In October 2019 the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria will meet in Lyon (France). NGOs active in this struggle are hoping world leaders will show real political will at this event.

Depending on the type of legislation passed, Colombia’s new million-dollar medical cannabis industry could play a major role as global producer and exporter. This represents an opportunity for the country to change negative perceptions surrounding drug trafficking and bring dignity to the work of [...]

There is a crisis of multilateralism, rooted in decades of rising inequality and the favouring of profits over people. If changes are not made, the crisis of multilateralism will worsen and the ground on which the Bank stands will [...]

The social and solidarity economy is a phenomenon that is gaining traction throughout the EU and the rest of the world. Although the 2008 global crisis has played a part in its progress, its origins date back to the mid-19th [...]

“I feel like I’m going to be carrying this debt forever. It’s just a fact of life.”

As Malawi continues to lose millions in export earnings as a result of the global anti-tobacco movement, could the legalisation of cannabis transform the country’s economic fortunes?