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From checkpoints to punchlines: the emergence of Palestinian stand-up comedy
9 June 2023
Culture
From checkpoints to punchlines: the emergence of Palestinian stand-up comedy
American-style stand-up comedy is making its mark as a relatively new art form in the West Bank, with Ramallah emerging as a vibrant hub for its growth. Beyond serving as a platform for artistic expression, it has also become a therapeutic [...]Read the full article
California opens the door to reparations for the descendants of enslaved people
7 June 2023
Politics & economy
California opens the door to reparations for the descendants of enslaved people
Two years ago figures in the reparations movement helped set up a task force to come up with a series of recommendations to compensate Californians who are descendants of enslaved Africans and African Americans and right the wrongs caused by [...]Read the full article
Indigenous land stewardship is furthering reconciliation, heralding a new era for conservation in Canada
5 June 2023
Environment
Indigenous land stewardship is furthering reconciliation, heralding a new era for conservation in Canada
Across Canada, a thriving movement of Indigenous peoples reconnecting with their land and culture and stewarding their Nation’s traditional territories are heralding a new era for conservation.Read the full article
In Spain, public and private actors are helping the rural elderly to “age with dignity in their villages”
31 May 2023
Development
In Spain, public and private actors are helping the rural elderly to “age with dignity in their villages”
As rural areas increasingly empty out, communities are left with fewer and fewer resources, whether public or private, to address dependency and loneliness. Elderly inhabitants are forced to choose between living alone or spending the final [...]Read the full article
Can climate-smart agriculture help build resilience against food, health and climate shocks in Malawi?
26 May 2023
Environment
Can climate-smart agriculture help build resilience against food, health and climate shocks in Malawi?
Experts are calling on the government to strengthen its disaster preparedness and climate change adaptation strategies, particularly in agriculture, which forms the bedrock of the country’s economic [...]Read the full article
As Sudan's latest conflict intensifies, artisanal gold miners are caught in the crosshairs
24 May 2023
Human rights
As Sudan’s latest conflict intensifies, artisanal gold miners are caught in the crosshairs
“As long as this war goes on, the military will keep coming after us. We are living in danger.”Read the full article
The Democratic Republic of Congo is searching for solutions to its health and social security shortcomings
22 May 2023
Development
The Democratic Republic of Congo is searching for solutions to its health and social security shortcomings
Despite the sheer scale of the informal economy hindering the financing of social protection, pragmatic solutions are being sought to ensure some kind of health cover for workers in the Democratic Republic of [...]Read the full article
Around the world, trade unions are championing LGBTQI+ rights in the workplace
16 May 2023
Labour
Around the world, trade unions are championing LGBTQI+ rights in the workplace
Trade unions – which consider solidarity and the respect of the human rights of all people as fundamental principles – have a crucial role to play in challenging discriminatory laws, supporting the LGBTQI+ community at work and ensuring that we [...]Read the full article
New capital cities, deforestation and social apartheid: the parallels between Brazil and Indonesia
12 May 2023
Environment
New capital cities, deforestation and social apartheid: the parallels between Brazil and Indonesia
“A striking parallel between both stories of the new capital cities is how both projects only reinforce a colonial state, in spite of their promoters claiming the opposite. Both projects dominate and destroy the life spaces and territories of [...]Read the full article
Bogotá's Indigenous street children are the face of Colombia's unrelenting cycle of violence
10 May 2023
Politics & economy
Bogotá’s Indigenous street children are the face of Colombia’s unrelenting cycle of violence
Forcibly displaced by the armed conflict, Indigenous children are forced to grow up early living on the streets of Bogotá.Read the full article
Ordinary working people are being priced out of Accra and pushed into inadequate housing
8 May 2023
Development
Ordinary working people are being priced out of Accra and pushed into inadequate housing
Estimates put Ghana’s housing deficit at about 1.8 million units. This translates to about six million people out of a population of approximately 33 million in need of housing. However, these figures do not account for the quality of available [...]Read the full article
In India, the sporting dreams of rural athletes are being washed away with climate change
5 May 2023
Culture
In India, the sporting dreams of rural athletes are being washed away with climate change
Recurring floods are forcing emerging sportsmen and women from rural India to quit their sports or severely reduce their training in order to help support their families, whose livelihoods have been negatively impacted by extreme weather events [...]Read the full article
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