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Climate Change and Environmental Peace
Seven Pacific island nations say they will demand heftier levies on global shipping emissions if opponents of a green deal for the industry succeed in reopening negotiations on the stalled accord. The United States and Saudi Arabia persuaded countries not to grant final approval to the International Maritime Organization’s Net-Zero Framework (NZF) in October and […]
Doubts over whether governments will maintain ambitious targets on boosting the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) are a threat to the industry’s growth and play into the hands of fossil fuel companies, investors warned this week. Several executives from airlines and oil firms have forecast recently that SAF requirements in the European Union, United […]
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Gabrielle Dreyfus is chief scientist at the Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development, Thomas Röckmann is a professor of atmospheric physics and chemistry at Utrecht University, and Lena Höglund-Isaksson is a senior research scholar at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis. This March scientists and policy makers will gather near the site in Italy where methane […]
Sustainable Development and SDGs
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With global tensions rising and “reckless actions” triggering dangerous consequences, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday called for renewed efforts on peace, justice and sustainable development as he outlined his priorities for 2026 – the final year of his tenure.
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Better access to education, the protection of the environment and good governance are some of the areas in which the United Nations helps countries improve.
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It’s a win-win recipe: schoolchildren eat a free, nutritious meal every day and local farmers gain reliable access to local markets.
Women, Peace and Security
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Everyday Adaptation as a Form of Knowledge When electricity disappears, ordinary infrastructure collapses into improvisation. Across social media, Ukrainians share videos of handmade stoves made from metal cans, clay candle heaters, and improvised cooking devices assembled from scarcely available materials. These are not experimental hobbies — they are responses to dire necessities for survival. “Kamforka-parties” […]
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At a time when militarism is escalating, inequalities are deepening, and communities are facing overlapping crises, WILPF is choosing to tell a different story. Today, we are proud to launch our 2025 Annual Report, reimagined as a living 2026 calendar. Instead of publishing a traditional report, we asked ourselves: What if our accountability could also […]
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We are proud to announce that WILPF is now an official Environmental Partner of 1% for the Planet, a global network of businesses and individuals who commit one percent of their sales or income to environmental solutions —supporting specifically the work of our Ecological Justice programme. Through our Ecological Justice programme, WILPF works at the intersection of feminist peacebuilding and environmental […]
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Uganda’s young population wants a voice in politics, but costly nomination rules, entrenched power, and security hurdles keep leadership out of reach. A DW street debate reveals why change feels…
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With young people under 30 making up more than half of the global population and over 272 million children and youth still out of school, their participation in shaping education…
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A fragile political calm in Yemen is fraying, with renewed instability and aid restrictions deepening hunger, illness and displacement for millions of civilians, senior UN officials warned the Security Council…
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Recent Saudi airstrikes against UAE-aligned separatists escalated tensions in southern Yemen. With Saudi Arabia and the UAE backing opposing factions, a return to fighting would most benefit the Houthis.
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The UN’s World Food Program is dissolving contracts with staff in Houthi-controlled northern Yemen. It first suspended operations, after more than a decade of internal conflict, in August amid a…
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Australia: Offshore Detention Cruel, Costly
Click to expand Image © 2021 John Holmes for Human Rights Watch (Sydney) – Australia’s government should invest in community-based alternatives to immigration detention rather than spending millions of dollars per person each year on its abusive offshore regime, Human Rights Watch said in a recent submission to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee […]
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Will Iran conflict send oil prices above $100 a barrel?
Oil markets are bracing for sharp price spikes after the US attack on Iran and Tehran’s retaliation. Iran’s role as a major producer matters, but its strategic position is keeping traders on edge.
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Khamenei’s death: ‘Never thought I would see this day’
The killing of Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei in an Israeli attack has triggered mixed reactions in a polarized Iran. DW spoke to Iranians both inside the country and abroad.
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Will Gulf states enter the Iran conflict with their own armies?
Gulf states have borne the brunt of Iranian missile attacks so far. At first, Iran aimed at US assets but that changed. Gulf states say they won’t just sit back when attacked. But what exactly could that mean?
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Iran after Khamenei: What happens next?
After 36 years in power, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead, but a provisional leadership council is to secure his regime’s hold on power and continue the war.
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Belgium seizes suspected Russian shadow fleet tanker
Belgium’s Defense Ministry said its forces boarded an oil tanker believed to be part of Russia’s illicit shadow fleet on Sunday. The ship, reportedly sailing under false flag, has been diverted to a Belgian port.
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Special Episode: Regime Change or Regional War? U.S. and Israel Kill Iran’s Supreme Leader
Special Episode: Regime Change or Regional War? U.S. and Israel Kill Iran’s Supreme Leader hschaub Sun, 03/01/2026 – 18:42 Latest Updates Africa Asia-Pacific Europe & Central Asia Latin America & Caribbean Middle East & North Africa United States Gender & Conflict Future of Conflict Global Issues Visual Explainers My Reading List Podcast / Middle East […]
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Deadly bombing of Iran primary school ‘a grave violation of humanitarian law’: UNESCO
The UN education agency, UNESCO, says that the bombing of a primary school during the US and Israeli military attacks on Iran on Saturday constitute a grave violation of humanitarian law.
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Justice on the move: Mobile courts offer hope for communities in South Sudan
Travelling more than 200 kilometres (124 miles) from Yambio, the capital of Western Equatoria State in southwestern South Sudan, a team of justice experts escorted by United Nations peacekeepers moved slowly along rough, dusty roads, determined to reach communities that have waited years for their day in court.
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Landmark Win on Abortion in the EU
Click to expand Image Activists and representatives of the European Citizens’ Initiative “My Voice, My Choice” hold a press conference at Press Club Brussels Europe, presenting their campaign for safe and accessible abortion across the EU, after meeting with the European Commission, Brussels, Belgium, October, 1, 2025. © 2025 Wiktor Dabkowski/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock On Thursday, […]