Source: Human Rights Watch Country: World Manfred Nowak will present the UN Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty to the UN General Assembly on 8 October. About 1.5 million children are affected each year. UN Study Finds at Least 1.5 Million Locked Up Each Year (New York) – A […]

Senegal’s Alioune Diop University in Bambey was recently awarded the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, scooping up a $1 million windfall in the process. Fêted for its commitment to sustainability, the building is particularly noteworthy for its innovative efforts to cool temperatures in the unforgiving Sahel region without the use […]

We love our smartphones and for good reason. They are handy little devices that can make life a whole lot easier. There is a bit of a problem, though: our devotion to our devices is harming the environment. There are billions of smartphones already in use around the planet and […]

Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Sudan Humanitarian partners have launched a three-month cholera response plan to address the outbreak that has killed eight and affected at least 231 people in the Blue Nile and Sennar states. Humanitarian partners in Sudan have launched a three-month cholera […]