by Ruhamah Ifere Every March, the world pauses to celebrate women. Social media fills with affirmations, organizations host events, and global leaders reiterate commitments to gender equality. But beyond the noise and symbolism, a critical question lingers: What did we actually do with Women’s Month 2026? This year’s International Women’s Day 2026 was themed “Rights. …
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by Bodh Maathura You read the title right, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) have moved at a molasses-like pace toward 2030. The Asia and the Pacific SDG Progress Report 2026 states that, with “the current trajectory, the region will miss 103 of the 117 measurable targets. Existing data show that the region is on track …
Applications are now open for young leaders to join the Executive Committee of the Commonwealth Children & Youth Disability Network (CCYDN) for a two-year term, from June 2026 to June 2028. The deadline for applications is 11:59 pm (GMT) on Monday, 11th May 2026. This year, 2026 marks the 20th anniversary of the UN Convention on …
Where are our leaders? We are tired, I am tired. We are angry, I am angry. We just want to live comfortably. by Similoluwa Ifedayo When overwhelmed, I disconnect from people, from places, from events, from social media, from the news, and the most relevant one to this article, my country, Nigeria. It is not …
by Lilian Elochukwu Terna-Ayua Everyone is born free and equal in dignity and rights, as stated in Article 1 of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948. This is a powerful moral claim. Yet globally, invisible lines divide opportunities long before an individual is born or old enough to make independent decisions. Globally, …
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by Duncan Galvin Gaswaga The African Court on Human and People’s Rights is the principal judicial organ of the African Union charged with protecting human rights on the African continent. Established by the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights in 1998, the Court came into force in January 2004 and now marks 20 years …
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by Monica Islam Austria recently banned the Hijab in schools in an effort to separate religion from the public sphere, but is it really worth it? In India too, a lawmaker pulled down the face veil of a Muslim female doctor. It is true that Hijab started off as an oppressive tool, invented by misogynistic …
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Greenland’s future belongs to Greenlanders, not to outside powers, not to strategic fantasies, and not to the loudest military voice in the room. Recent threats to “acquire” Greenland are a stress test for the rules-based order the Commonwealth claims to stand for, and the Arctic is where that test is now unfolding. by Justin R. …
by Similoluwa Ifedayo If Marriage Is Meant for You, It Will Meet You on Flight 302 to France. Women, I need you to start putting yourself first. Come closer. I love men so much, but let’s speak plainly: the world is kinder to them than it is to you. Not because they’re better — but …
by Sahdev “We are not waiting to inherit the Earth, we are defending it now!” Around the globe, a soft revolution is un-wrapping, this time not in the streets but in courts. Young people are filing lawsuits against their governments for failing to protect the planet. From the islands of Pacific to the plains of …
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