American president Joseph Biden convened a Leaders Summit on Climate Change from April 22nd-23rd. Many were particularly anxious and wary to hear from Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, who is frequently criticized for his poor environmental policies. President Bolsonaro leads one of the world’s most biodiverse countries. According to the United
President Biden’s recent announcement of American troop withdrawal from Afghanistan may suggest that peace is in sight at the end of a long war. But activists have raised concerns over its potential effects on women’s rights and quality of life. Biden announced all American troops will be withdrawn from Afghanistan
Civilians in Niger have been the victims of multiple attacks since the start of 2021. On 21 March, 137 civilians were killed in coordinated raids on villages in Niger’s southwest. The week before, on 15 March, another 58 were killed on their way home from the local market and an
A massive fire ravaged the Balukhali Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh on Monday, March 22. It was the worst fire in the cramped settlement since 2017 and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) estimates 15 people were killed and 550 injured, with another 400 missing. At least 10,000 shelters were destroyed,
Sunday, March 14, was the deadliest day in the Myanmar protests since the military coup on February 1. According to CNN, at least 38 people were killed in confrontations between protestors and the military and the death toll has surpassed 120 since the protests began. To date, more than 2150
In the early morning of February 26, 317 girls were kidnapped in the Zamfara state of northwestern Nigeria. The girls were taken by their captors from the Government Girls Secondary School in the town of Jangebe and marched into the forest at gunpoint. The kidnappers had entered Jangebe with an
