Recently, videos circulated online depicting the massacres in Sudan by the RSF, which a Yale institute analysis of drone footage has corroborated. One video depicts RSF soldiers taunting captured men and boys before summarily executing them, a manner reminiscent of … Continue reading
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UNGA Climate Week Takeaways and Their Implications for Future Climate Policy
As global temperatures rise at an unprecedented rate, world leaders gather at the 80th UN General Assembly to confront the deepening climate crisis. With the EU pushing ambitious emissions cuts, China taking cautious steps toward reform, and the U.S. reducing … Continue reading
Net-Zero Banking Alliance, Formerly Led by Mark Carney, Announces Decision to Shut Down
In his role as UN Special Envoy for Climate Action and Finance, Mark Carney established the Net Zero Banking Alliance before the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland. The alliance was established to help facilitate the … Continue reading
United Nations Commission on the Status of Women Reaffirms Commitments, Highlights Youth Delegates
From March 10th until March 21st, 2025, the 69th session of the United Nations (UN) Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) gathers thousands of participants from 45 nations at the UN headquarters in New York. The commission began … Continue reading
People, Planet, Profit: The Role of Co-operatives in Driving Sustainable Development
“Co-operatives build a better world,” affirmed United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Gúterres before designating 2025 as the International Year of Cooperatives. The 2.6 million co-operatives worldwide employ approximately 10% of the global labour force. By balancing profit-seeking with a value-driven approach… Continue reading
AI Safety Summit 2023: A Step Towards Global Cooperation and Ethical AI Governance
In November 2023, former United Kingdom prime minister Rishi Sunak gathered the world’s leading minds at Bletchley Park, U.K., for the 2023 Global AI Safety Summit. The timing of this meeting proved crucial as countries compete for dominance in the … Continue reading
Crisis in the Congo: The Complex Web of Power, Resources, and Conflict in Kivu
Since gaining independence in 1960, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been subject to widespread violence. Along with being one of the largest countries in Africa, the DRC’s vast natural resources and central position on the continent have … Continue reading
The Controversial Election of Venezuela’s Maduro and Debates Around International Interference
On July 28 of this year, protests erupted all over Venezuela. Tear gas, Molotov cocktails, and bullets flew all around in a firey scene. The chaos began after Nicolás Maduro was announced as the presidential election winner for a third … Continue reading
The Olympic Games: More Than a Sport Competition, an Accelerator for Sustainable Development
When Julien Alfred won the gold medal in the 100m at the Olympic Games in Paris, she took the athletic world by surprise. By winning gold she not only gave her country St Lucia its first Olympic medal in history … Continue reading
Disaster Beyond Headlines: Pakistan’s Climate Anxiety Crisis after the 2022 Monsoons
2022 saw Pakistan’s monsoon season turn devastating. Sea-like floods and landslides, as well as significant rainfalls touched all four provinces and affected 15% of the country’s population, with 20.6 million people requiring urgent humanitarian aid. Even today, over … Continue reading