The Norwegian coastguard was shocked to find huge amounts of plastic waste on the shores of Kiepert Island, a remote part of the Svalbard (Spitsbergen) archipelago, earlier this month. A polar bear could be seen close by as coast guard crewmembers cleaned a few hundred meters of the shoreline of the island in the archipelago north of mainland […]

Young women and men’s role as essential agents of change in the world is highlighted on International Youth Day, August 12. With 1.8 billion young people on this planet and 400 million of them living in fragile or conflict affected areas, a space to feel safe in and engage with other young people is important for their own development and […]

9 August 2018 - Record high summer temperatures are threatening the traditional life style of the Sami in Finland, Norway and Sweden.  The Sami people are the indigenous people who populate Sápmi, a cultural region in the northern part of the three Nordic countries, which is commonly called Lapland in English. The Sami population of […]

  World Breastfeeding Week encourages breastfeeding and highlights the health benefits of breastfeeding for both mothers and children. The week is celebrated every year from 1 to 7 August. Annually, the world witness 823.000 child deaths, 20.000 maternal deaths and $302 billion in economic losses. Increasing breastfeeding can have a positive […]

Last week, 23-27 July, more than 16,000 researchers, advocates, policy makers, funders and community leaders from over 160 countries came together in Amsterdam to attend the 22nd International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2018). The annual conference, organised by the International AIDS Society, with UNAIDS as a permanent international partner, […]