By Jessica Moody The United Nations was created to promote peace and security, yet increased allegations of sexual abuses by its personnel and peacekeepers beg the question of whether the organization is up to the task. The UN reported in February that the number of...
Our thoughts are with the victims of today’s attacks in Brussels and with their families and friends. Below is an article, updated with today’s events, that we published last November after terrorist attacks in Paris that killed 130 people. Although much...
This is the third article that Tunisian journalist Hafawa Rebhi has written for News-Decoder. Previously she wrote on Syrian television and economic development in Africa. By Hafawa Rebhi At the start of this academic year, an eight-year-old Tunisian boy named...
India and South Africa are thousands of miles apart but share a struggle against discrimination and inequity. Mahatma Gandhi spent his formative years in South Africa, where he forged his identity as a political activist before returning to his native India. Nolwazi...
This is the latest article by a student from one of 11 academic institutions participating in News-Decoder’s pilot program. By Greg Venizelos As the United States ponders military intervention in Libya, it should reflect on how previous actions brought that...
The recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa illustrated a fundamental flaw in public health policies. Ebola survivors pray in Monrovia, Liberia, 10 April 2015. (EPA/Ahmed Jallanzo) The recent Ebola epidemic in West Africa spread fear around the world, partly because of...
“The atmosphere blew me away.” Giuliana represented Denmark at the model United Nations and quickly learned the arts of diplomacy. Here I am (center) with the delegations of Slovenia, Seychelles and Senegal. (Photo by Pascal Monteville) “It’s 2048 or...
Mali Nyeta, a U.S.-based NGO, has built a school in Mali. It’s their mission to support the health and welfare of Africans, hungry for education. (All photos by Chris Hendershot) It takes a village. Seize opportunity when it knocks at the door. Love your...
For the past six months, News-Decoder has been working out of the offices of a terrific French not-for-profit called Aventure du Bout du Monde (ABM). For 28 years, ABM has been a valuable resource for globetrotters who seek out exotic destinations. Every year, ABM...
By John Mehaffey Evidence that the 2012 London Olympics were tainted by Russian doping and a French police investigation into the former president of the world athletics governing body on charges of accepting money to cover up positive drugs tests represent another...