A Japanese peace activist is hoping to promote global nuclear disarmament by keeping alive the stories of the atomic bomb survivors through the creation of a mobile museum.
Despite some progress made globally, children around the world still face serious and evolving risks of being sold, sexually exploited and abused, the UN independent human rights expert on the sale, sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of children, Mama Fatima Singhateh, warned on Monday.
A landmark conference hosted by Colombia and the Netherlands will aim to lay the foundations for renewed talks on transitioning away from fossil fuels at COP31, though organisers say it remains unclear what concrete outcomes it will deliver. The First Conference on the Transition Away from Fossil Fuels will take place in April in the […]
Nick Dearden is the director of Global Justice Now. The US push for nations to join a club that would coordinate the trade of critical minerals outside China signals a giant shift in Washington’s vision for how to govern the global economy. But it will, unfortunately, also hinder the clean energy transition. Critical minerals such […]
Prior to the upcoming session of the United Nations Committee on Enforced Disappearances to be held in Geneva, Switzerland, and which from 10 to 12 March will assess the progress and challenges faced by Ecuador in preventing, investigating and punishing enforced disappearances, Amnesty International has stated that these crimes remain unpunished and will continue to happen as long as President Daniel Noboa’s security policy remains militarized. […]
Women and girls bear the brunt of collapsing healthcare and mass displacement Medical staff describe an exponential rise in maternal and neo-natal health conditions Women with cancer and life-threatening illnesses facing interrupted or inaccessible care Repeated closure of Rafah crossing further reducing already limited aid deliveries and medical evacuations Over the past 29 months the […]
Across the world, governments and other actors are rolling back on decades of progress on gender equality, including access to abortion. But people are fighting back, determined to protect the rights so many have fought so hard to achieve. As the Commission on the Status of Women holds its 70th session, three courageous human rights defenders from Burkina Faso, Poland and the […]
The oil price spiked near $120 after strikes on Iran’s energy sites and the shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz. With tankers stuck and Gulf oil facilities hit, producers are running short on storage to maintain production.
New Delhi seems determined to not take sides in the US-Iran war — even with a US submarine sinking an Iranian frigate near its shores. But pressure is mounting on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Less than a month after India agreed to stop buying Russian oil in exchange for a US trade deal, Washington says it can buy it again. The latest reports suggest it may loosen other sanctions against Moscow.
