Call for articles: Sport and democracy

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What role can sport play in promoting democracy and diplomacy, and how can we democratise the sport for development sector? We want to hear from you! Submission deadline: 10 March 2023.

War, Oppression, and Strongmen: Rethinking the Role of Anti-Feminism in Autocratic Regimes

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We are delighted to invite you to our Munich Security Conference Side Event, organised in partnership with ICAN and DGAP. The breakfast will take place at the BMW Pavilion on Sunday 19th February, from 7.30 to 9 am CET. This is organized by the Center for Feminist Foreign Policy.

Southeast Asian MPs condemn shutting down of independent media outlet in Cambodia ahead of general elections

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JAKARTA, 14 February 2023 — Parliamentarians from Southeast Asia condemn in the strongest terms the shutting down of the last independent media outlet operating in Cambodia, Voice of Democracy (VOD), regarded as the voice of millions of Cambodians, by the regime of Prime Minister Hun Sen and call on the Cambodian government to respect and uphold freedom of the press, especially at this moment...

ClientEarth is taking Shell's Board of Directors to court

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The legal environmental organization is going to court against Shell’s Board of Directors for failing to move away from fossil fuels fast enough.

Milano Cortina 2026 unveils finalists of mascots designs submitted by school students

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Two proposals inspired by the nature of Italy were revealed on 8 February at the Sanremo music festival, and a public survey was launched to help select the design of the Games mascots

HRW: Nepal’s Social Protection System Reinforces Inequality

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(New York) – Nepal’s newly elected government should prioritize coverage for all children and add coverage for millions of informal workers as it considers changes to the existing system, Human Rights Watch said today.

Southeast Asian MPs urge the Thai government to listen to hunger strikers, amend the lèse-majesté Law

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JAKARTA, 10 February 2023 – Parliamentarians from all over Southeast Asia are urging the Thai government to listen to the demands of two young activists on hunger strike, and do everything they can to save their lives.

Identifying and Addressing Cultural, Geopolitical, Structural, and Educational Barriers to Social Innovation

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This article originally appeared on Social Innovations Journal A year after collaborating to publish "Global Trends in Social Entrepreneurship: Developments in a COVID-19 World," Social Innovations Journal has partnered once more with Ashoka to release a new collection of articles "Identifying and Addressing Cultural, Geopolitical, Structural, and Educational Barriers to Social Innovation."

On the launch of the Santiago Declaration for Public Services, ActionAid joins hundreds of organisations to demand 'Our Future is Public

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Last year, public sector unions, social and economic justice movements, and civil society organisations, including ActionAid, gathered for Our Future is Public conference in Chile to discuss the strengthening of public services for the realization of economic, social, and cultural rights and tackle the effects of climate change and the Santiago Declaration of Public Services was adopted.

Feminist foreign policy in the past, present and future Symposium hosted at ISS

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Monday 27 Feb 2023, 15:00 - 17:00 (CET). Organized by the Netherlands International Cooperation Collection and hosted at the International Institute of Social Studies, this symposium will examine Dutch feminist foreign policy.

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