Bringing citizens to the heart of climate negotiations (GLOBAL CITIZENS' ASSEMBLIES)

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Belém marked the moment the Global Mutirão came to life. A collective effort linking citizens, movements and institutions in a shared commitment to climate action. For the Global Citizens’ Assembly and its partners, this is the moment when people in the lead becomes a lasting principle for how global decisions are made.

AHRI Conference 2026 – Enduring Contributions and Challenges: The 60-Year and 20-Year Legacies of the International Covenants and the Human Rights Council

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The 2026 Annual Conference of the Association of Human Rights Institutes (AHRI) coincides with the 60th anniversary of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), both adopted in 1966.

The Future for Children in a Volatile World

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Prospects for Children in 2026: A Global Outlook Overview

Baku Call to Action urges renewed commitment on the global housing crisis

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As the thirteenth World Urban Forum (WUF13) draws to a close, the final version of the Baku Call to Action, a stakeholder-led outcome document calling for renewed action to address the growing global housing crisis, has been released.

Climate action key to affordable housing, but buildings decarbonisation stalls

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Nairobi, 19 May 2026 – Decarbonisation of the buildings and construction sector has slowed, leaving it both a major emissions source and increasingly vulnerable to climate impacts and energy price shocks, according to a new report from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction (GlobalABC).

Reports of AI-enabled targeting in Iran bring real-world impacts to the UN

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As states discuss autonomous weapons in Geneva, the use of AI targeting in Iran looms large

ICRC President: "We can no longer pretend that what we are witnessing across war zones is in accordance with the law"

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Speech given by Mirjana Spoljaric, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, at the UN Security Council Open Debate on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict – 20 May 2026, New York

New Data Shows Resilience of Newsrooms in the Global South through Partnership with the International Fund

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2025 proved to be one of the toughest years on record for newsrooms, with dramatic cuts to international financial support and political headwinds being felt acutely. The data signals that funding has had a stabilising effect: Measured since the start of grants (17 months on average), nearly three quarters of news outlets supported by the Fund (72%) have been able to grow their non-grant revenue b

GLOBAL WIND REPORT 2026

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Wind power is increasingly a pivotal technology of the modern electricity system, the only clean energy source with proven scale, reliability and geographic versatility to anchor grids, meeting surging industrial demand and deliver energy security simultaneously.

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