More than 160 million people risk being trapped between crisis and recovery, UN Development Programme warns

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UNDP launches new Crisis Action Agenda calling for development investment from day one to help people recover faster and reduce vulnerability to future shocks.

Fourth Global Progress Report on SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions.

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More than a decade after Member States adopted the 2030 Agenda, growing insecurity, deepening polarization, and declining trust, alongside violent conflicts, economic uncertainty, and geopolitical fragmentation, are making hard-won development gains increasingly fragile.

International IDEA presents the 2026 Global State of Democracy Report in Panama

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International IDEA presented the report Global State of Democracy 2026: Democracy in an Era of Conflict in collaboration with the Institute for Democratic Studies (INED) of Panama’s Electoral Tribunal.

UNAIDS, WHO and Unitaid bring manufacturers and governments together in Geneva as HIV financing enters a new era

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From 15 to 18 September, UNAIDS jointly with WHO and Unitaid will once again convene their annual consultation with pharmaceutical and diagnostics manufacturers, partner organizations and national governments.

Joint statement on the Global Initiative to galvanize political commitment to international humanitarian law

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As of mid-September 2026, 119 states have officially joined the Global IHL Initiative, launched by Brazil, China, France, Jordan, Kazakhstan and South Africa, together with the ICRC.

CheatBench: Measuring Reward Gaming in AI Agents

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Overview AI agents increasingly write code, conduct research, and complete professional assignments. They are often trained to earn high rewards for their work. But an agent can also improve its score by cheating: finding hidden answers, copying another agent’s submission, or manipulating how its work is graded.

STOP KILLERS ROBOTS: Nothing less than negotiations

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From 31 August to 4 September in Geneva, states met to discuss autonomous weapons within the Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) under the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) – the multilateral forum currently addressing autonomy in weapons systems.

Kicked, threatened, shot at: Israeli settler violence hits West Bank journalists

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CPJ has documented 16 incidents, involving at least 35 Palestinian, Israeli, and international journalists, during the first eight months of 2026 in which Israeli settlers assaulted, threatened or obstructed journalists in the Palestinian territory.

about the first draft global report of progress under the KMGBF

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Building the evidence base for action on nature The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has released the first draft of the global report on collective progress in the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework(KMGBF), marking an important step in the Global Review process ahead of COP 17.

Finance for Biodiversity at COP17

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The Finance for Biodiversity (FfB) Foundation plays an active role in supporting the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) processes, particularly in advancing finance sector mobilisation at COP17.

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