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Modern Slavery in the Twenty-First Century

Is modern slavery surging, or just better counted? Inside the contested 49.6 million figure, forced-labour supply chains and the new trade crackdown.

Shenzhen, China: Electrifying the Megacity

GREEN CITIES SERIES  |  ARTICLE 10 In 2017, Shenzhen became the first city in the world to operate a fully electric public bus fleet. In...

World Environment Day 2026: Climate Action – Why It’s Still So Hard — and What Works

Clean energy is booming, yet emissions keep breaking records. A clear-eyed 2026 look at climate action—what's working, what's failing, and what it will take.

Barcelona Superblocks: The Radical Battle for Quiet, Green Cities

Inside Barcelona's radical push to reclaim streets from cars. How the superblock grid battles noise, heat, and tourism to recover Cerdà's vision.

The Universal Struggle: Human Rights in a Fractured World

Human rights face an existential crisis in 2025. Despite 77 years since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights proclaimed that "all human beings are...

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at a Crossroads: Enduring Relevance, Pervasive Violations, and the Imperative for Action

I have revisited the theme of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in light of ongoing violations throughout our world. It is a...

The living promise: Why humanity must reinvigorate the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Download a copy of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights In December 1948, as Eleanor Roosevelt held aloft a copy of the Universal Declaration...

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