Category Archives: 16. Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Turkey-Syria earthquake: how disaster diplomacy can bring warring countries together to save lives

Ilan Kelman, UCL The death toll of the massive earthquakes that have rocked the Turkey-Syria border region has now exceeded 5,000 people and the World Health Organization has suggested it could rise as high as 20,000. The catastrophe has led to an international outpouring of support. Numerous international rescue, medical, and other teams are arrivingContinue reading “Turkey-Syria earthquake: how disaster diplomacy can bring warring countries together to save lives”

Kyrgyzstan: migrant women workers and a ‘lost generation’ of children

Asel Murzakulova, University of Central Asia Dilya-eje, a secondary school teacher in the border village of Samarkandek, Kyrgyzstan, often visits the houses of her neighbourhood to record the children who should attend school the next year. She always indicates the status of their parents in her notebook. More than half of the parents are labelledContinue reading “Kyrgyzstan: migrant women workers and a ‘lost generation’ of children”

‘He was in fear of his life’: bullying can be a major factor in deciding to homeschool

Rebecca English, Queensland University of Technology An increasing number of Australian families are educating their children at home, either through homeschooling or distance education. My research highlights how some parents are not necessarily choosing to homeschool for religious reasons or because they want to hothouse their kids. Nor are they doing it as their firstContinue reading “‘He was in fear of his life’: bullying can be a major factor in deciding to homeschool”

Four Black women who have advanced human rights

Around the world, the activism of Black women has been instrumental in shaping social justice agendas and promoting human rights. Their work has improved the health and welfare of women and girls, protected the environment and elevated the voices of the oppressed, both in their communities and further afield.

Many Ukrainians face a future of lasting psychological wounds from the Russian invasion

Arash Javanbakht, Wayne State University “Polina came to our bedroom awakened by the sound of explosions. I didn’t know and still don’t know what to tell her. Her eyes today are full of fear and terror; eyes of all of us.” Alina, a family friend who is a marketer and mother of two children fromContinue reading “Many Ukrainians face a future of lasting psychological wounds from the Russian invasion”

Tiny witnesses of war: Palestinian children’s voices should guide a renewed commitment to peace

Photographs of children killed in Gaza after Israeli strikes are held by demonstrators during a National March for Palestine in Washington, May 29. 2021. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) June 1, 2021 3.02pm BST Aparna Mishra Tarc, York University, Canada Palestinian children have borne and continue to bear the devastating effects of the never-ending conflict between IsraelContinue reading “Tiny witnesses of war: Palestinian children’s voices should guide a renewed commitment to peace”