A United Nations agency known as UNRWA is the main player in crisis response in Gaza – but Israel will no longer work with UNRWA, and border crossings are not consistent in getting aid through.
When venture capitalist and techno-optimist Marc Andreessen speaks, many people listen.
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Jane Kelsey, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
The recent World Trade Organization conference in Abu Dhabi has again failed to resolve any of the big issues on the table. Power relations rather than rule-based negotiation will fill the void.
Snow geese are seen during their migratory movements at the Reservoir Beaudet, in Victoriaville, Que., Nov. 1, 2023.
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The experiences of bird safety NGOs show that when trying to achieve environmental goals, being on good terms with stakeholders is important, but direct action can also yield results.
Individuals, organisations and governments have pulled together to support those displaced by the conflict in Benue State, Nigeria.
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Foreign agent laws claimed as a tool to fight back against foreign interference can also be used to silence critics and repress law-abiding NGOs, independent media and individuals.
Denial of observer status robs the three NGOs of a voice.
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Discrimination against anyone based on their sexual orientation or gender identity is not an African value.
Comedians Seth Meyers (far right) and Amber Ruffin (right) spoofed the ‘White Saviour’ complex in a fake movie segment on the ‘Late Night With Seth Meyers.’
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Early childhood development centres in South Africa, particularly in low-income communities, provide services which many of these children and their families wouldn’t cope without.
This protest outside IOC headquarters in early 2022 objected to the Winter Games being held in China.
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Yannick Kluch, Virginia Commonwealth University and Eli Wolff, University of Connecticut
The International Olympic Committee oversees several humanitarian initiatives. But it avoids letting human rights concerns interfere with the Games, even in countries with rampant violations.
Workers for the Tonga Geological Services look at the smoke poring from the eruption site.
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In 1983, a Canadian group helped rebuild traditional cooking houses in Tonga in the aftermath of a devastating cyclone. The Tonga Kitchens project offers lessons for Canadian aid today.
Women carry water buckets filled with water after fetching it from one of the illegal freshwater points in Mathare slum.
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Fetching water entails physical hardship that can often lead to mental agony and can sometimes even threaten a woman’s safety.
International Committee of the Red Cross rehabilitation center staff members assist a Taliban member on Oct. 11, 2021, in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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A scholar from Afghanistan outlines what more than $150 billion in assistance did and didn’t accomplish in two decades following the arrival of U.S. troops un 2001.
A protestor holds a banner at the Fridays for Future march in New Delhi on Sept. 24, 2021.
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Instead of making symbolic gestures, Indians need to pressure the government to establish effective environmental policies and programs.
Delft after protests against the local government. One of South Africa’s first social impact bonds funded a project in the town.
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