Front Line Defenders Global Analysis

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Front Line Defenders launched its Global Analysis 2024/25 on the situation of human rights defenders (HRDs) at risk around the world, an in-depth annual publication detailing the variety of risks, threats and attacks faced by HRDs around the world.

ADB: Critical Minerals-to-Manufacturing Value Chains

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ADB is helping develop diverse, responsible, and sustainable critical minerals-to-manufacturing (CMM) value chains to enhance energy security, create jobs, and drive inclusive growth in Asia and the Pacific.

Climate Risk Index 2025

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The Climate Risk Index (CRI) ranks countries by the human and economic toll of extreme weather. The latest edition highlights increasing losses and the urgent need for stronger climate resilience and action.

CIEL Staff React to End of Resumed Fifth Plastics Treaty Talks

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GENEVA, August 15, 2025 — The fifth resumed session of the intergovernmental negotiating committee to advance a global plastics treaty (INC-5.2) ended in a failure of process, with talks collapsing shortly after dawn.

INC 5.2: “The inability to reach an agreement in Geneva must be a wake up call for the world”, Greenpeace statement

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Geneva, Switzerland – After two years of Global Plastics Treaty talks, ministers in Geneva faced a historic choice during the final hours of what was supposed to be the last round of negotiations: deliver a treaty that truly tackles plastic pollution, or give into the petrochemical industry’s lobbying.

Youthquake: Youth-led Movements Shaking Up East and Southeast Asia

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NEW YORK (Aug. 14, 2025) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) has released a new report highlighting how youth across Hong Kong, Thailand, Burma, and the Uyghur and Tibetan diasporas have led large-scale, transnational movements for democracy, freedom, and justice.

Will the World Bank be a partner for a just energy transition in developing countries?

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From the Bretton Woods Project. by Rebecca Ray, Global Development Policy Center

AI for Sustainable Development Goals (AI4SDGs) Think Tank

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A global collection of AI projects and proposals that impacts UN Sustainable Development Goals, both positively and negatively.

‘A Mockery’: Nations Unite in Outrage at Plastics Treaty Draft

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by 13/08/2025 • Stefan Anderson for Health Policy Watch

INC-5.2 Global South Press Briefing by GAIA

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Event by GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives). EVENT ALSO STREAMED ONLINE.

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