The transition to clean energy is necessary, but its environmental costs may be quite high. Mining for critical minerals is a crucial issue. Its ecological impacts must be minimised, as a WWF study published last year calls for.
In Afghanistan, there is a vital need to provide help and strengthen the civilian population without legitimising the Taliban regime. Recent political developments in Germany are disastrous from a human-rights perspective.
Finland has been a world leader in media literacy for many years. Children as young as kindergarten age are being prepared for the disinformation they will encounter online. Will they succeed in combating fake news?
Between 2015 and 2024, Nepal achieved the greatest Sustainable Development Goals progress of any country in the East and Southeast Asia region. Nevertheless, the country still has a long way to go to reach its goals.
Addis Ababa is a prime example of how a city can change when walking and cycling are taken seriously. Over the past few years, the capital of Ethiopia has invested heavily in non-motorised transport as part of its wider urban transformation.
The lasting influence of Portuguese colonialism continues to hinder efforts to improve public welfare, address structural racism and protect the country’s rich ecosystems.
Today, the dowry provides an opportunity to celebrate together and strengthens the cultural identity, customs and traditions that are passed on from one generation to the next.
What does it mean to be a Turkana today? Rael Nkoi Lomoti is the founder of Turkana’s first girls’ football team and an advocate for education, gender equality and climate justice in her community. She spoke with Katharina Wilhelm Otieno.
Cuts to international aid funding have plunged Kakuma, one of the world’s largest refugee camps in Kenya, into a worsening humanitarian crisis. With food rations reduced to a fraction of the minimum requirement, residents face an impossible choice.
Humour can be a powerful and non-violent tactic for protesting against authoritarian regimes. It has been used effectively in countries from Serbia to Thailand.
Across the country, seven out of ten adults, two out of five of adolescents, and about 37 % of school-age children are obese or overweight. The extent of the problem is due to several factors -– not least low incomes.
The group has been positioning itself as an advocate of the global south. While the changing role of the USA may indeed create room for the bloc to manoeuvre, continued expansion of BRICS+ is creating new challenges.
If you wonder why democracy looks fragile in the USA and other high-income countries, “Offshore – Stealth wealth and the new colonialism” by Brooke Harrington is a book you should read.
