Kaki Grishma Alekya | The Economist The Development of Renewable Energy is undeniably rapid, even now. Many multinational corporations aim to switch from fossil fuels, oil, etc., to renewable energy. Yet countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have little to no access to this technology. This concern was recognised in 1948 by the United Nations. Therefore, a new council was set up to fix the issue, called the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. Its g

Kaki Grishma Alekya | The Economist Around the world, the Mistreatment of Workers is a major issue that many countries face. The UN recognises this and has set up a council called the International Labour Organisation in 1919. It aims to bring social justice to exploited and mistreated workers. Yet, their recent debate has made me question whether they are trying to solve workers’ problems or their problems. Many of their solutions focus on the economy. Moreover, when they we

Kaki Grishma Alekya | The Economist President Trump recently visited Singapore for a Press conference held at Temasek Polytechnic. The Journalists in question were the SG PREPMUN delegates, who each represented a news agency. But he could not give a proper answer to the younger generation.  PREPMUN is a 4-day conference where delegates are allowed to understand what happens and takes place in UN press conferences. The Delegates here are students from various academic institut