A curated selection of public diplomacy-relevant news from a global cross-section of English-language media outlets, including independent, corporate-owned, and state-sponsored sources. The stories featured don't necessarily represent CPD's views nor have they been verified by CPD.
China’s First Lady Peng Liyuan On Why She Fights Against HIV/AIDS
“China has conveyed kindness and goodwill to the world through the first lady’s public diplomacy”, and Peng has “enchanted local and foreign media”, according to a research from research by Renmin University of China, via CNBC.
Does Foreign Aid Really Do Good?
.. [R]eal aid requires more than just good intentions, and a snapshot of the realities that all too often lie behind the heartwarming imagery and simplistic appeals to compassion used by aid advocates when selling the work of their vast global industry to the public.
Telling the Stories of Australia’s Refugees, Photo by Photo
Sydneysider Nicola Gray uses a new online photography project to introduce her Facebook audience to an Australian refugee—a “New Human of Australia”—every few days.
FC Barcelona Welcomes International Diplomats to the Camp Nou
The President Suñol Box at the Camp Nou had some very special guests today in the form of the regional, state, European and Latin American MPs that are in Barcelona to monitor Sunday’s elections to the Catalan Parliament. FC Barcelona has formed part of the Council for Public Diplomacy in Catalonia (DIPLOCAT), [...] to inform the outside world about Catalonia and at same time raise its profile internationally.
A Photographer Captures the Moment Syrian Refugees Reach Europe
I [Giorgos Moutafis] have documented violence, despair and helplessness with my lens more times than I can possibly remember. But I have honestly never seen anything like that before: terrified and beleaguered people trying to cross the borders, children screaming and crying and families being separated between the two countries.
A Look at Kenya's Love for Country Music
If you have even a passing interest in country music, you'll have heard of Don Williams or Dolly Parton but get ready for some new names courtesy of Nairobi's blooming country music scene. Focus on Africa's Kim Chakanetsa is a closet country fan - and she's been in Kenya, learning about the country's love of country.
How This Great Design Is Bringing World Change to the Masses
[The U.N. Sustainable Development Goals are] a long list, featuring 17 goals written in the dense language of geopolitics. But how to do that when there are cross-cultural divides, language barriers, and 757 million people around the world who cannot read or write? Enter Jakob Trollbäck, graphic designer and chief creative officer of design and branding firm Trollbäck + Company.
US Embassy South Africa hosts Pharrell Williams to meet with YALI Fellows
Watch Pharrell Williams as he gets to know "the most powerful generation of Africans in history."
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