According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), about sixteen million girls from the ages of six to eleven will not have the chance to attend school. UNESCO says that about eight million boys, half the amount…
On Friday, major world powers agreed to a truce in Syria; however, Russia pressed on with bombing in support of its ally President Bashar al-Assad. President Bashar al-Assad has vowed to fight until he regains full control of the country….
In a February 10, 2016 new release, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization stated that the overuse of antibiotics in agriculture is threatening food security and rural jobs. Bacteria are beginning to evolve and survive antibacterial treatments, and this…
The GQUAL Campaign appeared before the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (‘CEDAW Committee’ or ‘Committee’) during its last session in November 2016.[1] In its presentation, GQUAL requested that the CEDAW Committee strengthen the interpretation…
Admittedly, the term “Near East” is a vestige of a time when European powers labeled the regions of the world according to their distance from Europe. But the term also captures the very literal struggle of Turkey to find its…