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Rohingya Refugees Seeking Safe Haven in Bangladesh Hit by Fresh Disasters
Abdu Rozork awoke suddenly to the sound of children screaming. Heavy monsoon rains had sent a landslide barrelling into the section of their…
CHINA: ‘The Ethnic Unity Law Means There Is One Acceptable Way to Be Chinese’
CIVICUS speaks about China’s recently implemented Ethnic Unity Law with Gulchehra Hoja, a correspondent for Reporters Without Borders and a Uyghur activist…
New Chickpea Variety to Drive Climate Resilience in Africa
New chickpea seed research and production have become the new frontier of climate resilience in southern Africa as farmers battle failing cereal production….
Green transition: Pay the Least, Benefit the Most
Inaction and maintaining the status quo of fossil fuel dependence carry significant costs. The recent closure of the Strait of Hormuz, for instance,…
Climate Change Makes Sacred Ice Vanish in Kashmir, Locals Fear Loss of Livelihoods
Every summer, before dawn breaks over the Himalayas, Bashir Ahmad leads his horses onto the narrow mountain trail that winds toward the Amarnath…
After Restoring Stability, Argentina Needs to Turn Hard-Won Gains into Lasting Prosperity
My first meeting in Buenos Aires began with an unexpected gift. Economy Minister Luis Caputo presented me with an Argentine national team jersey…
Female Genital Mutilation: Winning the Argument, Losing the Funding
Last August, a one-month-old girl in The Gambia bled to death after being subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM), a practice that had…
Accepting What It Cannot Control, CARICOM Focuses on What It Can
Unable to influence wars, global fuel prices or supply chain disruptions, Caribbean leaders are focusing on strengthening the systems that will make the…
Rohingya Repatriation: A Roadmap Without a Road
The Rohingya crisis remains one of the most enduring humanitarian and political failures in South and Southeast Asia. Since the 2017 mass expulsion…
ARMENIA: ‘Anti-LGBTQI+ Discourse Is Increasingly Tied to Anti-democratic Narratives’
CIVICUS discusses disinformation campaigns targeting the LGBTQI+ community in Armenia with Hripsime Kizogyan, Executive Director of Pink Armenia, a community-based organisation that…
