by CabotVenton | Nov 18, 2016 | Uncategorized |
–First published by Thomson Reuters– This piece was co-authored with Jan Egeland, Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council and UN Special Adviser on Syria. The international humanitarian community is trapped in a state of perpetual crisis...
by CabotVenton | Jun 14, 2016 | Uncategorized
This piece was co-authored by Hugh Jackman and Courtenay Cabot Venton –First published by Virgin Unite– Actor Hugh Jackman and economist Courtenay Cabot Venton are each working on initiatives to inspire a new generation of entrepreneurs to combine people,...
by CabotVenton | Jun 14, 2016 | Uncategorized
–First published by the Huffington Post– Ethiopia is yet again facing a humanitarian crisis that looks set to devastate much of the country’s population. Despite impressive growth figures over the last decade, 20 million Ethiopians are still under the...
by CabotVenton | Jun 14, 2016 | Uncategorized
–First published by the Huffington Post– This piece was co-authored by Hugh Jackman and Courtenay Cabot Venton Seven years ago, Hugh Jackman set off on a journey to Ethiopia that would change his life in ways that he could never have predicted. This week,...
by CabotVenton | Jun 14, 2016 | Uncategorized
–First published by Virgin Unite– Image: © UNICEF/NYHQ2003-0559/Pirozzicatalogue This piece was co-authored by David Miliband and Courtenay Cabot Venton “Climate change risks destabilizing human society” said the UN as they issued their grim report on...
by CabotVenton | Jun 14, 2016 | Uncategorized
–First published by the Huffington Post– I meet Meseret in a town in Ethiopia called Nazareth. We are sitting in a small room, rain falling on the tin roof. As she speaks, I know that her story is one that will stay with me forever. Conflicting emotions...
by CabotVenton | Jun 14, 2016 | Uncategorized
–First published by the Huffington Post– Recent research in Ethiopia suggests that a very simple and extremely low-cost approach to development is transforming poverty. And the approach represents a paradigm shift in the way that we deliver aid, by...
by CabotVenton | May 9, 2016 | Uncategorized
–First published by the Huffington Post– The UN recently issued their latest report on climate change, and the findings are grim, suggesting that “climate change risks destabilizing human society“. US Secretary of State John Kerry commented: “Unless we act...
