Category: VOICES
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The old instruments bringing new opportunities to young lives
Thousands of musical instruments are thrown away every year – but a growing number of…
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Security Council LIVE: Spotlight on Gaza, the West Bank and Lebanon
The Security Council is meeting against the backdrop of Gaza’s fragile ceasefire, with ambassadors expected…
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Puffins return after decades, offering hope for seabird revival on Isle of Muck
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM For the first time in at least a quarter…
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’Tis the season to be resourceful. How to cut waste this Christmas
Across the UK, people are swapping consumerism for community and creativity, proving that Christmas needn’t…
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Security Council must seize ‘moment of renewed hope’ in Gaza
Ramiz Alakbarov briefed on conditions in the battered enclave and the occupied West Bank, before…
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COP30 Fails to Confront Drivers of Climate Crisis
In Belem, Brazil, as the United Nations climate summit (COP30) convened, I marched alongside thousands of…
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NHS expands free morning-after pill access across England: a major win for women’s health
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM In a sweeping expansion of women’s health services, the…
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Beyond the classroom, the hands-on outdoor projects transforming young lives
Amid a youth mental health crisis fuelled partly by technology, young people are finding meaning…
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Nigeria: Schools should be ‘sanctuaries not targets’ says deputy UN chief following latest mass abduction
t was originally reported that 215 pupils had been kidnapped from St. Mary’s School in…
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How Ali Casparian turned food, healing, and heartbreak into a wellness movement
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Dignity and wellness access for underserved populations Welcome to…