Tahun ini merupakan tahun yang penuh tantangan bagi pelaksanaan diplomasi Indonesia. Pemulihan pasca-pandemi masih menjadi tema utama dalam politik luar negeri tahun ini. Akan tetapi, Indonesia akan menghadapi tantangan global, regional, dan nasional yang lebih besar untuk keberhasilan diplomasi Indonesia. Pada tahun 2022, tema utama diplomasi Indonesia adalah presidensi G20 di tingkat global, sikap Indonesia menyelesaikan permasalahan regional, dan diplomasi vaksin untuk negara-negara selatan.

People involved in the sex trade are vulnerable to violence. Sex workers, even more than others, are blamed when raped, murdered, assaulted, or harassed. In addition, sex workers face added barriers in reporting, from elevated shaming and victim-blaming to criminal charges for prostitution.

All creatures from Kingdom Animalia are able of sentience. Being sentient is being able to perceive or feel things. However, the issue that arises is when does one know that another being is sentient? We as humans practice the slaughtering and exploitation of non-human animals every day for our food, fashion, and entertainment needs, just to name a few. However, have we ever kept in mind the non-human animals’ subjective feelings and awareness towards what we do to them on a daily basis?  

This article was posted in line with the United Nations’ International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, which falls annually on 16 September.

In a world where information, communication, and technology (ICT) progress rapidly and somewhat in an uncontrollable manner, potential threats of unprecedented issues may as well brew along with it. Right in the middle of this disruption are the Millennials; the generation dubbed as the ‘digital generation,’ who will likely give us the nod that they are used to harnessing the digital media. However does this also mean that they are ready for the future challenges that invariably come with it?