IMS: Impact Report 2025: Good journalism needs allies

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With the closure of USAID resulting in a 25 percent cut to the world’s media development budget, independent media outlets across the world have become more vulnerable to existential threats ranging from bombings to disinformation. It is vital that the rest of the world steps up to support journalists in these trying times.

The 20th annual Internet Governance Forum (IGF) concluded

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27 June 2025 – The 20th annual Internet Governance Forum (IGF) concluded today in Lillestrøm, Norway, celebrating two decades of advancing open, inclusive, and secure digital development.

UNOC Virtual Side: “Intergenerational Equity in Ocean Governance: Securing the Rights of Future Generations” Event Blog

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On the 6th of June, World’s Youth for Climate Justice (WYCJ) held a webinar in collaboration with African Young Leaders Foundation (AYLF) titled “Intergenerational Equity in Ocean Governance: Securing the Rights of Future Generations”.

Inequality and Deliberation 2025 – UZH hosts Swiss Summer School in Democracy Studies

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On 23 to 27 June 2025, the University of Zurich (UZH) in collaboration with the University of Canberra (UC) hosted the 11th Swiss Summer School in Democracy Studies and 7th Deliberative Democracy Summer School. The event brought together leading international scholars and early-career researchers to explore pressing issues at the intersection of inequality and deliberative democracy.

The Participatory Budgeting Project (PBP): 15 Years: Lesson 3: Trust is Key

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The Participatory Budgeting Project (PBP) works with communities across the US and Canada to decide together how to best spend public money. We create and support participatory budgeting (PB) processes that deepen democracy, build stronger communities, and make public budgets more equitable and effective.

IDS: The tax era of develOpment financing

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At the UN’s upcoming Financing for Development (FfD4) conference in Spain, commitment to strengthening taxation is crucial.

[Joint Statement] PHILIPPINES: Rights groups condemn brutal killing of human rights defender Ali Macalintal

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BANGKOK, Thailand (26 June 2025) – The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), ASEAN SOGIE Caucus, and KARAPATAN strongly condemn the fatal shooting of Filipino human rights defender Ali Macalintal in General Santos City on 23 June 2025.

FAO Director-General urges hope, collective action and genuine multilateralism

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At the 44th Session of FAO Conference, QU Dongyu stresses the need to move beyond rhetoric to nourish people, protect the planet, and empower communities

UNV 2024 Annual Report

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The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) offers people opportunities to volunteer across the three pillars of the United Nations (UN): development, peace and security, and human rights.

Meet the RRI Collective Action Award Winners

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Meet the RRI Collective Action Award WinnersRights and Resources Initiative.These are the three communities that are leading global efforts to protect nature and preserve traditional knowledge for future generations.

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