UNICEF/Roger LeMoyne The Congolese Action Youth Platform (CAYP) is campaigning for the recognition of the…
Category: Society
The Banana Road From South America to China
In November, Álvaro Noboa, the father of Ecuador’s president Daniel Noboa, had a heart attack. He…
How the World Hides Liability for Climate Deaths
Nearly half the world’s children “live in countries where risks to their health and safety due to the…
The Sustainability Scam: How Self-Interest Ruins Good Ideas
We have laws to ensure children are born into a safe, sustainable, and unpolluted environment. These…
Spain’s Climate Catastrophe – a Glimpse into the Near Future
11 Nov 2024 – In the 35 years since we first protested for action against climate change…
When Children Are Murdered, What Is There to Celebrate?
After news broke that Han Kang—the South Korean author—had won the Nobel Prize for Literature, her father—the novelist…
The Power-Shift to the Global South
The Global South is coming, with or–hopefully without–a vengeance. Look at the basic facts in the…
Forests Thrive When Indigenous People Have Legal Stewardship of Their Land
Forests are essential for life on Earth. Because they produce oxygen and help regulate the balance…
Why Children’s Rights Are Critical for Climate Policy and Environmental Activism
The actual cause of the climate crisis is the anthropogenic emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere since…
Rwanda’s Stillborn Middle-Income Economy
Rwanda’s Economic Miracle Is a Lie 10 Jul 2024 – On July 15, Rwandan President Paul…
Malawi’s Farmers Face a Precarious Future From Climate Change-Related Storms
According to the 2021 Global Climate Risk Index, Malawi is among the five nations worldwide most…
The Sahel Stands up and the World Must Pay Attention
On July 6 and 7, the leaders of the three main countries in Africa’s Sahel region—just…
‘Film Was the Best Way to Convey Our Art Amid the Suffering in Gaza’
A still from the short film ‘Sorry Cinema’ by Ahmed Hassouna, part of a film project…
Statement on the Publication of the United Nations Group of Experts Report on Uganda’s Support to M23 Backed by Rwanda
The current humanitarian crisis caused by M23 could have been prevented if the United Nations had…
The Unbelievable Stories About the Children of Gaza
The story should not be real. It was the morning of January 29, 2004. The Israeli…
Far-Right Surge or Status Quo? Understanding the 2024 European Elections
Between June 6 and 9, residents of the European Union (EU) went to the polls to…
How Corporations Are Fueling Geopolitical Tensions and Global Conflicts in the 21st Century
Shortly after the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas War and the beginning of the widescale destruction of…
Heat Wave Crisis: Developing Nations Bear the Brunt
In April 2024, extreme heat hit South and Southeast Asia, affecting nations like India, the Philippines,…
New World, New Hope: The Struggle for a Free Western Sahara Continues
Life under occupation is a constant struggle. This is continually expressed at the international media conference…
The permanent war in eastern Congo is based on a construct of lies Eastern Congo – the long-term humanitarian catastrophe continues (Part 2) by Peter Küpfer
The first part of this presentation dealt with how the endless war in eastern Congo came…
War, Money and Universities
Peaceful protest, violent response – that says it all. Human politics – from global to local…
World Press Freedom Day: Journalists the “Ultimate Allies in Human Rights”
Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights – TRANSCEND Media Service 3 May 2024 –…
The Johan Galtung Approach to Taboo Topics
A topic that is virtually never allowed to be addressed within the hallowed halls of academia…
Automated Murder: Israel’s ‘AI’ in Gaza by Patrick Lawrence and Cara Marianna*
“Technological change, while it helps hu- manity meet the challenges nature impos- es upon us, leads…
Reflections on the Olympic Games in Paris in 2024 by Dr rer. publ. Werner Wüthrich
According to the official calendar, the Olympic Games took place for the first time in 776…