Category: World
If the UN COP17 Is Serious About Biodiversity, It Needs to Follow the Money
On Monday, governments from across the world will gather in Armenia for COP17, the UN biodiversity summit, to assess progress on the global…
IMF-World Bank meetings juggle equal parts relief, dread
The annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank are being held in Bangkok this year against a backdrop of equal…
Europeans shouldn’t throw out the truck with the diesel deal
As the U.S. midterms approach, headlines regarding the Ukraine war are emerging at breakneck pace. But amid the noise and recurring outrage, the…
Eisenkot aims to out-hawk Netanyahu ahead of elections
Gadi Eisenkot, a leading Israeli politician hoping to unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in elections later this month, pledged Thursday that he would…
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 2026
A safe home is more than a roof over our heads. It is the foundation of health, security, opportunity and human dignity….
Afghanistan’s Stolen Peace: The Women Who Refuse to Be Silenced
When the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August 2021, Zahra Nader was pursuing a doctorate in Women and Gender studies at York…
Afghanistan’s Stolen Peace: The Women Who Refuse to Be Silenced
When the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August 2021, Zahra Nader was pursuing a doctorate in Women and Gender studies at York…
30 Years of War, 30 Years of Impunity in DR Congo
It has been 30 years since Rwanda-backed rebel forces attacked Lemera hospital in what was then eastern Zaire, killing 37 patients and medical…
Kenia Hernández: Indigenous Rights Defender Imprisoned for Her Activism
Kenia Hernández is an Indigenous Mexican lawyer and human rights defender dedicated to advancing women’s rights and social justice. Arrested in October 2020,…
By pursuing a big ‘win’ in Iran, Trump is destined to lose
President Donald Trump, seeing the success of the U.S. Navy’s operation in the Strait of Hormuz in blocking most of Iran’s imports and…
