EcoWaste Coalition lauds Pacquiao for supporting the group’s advocacy to uphold the lead paint ban to protect public health 25 August 2025, Quezon City. Boxing icon and former Senator Manny Pacquiao has distanced himself from imported lead-containing paints bearing...
The recent Putin–Trump spectacle mobilized a thousand journalists to Alaska, leading to an overhyped meeting with European leaders and President Zelensky at the White House. And for what? Nothing happened. Meanwhile, the Trump administration deployed the National...
In 1983, among the 50 diplomats interviewed, I’d meet a lifelong mentor, Permanent Representative of the UN, and Ambassador to the U.S. Zenon Rossides of Cyprus, and his wise, welcoming wife, Teresa. He was not only a constant outspoken champion of disarmament, but...
There are two rather serious problems hanging over the inhumane immigrant detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz” (which is not a nickname, it is really called that), which Trump wanted to set an example of how to treat those who try to enter the United States....
We, women and girls, must take a greater role so that the dominant male narratives of wars and violence is transformed. We can take action to change things and prepare the future for peace. Today I launched a petition inviting girls and women to declare their...
The appointment of Nolberto Solano as head coach of Pakistan’s national football teams represents a critical juncture for the sport in the country. Hailed by Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) president Syed Mohsen Gilani as the “most high-profile coach in Pakistani...
(Français ci-dessous) Paris The Casablanca Declaration welcomes the report presented on 14 July 2025 by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, Ms. Reem Alsalem, which marks a historic breakthrough in the fight against...
“This cooking competition streams globally. I feel like the time and platform have come to showcase Filipino dishes that have yet to hit mainstream.” Bohol-born Rex Alba said. “I wanted to show Filipino grit and our resilience under pressure. That is why I took...
The constant live broadcast of extreme violence, bombings, and atrocious acts of genocide in Gaza has left a deep mark on the collective psyche worldwide. In the 21st century, where information travels instantly through social networks and media outlets, these horrors...
This summer has been about detention and deportation as much as it’s been about resistance. As the Trump administration is encouraging immigrants across the country to “self-deport,” ICE arrests skyrocketed across the country. Perhaps the most emblematic of this has...
Same old song every year. The EU wants total digital control and sells it to us as child protection. The only new thing is that this time, the UK jumped ahead and has already introduced mandatory ID checks. And although the country is no longer bound by EU rules,...
Many feel desperation and anger that the genocide of the Palestinians is not being stopped. How can the US, Germany and others continue to pour funds and weapons into Israel despite decisions in the UN’s highest bodies indicating complicity in accordance with the...