Jenny Phillimore is Professor of Migration and Superdiversity at the University of Birmingham. For our upcoming issue on integration, she has looked into what it means to start from scratch in a society that is foreign. spkl.io/63323Artu1

🇧🇮 When power cuts threaten the lives of premature babies in incubators, the kangaroo method is a life-saving measure. Underfunded hospitals in Burundi know this only too well. spkl.io/63327Ar9MZ

🇮🇶 Recommended by the D+C editorial team: Haneen Masoud is a therapist and trauma counsellor in the Kurdish region of Iraq. Here she reports on her work 👇 spkl.io/63328Ar1h6

🇨🇩 One of the most popular pieces on our website in recent weeks: Jean Masemo reports on the devastating situation in Uvira, a region in South Kivu province in the DRC. spkl.io/63327Ar1F1

Sámi advocate Jan Olli explains why being Sámi today means much more than just reindeer herding. 🎤 This text is part of a series in which we spoke with various Indigenous voices around the world about their lives. spkl.io/63321Ar1SJ

🇧🇴 Bolivia is officially a plurinational state and is considered a role model for Indigenous rights. Unfortunately, this often applies more to the Indigenous groups in the Andes than to those in the Amazon region, which makes up a large part of Bolivia's territory. spkl.io/63322AR2uw

📞 In Uganda, where professional mental health care is scarce, one of the most popular services is a toll-free helpline run by the civil-society organisation Mental Health Uganda (MHU). spkl.io/63321ARUPx

From Lesotho to Rwanda to Somaliland, African governments have been manoeuvring with, against or around the US government since its tariffs came into effect. Alphonce Shiundu takes a look for D+C at the diverse but consistently steadfast reactions across the continent. spkl.io/63329ARd1N

🇲🇼 Malawi votes tomorrow. So what's the general mood like in the country? Lameck Masina reports for us. spkl.io/63321AROvX

🎤 🇸🇩 Recommended by the D+C editorial team: our interview with Sudanese artist Khalid Albaih. spkl.io/63328AuQI2

🎤 ✊ One of the most popular pieces on our website in recent weeks: our interview with Kenyan environmental and climate activist Joyce Koech. spkl.io/63327AuQQB

Sonami Baski belongs to the Santal community in West Bengal. She says that her Indigenous community and its culture define her entire being. 🎤 This text is part of a series in which we spoke with various Indigenous voices around the world about their lives. spkl.io/63327Aus9N

🎨 Each month, we introduce the artist whose work is featured in our monthly issue. Yacunã Tuxá, an indigenous visual artist and activist from Tuxá de Rodelas in Bahia, Brazil, makes the start. Her work addresses struggles and resistance of Indigenous women in Brazil. spkl.io/63325Aug6l

🇨🇴 The Inga people in Colombia use open-source technologies to preserve ancient knowledge and fight for their land, which is threatened by climate damage and violence. spkl.io/63326AuTn4

This month's good news concern Ghana's mining industry and HIV treatment in Africa. We publish them in advance in our biweekly newsletter. Sign up for free: spkl.io/63321AuEbU spkl.io/63320AuEbo

It is not just that people are reading less; the texture of what is being read is changing, too. Sentences are getting shorter and simpler

No small numbers and one more thing to fuel the rivalry. 👇

🇨🇳 🌊 Putting data centers undersea to keep them cool: Is China's new approach a good idea? 👇

Global public debt rose to $102 trillion in 2024. Developing countries accounted for nearly 1/3 of that amount – $31 trillion – and paid a record $921 billion in interests. Public debt in developing countries has grown twice as fast as in richer nations since 2010. Full report ▶️ ow.ly/OjG850WgRGZ

📣Debating Trump 2.0 and Implications for Africa: civil society organizations face a double crisis: #funding cuts and narratives undermining their #legitimacy. As @lenagutheil.bsky.social notes, #CSOs must diversify their funding and Europe must back an independent civil society. 👉 t1p.de/z9iym

Mass Protests in #Indonesia: What is happening in the country right now? Who is protesting, and why? #GIGA researcher Adhiraaj Anand puts these turbulent events in context. ➡️ Read the GIGA Insight here: www.giga-hamburg.de/de/presse/ma...

