Deliberative Democracy Summer School

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 15Jul
The Deliberative Democracy Summer School brings together the world’s most influential scholars and an international cohort of PhD students specialising in the field of deliberative democracy. It is a three-day event held every eighteen months, moving between Canberra and Åbo/Turku in Finland. Stay tuned for announcements about future summer schools.
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BOGA and the European Commission convene High Level Dialogue on responses to the fossil fuel crisis

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 15Jul
Alongside the 11th IEA Global Conference on Energy Efficiency in Montréal last week, BOGA and the European Commission convened a High-Level Dialogue, hosted by BOGA co-chair the Government of Québec.
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Sweden Announces USD 1 Million Contribution to IOM

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 15Jul
Geneva/Stockholm, 9 July 2026 – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) welcomes a USD 1 million (SEK 10 million) flexible contribution from the Government of Sweden, reaffirming a long-standing partnership and a shared commitment to international cooperation on migration.
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ASEAN’s Re-engagement Risks Legitimizing Junta Without Delivering for Myanmar’s People

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 15Jul
JAKARTA, 15 July 2026—ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) warns that ASEAN’s shift toward “calibrated re-engagement” with Myanmar’s military-appointed government risks normalizing a dictatorship without securing any tangible results for the Myanmar people.
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Thailand: Don’t Forcibly Return Chinese Dissidents

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At Least 4 Critics of Beijing at Risk as Thai Prime Minister Visits China. (Bangkok) – The Thai government should not forcibly return detained Chinese dissidents to China, Human Rights Watch said today.
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INDIA: Immediately release Indigenous rights defender Pranab Doley and withdraw all fabricated charges against him

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 14Jul
Asia Indigenous Peoples Network on Extractive Industries and Energy (AIPNEE) condemns, in the strongest terms, the unlawful and unjust arrest of Indigenous rights defender Pranab Doley on 12 July 2026 in the northeastern state of Assam in India.
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Jamaica turns climate lessons into long-term climate action

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 14Jul
UN Climate Change News, 7 July 2026 – When Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica in October 2025, the damage was staggering. The storm caused an estimated US$8.8 billion in economic losses, around 41 per cent of the country's 2024 GDP.
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The recognition of volunteerism with IVY 2026

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 14Jul
The United Nations has declared 2026 the International Volunteer Year (IVY 2026) to recognize volunteerism as a key driver of sustainable development
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IDS: New global research initiative to identify ways to counter rise of autocrats

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 10Jul
Published on 9 June 2026 The Institute of Development Studies is part of a new Horizon Europe funded research project investigating the growing appeal of autocrats and identifying ways to resist this appeal.
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DSA2026 – Reimagining Development: Power, Agency, and Futures in an Uncertain World

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 10Jul
Our 2026 conference will take place as a hybrid conference organised and hosted by University College Dublin.
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