Stories written by Samira Sadeque

The Story Behind The Gambia’s Lawsuit against Myanmar over the Rohingya Genocide

By Samira Sadeque
On Nov. 11, the Gambia filed a lawsuit against Myanmar in the International Court of Justice for the southeast asian country’s atrocities against the Rohingya population. 

U.N. Group Launched to put Afghan Women at Centre of Peace Initiatives 

By Samira Sadeque
Afghanistan’s first female ambassador to the United Nations this week launched a U.N. group that aims to put women at the centre of peace initiatives in Afghanistan. 

Q&A: How Vietnam went from Zero to Hero in Developing Solar Projects and What Other Countries Can Do for Climate Change

By Samira Sadeque
A week ago, downtown New York witnessed one of the most historic moments in the climate action moment — hundreds of thousands of people attended the Climate Strike, where teen activists delivered powerful speeches and blows to world leaders for not taking climate change seriously.

How to ‘Fix the Business of Food’ and Save the Planet

By Samira Sadeque
With up to one billion undernourished people around the world, and agriculture and land use systems increasingly vulnerable to climate change and land degradation, more companies within the global food industry need to start aligning their operations with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs.