Sand from fragile rivers, beaches, and the sea floor is being mined to meet the vast demand for construction materials,…
In 1965, 29-year-old Dang Hong Nhut was visiting her husband in the Chu Chi region of Vietnam when the planes…
Lake Chad is a hydrological miracle – a life-giving, freshwater lake in the Sahara desert. But the region around the…
Today (Tuesday 17th September) the UN Security Council will debate the renewal of the mandate for UNAMA—the UN Assistance Mission…
Mediation – the process of helping groups in, or at risk of, armed conflict settle their differences peacefully – rarely…
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I miss 2015. It was a landmark year. In the space of 12 short months governments signed a slew of…
In late February, Donald Trump announced Kelly Knight Craft, a 57-year-old Kentucky native, as his pick to succeed Nikki Haley…
They came for Niloufar more than a year ago. On 24th and 25th January 2018, Niloufar Bayani, a former colleague…