Ada Hegerberg leads unfair football match at the Norway Cup to call for equal vaccine access for all

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Oslo/Geneva, 30 July 2024 –Today, Ada Hegerberg and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance gathered young people from around the world at the coveted Friendship Match during the Norway Cup to illustrate how unequal access to vaccines worldwide gives children an unfair start in life.

Olympics: Abuse in Indian Wrestling Exposes Need for Global Hotline

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New Report Reveals Need for Reforms Ahead of India’s Bid for 2036 Olympics. Content Warning/Advisory: This statement mentions sexual assault, rape, and the alleged abuser’s name

Mashco Piro "attack illegal loggers" in Peru

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Reports have emerged from Peru about an apparent violent clash between the Mashco Piro people whose images Survival released last month, and illegal loggers operating inside their territory.

MIT School of Science launches Center for Sustainability Science and Strategy

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New center taps Institute-wide expertise to improve understanding of, and responses to, sustainability challenges. School of Science Publication Date:August 5, 2024

The citizen's panel on AI issues its report

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andomly select 60 citizens from all four corners of Belgium. Give them an exciting topic to explore. Add a few local players. Season with participation experts. Bake for three weekends at the Egmont Palace conference centre. And you'll end up with the rich and ambitious views of citizens on the future of artificial intelligence (AI) in the European Union.

IOM Organizes Meeting to Chart Course for Enhanced Africa-Europe Migration Pathways

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This technical gathering will provide participants with an open space to discuss the benefits and challenges of regular pathways with the goal of reaching a common understanding and finding a balanced approach to advance this important agenda. Photo: IOM

Learning to live with disruptive flooding

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Dr Luisa Cortesi has won a prestigious Veni grant to study how people in Europe experiencing first-time disruptive flooding deal with their new circumstances.

Southeast Asian MPs Urge to Intensify Efforts to Help Myanmar People as Military Extends the State of Emergency

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JAKARTA, 3 August 2024 – The ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) are deeply disturbed by the news received on July 31, 2024, of another six-month extension of the state of emergency, the sixth since the junta took power in the 2021 coup.

Economic prospects in Asia and the Pacific – celebrate resilience, prepare for headwinds

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Economic performance in Asia and the Pacific has proved to be quite resilient to the shocks of the past few years – the COVID-19 pandemic, the ongoing wars in Ukraine and Gaza, and the cost-of-living crisis. In 2023, the region’s economy drove over 60 per cent of the global economic growth.

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