The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer agreed to strengthen the relationship between the European Union and the United Kingdom. In a joint statement, they emphasized the importance of...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the recipient of the 2022 World Leader for Peace and Security Award presented by the Boston Global Forum (BGF), delivered a compelling speech at the United Nations General Assembly on September 25, 2024. In his address,...
(March 28th, 2016) The UN Secretary-General’s Global Initiative on Education has developed three core priorities: put every child in school, improve the quality of learning, and foster global citizenship. An upcoming U.N. Conference on Global Citizenship will host...
(March, 19th) In a deal in which German Chancellor Angela Merkel played a large role, the European Union and Turkey have agreed that new asylum seekers – many from Syria -- who arrive in Greece from Turkey will be returned to Turkey. In a deal in which German...
(March, 19th) Prof. Carlos Alberto Torres, a member of The Boston Global Forum’s Board of Thinkers, will speak on “Global Citizenship Education and Global Universities Prof. Carlos Alberto Torres, a member of The Boston Global Forum’s Board of Thinkers, will speak on...
(29th Feb 2016) In Germany, parliament has agreed a two-year ban on family reunions for some asylum seekers and tightening measures to deport foreign nationals who commit crimes. Meanwhile in Germany, in a reversal of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s virtually...
(29th Feb 2016) Mr. Abe said the tax decision must be based on expert analysis to determine "whether the global economy is really contracting. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's recent warning about the possibility of a severe global economic contraction after...
(22th Feb 2016) At a summit of 10 Asian nations in California, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung urged Obama to have a "strong voice" and take "more practical actions" to end activities aimed at upsetting the “status quo’’ and, by implication, establishing...