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Shell responsible for the pollution of farmlands in Nigeria

After a five-year-long case, a Dutch Court has held the Nigerian Subsidiary of Shell responsible for the pollution of farmlands in Nigeria, marking a victory in the struggle against the oil company that has been at the centre of environmental concerns in Nigeria for over 40 years. AWID...

Egypt opposition forms permanent women rights committee

Egypt’s National Salvation Front (NSF) announced on Sunday that it has formed a permanent committee to defend women’s rights and address the attack on their entitlement to these rights. “The targeting of women is in fact an attack on the identity of the nation. It aborts the...

International Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic

Today is the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. This year’s theme, “Forever Free: Celebrating Emancipation,” pays tribute to the emancipation of slaves in nations across the world. This year is particularly important with...

Clean Cooking Solutions to the Poor, Wold Water Day, Earth Hour

Our weekly round-up of must-read stories you might have missed. In focus this week: Mobilizing a $100 Billion Market to Bring Clean Cooking Solutions to the Poor, and this week we celebrated Wold Water Day and turned off the lights on Earth Hour! - Mobilizing a $100 Billion Market to...

Historic Opportunity to Tackle Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis at Risk

Earlier this week, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) announced two new drugs effective against multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) must be introduced to improve treatment regimens in countries with a high...

Taliban victim Malala Yousafzai starts school in UK

Malala Yousafzai, the teenager who was shot in the head by Taliban gunmen in Pakistan while advocating girls’ education, attended her first day of school in the UK, weeks after being released from hospital. The 15-year-old, who is among nominees for this year’s Nobel peace...

Journée internationale de la Francophonie / International Francophonie Day 2013

Institutional Francophonie aims to use the French language to promote solidarity, development and cooperation through continuous dialogue between civilizations. On 20 March of each year, French speakers in every continent celebrate International Francophonie Day. 20 March commemorates the...

Muslima: Muslim Women’s Art & Voices

Muslima: Muslim Women’s Art & Voices is an online exhibition featuring the art, voices, and stories of Muslim women around the globe. It’s a global online exhibition from the International Museum of Women (IMOW). Muslima presents a groundbreaking collection of thought pieces...

Against a Tide of Evil, Sudan Summit Recap, Satellite Imagery

Our weekly round-up of must-read stories you might have missed. In focus this week: Against a Tide of Evil: Whistleblower to the First Mass Murder of the Twenty-First Century by Mukesh Kapila, Act for Sudan Emergency Action Summit Recap and Satellite Imagery confirms Sudan Armed Forces...

Sustainable development goals must address threats to environment

Yesterday, United Nations officials stressed that the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which are being formulated by Member States must address the environmental degradation that is threatening present and future generations. “The eradication of poverty and promotion of health,...