A demo plot for integrated farming established by the Swaziland National Agricultural Marketing Board (NAMBOARD) in Manzini. Photo: Believe Nyakudjara, FAO in Southern Africa
Of: Carolina Yang
Innovation has been pinpointed as a crucial strategy to shift towards a sustainable food system in the EAT-Lancet Report released in January. Although agricultural innovation should not be limited to technology, it has undoubtedly had substantial impacts on our current food systems. Technology, however, is a double-edged sword, and should be properly evaluated prior to its application.
March 5, 2019, Paper, English, Shops
Of: Silvia Ulloa
Can the effects of climate change be one of the factors that drives the creation of violent terrorist groups? There are examples from recent conflicts that point to the dangers of climate change extending to the possibility of armed conflict and terrorism. This threat is directly related to the negative effect that climate change has on individuals' ability to earn a living, especially for people like farmers and fishermen that are dependent on the availability of natural resources.
December 19, 2018, English, Report
Regardless of the Paris Agreement, fossil-fuel power plants carry on to be built around the world and it is time for countries to step up and take charge of the change needed. Photo: Mike Boening Photography, Flickr
Of: Sumudu Lankika Ginigathgala
Three years on from the Paris Agreement, the 1.5 degrees climate change goal feels uncertain for many people as global temperatures have already risen 1 degree above optimal temperatures. Global temperatures are currently predicted to reach 1.5 degrees between 2030-2052, with worsening conditions. But a recent report by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) shows that it is possible to limit warming to 1.5ºC and to reach the goal by 2030.
December 19, 2018, English, News
Schoolboys attend sensitization classes on sexual education at a school in Bangui, Central African Republic. The classes are meant to prevent gender-based violence. Photo: UN / Flickr.
Of: Siobhán Coskeran and Yvonne Jila
The fight against gender-based violence has often been cast as a women's issue. However, successful programs in Africa show the importance of engaging men and boys in the discussion.
December 10, 2018, English, Long read, Shops
Gender inequalities affect all branches of all societies and must be taken into account for development to work. Photo: UN Women / Flickr.
Of: Fredrik Björksten
It was not very surprising when the video of Janusz Korwin-Mikke, a Polish member of the European Parliament, went viral in early 2017. On the floor of the EU parliament, the Polish right-wing extremist stood up and proclaimed that; "Women must earn less than men because they are weaker, smaller and less intelligent!". Responding to […]
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December 10, 2018, Publishing, English, Shops
On November 30th, the government building in Pristina, Kosovo, was lit in orange to commemorate the “16 Days of Activism” against Gender Based Violence. Photo: United Nations Kosovo Team / Arben Llapashtica.
Of: Shown by Gorani Gashi
- An outlook from Kosovo "Freedom from fear is a summary of the whole philosophy and human rights." Dag Hammarskjöld, Swedish diplomat and former UN Secretary General Gender-based violence is a shameful reality in many societies around the world and is unfortunately also present in Kosovo. This phenomenon is deeply rooted in gender inequalities that […]
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December 10, 2018, Chronicle, English, Shops
50 women were killed last year in the global war on women. Photo: JWT / UN Women.
Of: Fredrika Sweno
Women killed by intimate partners or family members account for 58 percent of all female homicide victims reported globally last year. We need to recognize that a lot of homicides should be regarded as casualties in the war against women.
December 10, 2018, English, Shops, Opinion
A hijra (term for individuals in South Asia who feel neither male nor female) at the annual Transgender Festival in Koovagam, India, in 2017. Photo: Lingeswaran Marimuthukumar, Flickr.
Of: Hanna Geschewski and Lauren Tropeano
What happens if you do not behave like your gender 'should'? Examples from Native American, Indian and Iranian cultures highlight that gender is diverse, but that the acknowledgment of gender variance does not necessarily make us inclusive.
December 10, 2018, Paper, English, Shops
The White House in Moscow that serves as the seat of the Russian parliament. Photo: Kirill Vinokurov, Flickr.
Of: Lisa Elamson and Maria Ricksten
The Istanbul Convention is a legal framework that seeks to prevent and combat violence against women. In Russia, where it is estimated that 14,000 women die every year as a result of domestic violence, the signing and ratification of the Convention is an urgent matter. But instead, last year Russia chose to decriminalize some forms of domestic violence.
December 10, 2018, Paper, English, Shops
Demonstrations for the full decriminalization of sex work. Photo: WeArePlanC, 2018.
Of: Kathrin Hegger and Tessa Stockburger
Laws that prohibit the sex industry perpetuate gender-based violence. That is the opinion of Chantell Martin and Cameron Cox from the Sex Workers Outreach Project, SWOP, Australia.
December 10, 2018, Paper, English, Shops
