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Feminists In Conversation: Messages Across Checkpoints and Borders

We are five women, carrying five different experiences, shaped by three countries, distinct encounters of oppression, and different journeys of resistance shaped by our feminist activism. Our histories might be very different but in our daily realities, we find ourselves bound together. There is a thread running through us, a shared struggle and a shared […]
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Is FOMO undermining climate diplomacy?

Benito Müller, Anju Sharma, Jen Allan, Matthias Roesti and Luis Gomez-Echeverri. Every November, tens of thousands of people descend on the world’s annual UN climate conference. Presidents and prime ministers, negotiators, business executives, campaigners, journalists, celebrities and lobbyists converge on one city for two frenetic weeks, all convinced they need to be there. Everyone with […]
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Governments weigh response to US going alone on deep-sea mining

As governments at the UN seek ways to prevent the US from unilaterally mining the deep ocean floor for critical minerals, the latest UN seabed talks launched “long” processes that would seek to challenge Washington’s approach. The International Seabed Authority (ISA), the UN body regulating the deep ocean floor, held annual three-week talks ending on […]

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Muhammad Atta ur Rehman

Chairman, Institute of International Peace Leaders (IIPL) Muhammad Atta ur Rehman is the Chairman of the Institute of International Peace Leaders (IIPL), a global think tank dedicated to promoting peace, sustainable development, climate action, and interfaith harmony. Under his leadership, IIPL has expanded its international footprint through global partnerships, youth leadership initiatives, and high-level diplomatic engagements. He has represented the organization at major international forums, including the UN World Summit on Social Development, and continues to work closely with governments, diplomats, civil society, and academic institutions to advance dialogue on human rights, peaceful coexistence, and global cooperation. As Chairman, he provides strategic direction, strengthens international collaborations, and guides IIPL’s mission to empower youth and communities as catalysts for peace and sustainable progress worldwide.

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Security Council LIVE: ‘Lost continuity of knowledge’ on Iran’s nuclear programme since US-Israel attacks, top UN official warns

Since the United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran in late February, there has been a “lost continuity of knowledge” on Tehran’s nuclear programme, Rosemary DiCarlo, the UN peace affairs chief, warned the Security Council on Friday as tensions mounted amid new strikes across the Middle East. Stay tuned for live updates.

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The loss and damage fund needs far more finance to deliver climate justice

Wamuyu Manyara is country director for Trócaire Malawi and Tarcizio Kalaundi is its climate resilience officer. This week, the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD) faces a significant decision that will determine its ability to address the harms being done by climate change. Discussions on the Fund’s Resource Mobilisation Strategy must get the […]

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India looks to untapped graphite riches for slice of critical minerals boom

Tucked among forested slopes and pristine valleys in a corner of northeastern India, young villagers have been busy knocking on doors – hoping to convince sceptical elders that graphite mining would bring much-needed jobs to their distant region. “The youth in our village migrate to cities for work. What’s better than to have jobs near […]

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Sri Lanka: Deaths of transferred Negombo prisoners following clashes must be urgently investigated

Responding to reports that two prisoners have died after being transferred from Negombo prison following violence earlier this week that left at least 28 people dead including at least seven prison officials, Babu Ram Pant, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for South Asia, said: “The reports emerging about these deaths and the allegations of torture […]

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Guinea: Two years after the enforced disappearance of FNDC activists, abductions and disappearances continue with impunity  

Guinean authorities must reveal the fate of all victims of abductions and enforced disappearances, including National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (Front national pour la défense de la Constitution – FNDC) activists Oumar Sylla, known as Foniké Mengué, and Mamadou Billo Bah, who were forcibly disappeared two years ago today. In a joint […]

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Global: Filipino domestic workers exploited and subjected to sexual abuse in Saudi Arabia

A year after Amnesty International documented widespread abuse of Kenyan domestic workers in Saudi Arabia, a new briefing from the organization reveals that Filipino women are facing many of the same abuses, including being overworked, exploited and subjected to degrading treatment, as well as sexual assault in some cases. “Once we step in their homes, […]

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Lebanon: Israeli attacks killing children, wiping out families must be investigated as war crimes

Three Israeli air strikes in southern Lebanon in March 2026 that killed 24 civilians – 12 of them children – wiping out families, must be investigated as war crimes, Amnesty International said today.  The organization investigated three Israeli attacks that destroyed civilian homes in al-Thakana neighbourhood in Tyre district, Irkay village in Saida district, and al-Rahbat neighbourhood in Nabatieh district on 6, 12, and 13 March, respectively. Those killed included 12 children, ranging in ages from […]