The commemoration of World Mental Health Day (WMHD) on 10th October is aimed at creating public awareness to make mental health a global priority. The theme for World Mental Health Day 2025 is ‘Access to Services – Mental Health in Catastrophes and Emergencies’. This focus highlights the critical need to ensure access to mental health […]
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African governments spend as much as 22 per cent of their GDP on debt servicing. Thirty-two African nations spend more servicing external debt than funding healthcare, while 25 allocate more to debt than to education. It’s a moral crisis that needs to be addressed, not only at fora like the G20 but by all the […]
For the umpteenth time, organisations of the ilk of Operation Dudula have, over the past days, mounted fresh campaigns to deny access by undocumented foreigners to health and education facilities. This despite the fact that they know very well that the targeted groups have a right to such access. One reason for the persistence is […]
At the end of January 2026 the current National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP), Shamila Batohi, will reach retirement age of 65. She will leave office with something of a mixed legacy. BP 634 – Choosing the New National Director of Public Prosecutions by Mike Pothier
Climate change is increasingly seen as an emergency issue in the context of children’s rights, as they are uniquely vulnerable to climate change. It significantly impacts children, making them disproportionately vulnerable to its effects due to their unique physiological and developmental needs. BP 633 – Climate Change & Children’s Physical & Mental Health by Lois […]
Please JOIN US and REGISTER NOW for our upcoming WEBINAR: MARGINALISATION – the Driver of Multiple Vulnerabilities DATE: WEDNESDAY 15th OCTOBER 2025 TIME: 10H00 – 11H30 Please REGISTER NOW using this link: https://tinyurl.com/mufp8unu Marginalisation – the Driver of Multiple Vulnerabilities – Webinar Invitation-2
Date: Tuesday 30th September 2025 Time: 19h00 Here is the link: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/P55_wyF3Qrq6slFD9RKcgQ
On 24th September the Secretary General of the United Nations, together with President Lula of Brazil (the host country of the upcoming COP 30 meeting), hosted a High Level Climate Summit at which various countries were invited to share their concrete pledges and plans, leading to 2035. Response – The High Level Climate Summit by […]
