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‘Setting clear red lines for AI is not about stifling innovation but preventing catastrophic misuse’

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
GLOBAL
14.Nov.2025
EN

Power, gender and secrecy: the struggle to reform the UN’s leadership

After 80 years of male leaders, civil society is mobilising to break the UN’s glass ceiling
GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
GLOBAL
14.Nov.2025
ENESFR

‘Foreign agents laws are designed to give governments legal cover to repress civil society and control public narratives’

FREEDOMS
GLOBAL
05.Nov.2025
EN

‘Increased demand and fewer resources have pushed civil society to innovate to prove the value of its work’

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
GLOBAL
28.Oct.2025
EN

‘The global reach of the UN Convention against Cybercrime makes strong oversight critical’

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
GLOBAL
23.Oct.2025
EN

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
GLOBAL
22.Oct.2025
ENESFR

‘Without diverse voices at the table, any peace agreement risks failing’

CONFLICT | CRISIS
GLOBAL
18.Oct.2025
EN

‘Powerful states view AI governance as a tool for strategic and economic positioning’

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
GLOBAL
10.Oct.2025
EN

Fresh hope for healthy oceans: UN treaty set to take effect

Years of civil society advocacy led to High Seas Treaty breakthrough – but many states are yet to get on board
ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT
GLOBAL
29.Sep.2025
ENESFR

‘The ICJ’s advisory opinion strengthens climate justice by establishing legal principles states cannot ignore’

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT
GLOBAL
24.Sep.2025
EN
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