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Yemen’s Socotra Archipelago: The UAE’s Occupation and Destruction of a World Heritage Site

BYLINE: Mouna Hashem and Martha Mundy AUTHOR BIO: Mouna Hashem, PhD, is an international development consultant with extensive experience evaluating development programs and policies at UN agencies (the United Nations Development Program, UNICEF, the International Labor Organization) and other organizations, including the…

The savagery of the war against the Palestinian people

EDITOR’SNOTE: I originally decided NOT TO PUBLISH this article due to the terrible and inhuman atrocities carried out by HAMAS against innocent civilians including women and children, babies, the aged, with no prior warning. The slaughter Hamas did was heinous,…

Small Islands, Big Impact: Samoa’s AOSIS Leadership on Climate Security

Samoa and the Alliance of Small Islands States show climate security is also about loss and damage Photo: United Nations Excerpt from lowyinstitute.org Samoa assumed a leadership role in January this year as chair of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS),…

The potential impact of wireless technology on wildlife

Electromagnetic radiation from Wi-Fi and cell towers may pose a “credible risk” to birds, mammals, insects, and even plants.

Unleash the power of AI (Artificial Intelligence)

From Reuters Momentum As every boardroom grapples with how to apply the transformative power of AI to their business, leading voices are calling for the pause button to be hit – before it’s too late. Six months on from the…

Technologists from the United Nations, Intel and McDonald’s to rebuild trust in tech this July

As the AI arms race continues at speed, it falls on every tech leader confront the risks that come with deploying such disruptive technology. Reuters MOMENTUM (July 11-12, Austin TX) is the only global stage to unify technologists, innovators, and policymakers…

Iran punished for treatment of women

The U.S. initiates Iran’s expulsion from the UN women’s commission. By Evelyn Leopold Author Bio: Evelyn Leopold is a writing fellow and correspondent for Globetrotter. She is an independent journalist based at the United Nations and the winner of a…

Across Africa, water conflict threatens security, health, and the environment

By Robin Scher Source: Independent Media Institute This article was produced by Earth | Food | Life, a project of the Independent Media Institute. Water is a finite resource on our planet. We can only rely on what we have,…

Why should a person start a meditation practice?

Mental Health Problem & Solutions • How to cope up with mental illness, stress, anxiety and depression? Come join us Aashvi Sharma, Editor at A3 Digitech (2022-present) Why should a person start a meditation practice? No person “should” start a meditation practice, unless…

ECLAC Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean

In 2022 the Region is Expected to Resume the Path of Low Growth Seen Prior to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Growing 2.7% on Average In a new edition of its flagship annual report “Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean,” the…