Category: World
In Afghanistan, Female Journalists Can Neither Ask Questions Nor Appear on Screen
The author is an Afghanistan-based female journalist, trained with Finnish support before the Taliban take-over. Her identity is withheld for security reasons …
Papua New Guinea Bets on Indigenous Communities to Protect 700,000 Hectares of Highlands
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has approved USD 6.4 million for a new conservation initiative in Papua New Guinea that seeks to protect…
The World Cup of Human Rights
This planet’s biggest sporting event—the FIFA Men’s World Cup—will soon kick off. Millions of people around the world will sit up, bleary eyed,…
Fossil Fuel Wealth Fails to Deliver Development in Africa – Report
A new report examining the economic impact of oil and gas production in Africa has found that fossil fuels have failed to deliver…
‘A Nakba of 2026’: An IDF reservist recounts his time in Lebanon
The Israeli military’s demolition of an entire village in Lebanon is “a Nakba of 2026,” the presence of hunting rifles and a Hezbollah…
Why a single ‘peace deal’ for Ukraine war just won’t work
The time is ripe for European leaders to set aside the self-licking summits in European capitals and get in the room with the…
Is Trump finally burying the zombie US-Mexico-Canada trade pact?
It is virtually certain that the trade agreement between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico (USMCA) negotiated in President Donald Trump’s first term will…
Central Asia Bets on a New Water–Land Pact to Survive Environmental Degradation
As ministers, diplomats and development officials assembled in Samarkand Congress Centre for a ceremonial family photograph, the mood carried unusual symbolism. Behind the…
UN Urgently Calls for Increased Aid in Yemen Following IPC Warnings of Food Insecurity
In Yemen, increasing funding constraints on humanitarian operations have put millions of civilians in dire need of life-saving assistance amid overlapping crises. Acute…
India: How a Tool Bank Beats Poverty in Rural Maharashtra
Dharashiv is one of the poorest districts in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. Located in the semi-arid region of Marathwada, it has…
