Global energy prices continue to rise. Coal prices are projected to increase by 81% in 2022, crude oil prices by 42% and natural gas prices by 74%. But these costs arent shared equally, especially for natural gas which requires specialised distribution i

Twenty years of western intervention in Afghanistan were bought to an abrupt end a year ago after the Talibans swift advance on Kabul.Their takeover sparked international disarray. Short-term, humanitarian solutions have failed to address the most critic

Since the birth of Bitcoin in 2008, cryptocurrency (or crypto) has had a significant impact on the way we think about money and financial services. It has even prompted discussion of a new dawn in global financial inclusion.Many argue that cryptocurrenc

The Rwanda asylum plan refers the UKs governments controversial proposed policy to deport people identified as illegal immigrants, or seeking asylum, to Rwanda for resettlement. A judicial review of the policy is now set to take place in September, but

This month global trade ministers held talks at the World Trade Organization for the first time in five years. As the conference spilled into a sixth day, an agreement was finally reached to waiver Covid-19 patents (the TRIPS waiver).This deal temporarily

Following four failed rains and with the threat of a fifth, the Horn of Africa is now facing the worst drought for 40 years, with up to 20 million people at risk of going hungry. The current crisis is drawing parallels to the famine in 2011 that killed ne

What does overturning Roe vs Wade mean for people living beyond US borders? We discuss the international aftershocks of the news that this 1973 Supreme Court decision is likely to be overturned.How can global activists safeguard existing abortion rights a

In the fifth and final episode of this series, we explore how young refugees cope when multiple problems or sets of needs collide or intersectionality. We hear from Christophe, a 13 year-old Congolese refugee who lives in a two-roomed house in Rwanda wi

Adolescent mental health has become a major casualty of conflict, persecution, and climate crisis. Adolescents who have had to leave everything they know behind to flee to safety are often forced to take on the pressures and responsibilities of adulthood,

According to the UN, up to 650 million women and girls were married under the age of 18. Most are in countries deemed fragile states marked by conflict, climate crisis, and weak institutions. In episode three, we learn about the issues adolescent girls fa