Arts & Culture·20 August 2024Wim Wenders on Perfect DaysWim Wenders reflects on Perfect Days.Olive Network · 1 min read
Dwelling·18 April 2024A New Group of Experts Wants to Fix Our Broken Food SystemA market in Sana'a, Yemen, 2 March 2024. The escalation of Houthi attacks on shipping lanes since last year is expected to disrupt the country’s food imports between March and April 2024, leading to food shortages in the markets, according…ON Network · 6 min read
Charities·18 May 2023Cross-border philanthropy reached $70 billion in 2020 despite pandemic - reportTotal cross-border philanthropy amounted to $70 billion in 2020 showing high resilience in a year when humankind was badly hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. The 11th edition of Global Philanthropy Tracker (GPT) released by Lilly Family School…ON Network · 3 min read
United Nations·30 August 2024Featured Story: The future of the UN: Time to think big, urges GuterresCelebrating the UN’s 75th anniversary last year, prompted major internal discussion about its future, and a new direction away from the post-World War Two consensus of its early days. These reflections have resulted in Our Common Agenda ,…ON Network · 7 min read
Economics·23 May 2022Millionaires at Davos say 'tax us more'Millionaires Marlene Engelhorn and Phil White joined a Davos protest calling for higher taxes on the wealthyON Network · 3 min read
Economics·19 January 2022Millionaires group calls for wealth tax at virtual DavosZURICH, Jan 19 (Reuters) - A group of more than 100 billionaires and millionaires has issued a plea to political and business leaders convening virtually for the World Economic Forum: make us pay more tax.ON Network · 3 min read
United Nations·18 September 2021Secretary-General Unveils Vision for Future-Oriented UNThe UN Secretary-General has issued a report on how to secure a breakthrough for humanity through a series of choices to avert a historical breakdown of societies, and instead realize a “greener, safer, better” future. The ‘Our Common…ON Network · 5 min read
United Nations·16 September 202176th General Assembly gets underway at UN Headquarters in New YorkThe COVID-19 pandemic has proved to be the most challenging period the world has seen since the Second World War, said the UN Secretary-General – as the 75th session of the General Assembly gave way to the new – deepening inequalities,…ON Network · 4 min read
Sustainability·2 September 2021UN Report Assesses How Far National Institutions Have Gone for SDGsThe World Public Sector Report 2021 examines countries’ institutional arrangements for SDG implementation, and suggests lessons for national policymakers.ON Network · 3 min read
Climate·1 August 2021China’s biggest bank ditches Zimbabwe coal plantThe Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) has said it will no longer finance the 2.8 GW Sengwa coal powered plant in Zimbabwe. Chinese banks have previously cancelled the funding of coal powered plants, but, this has normally been…ON Network · 1 min read
Climate·5 July 2021Banks urged to think green or face extinctionFinancial institutions must be wary of being consumed by the consequences of careless environmental or social decisions. Keystone / Rank AugsteinON Network · 4 min read
Sustainability·30 June 2021Restoring oceans could create 100,000 jobs and give £50bn boost to economy in UKRestoring the UK’s seas could put billions of pounds into the economy by 2050 and bring thousands of new jobs, according to a new report by Sky Ocean Rescue and WWF.ON Network · 3 min read
Dwelling·24 June 2021Nature Within Cities and Cities Within NatureThis high-level event, co-organized by the United Nations Environment Programme and the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU), with the support of the Geneva Environment Network, will focus on exploring the…ON Network · 5 min read
Climate·12 May 2025Beyond Planting Trees: Let Communities Lead RestorationRestoring degraded land and slowing the pace of desertification is vital for the achievement of the SDGs, including those on hunger, poverty, biodiversity, and climate action, as well as for contributing to the UNCCD goals on land…ON Network · 4 min read
Climate·27 April 2021Invest in climate education to build a better workforce for a greener futureAs the world celebrates Earth Day , the International Labour Organization (ILO) has called for urgent worldwide action on climate change, including the need to support climate education and awareness-raising.ON Network · 2 min read
Climate·15 April 2021Embracing Circularity is Not an Option but an Urgent ImperativeThe 56 countries of the UNECE region are major users and producers of natural resources, and thus bear considerable responsibility.ON Network · 4 min read
Economics·9 April 2021Positive Tech Solutions Will Forge The Recovery: Global Technology Governance Summit ConcludesAlem Tedeneke, Media Lead, World Economic Forum: Tel.: +646 204 9191; Email: [email protected]ON Network · 7 min read
