Today, December 2nd, is the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery. It is estimated that 27 million women, men and children are trapped in slavery all over the world. “Today, governments, civil society and the pr...
Mobile phones have often been forwarded as an affordable solution to enabling internet access, especially for those from developing countries. According to recent research, there are currently 6 million mobile subscribers world...
Week one of negotiations at the United Nations climate change conference (COP18) in Doha, Qatar have drawn to a close with disappointingly little to show for it. Ministers will arrive tomorrow to continue negotiations with th...
Images of domestic violence are typically reserved for poorer nations where women’s rights are slim-to-none. In it’s oft-proud spirit of exceptionalism, the United States took a stab at changing this. These statistics have ...
Us against them? It had just hit 2am in Doha and everybody was looking at each other with a wee bit of anger. Everyone was tired, obviously. Mugs of coffee were scattered all over the table. Thus far the negotiations have centr...
This Public Service Announcement from British television series “The Armstrong and Miller Show” shows what can happen to you if you deny climate change just because it’s a little rainy… …and yes, w...