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CIVIL SOCIETY IN THE INTERNATIONAL ARENA

AI governance: the struggle for human rights

As tech giants and authoritarians converge, civil society demands ethical AI standards

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SDGs: accountability under threat

Funding cuts and access barriers are undermining civil society’s role to hold states to account

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UN takes step forward on corruption

Civil society wins recognition that corruption harms human rights

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Defending the defenders: civil society’s struggle for global space and voice

59th Human Rights Council session delivers advances but context grows more challenging

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Financing for Development: another global letdown

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

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NATO’s missing watchdogs: civil society’s role in defence spending scrutiny

Planned military build-up needs proper oversight

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Democracy under attack: the case for a new UN Special Rapporteur

As authoritarians hollow out democratic institutions, civil society calls for systematic international oversight

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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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International Court of Justice offers hope of rules-based order

Recent rulings highlight growing importance but also profound limitations

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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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