Health·21 March 2021Women must be ‘front and center’ of pandemic recovery, UN chief says“Male-dominated teams will come up with male-dominated solutions”, Secretary-General António Guterres warned a virtual town hall with women civil society during the 65th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CWS) .ON Network · 3 min read
Climate·15 March 2021SDGs: a global plan for investment in a post-Covid worldCovid-19 risks are unravelling significant progress across emerging markets. The US and Europe, with enormous resources, solid healthcare systems and vast service-based economies, have still struggled to control the spread, with over 1.3…ON Network · 6 min read
Education·26 February 2021MSF director on climate: 'We are at a crucial moment in the history of mankind'Stephen Cornish, Director General of Médecins sans Frontières in Geneva INTERVIEW Published on 26 February 2021, 05:45. Updated on 26 February 2021, 08:20. MSF director on climate: 'We are at a crucial moment in the history of mankind' by Bruno Jochum We ask the incoming director of Médecins sans Fr1 min read
Climate·9 November 2020Climate finance for developing countries is rising06/11/2020 - Climate finance provided and mobilised by developed countries for developing countries totalled USD 78.9 billion in 2018, up 11% from 71.2 billion in 2017. The increase was driven by a rise in public climate finance, while…ON Network · 3 min read
Climate·9 November 2020Investors urge companies to advance no-deforestation effortsA coalition of nine financial institutions representing €1.8 trillion in assets under management is asking companies to take action to end deforestation in their supply chains, as well as to enhance supply chain traceability.ON Network · 2 min read
Climate·14 February 2024Kate Raworth and Hans Ulrich Obrist: Turning a Radical Idea Into ActionThat’s the starting point of Doughnut Economics, a concept that began on the back of an envelope and is fast becoming a global community of changemakers who are putting regenerative and distributive design into practice – in cities,…ON Network · 1 min read
Sustainability·4 November 2020Using Collective Intelligence to Solve Public ProblemsMatt is a Senior Fellow of The GovLab at New York University and previously led work on collective intelligence initiatives as Deputy Chief of Staff to a South Australian Premier.ON Network · 3 min read
Climate·26 October 2020EIF and UNDP to strengthen cooperation for sustainable financeThe United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the European Investment Fund (EIF) are joining forces to develop joint initiatives for sustainable finance and the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).ON Network · 2 min read
Education·24 October 2020In new strategy, Wellcome Trust will take on global health challengesWith an endowment worth £28 billion, the Wellcome Trust is taking on goal-oriented global health challenges. ARCAID IMAGES/ALAMY STOCK PHOTOON Network · 3 min read
New Museum·28 October 2023THE TIME IS NOW / Museums as agents of change hosted by the Museum for the United Nations – UN LiveThis UN75 Webinar features pioneering museum leaders from around the world in dialogue about how the cultural sector can confront the most pressing social and environmental issues facing humanity. As bearers of history and physical places…1 min read
Climate·25 September 2020Climate Action: 12 major cities commit to divest from fossil fuel companiesCities sign on to a new declaration committing to building moment for fossil-free and sustainable investment.ON Network · 3 min read
Systems Change·21 September 2020WEF: Nearly 9 in 10 People Globally Want a More Sustainable and Equitable World Post COVID-19Published 16 Sep 2020 2020 Amanda Russo, Public Engagement, World Economic Forum, [email protected] , +41 79 392 6898 Gayle Markovitz, Public Engagement, World Economic Forum, [email protected] +41 79 749 9251 In a new World Economic Forum/4 min read
Climate·18 September 2020Is it the end of the oil age?For more coverage of climate change, register for The Climate Issue, our fortnightly newsletter , or visit our climate-change hubON Network · 5 min read
Climate·1 April 2024Mexico becomes first country to launch SDG sovereign bondPublished on 18 September 2020, 05:30. Updated on 18 September 2020, 15:32.ON Network · 4 min read
Climate·16 September 2020Ozone treaties ‘inspiring examples’ of political will, UN chief says on International DayPhoto: UNEP Found high up in the atmosphere, the ozone layer shields Earth from Sun’s harmful UV-B raysON Network · 3 min read
Climate·15 September 2020We must use the Covid crisis to reshape our society and economyA researcher works on a vaccine against coronavirus at Copenhagen’s University research lab. Photograph: Thibault Savary/AFP via Getty ImagesON Network · 4 min read
