This past month, leaders from 14 nations came together via video conference and made a pact to protect the ocean. This agreement offered a renewed sense of hope that moving forward – decisions grounded in science may overtake political power plays. The 14 leaders conceded to sustainably regulate 100% of
After a year of researching and combatting COVID-19, a new strain of the novel coronavirus was discovered in the U.K. last week. This variant is becoming the most prominent strain throughout southern England, but has also been discovered in Denmark, Italy, Netherlands, and South Africa. While scientists do not believe
On December 23rd, the Lipa Emergency Tent Camp was destroyed in a fire. Almost all of the infrastructure was subsequently ruined or badly damaged. The camp was closed immediately prior to the outbreak of the disaster as it was deemed unsafe. Located in the northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lipa housed
On the 18th of December, Iranian authorities planned to carry out the execution of 30-year-old Mohammad Hassan Rezaiee for crimes he was forced to confess when he was only 16 years old. Several sources say that these confessions have been extracted under torture. In spite of he and his lawyer
A report published by the International Rescue Committee on 17th December (IRC) details a severe mental health crisis affecting at least 15,000 refugees entrapped for years in the 32-hectare Kara Tepe camps on the Greek island of Lesvos. Accounts of severe mental health conditions, including depression, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD),
