“When you find your path, you must not be afraid. You need to have sufficient courage to make mistakes. Disappointment, defeat, and despair are the tools God uses to show us the way.”
The Ahwar of Southern Iraq, a UNESCO World Heritage site, encompasses the biblical Garden of Eden. Fed by the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, these marshlands support diverse wildlife and house the Marsh Arabs' millennia-old culture. The site includes ancient Sumerian cities and has faced environmental and political challenges. Efforts to restore the marshlands symbolize the harmonious coexistence of nature and human civilization, preserving a vital ecological and cultural treasure.
The 2016 Global Slavery Index, published by Perth-based Walk Free Foundation, estimates that 45.8 million people are subject to some form of modern slavery in the world today. Vulnerability to modern slavery is affected by a complex interaction of factors related to the presence or absence of protection and respect for rights, physical safety and security, access to the necessities of life such as food, water and health care, and patterns of migration, displacement and conflict.
