9 August is the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
There are more than 5,000 communities around the world commonly defined as “indigenous”. The UN celebrates this diversity as a world heritage that must be preserved.
After 500 years, we won’t stop resisting. The Piaçaguera indigenous fight for land and identity in Brazil
The voices of native Brazilians outside the Amazon are rarely heard. We speak to Lucca Messer, whose documentary on the Piaçaguera indigenous portrays their plight – then and now.
There can be no sustainable development without indigenous participation
Protecting the traditional knowledge and territories of indigenous peoples means helping achieve a sustainable, hunger-free world and contributing to the fight against deforestation and climate change.
Denis Mukwege. The Nobel Prize isn’t mine but of all the victims I’ve treated
Denis Mukwege, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2018, is known as the “doctor who mends women” because in his hospital in Africa he healed thousands of rape victims, in their body and soul. We interviewed him in Milan.
Ethiopia, displaced indigenous communities in the Lower Omo Valley deserve inclusive development
So-called development projects in the Lower Omo Valley, including a dam and sugar plantations, have come at an unbearable cost for indigenous communities. Elizabeth Fraser, Senior Policy Analyst at the Oakland Institute, on why the only way forward is for Ethiopia to address such abuse.
Women in Japan, how the gender pay gap limits their potential to shine
At the dawn of a new era, women in Japan still face old challenges: they’re paid less than men and struggle to scale the professional ladder. How can the impasse be broken?
Incels, men who hate women because they can’t find love
A relatively unknown crusade lies behind many attacks, the “ISIS for ugly people”: but it has nothing to do with Islamic extremism. Who are Incels, and why do they hate women?
12 June is the World Day Against Child Labour
The World Day Against Child Labour aims to combat this phenomenon, which affects a quarter of all children worldwide.
European elections 2019: all the results, and what they mean for the climate
A successful day for Greens and nationalists, while traditional parties suffer. The outcome? A European Parliament divided into homogeneous “slices”. The final results of the European elections 2019.
Sarah Anyang Agbor of the African Union. Education is the greatest weapon to transform the world
As an African Union Commissioner, Sarah Anyang Agbor is providing education and training to Africa’s youth. Here’s what she told us at Seeds&Chips about making the “African dream” come true.