The Disturbing Rise in Child Labor: ILO and Unicef Report on World Day Against Child Labor

The Disturbing Rise in Child Labor: ILO and Unicef Report on World Day Against Child Labor

Established in 2002, the World Day Against Child Labor falls this year on Monday, June 12. According to the International Labor Organization (ILO), child labor includes all activities that deprive children of their childhood, their potential and their dignity, and harm their education, health, physical development and mental. The latest report on the subject produced … Read more

Global Week of Action for Education 2023 in Burkina Faso focuses on “Decolonizing Education Funding”

Global Week of Action for Education 2023 in Burkina Faso focuses on “Decolonizing Education Funding”

The Global Week of Action for Education (SMAE) 2023 in Burkina Faso will be held from June 12 to 17, 2023 around various activities. This was announced by the National Coalition for Education for All in Burkina Faso at a press conference this Saturday, June 10, 2023 in Ouagadougou. What’s next after this ad “Decolonizing … Read more

Hugues Fabrice Zango Jumps to Gold at Meeting International d’Athlétisme de Montreuil in France

Hugues Fabrice Zango Jumps to Gold at Meeting International d’Athlétisme de Montreuil in France

Hugues Fabrice Zango The Burkinabè Hugues Fabrice Camping won the gold medal at the Meeting International d’Athlétisme de Montreuil in France, with a jump of 17.29 m, this May 31, 2023. What’s next after this ad “Gold medal won at the Meeting International d’Athlétisme de Montreuil with a jump of 17.29m this Wednesday, May 31, … Read more

“Win a Trip to Iceland with Le Routard and AVI International: #LEROUTARDETMOI Contest”

“Win a Trip to Iceland with Le Routard and AVI International: #LEROUTARDETMOI Contest”

May 30, 2023 This summer, the backpacker spoils you! From May 30 to August 31, 2023, you will have the chance to win great prizes. To do this, simply post a photo, text or video of your most memorable, quirky or funny story with Le Routard on Instagramalong with the hashtag #LEROUTARDETMOI. Don’t forget to … Read more

New York Is Sinking: The Weight of Skyscrapers and Climate Change Threatens the City’s Future

New York Is Sinking: The Weight of Skyscrapers and Climate Change Threatens the City’s Future

New York, its Statue of Liberty, its Empire State Building or even Time Square. New York is also innumerable buildings, which pose a problem today. They alone weigh 764 million tons and partly cause the collapse of the city. To this must be added the weight of roads, sidewalks, bridges, railways and paved areas. According … Read more

“Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meets with Joe Biden at G7 summit in Hiroshima to discuss historic decision on combat aircraft delivery to Ukraine”

“Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meets with Joe Biden at G7 summit in Hiroshima to discuss historic decision on combat aircraft delivery to Ukraine”

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Japan on Saturday May 20 to participate in the G7 summit in Hiroshima, where he will notably meet his American counterpart Joe Biden. The latter has just paved the way for a future delivery of combat aircraft so demanded by Ukraine. Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Japan on a French … Read more

“US Releases Figures for Strategic Nuclear Arsenal in Call for Russia to Respect New Start Treaty”

“US Releases Figures for Strategic Nuclear Arsenal in Call for Russia to Respect New Start Treaty”

The United States unveiled the figures for its strategic nuclear deterrent arsenal on Monday evening, May 15, saying it wanted to respect the New Start nuclear disarmament treaty and calling on Russia, which suspended its participation, to do the same. As of March 1, the United States has deployed a total of 662 intercontinental ballistic … Read more

“78-year-old American sentenced to life in prison for spying in China amid worsening US-China relations”

“78-year-old American sentenced to life in prison for spying in China amid worsening US-China relations”

A 78-year-old American, permanent resident of Hong Kong, was sentenced Monday, May 15 in China to life in prison for ” spying “which should further strain relations between Beijing and Washington, already at an all-time low. Such a heavy sentence aimed at a foreign citizen on this ground is relatively rare in the Asian country. … Read more

“Understanding Joe Biden’s Immigration Strategy: Challenges, Reforms, and Impasses”

“Understanding Joe Biden’s Immigration Strategy: Challenges, Reforms, and Impasses”

Immigration is the giant plaster, 3,200 kilometers long, which has stuck to the suits of American presidents for more than a quarter of a century. Since Bill Clinton, all the residents of the Oval Office have, in their own way, wanted to attack illegal immigrants crossing, at their own risk and peril, the arid immensities … Read more

The three-year journey of Covid-19 in the United States: A timeline of events

The three-year journey of Covid-19 in the United States: A timeline of events

Three years after the emergence of the global Covid-19 pandemic, the United States is preparing to lift the state of health emergency in the country on Thursday, May 11. From the first case identified at the end of the vaccination obligation, the United States will remain as the country most bereaved by the pandemic. According … Read more