Posted By:  christopherbaan Posted On:  Aug 7, 2008	Belgian Blog ‘Award’
I was happily surprised today to find an e-mail in my Inbox that I was awarded a Belgian Blog ‘Bokaal’ (literally a jar, but in this case an award) by the Dutch weblog Sargasso , a big name in the Dutch blogosphere. Thanks for the honour! In tradition with following up this...... [view]

Posted By:  christopherbaan Posted On:  Aug 3, 2008	From world citizen to young internationalist
Time changes, all the time around us. Time flies when you’re having fun. Time can change step by step or it can leapfrog. In such situations, you can do three things: you can sit at the side and watch as a conservative as things go by and the world changes, you can try to row against...... [view]

Posted By:  christopherbaan Posted On:  Apr 17, 2008	Rebuild Your Future
New Trailer for the project Rebuild Your Future. In co-operation with the Dutch National Youth Council , The Netherlands Refugee Foundation and UN Youth Representative Wouter Thiebou . See also www.rebuildyourfuture.nl ShareThis ... [view]

Posted By:  christopherbaan Posted On:  Apr 5, 2008	UN Youth | The Netherlands
I’m happy to present to you a new website which I developed & designed together with the UN Youth Representative Wouter Thiebou . This new website, vnjongeren.nl , aims to build a community for Dutch youths interested in the work and themes of the United Nations. Visitors can make...... [view]

Posted By:  christopherbaan Posted On:  Feb 6, 2008	Doen WIJ genoeg voor een betere wereld?
- This article will soon be published in English, too. Sorry for your inconvenience. - Ondernemend idealisme voor een échte verandering. Een veranderende samenleving vraagt om een nieuw idealisme en nieuwe ideologieën. Ik pleit hieronder voor een nieuw soort idealisme, wat mijns...... [view]

Posted By:  christopherbaan Posted On:  Oct 26, 2007	Wouter Thiebou, our new Youth Delegate to the UN!
Wednesday 24th October, during a lively night with a lot of known faces (among them Ruud Lubbers , Jan Pronk , Joris Luyendijk , Paul Rosenmöller, Kader Abdolah , Johann Olav Koss, Jornah Kiplagat and Bert Koenders ), the new UN Youth Delegate for the Netherlands is voted Wouter...... [view]

Posted By:  christopherbaan Posted On:  Dec 9, 2007	The Big Challenge
Currently, I’m working on an article where I try to identify the big challenges of our time, as they become more and more visibible last years and politicians seem to be more and more upset with them. Main inspirational source is Chris Abbott’s article and book ‘ Beyond...... [view]

Posted By:  christopherbaan Posted On:  Dec 11, 2007	Off to exams…
Due to preparing 3 exams for next week, I’ll be off the blog activity for a while. Keep visiting my site, as new discussions and issues are continually evolving in the blogosphere about climate change, development, sustainability, international relations and other issues of specific...... [view]

Posted By:  christopherbaan Posted On:  Dec 26, 2007	2007 - An Overview off the paved paths
In line with the traditions of most magazines and newspapers, I have compiled my own ‘great moments’, photographs, lovely magazines, music, big trends, iconic people, etc. 2007 was the year of the Sustainable Breakthrough , of Al Gore , the IPCC and their Nobel Peace Prize...... [view]

Posted By:  christopherbaan Posted On:  Dec 31, 2007	Off to Morocco
I’ll be off on holidays for a week or so, so don’t expect a lot of posts. Best wishes for a ‘worldly 2008′! Photography © by Iwan Baan . Tags Articles by Christopher Baan Share This ... [view]

Posted By:  christopherbaan Posted On:  Jan 14, 2008	Images des Maroc
Just back from Morocco and studying again… Here are some pictures from an interesting journey through the High Atlas, through the Sahara and along the Atlantic Coast. Tags Articles by Christopher Baan , Developing Countries , Photography & journalism Share...... [view]