by Terri Miller | Oct 5, 2026 | Comment, Communication Rights
“Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation: A United Nations that Delivers for All.” This was the theme of the just-concluded 81st session of the UN General Assembly. In her address to world leaders during the UN high-level debate, Prime Minister of Barbados Mia...
by Terri Miller | Sep 21, 2026 | Comment, Communication Rights, Media
There are older newspapers in the world than The New York Times – including some current papers in Europe that have existed since the 1600s. Yet the 175th anniversary of The New York Times offers its publisher, A.G. Sulzberger, an opportunity to reflect –...
by Terri Miller | Sep 7, 2026 | Climate Justice, Comment
On 26 August, a mass of ice and rock broke away from a glacier in northern Nepal, resulting in massive avalanche down the Lende Khola river basin that buried villages, destroyed 32 bridges, and killed more than a thousand people, with dozen still missing. Scientists...
by Saskia Rowley | Aug 24, 2026 | Comment
The impact of data centres on the environment concerns everyone. Data centres consume massive amounts of electricity – often placing considerable strain on local power grids. Data centres generate significant heat and electronic waste, and millions of gallons of water...
by Saskia Rowley | Aug 10, 2026 | Climate Justice, Comment, Communication Rights
Meteorologists expect the El Niño now building in the Pacific Ocean to be the strongest on record, peaking between September and December. This recurring warming of surface ocean waters occurs irregularly every two to seven years, temporarily raising global...
by Terri Miller | Jul 27, 2026 | Comment, Communication Rights, Digital Justice
“I always felt that African teams got a really bad deal out of the kind of previous World Cups, only five or six teams used to qualify…it’s great to see that some of the African teams have started very well.” British football expert Mark Langdon made this comment in...
