As the ramifications of the global health crisis intensify, FUNDAEC is spearheading the development of local food production initiatives with a view to the future.
New religious movements are rarely given credit for their humanitarian work. A case in point is the Church of Scientology during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. Opponents used the epidemic as an opportunity to accuse Scientology of spreading conspiracy theories and not respecting anti-virus precautions.
On August 6, 2020, a Turkmen court sentenced Brothers Eldor and Sanjarbek Saburov to two years in prison for their conscientious objection to military service. The siblings are 21 and 25 years old, respectively. The court refused the brothers’ request to appeal. This is the second time both were convicted for their neutrality.
Baha’i Chair in India invites economists and academics to examine how new conceptions of human nature can enhance long-term approaches to urban development.
The BIC Brussels Office hosts online discussion, exploring links between European agricultural policies and the adverse drivers of migration from and within Africa.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has noted that the coronavirus pandemic is more than a health crisis. It is a human crisis which is attacking societies at their core.
To tackle it, policymakers will need the...