IN DEPTH

International Women’s Day 2026: feminist resistance in a world at war

With rights rollbacks deepening, women’s rights movements refuse to concede ground

Gender equality under siege at the UN

Commission on the Status of Women sees Trump administration attack women’s rights while civil society holds firm

Women rise against the femicide epidemic

Struggles against gender-based violence persist in year marked by brutal killings and political backlash

Myanmar’s junta tightens its grip

Sham election looms as Trump shifts US policy, joining authoritarian backers of military rule

CONFLICT | CRISIS

COP30: fossil fuel industry tries to hold back the tide

The energy transition accelerates despite resistance at the climate summit

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

System under strain: progress and setbacks at UN Human Rights Council

Civil society secures Afghanistan accountability win amid funding constraints and uncompetitive elections

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

Outsourcing cruelty: the offshoring of migration management

Global north states are making migration deadlier and strengthening repressive regimes

Pride 2025: resistance rising

LGBTQI+ groups assert defiant visibility amid political backlash and corporate retreat

Financing for Development: another global letdown

Seville talks excluded civil society and failed to deliver the ambition needed

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

Climate: Bonn talks fail to bring breakthrough

As COP30 approaches, calls grow for fundamental reform of UN climate process

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT