World News in Brief: UN anti-corruption conference, global hunger ‘set to soar,’ healthy diets unaffordable in Asia-Pacific
This year, the anti-corruption conference, as the Conference of the States Parties (CoSP) is popularly known, marks the 20th anniversary of the landmark Convention. “Corruption...
The islands that the sea separates, solidarity unites them
by Elson Concepción Pérez Among the most important dates that the Caribbean celebrates is December 8. Just 51 years ago, four independent states of the...
Mandela’s legacy is much more than the ‘non-racial’ society attributed to him
What are South Africa’s first Black president and anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela’s achievements? December 5 marked 10 years since the freedom fighter died at...
In the Amazon, Indigenous women bring a tiny tribe back from the brink of extinction
JUMA INDIGENOUS TERRITORY, Brazil—At night, in this village near the Assua River in Brazil, the rainforest reverberates. The sound of generators at times competes...
UNICEF: 1 in 5 children in world’s richest countries living in poverty
A sharp rise in child poverty was registered across 40 of the world’s richest countries between 2014 and 2021, according to a new report published on...
Homicide a bigger killer than armed conflict and terrorism combined
The Global Study on Homicide analyzes the complex dynamics behind these violent deaths and includes a special section on how organized crime is driving death...
Thousands protest Indigenous policies of New Zealand government as lawmakers are sworn in
WELLINGTON, New Zealand—Thousands of protesters rallied against the New Zealand government’s Indigenous policies on Dec. 5 as the Parliament convened for the first time...
Chaos at a government jobs fair in economically troubled Zimbabwe underscores desperation for work
HARARE, Zimbabwe—A stampede at a government-organized job fair involving hundreds of young people in Zimbabwe desperate for work left some limping and others screaming in pain...
Is the West pushing a birth control agenda on the continent?
In its history of promoting a “Godless ideology,” lacking in the moral fiber inherent in the rich culture that is Africa’s historical identity, Western...
UK health crisis: NHS care delays caused 112 deaths, harmed 8K last year
Long and deadly delays facing patients in the UK’s public healthcare system have left a heavy toll on Britons, raising deaths more than fivefold...