I recently visited a number of countries on a monitoring mission for the joint IOM-UNDP Global Project on Mainstreaming Migration in National Development Strategies. Funded by Switzerland, this project is implemented...
Angela Merkel has won a fourth term as chancellor. Yet her grand coalition got badly drubbed. Most worryingly, the huge success of the right-wing AfD reveals a country deeply split....
Kuwait ranked first in Arab countries and 26th in the world on Economist Intelligence of Food Security for 2017. The 2017 Global Food Security Index provides a worldwide perspective on which...
Women’s empowerment and gender equality should remain a central objective of the world community. The recently adopted Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) includes specific provisions to member States of the United...
After four years of political and security crises in Libya, the first stage of a UN-sponsored peace plan has been launched amid optimism by warring parties. The first UN-sponsored dialogue...
You will not find a shortage of grocery stores in Corvallis. There are the traditional spots, like WinCo, Safeway, and Fred Meyer – all of which have their merits. If...
Spain is the top destination for British tourists but increased demand is straining resources and prices may rise by up to 10% for 2018 holidays With a record 18 million...
In an interview with news website, Leaders, the Tunisian minister of State domains and Land Affairs, Mabrouk Korchid (picture), revealed that most of the arable lands used without deeds have been...
On Sept. 15 and 16, 11 Concordia students attended the 29th Nobel Peace Prize Forum at Augsburg University in Minneapolis. Among them were this year’s Peace Scholars, Grace Hoffa and...
The Libyan attorney general said Thursday that arrest warrants have been issued for more than 830 suspected members of the Islamic State jihadist group in the North African country. Fifty...
