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Views: 8World Development Information Day 2025 arrives amid a familiar fight: rising tariffs, fracturing supply chains, and contested claims about who wins and who pays. Over the past year, the United States extended or tightened trade measures on strategic goods, while several governments responded with export controls and subsidy probes. Consumers heard blame traded as...Continue reading
Views: 6As conflicts from Gaza to Ukraine and Sudan intensify, world leaders will mark U.N. Disarmament Week 2025, [Oct. 24–30], with familiar statements. This year must be different. Targeted, enforceable steps can reduce harm, uphold the rule of law, and rebuild trust in democratic decision-making. Disarmament Week is not about unilateral surrender. It is about...Continue reading
Views: 6Seventy-nine years after the UN Charter came into force, United Nations Day 2025 arrives with a paradox that should stir both pride and unease. Pride, because the institution still embodies humanity’s most ambitious compact to prevent war, expand human dignity, and marshal collective action. Unease, because the world the UN was built to steward...Continue reading
Views: 24Today June 23, 2025 on this United Nations Public Service Day, we celebrate the extraordinary individuals who form the backbone of our communities: public servants. These are the teachers who inspire, the healthcare workers who heal, the firefighters who protect, and the civil servants who keep societies running. As Mahatma Gandhi eloquently said, “The...
Views: 17Today, June 23rd, on International Widows’ Day, we turn our attention to the more than 258 million widows worldwide, a staggering figure that represents not just individual loss, but a pervasive global human rights and gender issue.1 While grief is a deeply personal journey, the challenges widows face are often compounded by systemic discrimination, economic vulnerability,...Continue reading
Views: 17World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought 2025: Discover the causes, consequences, and solutions for desertification and drought, with a focus on global impacts and local challenges in New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona. Join the movement on June 17, 2025, to promote sustainable land management. June 17, 2025, marks the World Day to Combat...
Views: 9In this World Day to Combat desertification and drought 2025, Explore practical tips for individuals & communities, with a deep dive into Arizona’s unique challenges & solutions like water conservation, sustainable farming, & tree planting. June 17th marks World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, a crucial reminder that healthy land is the bedrock...Continue reading
Views: 2Celebrate International Day of Family Remittances! Discover how Nigerian migrant workers’ contributions are a vital lifeline, driving development, empowering families, and building stronger communities. Read heartwarming stories and learn about their impact. Today, June 16th, we shine a light on a powerful force that often goes unnoticed but profoundly impacts millions of lives across...Continue reading