Education·15 September 2020Sophie Swaton: 'Let's humbly return back to earth and protect it while there is still time.'Climate | #ecological crisis | Interview Published on 14 September 2020, 05:00. Updated on 15 September 2020, 09:31. Sophie Swaton: 'Let's humbly return back to earth and protect it while there is still time.' by Bruno Jochum Sophie Swaton is a lecturer-researcher at the University of Lausanne, and 1 min read
Health·9 September 2020A happier marriage between science and policy - some advice from Swiss Public health expertsPublished on 10 September 2020, 05:00. Updated on 10 September 2020, 06:13.ON Network · 6 min read
Climate·28 August 2020Bristol to hold Citizens’ Assembly on coronavirus recoveryBristol City Council is set to carry out a Citizens Assembly involving 100 Bristolians representing a cross section of the city’s residents to advise on the city’s coronavirus recovery, following a motion proposed by Green Party city…ON Network · 2 min read
Health·24 August 2020Germany & France Propose Reforms To Give The WHO More Power, Funding & OversightThe World Health Organization Headquarters in Geneva, SwitzerlandON Network · 2 min read
Systems Change·18 August 2020We’ve got to start thinking beyond our own lifespans if we’re going to avoid extinctionAmiens Cathedral, France: built across several lifetimes during the 13th century. Photograph: Alamy We’ve got to start thinking beyond our own lifespans if we’re going to avoid extinction Sonia Sodha Sun 16 Aug 2020 08.15 BST Last modifie5 min read
United Nations·11 October 2023Young people take action for global changeThe UN has been engaging with young people to solve some of the world’s most pressing challenges since 1999. Yet 2020 might be the year their contribution is needed most, as the world is reeling from the disruption caused by COVID-19.…ON Network · 1 min read
New Museum·6 October 2025Museums Are Experts at Thinking Long-Term. That’s Why They Must Lead the Fight for a Greener Future—Before It’s Too LateNick Merriman, chief executive of the Horniman Museum & Gardens. Photo by Tania Dolvers4 min read
Climate·8 August 2020Nesta: Four Coronavirus FuturesAt this very early stage in the responses to the pandemic, four narratives are taking shape, pointing us to quite different futures. These scenarios combine elements of continuity and discontinuity, realism and idealism, optimism and…ON Network · 13 min read
Charities·1 August 2020UN News: Learning from the pandemicUNICEF/Nahom Tesfaye - A young boy in Ethiopia attends class at home, taking lessons via the radio, which are being broadcast across the country.ON Network · 1 min read
Climate·15 July 2020395 Million New Jobs by 2030 if Businesses Prioritize Nature, Says World Economic ForumAmanda Russo, Public Engagement, World Economic Forum, +41793926898, [email protected] Max Hall, Public Engagement, World Economic Forum, +41793293500, [email protected]ON Network · 7 min read
Climate·1 July 2020On the 75th Anniversary of the UN Charter, Multilateralism Remains KeyHow the founding principles of the United Nations can address current global challenges with bold responses, by Patricia Espinosa, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate ChangeON Network · 2 min read
Climate·29 June 2020The Climate CoalitionWe are the UK’s largest group of people dedicated to action against climate change. Along with our sister organisations Stop Climate Chaos Cymru and Stop Climate Chaos Scotland , we are a group of over 140 organisations — including the…ON Network · 2 min read
Climate·29 June 2020US to join summit on global green recovery from Covid-19 crisisConstructing wind farms and solar plants could help put emissions into structural decline. Photograph: Alexei Pavlishak/TASSON Network · 4 min read
Peace·24 October 2020The Elders urge a revival of multilateralism on UN’s anniversary to reshape the world after COVID-19The Elders urge a revival of multilateralism on the United Nations anniversary to reshape the world after COVID-19.Olive Network · 5 min read
Education·22 June 2020UK arts' leading figures join call for green recovery from coronavirus crisisSir Mark Rylance, who signed the letter asking the government to adopt green and carbon-cutting targets alongside its economic rescue plans. Photograph: Andreas Rentz/Getty Images Fiona Harvey Environment correspondent Published on Mon 22 Jun 2020 06.00 BST Exclusive: Sir Mark Rylance, Neil Tennant,1 min read
Arts & Culture·16 June 2020ITU NEWS: Here’s how ITU contributes to digital cooperation worldwide*The following article is an adapted version of my statement today at the UN Dialogue on the Implementation of the UN Secretary-General’s Roadmap for Digital Cooperation. The UN Secretary-General’s new Roadmap for Digital Cooperation is a…ON Network · 5 min read
