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Crunch time for High Seas Treaty

More ratifications needed for agreement to enter into force

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

‘The top-down era of global health is over’

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Pandemic Agreement: important step but big decisions deferred

World’s first pandemic treaty faces tests of funding and political will

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‘We need a funding system where everyone contributes, everyone benefits and everyone has a say’

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Facial recognition: the latest weapon against civil society

From China to the UK, governments are weaponising the surveillance technology to repress dissent

International Court of Justice offers hope of rules-based order

Recent rulings highlight growing importance but also profound limitations

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‘At a time of widespread violence and division, Pope Leo XIV is prepared to be a Pope of peace’

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A new pope at a pivotal moment: civil society’s hopes for Leo XIV

With 1.4 billion followers, Pope Leo could help shape global human rights debate

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Rights in an ageing world

Planned convention on the rights of older persons will fill a crucial gap

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Weaponised surveillance: how spyware targets civil society

Governments’ unchecked use of monitoring technology threatens activists and journalists