In many African countries, remittances are emerging as a more sustainable, dignifying force compared to traditional ...

A regime built on terror, ruled by fear and sustained by foreign proxy forces crumbled in less than a fortnight. In the end, ...

Humanitarian aid operations in some places may become impossible, as a report shows a dramatic rise in the use of armed ...

Indigenous crops, rich in nutrition and resilient to climate change, are key to tackling global hunger if governments invest in research and development.

Haiti’s history, marked by rampant political instability, brutal gang violence, and widespread civilian displacement. Since ...

A few days before the end of 2024, the independent magazine +972 reported that “Israeli army forces stormed the Kamal Adwan Hospital compound in Beit Lahiya, culminating a nearly week-long siege of ...

The case of a man arrested in Texas, in the south of the United States, for shipping arms parts to Mexico immediately caught the attention of authorities in both countries. But it was only one thread ...

"Malala Yousafzai was at her brilliant best, speaking fearlessly and boldly about the treatment of women by the Afghan ...

Thank God, we have survived another year of genocide, war, destruction and climate crisis. The passing year of 2024 has been a mixture of hope and despair. It began with some hope as the International ...

Nature is taking the stand as courtrooms worldwide become battlegrounds for Earth’s rights. The rise in climate litigation shows how the environment can take centre stage as a plaintiff, demanding ...

Global deforestation remains a pressing concern, but in Indonesia, home to the world’s third-largest tropical rainforest, deforestation rates remain below their peak from 8–10 years ago, despite chall ...

Women’s rights activists in the Gambia are insisting that more than 30 years of campaigning to raise awareness should be sufficient to move the government to outlaw female genital mutilation (FMG).