A curious equation in which children are the biggest victims. Poverty, gender inequality, conflict and hunger, coupled with weather changes and natural disasters all play a role in child marriages. Around nine million girls around the world face an increased risk of child marriage each year in conjunction with […]
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Gaza, the broken promised land
The horror of Hamas’s invasion of Israel and the deaths inflicted cannot be minimised or supported. It must be condemned. But neither can the Palestinian suffering inflicted by Israel for decades be ignored. While these facts and the balance of horror in this conflict are readily available to the mainstream media, most editors choose to ignore them. How long before the battle will give place to justice and shared development in the 21st century.
Gender violence: relationship of power and discrimination
“Why didn’t I break up with him sooner? Why did I put up with so much?” These are the questions that Teresa Rodríguez, a 38-year-old Cuban survivor of a marriage plagued by economic, psychological and physical violence, keeps asking herself. Claudia González Corrales “Why didn’t I break up […]
The price to put an end to chronic hunger
Successfully eradicating hunger by 2030 will require around an additional $267 billion per year on average. We know how to leave poverty behind and how much it will cost. Cira Rodríguez César On a global level, independent of the economic and political system of each country, it is […]
Spanish-speaking immigrants: coping with differences
Despite the impact of globalisation and the Belt and Road, the Hispanic population remains little compared to people from the English speaking world or other Asian countries. However, this does not impede them from exploring this unknown oriental nation. Yi ZOU In recent years, the connection between China […]
















