Restoring degraded land highlights opportunities for sustainable development in Africa
Almost 1,000 participants joined the Global Landscape Forum’s GLF Nairobi 2018 at United Nations Office in Nairobi to hear speakers from across Africa discuss...
Disasters, Climate Change and the Rational Option for Mankind
The phenomenon of a random pattern of winds coalescing into a hurricane may not be caused by global warming, but warmer ocean temperatures powering...
Analysis of new U.S. coal plant rules shows deadly dangers of air pollution
An analysis of a new draft rule to regulate greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. power generation sector clearly demonstrates the dangers of air...
Latin American countries push for climate action transparency
During the Latin America and Caribbean Climate Week, in Montevideo, UN Environment presented the Center for Climate Action Transparency, an initiative to assist countries...
Why young people are becoming more youthless
Pondering for the reason why ‘youth’ remains one of the most complex term in human experience is because you can never really put your...
Fear, Factions and Fringes
Critical thinking is always difficult, but it is almost impossible when we are scared. There is no room for facts when our minds are...
Somalia has ‘once in a generation’ gender equality opportunity
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, the Executive Director of the United Nations entity dealing with issues related to gender, UN Women, has encouraged Somalia to continue making...
RCA to Support Elpidophoros as Next Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Primate
Today the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese in America (GOA) faces hard times. Complicated financial situation, misunderstandings between hierarchs and critical statements from the donors –...
A Second Chance at Education in Timor-Leste
Challenge
In 2002, having regained independence, Timor-Leste had to rebuild almost all its institutions from the ground up. After decades of struggle, many Timorese lacked...
Ten tips on how humanitarian actors can protect the environment
Every day humanitarian aid workers help millions of people around the world, regardless of who they are and where they are.
World Humanitarian Day, marked...