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Climate change contributing to world hunger
Extreme weather caused by climate change is impacting the yields and provision of food around the world, including Europe. This emerged from a report of the United Nations (UN)…
Police in the community need to go beyond the beat
Mellieħa recently became the first village to launch the long-awaited Community Policing initiative. This is a joint project between the Police Corps and the Mellieħa Local Council who will work together to…
A guide to life in a digital world
We are often drowning in stress. Weighed down by To Do lists, family, work and other obligations, it is easy to lose track of our goals. As the days go by, we…
The importance of social support at the workplace
Social support at the workplace is an important aspect of a strong team. When we trust one another we can create a sense of trust and togetherness and contribute to…
Children’s right to be heard
The Convention for Children’s Rights is the most highly ratified instrument in international law. It is a hefty document that presents the civil, political, social, economic and cultural rights of…
We need to disconnect to reconnect
Research shows that a person, on average, spends ten hours a day on the internet and sleeps fewer than seven hours a night. Around the world, more than two billion…
Freedom of expression should be strengthened not shackled
Free, independent and pluralistic media, based on the freedom of information and expression, is a key element of a functioning democracy. Freedom of the media is essential for the protection of…
We should think about access more than transport
The biggest challenge to mobility in urban zones lies in the obsession to build and to expand the transport infrastructure over long distances, rather than to ensure that the general public has increased access to…
What are we living for?
What is the meaning of life? What are we living for? Are we ‘lent’ to the world for a short time, then to disappear for ever? Or is life, for…
What does returning a lost wallet say about us?
What do you do if you find a lost wallet? Do you look inside? Do you take the money but return the wallet? Do you leave it at a Police…