Combating Drought
WFP/Souleymane Ag Anara A woman waters a community garden under a baking sun in Satara, Niger. UN News Just before noon in Satara, a remote […]
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Social media’s role in crushing hate speech
The UN’s eight-part UNiting Against Hate podcast series shows how hate speech manifests itself in different parts of the world and how the work of […]
A knowledge-based approach to tackling Afghanistan’s drug abuse crisis
Photo by David Mottershead A man gazing into the distance at the Avicenna Drug Treatment Centre in Kabul, Afghanistan. UN News There are many dangers […]
UN rights office calls on France to address ‘deep issues’ of racism in policing
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Ravina Shamdasani (file) UN News Following riots and protests across France over the police shooting of […]
The Great Sacrifice
POEM By FARAH TEJANI, B.A. and M.F.A. Omnipotent and Merciful is He,Allah knows what is best,At certain times He choosesTo put us through certain […]
#ManipurBurning: South Asia rights group in Boston calls for restraint in Northeast India
Sapan News When armed attackers burnt down the official residence of Manipur state’s only woman minister in the state capital, Imphal, it added another layer […]
Ela Gandhi on restorative justice – a compassionate approach to eradicating crime
Restorative justice takes a humanistic approach of bringing about positive change in supposed offenders and addressing the root causes of crime-related behaviour, instead of the […]
The pakka Indian thespian: Tom Alter’s unfinished endings
Tom Alter as Maulana Azad. Photo credits: Family archives, courtesy Martha Alter Chen A reflection on the life and journey of Mussourie-born Bollywood actor and […]
Afghan Refugees in Pakistan Are Bound to Go Through Difficult Times
Hasht-E Subh Initially, this migration was encouraged by jihadist groups, the Pakistani government, and Western projects that supported jihad. Significant financial aid was provided to […]
Relocating Pakistani Taliban to Northern Afghanistan: From Changing Ethnic Demography to the New Front of Proxy War
Hasht-E Subh It appears that the Taliban’s agreement with the government of Pakistan to transfer members of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to the north and […]