The Tibetan Government-in-exile held elections in late March to determine their group’s newest administration. It was the second election since the Dalai Lama stepped down as the head of government in 2011 to focus on his role as the country’s spiritual leader. Approximately 80,000 Tibetans from across the globe registered to vote, electing incumbent Lobsang […]
Two weeks after being named the “Shark Enemy of the Year” by the conservation NGO Sharkproject International, Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solís stood before a room of the world’s premiere shark experts and professed his commitment to conservation. “I firmly believe that the double responsibility to conserve the environment and serve the people is […]
Australia has long been considered an international human rights leader. Right now, the country is competing with France and Spain for a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council. However, according to the Human Rights Watch 2016 World Report, the country has dropped the ball when it comes to its treatment of refugees and […]
According to a British government-commissioned review of the threat of superbugs resistant to antibiotics, more vaccines are needed to reduce the use of antibiotics. The report, which was published last month, focuses on antimicrobial resistance. Head of the review is Lord Jim O’Neill, former chief economist at Goldman Sachs and currently Commercial Secretary to the […]
Beijing is no longer at the top spot as the most polluted city. New data conducted by the World Health Organization has found that most of the world’s polluted cities are in India with Delhi leading the pack. We breathe it in every day, but according to WHO a stark new warning has been issued […]
While most countries in the world are trying to eliminate child labor, Bolivia has legalized it. In July 2014, Bolivia passed a controversial law that allows children as young as 10 to work under certain circumstances. The United Nations recommends that the minimum age for children to do any type of work should be set […]
Despite the international drive to protect elephants from illegal poaching, more than 35,000 elephants continue to be killed every year for their tusks. Because elephants are the largest land mammal on the planet and have a heightened emotional intelligence, the possibility of a world without them should be avoided at all costs. However, there are […]
Photo courtesy of Earth & Water Watch It is a document built on hope for the future of our planet. The end of 2015 saw nearly 200 countries in Paris finally come together and agree to the first universal, legally binding deal aimed at tackling global warming: the Paris Climate Change Agreements. The job ahead […]
Situated along Africa’s western coast, Nigeria is the most populous country on the continent with a rapidly-growing economy. However, its diversity – particularly its religious diversity – has been the source of recent tension. Nearly half of Nigerians are Islamic, with most of the country’s Muslims in the northern portions of Nigeria. Many have fallen […]
