3 out of 10 children and adolescents grow up at risk of poverty and/or social exclusion in our home. The fight against childhood poverty is not only a matter of social justice and guaranteeing the recognized rights of children. It is also a challenge of collective intelligence.
Trans people continue to face disproportionate rates of unemployment and job insecurity due to deep-rooted social prejudices and stigmas.
It is more necessary than ever to commit to multilateralism, dialogue, and the reduction of global military spending in order to address the escalation of global conflict.
Adolescence is often viewed by adults as a stage of vulnerability, rebellion, emotional instability, and lack of control. But what if we change the perspective?
Does human trafficking for sexual exploitation exist? Is it possible to combat it?
The planet is burning, what is happening? The reality of the world's major fires is very different from one to another, but what is clear is the relationship between high-intensity fires and climate change around the world , as the scientific community warns.
When we think about reducing CO₂ emissions and energy consumption, smokestacks and car exhaust pipes usually come to mind. However, residential buildings in our cities are responsible for almost 40% of energy consumption and 36% of CO₂ emissions in the European Union. In a continent where the climate crisis is becoming increasingly evident, ensuring sustainable housing is not just an option but an imperative.
Citizen science is defined as an emerging trend in the ways of doing science. Efforts draw on citizens’ involvement in research tasks. This may range from identifying a problem that needs solving, defining research, data collection, data interpretation and transforming these interpretations into actions.
Every day we read more and more headlines on cyber-risk and network security for companies and institutions of all sorts; articles warning on the growing number of attacks around the country and alarming news on organizations experiencing hacking with confidential data stolen or encrypted and falling into the hands of cybercriminals or left exposed.
David Karvala and Julie Sherry, joint coordinators of World Against Racism and Fascism (WARAF), comment on the challenges around the world, and how this network is responding.
When a child tells an adult "I'm bored", can it be a sign that something is wrong?
