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Pupils lost a combined two trillion hours of in-person education after schools closed in March 2020, according to Unicef. Getty Images
School report is alarming and calls for urgent fix

A global study says 15-year-olds are not doing so well at reading, maths and science. This has to change

EditorialDecember 07, 2023
A health worker administers a polio vaccine to an Afghan refugee child in Karachi, Pakistan on November 27. There are concerns that funding for international vaccination programmes is falling behind. AP
Now is not the time to let global aid funding slip

The world faces many crises requiring the kind of financial firepower that only leading nations can provide

EditorialDecember 06, 2023
Members of the indigenous Pareci people of central Brazil with other participants at Cop28 in Dubai. Getty Images
At Cop28, the most vulnerable people must be heard

Indigenous communities, women and young people are among those most affected by the growing climate challenge

EditorialDecember 05, 2023
Cop28 at Expo City Dubai on December 3. Getty Images
Cop28 momentum must stay the course

The loss and damage deal early on in the summit was a big win but talks need to continue apace

EditorialDecember 04, 2023
December 2, 2023 marks 52 years since the UAE's founding. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
Union Day is a moment to celebrate the UAE's astonishing diversity

Unity under a common vision has, since the country's inception, been at the heart of its mission

EditorialDecember 01, 2023
The Blue Zone of the Cop28 climate conference at Expo City in Dubai will host 97,000 registered delegates. Bloomberg
Cop28 is about bridging the gaps in the global climate fight

For countries to build out their net-zero goals, they will need to unite disparate parties and prioritise innovation

EditorialNovember 30, 2023
Abdulla Al Marri, UAE Minister of Economy, keynote speaker at Abu Dhabi Finance Week. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
Abu Dhabi Finance Week highlights investors' role in energy transition

ADFW highlights the critical component of climate finance ahead of Cop28

EditorialNovember 29, 2023
The southern Gaza city of Khan Younis has received thousands of refugees from the north amid Israel's invasion of the Gaza Strip. Reuters
A post-truce invasion of southern Gaza would be disastrous

Israeli objectives are hard to achieve, and cornered civilians are running out of places to shelter

EditorialNovember 28, 2023
Hamas fighters accompany newly released Israeli hostages Shiri Weiss (L) and her daughter Noga, to a Red Cross vehicle, in the Gaza Strip early on November 26. AFP
A longer truce in Gaza is imperative

The progress of the past four days in Gaza and Israel have to be just the beginning

EditorialNovember 27, 2023
Palestinians gather after an Israeli strike on Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on November 23. AFP
A brief pause in fighting should be built on

People in Gaza must be allowed to at least conceive of an end to this crisis

EditorialNovember 24, 2023
Palestinian citizens displaced from Gaza city walk south along Salah Al Din Road on November 10. Under the imminent truce, freedom of movement is guaranteed along the route. Getty
Palestinians and Israelis need more than a truce

Any respite from the violence is welcome, but real progress requires a lasting ceasefire

EditorialNovember 23, 2023
Pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian protesters face off at a rally in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on November 13. The Hamas attack of October 7 and Israel’s subsequent bombardment of Gaza have re-focused international attention on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. EPA
How the Israel-Gaza war revived talk of a two-state solution

Before October 7, the idea of an Israeli and Palestinian state side by side was dismissed as moribund. Now it is back

EditorialNovember 22, 2023
A pro-Palestinian mural in Yemen's capital, Sanaa. The country's Houthi rebels have said they will target Israeli-linked ships. EPA
Houthis remain a wildcard in the Israel-Gaza war

By firing missiles, launching drones and now seizing ships, the Yemeni rebels risk exacerbating the conflict uncontrollably

EditorialNovember 21, 2023
Twelve-year-old Amr Jandieh, who was wounded in the Israel-Gaza war, arrives in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. AP
Humanitarian solutions in Gaza should not be negotiable

Amid the mounting toll, the transactional nature of the Israel-Hamas negotiations is inhumane and unviable

EditorialNovember 20, 2023
The Italian Air Force's aerobatic unit entertains visitors to the Dubai Airshow. AFP
Why the Dubai Airshow is about more than aviation

A closer look offers us a glimpse of future technology and trends that will play a major role in our lives

EditorialNovember 17, 2023
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