2024

The UN Plastics Treaty: ambition urgently needed

Civil society continues to push for binding global rules to curb plastic production

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

Saudi sportswashing plunges new depths

Decision to host World Cup in authoritarian state bad news for human rights

South Korea: democracy defended

People defeat presidential power grab

From outrage to action: 2024’s global protests against gender-based violence

Street mobilisations force change but face backlash

International Criminal Court acts against Israel’s impunity

Backlash from powerful states reveals double standards

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

COP29 falls short on finance

Summit lets down global south with US$1 trillion gap between climate needs and commitments

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

Women pay price of Sudan’s war

Targeted by violence, women also hold the keys to peace

CONFLICT | CRISIS

COP16: no money for biodiversity

Progress on Indigenous participation, but funding gap left unresolved

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

Moldova sees off Russia’s threat – for now

Referendum and presidential election marred by heavy Moscow influence operation

COP29: yet another climate summit in closed civic space

Petrostate host Azerbaijan cracks down on civil society in advance

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT