HRW: Malaysia: Wood Products Tainted by Abuse, Deforestation

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(Brussels) – Malaysia’s Sarawak state has failed to protect an Indigenous community from a timber company that logged without the community’s consent and seeks to remove them from their land, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.

A life in peril to unearth the truth

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3 May acts as a reminder to governments of the need to respect their commitment to press freedom and is also a day of reflection among media professionals about issues of press freedom and professional ethics

UNESCO marks World Press Freedom Day 2025: Reporting in the Brave New World

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5 May 2025 Under the global theme “Reporting in the Brave New World: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Press Freedom and the Media”, UNESCO marked World Press Freedom Day 2025 with a celebration on 5 May.

CULTURAL SURVIVAL: May 2, 2025 Meet Our 2025 Indigenous Journalism Fellows on World Press Freedom Day!

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On May 3, World Press Freedom Day, we are excited to announce Cultural Survival’s Indigenous Journalism Fellowship, supported by the Indigenous Community Media Fund.

UNV releases new research on volunteering in human mobility contexts

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United Nations Volunteers' research paper, The Contribution of Volunteering in Human Mobility Contexts, highlights the role of volunteers in helping people on the move. It shows through evidence how volunteering fills in gaps in humanitarian assistance and protection, supports gender equality and inclusion, helps prevent and respond to disasters, and assists migrants...

ADB President Calls for Collective Action to Solve Complex Challenges Together at 58th Annual Meeting of the ADB Board of Governors

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MILAN, ITALY (5 May 2025) — The uncertainties facing Asia and the Pacific are also an opportunity to build a more resilient and sustainable future, Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masato Kanda said at the Opening Session of ADB’s 58th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors.

ADB’s 58th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors(MILAN)

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he 58th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Asian Development Bank is scheduled to take place in Milan from May 4th to May 7th, 2025, at Allianz MiCo - Milano Convention Centre.

The State of the World’s Human Rights

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29 April 2025 Amnesty International warns of global human rights crisis as ‘Trump effect’ accelerates destructive trends

International leaders, the Brazilian government and the UN are united in their call for more ambitious NDCs

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On Wednesday, April 23, UN Secretary-General António Guterres and Brazilian President Lula led the Virtual Climate Ambition Summit as part of the pre-COP30 meetings.

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