Covering the period from January 2024 to December 2025, the report documents what it calls an “exploitative model preying on migrants, asylum-seekers and refugees in situations of heightened vulnerability”, describing it as a “brutal and normalised reality” that has become business as usual in Libya. ‘Journey of hell’ Based on interviews with nearly 100 migrants, asylum-seekers and refugees […]
Continue Reading
According to government reports, more than 800 people have been injured and nine remain missing. The cyclone has caused widespread damage: more than 470,000 people have been affected and over 35,000 people continue to be displaced. Combined with the impact of Tropical Cyclone Fytia, which made landfall on 31 January, the total number of people […]
Continue Reading
The latest edition of Re|Shaping Policies for Creativity, UNESCO’s flagship monitoring report covering more than 120 countries, warns that generative AI is projected to drive significant income losses for artists by 2028. ‑generated content in global markets. The report stresses that these disruptions are occurring at a pace that outstrips current policy responses, exacerbating inequalities […]
Continue ReadingCeresa et al. share their experience investigating the conservation of peripheral populations, focusing on the critically endangered barred warbler Curruca nisoria in the Italian Alps. Peripheral populations — those living at the edges of a species’ distribution — are often small and isolated. Yet they can be disproportionately important for conservation, harbouring unique genetic diversity and […]
Continue ReadingWritten by Rylee McMillan and Adrienne Keller At The Nature Conservancy’s Newell and Ann Meyer Preserve in Wisconsin, USA, managers face an increasingly difficult challenge: understanding the trade-offs and benefits of managing for carbon outcomes among other management objectives. This challenge is not unique. Ecosystems globally are witnessing clear and intensifying effects of climate change, […]
Continue Reading
In a statement on Monday, the independent experts – who serve in their individual capacities under mandates from the UN Human Rights Council and are not UN staff – warned that the alleged acts documented in the files could amount to some of the gravest crimes under international law. The reported conduct could amount to […]
Continue Reading
The escalation of conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is driving mass displacement. The resources of food, water and shelter are stretched to breaking point and women and children increasingly left exposed to violence and exploitation. As Commissioner for Crisis Management Hadja Lahbib visits the region, the EU is mobilising €81.2 million […]
Continue Reading
CHICAGO — The Reverend Jesse Jackson, a towering figure of the American Civil Rights Movement whose career spanned more than six decades of activism and two historic runs for the presidency, died Tuesday. He was 84. His family confirmed his passing in a poignant statement, honoring a man whose “unwavering belief in justice, equality, and […]
Continue Reading
In 2015, the world pivoted toward a collective vision of the future. The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)—a suite of 17 interconnected objectives—were adopted by all 193 Member States as a “blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet.” Now, passing the ten-year mark since their inception, the narrative of the SDGs […]
Continue Reading
In a significant shift toward sustainable industry practices, the European Union has adopted new measures to curb one of the fashion sector’s most controversial waste practices: the destruction of unsold clothing, footwear and accessories. These rules, part of the bloc’s Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR), aim to reduce waste, cut greenhouse gas emissions and […]
Continue Reading
