Humanitarian Programs Urged to Prioritize Mental Health of Displaced Children By Gift Briton A recent scientific journal highlighting the troubling prevalence of mental health disorders among children and young people displaced by conflict urges humanitarian programs to prioritize mental health services for this vulnerable population. The research reveals that displaced children increasingly suffer from depression, […]

Ecocide: Global Push to Amend the ICC Statute Gains Momentum By Daniel Otunge On 9th September this year, a significant milestone was reached in the quest to include Ecocide as the fifth crime under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC). On that day, the crime of ecocide was formally introduced for consideration […]

Ending AIDS: Targeting Men, Boys By Sharon Atieno As part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the world is committed to ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030. The goal is to achieve zero new HIV infections, zero AIDS-related deaths, and zero discrimination. With about six years remaining, Kenya is determined to achieve this […]

Virtual Tour Showcases Novel Agroecology Innovations for Food Sovereignty By Joyce Chimbi Smallholder farmers are the backbone of food systems everywhere. But increasingly confronted by multiple, complex challenges including the triple threat facing humanity today – climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, these farmers can barely put food on the table. To educate them on […]

Health Crucial in Climate Action, MSF Says By Sharon Atieno With more than 250,000 additional deaths annually expected between 2030 and 2050 due to climate change, from undernutrition, malaria, diarrhea and heat stress alone, the need to prioritize health in climate action cannot be understated. Further, the direct damage costs to health (excluding costs in […]

Climate Finance Tiff: Africa Needs to Rethink its Strategy, Clean its Hands By Daniel Otunge The fallout from the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) over the financing of climate change mitigation, adaptation, and loss and damage in developing countries led to protests, and a walkout by developing-country delegations led by the African negotiators was […]

Race against Time as Countries Push for Plastic Pollution Treaty By Sharon Atieno The world is on the verge of acquiring an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution if talks taking place in Korea are successful. More than 430 million tonnes of plastics are produced annually. Two in three of these are short-lived products […]

COP29: Poor Nations Slam Climate Finance Deal By Joyce Ojanji With the just concluded United Nations (UN) climate summit, COP29, termed as the “finance COP” for its wide focus on climate finance, vulnerable countries blasted a new US$300 billion a year finance goal adopted by wealthier nations to help poorer ones deal with climate change, saying the […]

Scientists Urged to Deliver Robust Solutions to Ensure Planet’s Future By Duncan Mboyah (Special correspondent) The world leaders have urged scientists to continue seeking robust science-based solutions to ensure the planet’s future. Led by the Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres, the leaders noted that science is central to tackling the world’s greatest challenges. “We face […]

Kenya: WorldFish Supports Gender-sensitive Fisheries, Aquaculture Policy for Homa Bay County By Daniel Otunge A baseline study using a gender lens was conducted from March to June 2023 on the impacts of climate change on the livelihoods of the fisher communities in the Lake Victoria Region of Homa Bay and Migori Counties in Kenya. The study […]