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My name is Shiler Sido, a visionary peacebuilding specialist and community leader with over a decade of dedicated service in humanitarian response, human rights advocacy, and organizational development across conflict-affected regions. I was born in 1989 in Afrin, Syria. I…

By G M Forhadul Mozumder (Dhaka Bureau) The rapid rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI), automation, the digital economy, climate change, and geopolitical uncertainties are driving unprecedented shifts in employment and society worldwide. Amid this accelerated pace of change, today’s youth…

Vaccine Crisis Triggering Disaster By Maruf Ul Alam (Dhaka Bureau) Once a beacon of success in South Asia’s immunization programs, Bangladesh is now grappling with an unprecedented and devastating public health crisis. Recent data from the World Health Organization (WHO)…

By Rita Bhowmick (Dhaka Bureau) In a decisive move to combat a rising measles and rubella outbreak, the Government of Bangladesh, in collaboration with UNICEF, the World Health Organization (WHO), and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, has launched a large-scale emergency…

The Executive Director Catherine Russell highlighted escalating global humanitarian needs and the severe impact of funding cuts on children. UNICEF is appealing for $7.66 billion to reach 73 million children in 133 countries next year.  Friends, partners, colleagues, thank you…

By: Alicia Muñoz Bohorquez Bogotá, Colombia   A historic meeting took place this month in Bogota: the First Global Ministerial Conference to End Violence against Children. The event was attended by more than 100 member countries of the World Health…

On September 7, 2023 in the morning, a 6.3 magnitude earthquake and several strong aftershocks hit western Afghanistan in the provinces of Herat, Badghis and Farah. Some of the most affected areas are located just 40 kilometers from the city…

As a sociologist and peace researcher, I am concerned with the connections between child-rearing styles in countries around the world and their peacefulness. I ask the simple question “Can a country become sustainably peaceful if a large proportion of its…

When he was a child in his hometown of Rosario, Argentina, Lionel Messi was nicknamed “La Pulga” (the flea) because of his short stature. This didn’t stop him from starting to play soccer since he was five years old. In 2004,…

One day a year is dedicated to children as a symbolic gesture and political opportunity. In most countries, Children’s Day is celebrated on a different date. The one marked as official corresponds to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, issued…