Rising human trafficking takes on ‘horrific dimensions’
A new UN report published on Monday shows that human trafficking is on the rise and taking on “horrific dimensions”, with sexual exploitation of...
Lessons from China on large-scale landscape restoration
In the 1980s, the hilly Qianyanzhou region in Jiangxi Province, southern China, faced severe soil erosion due to deforestation and unsustainable farming practices. Fertile...
Plovdiv and Matera: 2019 European Capitals of Culture
As of 1 January 2019, Plovdiv (Bulgaria) and Matera (Italy) will hold the title of European Capital of Culture for one year.
European Commissioner for...
Plastic recycling: An underperforming sector ripe for a remake
While there is no silver-bullet solution to the toxic tide of plastic surging into our oceans, recycling must form part of the answer. The...
Rabbi Arthur Schneier and anti-Semitism
A few days ago, Rabbi Arthur Schneier -the Vienna-born Holocaust survivor, who has been leaving and operating for many years in New York -gave...
Human Trafficking: An ordeal to reckon
Our globe is prey to the multiple ordeals - terrorism, surging poverty, soaring unemployment, global warming, conflicts among the countries, and refugee crisis are...
Towards zero deforestation
The human population is still growing and needs space and resources. It is, therefore, not easy to reconcile development, biodiversity conservation and climate change...
Experts lay out plans to prepare the UN Decade of Ocean Science
Two years away from the launch of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030), international experts gather in Paris to kick...
Who will take over the former Western European Exarchate of the Ecumenical Patriarchate?
After the decision made by the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate on November 27, the parishes of the Archdiocese of Russian...
Responding to globalization: The Decent Work Agenda
The promotion of ‘Decent Work’ has been at the core or the ILO’s agenda throughout the agency’s 100-year-old mandate. But it wasn’t until the...