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Sudan criminalises female genital mutilation

by Sophia Kypriotis• 13th May 2020

Sophia Kypriotis celebrates Sudan's criminalisation of the scarring process, whilst reminding us of the progress to be made....

Coal-amity: Dirty power troubles

by Joe Molander• 18th November 2019

UN Secretary General António Guterres has called on Asia to quit its “addiction” to coal in an attempt to curb climate change. Asia suffer from something of a climate...

Trump withdraws from Paris Agreement, Accord-ing to Sources

by Joe Molander• 24th October 2019

For some years, many have seen the Republicans as America’s anti-green party, which – at least in historical terms – isn’t entirely fair: even some of the die-hard...

Why have some received Greta Thunberg so badly?

by Victoria Osho• 7th October 2019

Victoria Osho writes about climate activist Greta Thunberg's recent UN speech. ...

Newcastle poverty shows North-South health divide

by Cayla Viner• 18th February 2019

Speaking at the Gateshead Council’s Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee, Professor of Urban Design for Health Tim Townshend argued that there are location-related...