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Can you recycle an old army base? — Global Us

September 7, 2024

Children in Lebanon suffer under the threat of a new war in the Middle East. Refugees in Switzerland provide mental health support to asylum seekers. And a former US military base is being recycled.

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Global Us — What connects us all

There are eight billion people on Earth and we are better connected than ever before. How can we make use of that? Global 3000 is now Global Us - because now, more than ever, we need to act together.

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