Digital solutions are quickly filling the information vacuum plaguing the thousands of people around the world who have been displaced.

The future feels more threatening and ominous than ever. The sense of doom and gloom is deepening, not least in the West.

The greatest wave of democratisation in history is receding – and crime and violence are to blame. Latin Americans were among the most devoted converts to democracy in the late 20th century.

All coastal cities are facing sea-level rise, but some will be hit harder than others. Asian cities are in for a particularly rough ride.

Agenda 2030 is in trouble. The rare political consensus that led to the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) four years ago has become fractured.

The absolute number, prevalence and lethality of terrorist incidents has decreased significantly around the world since its peak in 2014.

The 2019 Pritzker Forum on Global Cities takes place in Chicago June 5 through 7.

Robert Muggah talks to the BBC’s Newshour about the recent killings inside the prisons on the Brazilian state of Manaus.

Once again, Brazil’s hellish prisons are making global headlines. The spotlight this week is on Manaus, the capital of the country’s northern Amazonas state, where violence at different prisons left 55 inmates dead.

Brazil recorded 64,000 murders in 2017