Roundtable

The UN’s Refugee Agency wants to end statelessness by 2024.

Last month, the Kyrgyz Republic became the first ever to achieve that goal -- giving citizenship to thousands of people who’d been displaced. Could their example be replicated?

At the Roundtable we have Melanie Khanna, Chief of UNHCR's Statelessness Section; Julia Harrington Reddy, Director of the Open Society Justice; Jawad Fairooz, Chairman of SALAM for Democracy and Human Rights and Amal de Chickera, Co-Director at the Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion.

Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

#Statelessness, #Assam, #Refugees

From career advice to managing our homes -- we seem to be hiring a life coach for everything these days. Surely it's time to "just get on with it."

Joining us at the Roundtable are Michele Attias, Life Coach, International Speaker & Author of ‘Look Inside: Stop Seeking Start Living; Tristan Lee, ‘The Gorgeousness Coach’ - a health and wellness expert and Mamta Saha, International Business Psychologist.

Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

#lifecoach, #growth, #development

The World Health Organisation says suicide is the leading cause of death for people between the ages of 20 and 34, men being particularly at risk. The link between suicide and depression has long been established. And sadly, we're seeing a rise in both. So, why? And is our world equipped to really help?

Joining us on Roundtable today is Georgia Brown, Programme Manager at Franklin Scholars working in schools to improve mental well-being in young people, Arun Kapur, campaigner for male mental health, , Julie Scheiner, psychologist and joining us from New York is Jessica Schleider, Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology at Stony Brook University.

Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World. : #depression, #youth, #mentalhealth

Money lost, money burned, money gone up in smoke quite literally - when it comes to financial as well as environmental choices, why do some still think fossil fuels are the future?

Joining us at the Roundtable today: Kingsmill Bond, New Energy Strategist at Carbon Tracker; Justin Urquhart Stewart, Co-founder, Seven Investment Management; and Tim Buckley, Director of Energy Finance Studies, Institute for Energy Economics & Financial Analysis, Sydney.

Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

#fossilfuel #climatechange #cleanenergy

This week marks the two-year anniversary since Charlottesville, when members of white supremacist groups marched through the American college town, stunning onlookers with hate-filled chants. Counter-terror officials are warning that these groups are picking up momentum -- and government must take note.

Joining us at the Roundtable online from Athens, Georgia in the US is Shannon Foley Martinez Former Violent White Supremacist; Mark Potok in Alabama, US Senior Fellow at the Centre for Analysis of the Radical Right; Rob Walker Counter Extremism, Researcher and Paul Stocker a Global Far-Right politics expert

Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

#whitesupremacy #whitenationalism #radicalisation

Joining us at the Roundtable today is Ismael Lea South, co founder and director of the Salam Project in the UK, Saraiya Bah, co founder of the Black and Muslim in Britain series and Abdulhaq Al-Ashanti, author specialising in African history.

Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

#Muslim #Islam #BlackMuslims

Houses made of sticks? The rise of the wooden skyscraper?Why more developers are leaning towards timber. This is Roundtable.

On the line from Helsinki is Lauri Hetemaki - Assistant Director of the European Forestry Institute. Also - John Innes from Vancouver - Dean of Forestry at the University of British Columbia. At the roundtable here: Anthony Thistleton - Co-founder of Waugh Thistleton Architects and Kevin Flanagan - Partner at PLP Architecture - who are proposing London's new wooden skyscraper - you can see the model here.

Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

It's being labelled "a cabinet for modern Britain" -- with ministers from diverse backgrounds. It certainly looks good. But for a Prime Minister who's been accused of making racist remarks in the past -- is this proper representation? Or just tokenism?

At the Roundtable we have Shirin M. Mai, Professor of Politics at the University of Warwick; Claudia Webbe, Member of the National Executive Committee at the Labour Party; and Shabnam Nasimi, Director at the Conservative Friends of Afghanistan.

Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

#BorisJohnson, #Representation, #SajidJavid, #PritiPatel

Could the Googles and the Amazons of the world take over the roles of governments? Their sheer sizes certainly give them tremendous power. How about influence?

Joining us on Roundtable today is Dorothy Guerrero, Head of Policy at Global Justice Now, Professor Collins Ntim, expert in corporate social accountability at the University of Southampton and Lorenzo Marsili, political activist and founder of international NGO European Alternatives.

Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

Ever heard of “Rewilding”? It’s the act of bringing back species that have long disappeared.

It's been practiced in large parts of Europe, in the US and even Asia. Now the UK is looking into a new re-wilding project that aims to raise awareness about endangered trees and animals. But how feasible is it? And does it work?

Joining us at the Roundtable from Bristol Grainne McCabe; head of field conservation & science at the Bristol Zoological Society; Louise Manning, Professor of agri-food and supply chain security at the Royal Agricultural University; Paul Jepson, nature recovery lead at the eco-consultancy Ecosulis; and Kim Reuter, biologist and environmental policy expert.

Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.