UN and Partners Seek USD 934.5m for Life-saving Aid to 1.5 Million Rohingya Refugees and Their Hosts in Bangladesh 

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 25Mar
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.
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A Growth Story for the 21st Century: building and financing sustainable, resilient, and equitable development

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 25Mar
Policy publication on 24 March, 2025 Presentation given by Professor Lord Nicholas Stern at the Symposium on Green Development, Low Carbon Development and Climate Change held at the China Development Forum in Beijing on 24 March.
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UN Volunteer in Gaza recounts as the ceasefire ends

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 25Mar
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.
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Nets4Dem Annual Report: A Year of Advancing Democratic Innovation

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 25Mar
Nets4Dem’s first annual report provides insights on democratic innovation, citizen engagement, and policy transformation across Europe, along with an overview of our resources, activities and efforts to build the capacity of leaders and policymakers.
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Growth in global energy demand surged in 2024 to almost twice its recent average

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 25Mar
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
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WMO report documents spiralling weather and climate impacts

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 25Mar
19 March 2025 The clear signs of human-induced climate change reached new heights in 2024, with some of the consequences being irreversible over hundreds if not thousands of years, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), which also underlined the massive economic and social upheavals from extreme weather.
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‘The poison of racism continues to infect our world’, Guterres warns on International Day

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 24Mar
21 March 2025 Human Rights The United Nations commemorated the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on Friday, calling on the global community to uphold its shared responsibility to combat racism in all its forms.
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OXFAM: Hunger skyrockets by nearly 80 percent in Eastern and Southern Africa over past five years amidst worsening water crisis

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 24Mar
Published: 19th March 2025 Nearly 116 million people in eight African countries, hardest hit by severe water crises, lack access to drinking water. Globally, flash floods have become 20 times more frequent between 2000 and 2022
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International Day of Forests | 21 March

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 24Mar
The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 21 March the International Day of Forests (IDF) in 2012. The Day celebrates and raises awareness of the importance of all types of forests.
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Resilience and Resistance Indigenous, Afro-descendant, and Local Community Women's Statutory Rights to Community Forests

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 24Mar
Author: Rights and Resources Initiative Date: March 11, 2025. This report provides a critical update to the 2017 Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) analysis Power and Potential.It evaluates the extent to which national laws, as of 2024, recognize the specific community forest rights of Indigenous, Afro-descendant, and local community women.
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