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September 16, 2014 edition

The recent Sixth UN Global Forum on the Alliance of Civilizations, which is aimed at mobilizing action against extremism through the forging of international, intercultural and interreligious dialogue, brought together world leaders and luminaries to Bali, venue of the conference. Among them was 60-year-old John Ashe, an Antiguan national who currently chairs the 68th United Nations General Assembly. Ashe, who holds a doctorate in bioengineering, is no stranger to global affairs, having been involved with the UN since 1989, at first working in his country's permanent representative office and subsequently serving in various UN agencies and as his country's ambassador, before taking up his current posting. He spoke to Tempo English reporter, Yuli Ismartono, on a number of global issues. Excerpts:

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September 9, 2014 edition

The deadline for the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) is looming. In just a few months, there will be a freer flow of labor, services, investment and goods between the ten Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states. But so far, there have been few serious discussions on how this policy of regional economic integration will impact on the people.
To address this concern, the International Labor Organisation (ILO) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) launched a report titled ASEAN Community 2015: Managing Integration for Better Jobs and Shared Prosperity in Jakarta two weeks ago, which highlights the demographic and employment trends in ASEAN.

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