UN Chronicle
Vol. LI No. 1 2014 May 2014
http://unchronicle.un.org/

The 50th Anniversary of the Group of 77 at the UN
Issue 1, 2014 celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the establishment of the Group of 77 at the United Nations, with a focus on the negotiations leading to the 15 June 1964 signing of the “Joint Declaration of Seventy-Seven Countries”, as well as the Group of 77 role as a catalyst for international development.

Education as the Pathway towards Gender Equality
Azza Karam
Not being able to read or write is a significant barrier for underprivileged women, since this can lead to their failure to make use of even the rather limited rights they may legally have (to own land or other property, or to appeal against unfair judgment and unjust treatment).

Higher Learning Institutions and Global Citizen Education
Vera Jelinek and Jacques Fomerand
Through rigorous scholarship—fundamental or applied—universities are in a unique position to contribute to the search for more effective management and a resolution of such transborder problems as cybersecurity and terrorism, climate change, and cross border migration, to cite only a few.