by Hannah McNicol | May 27, 2024 | General
A few days after Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, I arrived on the border of Ukraine and Poland along with my former UN colleagues to pitch in with assistance. Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians were streaming across the border, guided into Poland with great...
by Hannah McNicol | Apr 4, 2024 | General
Monday morning. Wake up. Coffee. Read the headlines: 77 percent of Americans think their country is on the wrong track. Tuesday morning. Wake up. Coffee. Read the headlines: war rages on in multiple locations around our world. Wednesday morning. Wake up. Coffee. Read...
by Hannah McNicol | Apr 4, 2024 | General
At 13 years old, I became a fundraiser for the first time. I’d visited the Royal Institute of Deaf and Blind Children on a school trip. When I was offered the chance to join the Miss Macarthur Junior Quest to raise money for them, I couldn’t say no. I wish I could...
by Hannah McNicol | Apr 4, 2024 | General
Why we should look to International Development to reclaim International Women’s Day (IWD) Part II Exactly this time last year, I wrote a small piece about why we must look to key tools and theories frequently deployed in international development, such as...
by Hannah McNicol | Mar 2, 2024 | General
Protected areas (PAs) are often considered a cornerstone strategy in the fight against climate change. In December 2022, the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) was unanimously embraced by over 190 nations. This international accord aims to...
by Hannah McNicol | Mar 2, 2024 | General
“I think that the problem is that nobody comes here, nobody knows how we live or what we go through and that’s why everyone thinks we’re evil.” – Francesca Francesca looked at the recorder on the table, as if she had offended someone, straightened...
