WASHINGTON, March 19, 2025— In a case that put the right to free speech on the line, a jury in North Dakota today found Greenpeace liable for hundreds of millions of dollars in damages claimed by Energy Transfer— the company behind the Dakota Access Pipeline— which sued the environmental group for its role in protest actions in 2016-2017.

Geneva/Cox’s Bazar, 24 March 2025 – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and partners today called on the international community to enhance its support for Rohingya refugees and their hosts in Bangladesh amid rising insecurity in Myanmar and ongoing forced displacement.

After enduring 15 months of relentless violence, devastation, and loss of life, the people of the Gaza Strip finally saw a glimmer of hope with the ceasefire that came into effect on January 19, 2025. Among those returning to the remnants of their homes in northern Gaza were UN Volunteer Asmaa Ma'rouf and her children. Asmaa documented her journey back home, sharing her reflections along the way.

Even demand in advanced economies is rising again after years of declines, with rapid growth of electricity worldwide driving up consumption of renewables, gas, coal and nuclear