High-Level Political Forum 2025

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The High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) will be convened from Monday, 14 July, to Wednesday, 23 July 2025, under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council. This includes the three-day ministerial segment of the forum from Monday, 21 July, to Wednesday, 23 July 2025, as part of the High-level Segment of ECOSOC.

[Statement] Free Bach! Free all environmental Defenders!

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The Asia Pacific Network of Environmental Defenders (APNED) stands in solidarity with the family, friends, colleagues, and fellow environmental defenders to demand the immediate release of Dang Dinh Bach.

UNFPA: The fertility fallacy: Five things you didn’t know about global fertility rates

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The pursuit of reproductive agency in a changing world. In this year’s flagship State of World Population report, UNFPA surveyed some 14,000 people across 14 countries, and found that around one in five said they won’t be able to have the number of children they would like.

2025 Front Line Defenders Award for Human Rights Defenders at Risk

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Front Line Defenders is pleased to announce the five winners of its prestigious 2025 Award for Human Rights Defenders at Risk, which was presented at a special ceremony in Dublin

Participedia School

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Participedia Schools are intersectional, interdisciplinary, and international, democratic education spaces co-created by the Participedia community for students, practitioners, educators, government, and global civil society. Each Participedia School explores democratic innovations in a unique way, with new partners, in cities around the world.

Brazil: Supreme Court increases social media platforms’ responsibility, a welcome decision

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Brazil's Supreme Court has just made a big decision: digital platforms, such as social media companies, must take more responsibility for the content they host. This is a major step that could lead to stronger internet regulation in the country. But this ruling is just the beginning: it is now up to Congress to write laws ensuring digital spaces are safe and protect the public’s right to reliable

Fossil fuel donors contributed $19 million to Donald Trump’s inaugural fund

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Chevron, Exxon and ConocoPhilips among those who donated millions to organise Trump’s inauguration ceremonies

The 2025 UN Responsible Business and Human Rights Forum (UNRBHRF)-ASIA PACIFIC

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Anchoring Progress and Strengthening Regional Leadership on Human Rights through Crisis 15-19 September 2025 | Bangkok, Thailand

Peruvian journalist Gastón Medina a victim of violence he denounced

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Peruvian journalist Gastón Medina Sotomayor did not hold back in his last TV news broadcast before he was shot dead this year. Addressing the viewers of Cadena Sur, his TV and radio station in the south-central city of Ica, Medina called local authorities “scoundrels” for buying defective garbage trucks.

The Dargan Forum (Ireland)

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Our Dargan Forum focuses on the challenges and opportunities of the twin transition for Small Businesses, Social Enterprises and the localities that they support through jobs and services.

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