MINING AND HUMAN RIGHTS: How Glencore does its homework
By Dominique Soguel-dit-Picard THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON APRIL 15, 2019 A worker at Glencore’s Mutanda copper mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Glencore says it employs about […]
Jordan: Prince Hassan renews call for new world order based on human dignity
By JT – Dec 14,2018 -JORDAN TIMES HRH Prince Hassan attends the launch of a review for Sustainable Development Goal 2, or ‘zero hunger’ (Petra photo) AMMAN — HRH Prince […]
Philanthropy Bets Big on Sustainable Development Goals
An international roster of donors has dispersed billions of dollars since 2000 to address social issues targeted by the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. Their efforts highlight four ways that big bets can achieve big social change. By Kim Ogden, Sridhar Prasad & Roger Thompson Sep. 18, 2018 The United […]
Religious leaders explore link between faith, development, humanitarian work
By Ana V. Ibáñez Prieto – Mar 21,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Prince Hassan, Grand Mufti Mohammad Khalayleh, Bishop Elias Toume, KAICIID Senior Adviser Mohamed Abu Nimer, German Deputy Ambassador Ralf […]
Sustainable Development in a Muslim context
by Prof. Dr. Mohammad Nouh Ali Ma’abdeh Alqadi (Jordan) Sustainable development may be defined, from an Islamic perspective, as a multi-dimensional process that seeks to strike a balance between economic and social development on one side, and theenvironment on the other. It seeks for humans to use resources in the […]