Climate·16 June 2020Julie's Bicycle: A Just and Green Cultural RecoveryResource Hub > Resources > A Just and Green Cultural RecoveryON Network · 3 min read
Global Crises·6 May 2021Climate Action Covid 19 Climate Change What Does This Mean For The Fight Against The Climate CrisisTHIS IS A TEST. PLEASE RESPOND IF YOU LIKE. ALL FEEDBAC1 min read
Economics·12 June 2020UN GENEVA: COVID-19 and inequalities: ‘We must rededicate to the 2030 Agenda’In the post-COVID-19, the world now faces a “steeper hill” in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, International Labour Organization (ILO) Director-General Guy Ryder warned Tuesday during an online panel discussion focusing on…ON Network · 2 min read
Education·8 June 2020Now is the time for a 'great reset'To achieve a better outcome, the world must act jointly and swiftly to revamp all aspects of our societies and economies, from education to social contracts and working conditions. Every country, from the United States to China, must particWorld Economic Forum · 3 min read
New Museum·6 June 2020Gallery Climate Coalition: The Green debateOne of the most urgent issues in the art world's mission to go green is t1 min read
Climate·5 June 2020World Environment Day: Global institutions call for a global green recoveryThe Partners for Inclusive Green Economy, made up of several institutions including the OECD, UNEP, UNDP and GGGI, are calling for recovery efforts that recognise the interdependencies between human and environmental health.ON Network · 2 min read
Climate·18 September 2020The Citizens' Assembly on Climate ChangeTHIS IS A TEST. PLEASE RESPOND IF YOU LIKE. ALL FEEDBACK WELCOME.ON Network · 1 min read
Global Crises·4 June 2020Climate Action - COVID-19 & Climate ChangeIt is proposed that National governments are joined by a single international1 min read
Climate·2 June 2020Over 200 British firms urge government to align economic recovery with net zero goalMore than 200 leading UK companies, investors and organisations have called for a green coronavirus recovery plan in an open letter to the UK Government.ON Network · 2 min read
Climate·8 December 2025Krisis: a manifesto for the future(A shorter version of the following statement was published in The Observer Letters section on 24/5/2020. An e-petition is being set up on the final demand of a Citizens’ Assembly. If you would like to sign the petition please drop me a…ON Network · 12 min read
Climate·21 May 2020Coronavirus is a ‘sliding doors’ moment. What we do now could change Earth’s trajectoryChief research scientist, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere; and Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIROON Network · 6 min read
Renewable Energy·21 May 2020Greening the transport sector in the post COVID-19 recovery could create up to 15 million jobs worldwidehans-johnson Press release | 19 May 2020 Inv1 min read
Climate·20 May 2020TUC boss calls for new council to build fairer economy after Covid-19Frances O’Grady is launching a TUC report calling for the establishment of a body to bring together government, unions and employers to create ‘a greener and fairer economy’. Photograph: NurPhoto/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesON Network · 3 min read
Dwelling·11 May 2020Britons want quality of life indicators to take priority over economySun 10 May 2020 22.00 BSTLast modified on Sun 10 May 2020 22.08 BSTON Network · 2 min read
Climate·10 May 2020Contribuez à la consultation du collectif #LeJourdAprèsThe Covid 19 disaster, by its scale and speed, must force us to rethink our societies. As after each upsetting event (wars, economic crises, natural and health disasters), a profound questioning of our social fundamentals, our value scales…ON Network · 4 min read
Climate·7 May 2020Around the world, C40 cities are taking bold climate action, leading the way towards a healthier and more sustainable future.C40 is a network of the world’s megacities committed to addressing climate change. C40 supports cities to collaborate effectively, share knowledge and drive meaningful, measurable and sustainable action on climate change.ON Network · 1 min read
Global Crises·7 May 2020City leaders aim to shape green recovery from coronavirus crisisA cyclist in a new bike lane in Milan. The city has int1 min read
Education·7 May 2020World cannot return to 'business as usual' after Covid-19, say mayorsA near-empty Times Square in New York City. The city’s mayor, Bill de Blasio, said a ‘new deal’ was needed to prevent the next crisis. Photograph: Dan Herrick/ZUMA Wire/REX/Shutterstock Matthew Taylor Thu 7 May 2020 08.00 BST Last modified on Thu 7 May 2020 08.41 BST City leaders publish ‘statement 1 min read
Climate·6 May 2020Coronavirus is a failure of global governance – now the world needs a radical transformationTom Pegram Associate Professor in Global Governance and Deputy Director of UCL Global Governance Institute, UCLON Network · 5 min read
