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Today I have the grim task of sounding an alarm about the spread of an illness that is rapidly becoming the pandemic disease of the 21st century:
An epidemic of depression, anxiety, self-harm and suicide amongst the children, the youth and students world-wide. This tragedy is global and need a global solution
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Rising numbers of stressed students seek help
This was the heading of an article by Sean Coughlan, Education correspondent of the BBC, published on 30 September 2015 on the BBC website.
Sean has drawn our attention to the fact that there are warnings of rising numbers of students struggling to cope with life on campus, with sharp rises in the demand for counselling.
And there are questions about whether universities are providing enough support for emotional and mental health problems.
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Matthias Mueller
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Volkswagen’s new boss, Matthias Mueller, said upon his appointment that the company faced “unprecedented challenges” in winning back trust: “My most urgent task is to win back trust for the Volkswagen Group"
A Common Good Message for Matthias Müller, VW’s new chief executive
A well functioning capitalism, business, politics, or indeed anything else in life cannot operate without trust, a trust that has been destroyed by neo-liberalism that values everything else, but trust.
Enacting laws, increasing the need for more governance will help, but more is needed.
To be good and trustworthy, to act good and take action in the interest of the common good, can not be legislated for. These come from somewhere else:
“If only everything in life was as reliable as a Volkswagen”
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Where is the Common Good?
The sustainable development goals (SDGs) are a new, universal set of goals, targets and indicators that UN member states will be expected to use to frame their agendas and political policies over the next 15 years.
The 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a part of the 2030 ‘Transforming our World’ Agenda for Sustainable Development. The SDGs build on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), in order to compensate for what these had not achieved. Overall the goals aim for a more inclusive, equitable and sustainable future. But what are the goals in particular, where lies their potential, and what mechanisms are required for a successful implementation?
But, the big question is:
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