Award, share, verify: Why ‘edubadges’ are the future of certification in online education
by Mindel van de Laar I’m involved in an exciting pilot project on ‘Open Educational Badging’ – and I must admit that it’s scary because...
A review of the UN Security Council Resolution 2482, on Organized Crime and Counter-Terrorism.
This article was authored by Fionnuala Ní Aoláin Last month, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 2482, which addresses the relationship between organized crime...
UN chief praises impact of Palestine refugee agency as ‘our common success’, at key pledging conference
The work of the UN body responsible for assisting Palestine refugees, UNRWA, which has allowed millions of children to receive an education that promotes UN...
U.N. calls on China to free Uighurs from alleged re-education camps
GENEVA (Reuters) - United Nations’ human rights experts voiced alarm on Thursday over alleged Chinese political re-education camps for Muslim Uighurs and they called for...
Chinese Cops Now Spying on American Soil and “safe cities” as a Euphemism for police state.
China is compiling a global registry of its ethnic minorities who have fled persecution, threatening to detain the families of those who don’t comply. The message: Nowhere is safe.
‘Well-being of two million’ in Gaza at stake as emergency fuel runs dry: UN humanitarian coordinator
To avert hospital closures and raw sewage overflowing onto the streets of Gaza, the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator on Wednesday called on Israeli authorities to...
When censorship is so over-the-top that it becomes a joke.
Disney’s Christopher Robin has been banned in China. While no specific reason was given for the rejection, the Hollywood Reporter attributed the decision to China’s crackdown on images of...
A Chinese Professor Was Interrupted by Police During a Live Television Interview. He’s Been Silent Ever Since.
A Chinese professor and outspoken Beijing critic appears to have gone missing after police broke into his home and abruptly ended his interview with U.S.-backed...
Moves to clean up chocolate industry are racing ahead
Cocoa-producing countries, policymakers and companies are coming together to halt child labour and deforestation
Soft power has silenced Islamic Leaders on China’s Internment Camps for Muslims.
Will Islamic leaders embrace authoritarianism and rise of multiple state caliphates?