On the 23rd of June a referendum was held in the United Kingdom (England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland) to decide whether the nation should remain in or leave the European Union. The United Kingdom decided to leave the Union and Prime Minister David Cameron has already announced his resignation. The political, economic and social consequences of this
L’obiettivo della giornata è di sensibilizzare l’opinione pubblica sui diritti dei migranti, persone in fuga dalla guerra e dalla povertà che necessitano di protezione e di sicurezza.
Attacks on indigenous people by armed gunmen working for ranchers continue: a slow genocide, the result of the occupation of indigenous ancestral lands.
At Pappadavada, a famous food joint in Kochi, in the southwest Indian state of Kerala, everybody can bring food for those in need. Its manager, 28-year old Minu Pauline, kicked the initiative off with food provided by the restaurant. She installed a free-standing fridge outside its premises, packing it with fifty meals a day destined for homeless people, available
Alle Olimpiadi di Rio ci sarà, per la prima volta, una squadra composta da dieci rifugiati. Così i giochi olimpici brasiliani sono già entrati nella storia.
San Diego is a US city in Southern California, the last you come across before the border with Mexico. However, it’s likely to become the first – and the largest – US city to meet its 100 per cent renewable energy goal. The city council has recently signed unanimously the Climate Action Plan. The
The UN denounced 44 cases of sexual abuse by the blue helmets so far this year. Only few of them have been punished.
The first lions were finally born in Akagera National Park after close to two decades. African Parks and the Rwanda Development Board were pleased to confirm the news on the 12th of May. The park now counts ten lions, including the three cubs that were spotted one day earlier next to their mother, Shema. The
Tanzanian activist, community leader and Maasai tribe member Edward Loure won the Goldman Environmental Prize for Africa in April 2016 for his efforts securing the land rights of Tanzanian indigenous people. For years he has been fighting to demonstrate that native people are good stewards of the land and local ecosystems. The Goldman Prize is the
Bamboo bicycles become a low-impact source of wealth: Ghana bamboo bikes initiative is a social enterprise that has put sustainability at its heart.
