Views
2. Malaysia Budget 2009 - 181 Page Views
3. The 10 Commandments for Business Failure - 142 Page Views
4. Past Year SPM Trial Exams - 96 Page Views
5. Northeast Malaysia Forum - Datuk Tony Fernandes - 57 Page Views
6. Mavin Khoo - Devi: In Absolution; In Aid of Pusaka - 56 Page Views
7. Additional JPA Scholarships for SPM 2007 - 51 Page Views
8. Celcom Launched Executive Plan - 48 Page Views
9. McKinsey & Company - KL & Singapore Office Recruitment - 46 Page Views
10. JPA Scholarships - Interview with Tan Sri Ismail Adam - 45 Page Views

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2 Malaysians Among 10 in UN Commission of Experts on Reforms of the International Monetary and Financial System

United Nations (UN) today formed the Commission of Experts on Reforms of the International Monetary and Financial System.

United Nations General Assembly President, Miguel D'Escoto, announced the list today, which would examine possible reform of the global financial system, including the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, in the wake of financial crisis.

Chair: Joseph Stiglitz (US), Nobel Prize for Economics for 2001

The rest of the committee:-
- Jomo Kwame Sundaram (Malaysia), Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development and the UN Department of the Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)
- Tan Sri Zeti Akhtar Aziz (Malaysia), Governor and Chairman of Malaysia's Central Bank
- Jose Antonio Ocampo (Colombia), Former Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)
- Jean-Paul Fitoussi (France), Professor of Economics at the Institute d'Etudes Politiques de Paris in France
- Avinash Persaud (Barbados), Chairman of Intelligence Capital Limited
- Yaga Venugopal Reddy (India), Former Governor of India's Reserve Bank
- Eisuke Sakakibara (Japan), Professor at Waseda University
- Chukwuma Soludo (Nigeria), Governor of Nigeria's Central Bank
- Yu Yongding (China), Director of the Institute of World Economics and Politics

Great to see 2 Malaysians in this commission of 10 experts to solve this global issue!

For full report, do read here from United Nations

Full article is as follow:-
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General Assembly President unveils details of panel probing global financial system

14 November 2008 – General Assembly President Miguel D’Escoto today announced the full composition of a high-level task force he is setting up to examine possible reform of the global financial system, including the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, in the wake of the current economic turmoil.
Joseph Stiglitz, who won the Nobel Prize for Economics in 2001 and is a former chief economist at the World Bank, will chair the Commission of Experts on Reforms of the International Monetary and Financial System, which will suggest steps that Member States can take to secure a more stable global economic order.

Jomo Kwame Sundaram, the current Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development and the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), and José Antonio Ocampo of Colombia, who is a former Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, were also named to the panel.

The Commission’s other members include: Zeti Akhtar Aziz, the Governor and Chairman of Malaysia’s Central Bank; Jean-Paul Fitoussi, Professor of Economics at the Institute d’Etudes Politiques de Paris in France; Avinash Persaud of Barbados, who is Chairman of Intelligence Capital Limited; and Yaga Venugopal Reddy, former governor of India’s Reserve Bank.

Also on the panel are: Japan’s Eisuke Sakakibara, who is currently Professor at Waseda University in Tokyo; Chukwuma Soludo, the Governor of Nigeria’s Central Bank; and China’s Yu Yongding, the Director of the Institute of World Economics and Politics.

When Mr D’Escoto announced the formation of the panel last month, he noted that “there is growing recognition that the current turmoil in the financial system cannot be solved through piecemeal responses at the national and regional levels but requires a coordinated effort at the global level.”


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