Click to expand Image Protesters hold signs outside a Greek court in Mytilene, January 13, 2023, in support of 24 activists who were prosecuted for helping rescue migrants and asylum seekers in the Mediterranean Sea. © 2023 MANOLIS LAGOUTARIS/AFP via Getty Images Two dozen humanitarian workers face trial on the Greek island of Lesbos this […]
Click to expand Image French President Emmanuel Macron and China’s President Xi Jinping during the official welcoming ceremony in Beijing on April 6, 2023. © 2023 Sipa via AP Images (Paris) – French President Emmanuel Macron should privately and publicly stress the importance of human rights in Sino-French relations during his visit to China from December 3 […]
Click to expand Image Members of the Parliament of People with Disabilities organized by the Mexico City Congress, where for the first time a bill was presented to reform civil legislation to include the right to full legal capacity. © 2023 Communications Office of the Mexico City Congress Human Rights Watch and the College of […]
Click to expand Image X rolled out a new feature called ”About your account” as seen displayed on iPhone, November 23, 2025. © 2025 Andre M Chang/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock Since November 21, social media company X has been rolling out a new feature called “About this account,” which displays information about users that was previously […]
Click to expand Image FIFA World Cup Trophy is displayed at Lumen Field in Seattle, Washington, US, July 28, 2024. © 2024 Alika Jenner/FIFA via Getty Images (Washington, DC) – FIFA, the international soccer governing body, needs to match its lofty rhetoric on rights with concrete action, a coalition of human rights organizations, trade unions, and fans […]
A thick, black liquid bubbles to the surface as Anthony Aalo pokes a stick into the muddy ground just outside Bodo, a fishing and farming community at the heart of Nigeria’s oil-drilling belt. “You see? That’s oil,” the environmental activist said as he examined the sticky residue. “You can see the level of contamination, it’s […]
This October 2025 marked 25 years since the UN Security Council (UNSC) adopted Resolution 1325 – the first of ten resolutions on Women, Peace and Security (WPS). For over two decades, feminist and peace organisations – including WILPF – have worked tirelessly to advance this agenda, increase its visibility, and hold decisionmakers accountable for implementing it. WILPF was among the civil […]
Ministers and leaders from the world’s 44 least developed countries have pledged to accelerate industrialisation that benefits all, and strengthen resilience in the face of global challenges, at an international UN conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
In the rolling hills of Indonesia’s West Java province, thousands of farmers are reaping tangible benefits from the digitization of their businesses and improved access to finance, thanks in part to a United Nations‑supported project.
Celebrating Feminists’ Voices, Inspiring Global Peace Back to all news Long read #COP30 COP30 in Review: Wins for Justice, Woes for Finance, Fossil Fuels, and Militarism COP30 concluded in Belém, Brazil, wherefrom 10 to 22 November, diplomats, activists, lobbyists, and other stakeholders from across the globe gathered for the 30th Conference of the Parties under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Image credit: Natalia Chaves Monroy […]
