“More than 3.3 billion people live in countries that are spending more on debt payments than on health or education,” the petition begins, “standing in the way of sustainable development. We call on public, private and multilateral creditors, along with political leaders, to stop the debt crisis now.” But this call for biblical justice –…
In February, when freelance journalist Sarah Lawrynuik approached a Ukrainian man in army fatigues outside the Odessa Opera House, he was understandably defensive. “You from United States?” he demanded. “I’m from Canada!” she replied, with haste. “Ah, from Canada. Good. Friend! Canada.” Both laughed nervously as he agreed to the interview. The interaction was broadcast…
Amersfoort used to be the city we’d see from the train, my brother and I, as we travelled home for the weekend during our student days. It was the last stop of the fast “intercity” trains from Utrecht before they passed through the Veluwe forests to arrive at Zwolle. There, we would run to catch…
In 2015 the United Nations (partly at the instigation of two women from Colombia, Paula Caballero and Patti Londoño) agreed to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These 17 goals were intended to be reached by 2030 and include things like no poverty (Goal 1), quality education (Goal 4), gender equality (Goal 5) and climate…
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