Europe
Let the European Union spend
Paul Taylor, a contributing editor at POLITICO, writes the “Europe At Large” column. PARIS — Europe’s budget discipline rules, more honored in the breach than in the observance, are…
Year: 2021
Books
A Clear Dawn writer Alison Wong heads to Napier with new book
A Clear Dawn edited by Paula Morris & Alison Wong. NC020621clear-dawn.JPG A Clear Dawn: New Asian Voices from Aotearoa New Zealand is edited by Alison Wong who grew up in…
Human Rights
FOR MENTAL HEALTH: Mental Health Declaration of Human Rights
WASHINGTON, DC, US, May 31, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Mental Health Declaration of Human Rights, like the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights that preceded it, is so fundamental and…
Christianity
Christian media mogul jailed again for Hong Kong protests against China’s actions
A court in Hong Kong has sentenced Catholic media mogul and pro-free expression activist Jimmy Lai to a second jail term, this one for14 months, for participating in an unauthorized…
Health
Drones deliver blood to prevent maternal death in Botswana
Drones are providing life-saving care to women in remote parts of the southern African country, Botswana, who otherwise may die in childbirth, thanks to support from the United Nations.
Europe
EU not using N Ireland to punish UK for Brexit, EC vice-president claims
European Commission vice-president Maros Sefcovic has rejected an accusation that the European Union (EU) is using Northern Ireland to punish the United Kingdom for Brexit. DUP leader Edwin Poots claimed…
News
UN chief calls for a global partnership to address COVID, climate change and achieve SDG’s
Speaking in a key international partnerships summit, António Guterres said that if governments embrace together the goals of phasing out coal, enhancing climate commitments, and investing in the Global Goals,…
News
Basketball Africa League and Social Nation Africa partner to showcase Artists and Creative Industries from across the continent
Download logo The Basketball Africa League (BAL) (www.theBAL.com) and Social Nation Africa (SNA) (www.SocialNationAfrica.com), a new digital platform that showcases the African creative landscape, today announced a multiyear partnership that…
Education
Effective Interfaith Education for Social Cohesion
Effective interfaith teaching can contribute to the overall quality of educational programs, particularly advancing goals for social cohesion and common understandings of civic values well-rooted in local history and culture.…
Europe
The New EU Policy towards Media Freedom and Pluralism in brief
Media freedom and pluralism are part of the rights and principles enshrined in the European Charter on Fundamental Rights and in the European Convention of Human Rights. Moreover, the Copenhagen…