ESSAY: REAPING AND SOWING ON MARRIAGE
DENNIS and ANN OUTRED, facilitators of Marriage Week in Australia, write that many nations, like Australia, are now reaping what they have sown – or not – into society when it comes to marriage…
Droughts wipe out enough to feed 81 million people, says World Bank
Thomson Reuters Foundation Droughts wipe out enough produce to feed 81 million people every day for a year – equivalent to the population of Germany, the World Bank said on Tuesday. Although it is floods that grab the headlines and trigger aid quickly, droughts have “shockingly large and often hidden” impacts that can last for […]
MODERN SLAVERY: SOLD FOR $US7, CHILD SLAVE LIFTS LID ON LIFE AS AN INDIAN MAID
ANURADHA NAGARAJ, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, tells the story of Badaik, sold for $US7 as a child, and her journey home…
Uzbekistan should ‘protect religious freedoms, not see religion as a threat’, says UN Special Rapporteur
World Watch Monitor Ahmed Shaheed, the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief PICTURE: UNHCR Uzbekistan should invest more time in protecting religious freedoms in its ongoing reforms rather than see religion as a threat, a UN expert has concluded after an official visit to the country. “Resilience against religious extremism can be […]
STRANGESIGHTS: NEMO AND PADDLES MAKING HEADLINES; GO FOR A SURF – ON CIGARETTE BUTTS; AND, ADVICE FROM EINSTEIN…
DAVID ADAMS writes about the odder side of life…
Biblica partners with the Gettys in bid to reach a-million-and-one children with God’s Word in 2018
International Bible organisation Biblica is partnering with world-renowned hymn writers Keith and Kristyn Getty as part of Biblica’s campaign to share the Bible with a-million-and-one children around the world with God’s Word during 2018. The campaign will be launched in the US in December during the Getty’s forthcoming ‘Sing! An Irish Christmas‘ tour which takes […]
From ending sex slavery to child soldiers, campaigners say more data needed
Thomson Reuters Foundation More and better data is needed to track progress in the global drive to eradicate modern slavery and human trafficking as many victims – including people trafficked for their organs and child soldiers – are going uncounted, leading anti-slavery groups say. About 40 million people were trapped as slaves last year – […]