#Envision2030: 17 goals to transform the world for persons with disabilities
Imagine the world in 2030, fully inclusive of persons with disabilities In September 2015, the General Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable…
Rohingya refugees share concerns with UN rights commissioner during visit to Cox’s Bazar
In Cox’s Bazar, she visited camps housing Rohingya refugees who, after terrible repression and human rights violations, fled Myanmar five years ago…
What Skills and Perspectives Do Interfaith Peacebuilders Need?
This United Religions Initiative’s (URI) Interfaith Peacebuilding Guide to support the foundational work of forming and sustaining interfaith groups begins with methods…
The Interfaith Peacebuilding Guide by the United Religions Initiative
Guide in the Context of Peacebuilding Peacebuilding is a relatively new term. It was coined about a decade ago by the then-Secretary…
How did Christians get a wrong date for Christmas?
Author: Dr. Eli Lizorkin-Eyzenberg Is Christmas a Pagan Holiday? Let us begin with a bit of a dark picture. Nowhere in the Holy…
Practice makes perfect: simulated trials in East Africa aim to help persecute pirates
The simulated trials help the government and participants to identify potential gaps in domestic legal frameworks when it comes to maritime crime…
Camping the Grounds of Paris. How to choose camping sites
Paris has a nice selection of camping grounds. Some of the best camping sites around Paris are located at Charente-Maritime, Brittany, Central…
A legendary ferry goes on a journey across the Bosphorus
The legendary Pashabahçe ferry, built in 1952, made its first trip across the Bosphorus last weekend after a 2-year restoration. The naval…
Hundreds of ships stopped on the Danube river because of low water
Hundreds of self-propelled and non-self-propelled vessels are waiting in the Bulgarian-Romanian section of the Danube River due to the very low level.…
Archbishop Jerome of Athens: If bishops and priests do not care for people, they have no purpose in life
The Archbishop of Athens, Hieronymus, appealed to all the clergy in the country to be close to each and every person, because…