🇮🇳 🇺🇸 What will Donald Trump's tariffs mean for countries in the Global South? Economist Praveen Jha has answers. 👇

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We recently reported on how the stigma around divorce in Pakistan is taking a serious toll on women there, and can end in death. In India, women face a similar scenario. But as in Pakistan, there is some help too. 👇

Some activists pay a high price for speaking up. The case of an indigenous environmental activist shows this. 👇

🤔 When was the last time you thought that you could learn from someone else? 💡 Our latest Monthly is a chance to discover what Indigenous peoples can teach you, all of us, the world. Check it out for free here. 👇 🇬🇧 spkl.io/63328AOHy6 🇩🇪 spkl.io/63329AOHyB

🇰🇪 In Africa's largest slum, many shops accept Bitcoin as payment. Behind this is a social initiative. What are the benefits for people there? And what about the risks? 👇

The Taliban were meant to remain in the diplomatic doghouse until they abandoned their abhorrent treatment of women and broadened their all-male cabinet. Neither has happened, yet they are steadily breaking out of their international isolation

🇺🇬 Electricity is not a given for many households in Uganda, where only 9.1 % of rural households are connected to the national grid.

The chance of a new global conflict is higher than you think. Here are five wars that experts fear could start in the next five years.

Some people seem to think they can afford to ignore climate change.

The Maasai, like many other Indigenous groups, have immense medical knowledge. But there's one problem. 👇

Half of global CO2 emissions come from 36 fossil fuel firms, as a study shows. Among them: Saudi Aramco, Coal India, ExxonMobil, Shell and numerous Chinese companies.

A much-needed skill these days is being able to identify false information.

Some people are paying to have a job – or rather, to pretend to have one. Wait, what!? Yes, you've read that right. The phenomenon tells a story of China's high youth unemployment. 👉 spkl.io/63329AMpQT

Globale Kürzungen bei #Entwicklungsgeldern setzen die #Entwicklungszusammenarbeit unter Druck. Warum klare Prioritäten und Europas – insbesondere Deutschlands – Verantwortung jetzt entscheidend sind: @d-and-c.bsky.social www.dandc.eu/de/article/d... @heinerjanus.bsky.social

The suffering caused by the use of fossil fuels does not affect all people the same.

Be honest: Have you been keeping up with climate facts & figures? Don't worry, we've got you covered. 👇

✅ What will Syria's parliamentary elections set for September bring? What are the odds of Syria mastering this transition phase? 👇

Talks stall on world’s first plastic pollution treaty one day before deadline

🇲🇬 A study revealed alarming rates of anxiety and depression among young people in Madagascar. Here's what climate change has to do with it. ⤵️

🧠 The availability of mental health professionals varies greatly around the world.

🚢 "Large scale, low emission": An electric ferry is supposed to connect Argentina and Uruguay from the end of this year on. ⚓ The ferry would bridge the distance of 270 kilometres, and can be an example of reducing emissions in shipping. 👇 #ClimateAction #innovation

One thing is for sure: Autocrats don't shy away from dirty tricks. 👇

🔬 A science-based view of the world seems to be out of style among some political leaders.

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Linus Steinmetz was one of the most prominent faces of Fridays for Future in Germany. We spoke to him about setbacks, mistakes made and why he remains optimistic. 👉 spkl.io/63323AJxI9

🤝 She was there, at the UN June Climate Meetings in Bonn. Here's why Kenyan climate activist Joyce Koech felt disappointed. 👇

👍 Facts that should be remembered. 👇

👚 Fashion designers in Ibadan, Nigeria, have come up with creative solutions for high fabric prices. 👇