Dr Noeleen Heyzer delivered a talk at a hybrid seminar organised by ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute on 5 September 2022.
This article was published on 4 September 2022.
This article was published on 5 September 2022.
This article was published on 5 September 2022.
This article was published on 4 September 2022.
This article was first published by ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute as a Fulcrum commentary and republished by CNA on 3 September 2022.
Since assuming her current duties, Dr Noeleen Heyzer has engaged stakeholders in Myanmar to understand the challenges and aspirations for a home-grown solution to the country’s crisis and for a just, inclusive and peaceful future. Though the UN General Assembly initially established the Special Envoy’s mandate to address the Rohingya crisis, the challenges facing the Myanmar people have grown in both scope and urgency. Dr Heyzer is now working to facilitate greater political support, internationally and regionally, to address the multiple needs and vulnerabilities in Myanmar that have worsened since the coup in 2021.
This webinar conference serves as a platform for interactive and intellectually stimulating dialogue and debate on the multi-faceted challenges impacting the millennial generation, as well as their potential to powerfully influence the future trajectory of Indonesia’s overall social, cultural, economic, and political development.
Drawing on preliminary research in Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand, Dr Anjalee Cohen examined some of the reasons for this success and the vital role that primary health care continues to play in controlling COVID-19 and other infectious diseases in Thailand.
This podcast was published on 1 September 2022.