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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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As food shocks spread, citizens are showing more leadership than governments 

Rich Wilson is CEO of the Iswe Foundation and co-founder of the Global Citizens’ Assembly. The numbers are stark. According to the 2026 Global Report on Food Crises, 266 million people across 47 countries experienced high levels of acute food insecurity last year, nearly double the figure recorded a decade ago.  Meanwhile, disruptions to oil, gas […]

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Billions unlocked as Green Climate Fund agrees to spend more and save less

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) will have nearly $6 billion more to spend on emissions-reduction and climate adaptation projects in developing countries, after its board agreed to a management proposal to reduce the proportion of money it has to keep in reserve. At a meeting in Tajikistan this week, the government representatives who make up […]

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Self-immolation of Tibetan man outside UN highlights long-standing Chinese repression

Responding to reports of the death of a Tibetan man following an apparent act of self-immolation outside the United Nations headquarters in New York, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director Sarah Brooks said: “Our thoughts are with everyone who knew and loved the man who has died and the broader Tibetan community. Self-immolation as protest by […]

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Lebanon/ Israel: Framework agreement betrays victims of war crimes in Lebanon

The Israel-Lebanon framework agreement signed in Washington on June 26, 2026, threatens to betray war crimes victims in Lebanon, Amnesty International and five human rights and press freedom organizations said today. Parts of the text appear to be aimed at preventing victims of serious international crimes from seeking justice before international forums. Others seem to […]

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Sri Lanka: Answers needed about Haiti deployment amid ongoing impunity over child abuse allegations 

Responding to reports that more than 1,000 personnel from Sri Lanka’s military and police are to be deployed to Haiti as part of the international Gang Suppression Force (GSF), Renzo Pomi, Amnesty International’s Representative at the United Nations in New York, said:  “There remain serious and unresolved allegations of widespread sexual abuse of children by Sri Lankan personnel during previous deployments in Haiti. Sri Lanka’s authorities, along with the GSF leadership, the states part of […]