AFRICA: FOUR YEARS AFTER ATTACKS IN CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, FOR TWO PASTORS, THE SCARS ARE STILL FRESH
ILLIA DJADI reports for World Watch Monitor on how the lives of two pastors in the Central African Republic were dramatically changed when they were driven from their homes on 5th December, 2013…
US President Donald Trump recognises Jerusalem as Israel’s capital prompting strong reactions across the globe
President Donald Trump has broken with decades of US policy and formally recognised Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Declaring it was time for a new approach to peace in the Middle East, Mr Trump said: “We cannot solve our problems by making the same failed assumptions and repeating the same failed strategies of the past. All […]
Freedom of thought ‘regressing on a global scale’, says report
World Watch Monitor The 2017 Freedom of Thought Report, presented on Tuesday, should be alarming “to all who care about freedom of thought and expression”, as it shows “a pattern of regression on a global scale”, says its editor, Bob Churchill. The report, published by the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) of which Mr Churchill […]
STRANGESIGHTS: CROWD-FUNDING A CASTLE RESTORATION; A SPHINX FOUND IN CALIFORNIA; AND, NIGERIA’S NEW ‘COMMISSIONER FOR HAPPINESS’…
DAVID ADAMS writes about the odder side of life…
France’s war on waste makes it most food sustainable country
Thomson Reuters Foundation A war on waste food in France, where supermarkets are banned from throwing away unsold food and restaurants must provide doggy bags when asked, has helped it secure the top spot in a ranking of countries by their food sustainability. Japan, Germany, Spain and Sweden rounded out the top five in an […]
DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL: THE KEY ROLE WOMEN PLAY IN LIFTING THEIR FAMILIES OUT OF POVERTY IN THE PHILIPPINES
In the last of a series of articles about the work of microfinance organisation Opportunity International Australia and its partner agency ASKI in The Philippines, DAVID ADAMS looks at why women play such a key role in helping lift their families and communities out of poverty…