Global Public Braces for ‘Severe’ Effects of Climate Change by 2032
According to a new survey, on average across 34 countries, more than half of all adults surveyed (56%) say climate change has already had...
50 million people in modern slavery
Forced labour and marriage have increased significantly over the last five years, according to a new UN report released on Monday.
The latest Global Estimates...
Without investment, gender equality will take nearly 300 years
Achieving full gender equality, one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), could take close to 300 years if the current rate of progress...
Socialist Sport
One of the greatest illusions created and systematically encouraged by Stalinist ideologues is that of the so-called “socialist (communist) sport”. Bourgeois ideologues enthusiastically accepted...
Women lead marine restoration efforts in the UNESCO Seaflower Biosphere Reserve
Did you know that women represent just 38 per cent of all ocean scientists? A women-led community organisation in the Seaflower UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in...
Climate Justice for Global South
The recent torrential rainfall that wreaked havoc on various parts of Pakistan follows a calamitous pattern of climate change in the global south. Today,...
UNESCO chief calls for transforming education, with 244 million still out of school
The bell is ringing for the start of a new school year in many countries, but inequalities in access to education are keeping some...
Wildfire and floods don’t need to turn into disasters
Hazards such as earthquakes, floods, heatwaves, and wildfires, can be prevented from becoming life-threatening disasters, according to the authors of a UN report launched...
How to build more inclusive, climate-ready cities
The World Economic Forum has released a series of four reports on how cities can take a systems approach to finance and deliver urban...
Civet Cats Suffer for Vile Kopi Luwak Coffee
Readers of your article “Kopi Luwak and Black Ivory Coffee: The Most Expensive Types of Coffee in the World” may be surprised to learn...