Sophie Neiman on Media Matters: Covering Sudan's Civil War

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Event Date: October 12 - 13, 2026 | 4:30 PM EDT.Three-time Pulitzer Center grantee Sophie Neiman will join students and faculty at Davidson College for a multi-day campus visit on October 12-13, 2026.

From Projects to Permanence: Citizens' Assemblies as New Democratic Institutions in Cities and Regions

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MacDonald-Nelson, James, Hannah Terry, Claudia Chwalisz, Josh Burgess, and Lucy Reid (2026). “From Projects to Permanence: Citizens' Assemblies as New Democratic Institutions in Cities and Regions”, DemocracyNext.

Philippine Communities Demand World Bank reinvest $39 Million of Toxic Returns in Remedy for Affected People

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A new analysis reveals the International Financial Corporation (IFC) and its Capitalization Fund made an estimated US$39 million in total return from its investment in a Philippine bank, whose financing of coal-fired power plants left a trail of destruction affecting more than 120,000 people.

Electrification with Renewables Holds Key to World’s Energy Needs

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13 October 2026. World Energy Transition Outlook calls for system-wide reforms and sets actionable agenda for secure, affordable, and competitive energy in this decade and beyond

From Participation to Power: Advancing Partnerships, Inclusion & Refugee Leadership Through Sport

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This webinar aims to foster shared learning and exchange on how sport can contribute to partnerships for protection, refugee inclusion and self-reliance, and meaningful participation and leadership.

Democracy R&D

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With 95 organizational members and 94 individual members across 55 countries and six continents, involving over 300 people, Democracy R&D is the largest global network dedicated to deliberative democracy and democratic innovation.

Pacific Island leaders discuss developing a regional Pacific roadmap to transition away from fossil fuels at pre-COP, alongside BOGA

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At Pre-COP in Fiji, six weeks out from COP31, Pacific Island Ministers and representatives discussed their intention to develop a regional roadmap to transition away from fossil fuels.

RSF, Safeguard Defenders urge Thailand to halt deportation as extradition process begins for Chinese journalist

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Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and Safeguard Defenders demand the Thai authorities halt the deportation of Chinese journalist Bai Zhaodong as extradition proceedings against him begin on China’s request.

From energy shock to economic stability: Three tests for the Bangkok Annual Meetings

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The World Bank and IMF Annual Meetings will bring finance ministers, central bankers and development leaders to Bangkok from 12–18 October. Finance leaders will confront a question with particular force for Asia, and consequences far beyond it: how can countries protect their economies from the energy shock while financing a more secure and resilient future?

Announcement, Nobel Peace Prize 2026 9 October 2026

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he Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2026 to Navanethem “Navi” Pillay for her efforts to promote peace and international law.

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