WHO hosts the second Global Summit to advance evidence, integration and innovation for traditional medicine

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17 December 2025 News release Delhi/Geneva Reading time: 2 min (671 words) The World Health Organization (WHO)’s Second Global Summit on Traditional Medicine, jointly organized with the Government of India, opens today, bringing together government ministers, scientists, Indigenous leaders, and practitioners from more than 100 countries.

Funding without a newsroom: How freelancers navigate grants built for organisations

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Freelancers play an essential role in today’s media and media development ecosystem. They investigate corruption, report from hard-to-reach places, design digital tools, train journalists, and support newsrooms under pressure. Yet when it comes to funding, many freelancers encounter the same obstacle: most grants are not designed for individuals.

International Migrants Day 2025

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International Migrants Day (IMD) is observed on 18 December, reaffirming the need for safer, more inclusive, and fairer migration systems in a rapidly changing world. Despite its proven benefits, migration remains poorly understood, and systems often lack the investments, partnerships, and evidence needed to respond to today’s realities.

Reimagining the State: A Playbook for 2026

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By Ryan Wain Senior Director, Policy & Politics, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change

3.5 Million - Signature Petition Sends a Clear Message: Japan Must Join the TPNW

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Led by Nihon Hidankyo, the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Japanese civil society groups, including Gensuikyo, Gensuikin and the Japan Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, are united for a nuclear-free world. In an extraordinary demonstration of public will, they have collectively submitted a petition with nearly 3.5 million signatures....

156 states support UNGA resolution on autonomous weapons

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On 6 November 2025, the First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted a resolution on autonomous weapons systems for the third year running, concerned by the “consequences and impact of autonomous weapon systems on international peace and security, including the risk of an emerging arms race, of exacerbating conflicts and humanitarian crises, miscalculations....

EU Parliament's approval of Omnibus I seals significant cuts to CSDDD, yet ground rules to build on remain

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'PRESS RELEASE – EU’s “Deregulation” agenda claims its first victim: Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive gutted'

High Commissioner’s opening speech at the Global Refugee Forum Progress Review 2025

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UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi delivers his opening speech to the Global Refugee Forum Progress Review 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland.

The power of sports in refugee integration

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The International Refugee Integration and Settlement Exchange (IRISE) hosted a virtual event on the power of sports in refugee integration, bringing together 171 stakeholders to share successful initiatives and connect on fostering social cohesion and inclusive communities through sports and physical activity.

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