In ancient China, the concept of “Tianxia” (天下) played a central role in the conception of governance and international relations. Literally translated as “everything under heaven”, the term Tianxia represents a vision of a unified and harmonious world, where all…

The environmental and territorial organisation described this situation as “alarming and contradictory” to the contents of the human right to water, and called for support for a popular initiative for a norm they have introduced, called “Water for Life”. By…

Regaining confidence in politics and politicians is fundamental to strengthen democracy and its institutions. There are public figures who permanently denigrate political activity with their actions, confusing republican spaces with a circus, a stage or a television set. By Antonio…

In the framework of the 53rd session of the Human Rights Council, which is taking place in Geneva-Switzerland from 19 June to 14 July, on Tuesday 27th, Farida Shaheed, Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education, presented her first report…

Every Filipino child has a legal right to free education, according to the 1987 Philippine Constitution. High dropout rates and subpar results on national and international accomplishment tests nevertheless continue to plague the nation’s educational system. The same underlying problems…

On 23 June 2023, at the invitation of President Macron, an international summit for a “New Global Financial Pact” was held in Paris with the aim of obtaining more financial support for the poorest countries and the countries of the…

Accepting the new global reality means recognising the increasing disappearance of cultural and even physical barriers. Activists like Ernesto Maleno are championing and working in Spain with the concept of transculturality to promote integration across borders. Ernesto Maleno is a…

After a stop in Kiev earlier this month, the mission of Matteo Maria Zuppi, president of CEI (episcopal conference of Italy) and archbishop of Bologna, as the pope’s envoy to “ease tensions” over the war in Ukraine and find possible…

The framework of our civilization is premised on the destruction of the planet. This article is an edited version of a speech the author delivered at Health of Mother Earth Foundation’s 10th Anniversary Conference with the theme ‘Advancing Environmental Justice…

On the website of the U.S. Naval Forces Command in Europe and Africa, I found an article that, already in its title, denoted a view of religion as mere spiritual support for the Atlantic Alliance’s troubling new wargames. Indeed, it…