Author: The Editorial Team

There are thousands of orphanages in the world. Many live in orphanages across the world including SOS Children’s Villages, which operates in over 130 countries, driven by the death of parents, the separation of parents and other factors. According to multiple sources including the Miracle Foundation, around 5.4 million people live in orphanages around the world at present but many of them are not orphans. More importantly, the number of orphanages has globally been steadily increasing over the years. Orphanages are more in Asian and African countries including India, Cambodia and Uganda. Though many orphanages provide improved services to children,…

Violence has erupted between government forces and Fano militias — a paramilitary force in Amhara that backed federal forces during the recent most Tigray war — in the Amhara region of Ethiopia this month. The Ethiopian government has imposed a six-month state of emergency across Amhara. According to multiple sources including the BBC, the latest Ethiopian armed violence, which is rendered Ethiopia’s worst crisis since the civil war in the northern Tigray region that ended in November last year and has by this time led to the deaths of more than two dozen, has now calmed in some major cities…

Foreign aid has been cut off by several countries, leading to concerns. According to multiple sources including the BBC, the United Kingdom has cut off a large amount of foreign aid worth more than £900m for this year for the short term. Several other countries including Sweden and Norway also cut off their foreign aid earlier. But all the aid-giving countries have not cut their foreign aid. For instance, the United States and Spain increased their foreign aid. But whether there will be a further cut in foreign aid in the world and how much countries which heavily rely on…

Violence often takes place in refugee camps in many countries. According to multiple sources including the BBC, violence took place between rival factions at the Ein el-Hilweh camp — the largest refugee camp in Lebanon where there are more than 63,000 registered refugees — this week, leading to several deaths and fleeing of around two thousand refugees from the camp. But this is not the only event of camp violence. Among others, violence in the Kutupalong refugee camp in Bangladesh, the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya, the Za’atari camp in Jordan, the Moria camp in Greece and the Yida camp…

Several protest rallies participated by opposition parties and citizens have recently been carried out in Kenya over rising living costs. According to multiple sources including CNN, a wave of protests against William Ruto’s government has recently been carried out in the capital and other cities driven by the rise in living costs that affected many Kenyans, along with the recent hike in tax on petroleum products and businesses. Clashes have occurred between law enforcing officials and protesters. Protests have led to the death of more than fifty protesters — though the government denies the stated number of death and says…

Armed conflicts and political turmoils are common features in the world. Many wars and civil wars including two world wars have occurred so far in the world and many armed conflicts including the Ukraine war and the Yemen civil war are currently occurring. Additionally, political turmoils have happened in many countries. Turmoils in Pakistan, Peru and Sri Lanka are some recent examples of political turmoils. Wars and political turmoils have changed the course of the world. They lead to both positive and negative outcomes. Positively saying, they lead to the reformation of outdated laws, better policies and many other positive…

The Egypt Summit is a good step in the resolution of the Sudan conflict between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. According to multiple sources including the BBC, the summit was held in Cairo, the capital city of Egypt, on the Sudan conflict with the participation of the leaders of seven African countries including Egypt, Ethiopia and South Sudan last week. Though the summit — rendered the most high-profile meeting on the resolution of the Sudan conflict since its eruption — has not brought any notable outcomes, the leaders agreed to hold further talks among them that…

Cultural festivals are important across the world and often celebrated with great enthusiasm. It is pertinent to mention that there are diverse sorts of cultural events in the world. Some are modern cultural events including modern music festivals and art exhibitions and others are traditional cultural events including annual ceremonies, folk festivals and traditional music performances. Modern cultural events often incorporate technology and contemporary themes and attract the young generation more, while traditional cultural events tend to focus on preserving and showcasing historical customs and practices and attract older generations, who value the preservation of heritage more. Though modern and…

Dowry is a crucial problem in many countries in the world. According to multiple sources including the BBC, an Indian woman was rejected from her potential marriage several times for dowry. But she is not the only victim of dowry, a deeply rooted problem that has been prevalent in many cultures throughout history. Many women are the victims of it in terms of not only the rejection from potential marriage but also torture and divorce, if the demands are not met, in many countries around the world. In addition to victims, dowry has far-reaching and detrimental consequences to the family…

Religious festivals take place in all countries in the world. Religious festivals — festivals that are held by religious communities based on a religious belief or a set of religious beliefs — are definitely held in revealed and unrevealed religions including, but not limited to, Islam, Christianity and Hinduism. Many religious festivals including Christmas, Easter, Eid-al-Fitr, Eit-al-Adha, Passover, Hanukkah and Diwali take place in the world and many believers in their religious faiths participate in respective religious festivals in many countries. But religious festivals are social and cultural events, along with religious ones, that often involve rituals, prayers and ceremonies,…