The Russian Church has declared pacifism incompatible with Orthodoxy
The Russian Orthodox Church claims that pacifism is incompatible with the teachings of the Orthodox Church, as evidenced by its presence in…
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Sudan’s Darfur spiralling into ‘humanitarian calamity’: UN aid chief
UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths warned in a statement issued late on Thursday night that conditions in the province were particularly…
Haiti: ‘Take urgent action now’ urges ECOSOC President
Lachezara Stoeva was addressing a special crisis meeting on Haiti organized by ECOSOC to address the country’s urgent food security needs and…
Mediterranean migrant shipwreck: Swift action needed to prevent new tragedy
Duty to rescue people in distress In a joint statement, refugee agency UNHCR and migration agency IOM, said that the duty to…
Ukraine: 700,000 people affected by water shortages from dam disaster
On Friday, relief supplies were delivered to vulnerable families in the rural Kherson region close to the front line. The destruction of…
UN chief insists on solidarity with people of Syria, with ‘no time to spare’
The UN was asking for $11.1 billion dollars – its largest appeal worldwide – to support Syrians inside the country and those…
Almost 3 million children ‘desperately need protection and support’ in Haiti
“Being a child in Haiti today is harsher and more dangerous than it ever has been in living memory. The threats and…
President Christodoulides: “no border changes will stem from violence and war”
As part of the ‘This is Europe’ debate series, President Christodoulides called for a united Europe capable of changing to secure its…
Engineer unwinding causes, solutions to bolt loosening
In 2011, one of America’s most advanced unmanned aerial vehicles crashed. In 2013, a train accident in Paris killed seven. And in…
Making Invisible Visible: From a Mini-Sized Super Sensor to a Forgotten Building Material
See the future in a whole new way at the Designs for a Cooler Planet festival this September at Aalto University. The…