In the Sahel, security crises, economic decline and the consequences of the climate crisis are exacerbating one another. Whilst military juntas fail to deliver on their promises of stability, Russia and China are expanding their influence in the region.
A survivor of female genital mutilation living in the UK, Shamsa Araweelo spent years desperately seeking proper medical treatment. She became an advocate for survivors of violence – and is hugely successful on social media.
Indigenous ways of life have withstood difficult conditions and outside pressure for centuries. The global community must do more to protect them – and learn from them in light of looming social and ecological crises.
Functioning basic infrastructure is one of the prerequisites for the integration of refugees. In Pakistan, a WWF initiative is helping to supply internally displaced persons (IDP) with drinking water.
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.
The Inga in Colombia’s Andes-Amazon region defend their ancestral lands against climate damage, the exploitation of natural resources and violence – and they are now even drawing on open-source technologies to help them achieve their goals.
Patriarchy grants men privileges, but it also comes with norms and expectations that inflict harm on their mental and physical health. Psychological research suggests that it is in African men’s interests to participate in redefining masculinity.
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes and cancer are responsible for about 30 % of all annual deaths in Nigeria. This calls for urgent action – and above all strategic sensitisation at the community level.
Drawing on fieldwork in red-light districts, the political scientist and gender studies scholar Khushboo Srivastava explores the complex realities of sex work in India and the ongoing debates over rights, regulation and recognition.
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.
Britain’s East India Company ran a highly profitable, but brutally exploitative narco-state in the Gangetic plains and exported highly addictive opium to China.
The chronic underfunding of Zimbabwe’s healthcare sector is contributing to a rise in mental illness. The lack of investment will have long-term consequences not only for the wellbeing of the population, but also for the country’s economy.
Despite considerable differences, the world’s two most populous countries have recently grown closer – a shift fuelled not least by the US’s punitive tariff policy. Here’s how experts from India and China analyse this geopolitical development.
The country’s youth is struggling with significant mental-health issues for a variety of reasons, yet professional help is scarce. A free helpline is offering confidential psychological first aid.
The climate crisis continues to devastate communities. And yet it has largely disappeared from global political discourse, while people continue to live their lives as if it were a crisis we could solve with an app. How could this happen?
