Time for Global Unity
Authors: Arlene J. Schar and Dr. David Leffler*
We are living in times where people throughout the world are divided.
And yet, regardless of political persuasion,...
The new neighborhood: Creating new community around sustainability and social well-being
At the 2020 tenth World Urban Forum, the United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP) presented its new guidelines for integrated approaches for
sustainable neighborhoods.
Cities today are responsible...
The end of the perfect melons
On May
2019, two melons from Hokkaido sold at the prices of 45,000 USD.
Yes, you
heard it right. Two melons.
They were not
your “regular” melons....
How to Save the Failing World Order?
Many in the West believe China’s economic ascendancy indicates that
Beijing is covertly working to usher in a new world order in which the balance
of...
The Fort: The Oliver Tambo University
The main
reason for this proposal is that many, if not all, my teachers at the South End
High School received their education at the aforementioned...
The Teenager and Suicide
The
escalation in the number of teenagers who have suicidal thoughts, attempt
suicide and commit suicide has called for a reappraisal of this sad state of
affairs....
New toolkit to help countries switch to climate-smart urbanization
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change
secretariat, and the Commonwealth Secretariat, in collaboration with several United Nations entities,...
EU fertilizer regulations: What are the consequences for the European food chain?
European food security is at risk from
well-meaning, but problematic regulations representing elements of the European
Union’s Circular Economy Package 2018. While capping cadmium content in
phosphate...
Russia’s Ambivalent Position in International Law: A Civilizational Narrative
Russia’s unique geographic position and
its own diverse culture twisted with Euro-Asian values have placed Russia as a
country with a blend of civilizational values. Perhaps,...
The forgotten world of female silence (around issues of mental cruelty and abandonment)
I think of
victims of abuse. Have I been a victim of abuse all of this time, all of these
twenty years? Father says I have...