Ballooning Debt Service Payments in Poorest Countries Reach Alarming Levels, UNDP warns

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UN Development Programme calls for an immediate fiscal lifeline for developing countries and urgent overhaul of the borrowing system.

New Research Brief Examines the Relationship Between Digital Technologies and Their Misuse in Surveillance, Cyberattacks, and Disinformation Campaigns

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Our latest research brief ‘Behind the Lens: Exploring the Problematic Intersection of Surveillance, Cyber Targeting, and Disinformation’ examines the complex relationship between digital technologies and their misuse in surveillance, cyberattacks, and disinformation campaigns.

Carbon Majors: 2023 Data Update

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Carbon Majors traces 33.9 GtCO2e of emissions to the 169 active entities in the database in 2023, a 0.7% increase from 2022. The CO2 emissions in the database accounted for 78.4% of global fossil fuel and cement CO2 emissions in 2023, with just 36 companies linked to over half of these global emissions.

UN WOMEN: Never backing down: Women march forward for equal rights

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For centuries, women have fought for equal rights, opportunities, and freedom. From the suffragists to digital activists, each generation has pushed boundaries, shattered barriers, and refused to step back. Behind every policy change and legal victory there have been fearless feminists organizing, protesting, and demanding action.

The Bertha Challenge

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The Bertha Challenge is an opportunity for activists and investigative journalists to spend a year focusing on one pressing social justice issue.

Launch of the Global Displacement Forecast Report 2025

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DRC’s annual ‘Global Displacement Forecast Report 2025’ will be published mid-March and on March 14, 12 pm CET, we will have an online launch event.

UN expert launches Guiding Principles on Sanctions, Business and Human Rights

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GENEVA – The Special Rapporteur on unilateral coercive measures and human rights, Alena Douhan, today announced the publication of the finalised versions of Guiding Principles on Sanctions, Business and Human Rights and a Commentary thereto.

The 24th International Observatory on Participatory Democracy (IOPD) Conference

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The 24th International Observatory on Participatory Democracy (IOPD) Conference will take place in Córdoba, Argentina, bringing together local and regional leaders, academics, and civil society members to strengthen participatory democracy.

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