Given the proven benefits of free education, it’s baffling that approximately 70 percent of the world’s children live in countries that still do not guarantee free pre-primary and free secondary educa ...

Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, carries his frustration as visibly as he carries his passport.To travel across the ...

Trump’s trade policy blends aggressive tariffs, legal manoeuvring and transactional diplomacy. But could he really blow up the global trade system? The Trump team make the mistake of thinking about ...

Thirteen years of extended conflict, economic downturns, and multiple earthquakes, has left Syria in the midst of a severe humanitarian crisis. Hostilities remain abundant across all of Syria’s ...

Despite being the sons of Africa, the hundreds of soldiers who served in non-combat roles between 1914 and 1918 have been ...

To achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Agenda 2063 aspirations, Africa requires an additional $1.3 – 1.6 ...

The global plastics negotiation process, launched in 2022 under a resolution by the UN Environment Assembly, represents an ...

The author is an Afghanistan-based female journalist, trained with Finnish support before the Taliban take-over. Her identity ...

January 20 is celebrated as Martin Luther King Jr. Day. He was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement who fought for equality ...

Perhaps one of the UN’s most ambitious and longstanding projects – the launching of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)– is aimed, among other things, at helping developing nations eradicate ...

On January 15, 2025, the long-awaited ceasefire proposal between Israel and Hamas was approved, bringing the first bout of relief for the people of the Gaza Strip after 15 months of conflict. This has ...

Trillions of dollars hidden through corruption, tax loopholes, and opaque financial systems deepen inequality, undermining ...