The Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) is a multi-sector initiative that offers independent, third-party auditing and transparency at mine sites using its 400+ page standard.

May 24, 2025 – Greenpeace Thailand and the Ecological Alert and Recovery – Thailand (EARTH) call on ASEAN leaders at the 2025 ASEAN Summit to address the growing crisis of transboundary pollution in the Greater Mekong subregion (GMS). Without urgent action from ASEAN leaders, this cross-border threat will continue to undermine peace and stability, and put communities’ livelihoods at risk.

23 May 2025. On the occasion of the 46th ASEAN Summit on 26-27 May 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, environmental advocates and environmental human rights defenders call for the adoption of a robust and comprehensive ASEAN environmental rights (AER) declaration.

Freedom House marked the 85th anniversary of its founding in 1941, recognizing luminaries in the fight for freedom and launching “Investing in Freedom’s Future,” a major new effort to confront the deepening authoritarian challenge to democracy.