Category: World
From Rotten Tomatoes to AI: Ugandan Commonwealth Youth Award Winner Takes Aim at Hunger Across Africa
Shifra Ainomugisha from Uganda is the 2026 Commonwealth Young Person of the Year. Her award was announced at the 2026 Commonwealth Youth Awards…
In West Africa’s Benin, Women Make Centuries-Old Salt Production Methods Sustainable
It is barely noon, and a group of women sit near the beach on the outskirts of Djégbadji village, in West Africa’s Benin,…
Beyond Commemoration: Why Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Demands Urgent Global Attention
Three years ago, during a mission to the Central African Republic from United Nations Headquarters, I met a woman whose story has remained…
Social Business – It’s Time
June 27-28 is the 16th Social Business Day, observed in Savar (Dhaka) Bangladesh. In June 2024 at the Western Sydney University’s graduation ceremony…
When did Western statecraft lose its fear of the unknown?
As Western leaders departed the G7 summit in Évian talking of a “strategic awakening in support of Ukraine,” the night sky over Moscow…
Under Team Trump eye, Venezuela makes move toward elections
On June 18, Venezuela’s political transition took a surprising, if not entirely unexpected, turn. Dinorah Figuera — the president of the 2015 National…
New GEF Project Raises Hope for Change in India’s Indigenous Lake Community
At dawn, when the waters of Dumboor Lake lie still under a pale grey sky, Santo Chakma, 63, nudges his narrow wooden boat…
WORLD CUP: ‘FIFA Has Placed Itself on the Side of the Polluters, Not the Rest of the Planet’
CIVICUS speaks about the climate impacts of the 2026 World Cup with Frank Huisingh, founder of Fossil Free Football, a fan-led group…
Of 40 Million People Living with HIV today, 32.1 Million are now on Treatment, Living Long & Healthy
Remarks by Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), at a High-level Meeting in the General Assembly Hall,…
Rep. Stutzman: I consulted Israelis before proposing defense measure
For decades, aid to Israel was treated as one of the most durable pillars of American foreign policy. Israel has gotten more U.S….