Charities·6 May 2020Norway increases commitment to immunisation for the most vulnerable, pledges USD 1 billion to GaviGeneva, 04 May 2020 – Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance today welcomed a USD 1 billion pledge from Norway . The pledge, which represents a substantial increase from the country’s previous funding of the Alliance, was made at an online pledging…ON Network · 3 min read
Global Crises·6 May 2020'There is a glimmer of hope': economists on coronavirus and capitalismCommuters wearing face masks arrive at Termini stati1 min read
New Museum·23 February 2024New New Deal: Towards a New Era of Social ImaginationThe community-centered approach of the Federal Art Project can be an inspiration in a time when the current system must be rethought.13 min read
Economics·5 May 2020How a one-off tax on wealth could cover the economic cost of the coronavirus crisisSenior Lecturer at the Future Economies Research Centre, Manchester Metropolitan UniversityON Network · 5 min read
Arts & Culture·5 May 2020Economic growth is an unnecessary evil, Jacinda Ardern is right to deprioritise itIn 2012, writing as a lone economics blogger, I put forward a case for why countries should ditch economic growth as a political priority .ON Network · 2 min read
Education·4 May 2020After Covid-19, it's in everyone's interest to help the world's poorest countriesAfter Covid-19, it's in everyone's interest to help the world's poorest countries Mark Lowcock Without $90bn in aid we will see soaring conflict, poverty, hunger and global instability. But a relief package is viable Mark Lowcock is the UN under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergen1 min read
Climate·2 May 2020Climate Action - COVID-19 & Climate Change: What does this mean for the fight against the climate crisis?Olive Network Editors note: Here we include 3 short excerpts from the webinar to focus on 'how can governments be persuaded?'. To see the original programme in its entirity please follow this link:ON Network · 2 min read
Climate·30 April 2020How can we emerge from the crisis into a more resilient, sustainable future?At the outset of 2020 much was said about this being the year of action in a decade of change. Now, with over a million people infected with COVID-19, and more than half the human population under some kind of lockdown, this unprecedented…ON Network · 4 min read
Arts & Culture·30 April 2020Coronavirus is revitalising the concept of community for the 21st centuryReader in History and UKRI Future Leaders Fellow, University of YorkON Network · 5 min read
Economics·20 April 2020By invitation: Mark Carney on how the economy must yield to human valuesIn recent years, the market economy has become the market society. The virus could reverse that trendON Network · 5 min read
Education·6 April 2020'The impossible has already happened': what coronavirus can teach us about hopeIn the midst of fear and isolation, we are learning that profound, positive change is possible. By Rebecca Solnit Tue 7 Apr 2020 06.00 BST D isasters begin suddenly and never really end. The future will not, in crucial ways, be anything like the past, even the very recent past of a month or two ago.1 min read
Climate·4 April 2020COVID-19 is not a silver lining for the climate, says UN Environment chiefGreenhouse gas emissions are down and air quality has gone up, as governments react to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the head of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), Inger Andersen, has cautioned against viewing this as a boon for the…ON Network · 4 min read
Global Crises·7 April 2020What does COVID-19 have to do with nature? These 5 articles explainApr 1, 2020 By Kiley Price Editor’s no1 min read
Climate Crisis·4 April 2020Will the coronavirus kill the oil industry and help save the climate?A flame from a Saudi Aramco oil installation in the des1 min read
Global Crises·3 April 2020UN secretary general: recovery from the coronavirus crisis must lead to a better world1 min read
Global Crises·4 April 2020The world before this coronavirus and after cannot be the sameAuthors Ian Goldin, Professor of G1 min read
Arts & Culture·15 November 2022Amid our fear, we’re rediscovering utopian hopes of a connected worldSun 29 Mar 2020 09.00 BST Last modified on Sun 29 Mar 2020 09.59 BSTON Network · 5 min read
Global Crises·28 March 2020The web can help more in the fight against Covid-19. Here’s what we must do.Web Foundation · March 26, 20201 min read
Economics·26 March 2020A sustainable global economy must arise once COVID-19 pandemic is reversed, UN chief tells G-20 summitWorld leaders at the G-20 virtual summit held on Thursday committed to inject over $5 trillion into the global economy to counteract the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.ON Network · 2 min read
Global Crises·26 March 2020Covid-19 is nature's wake-up call to complacent civilisationSt Paul’s cathedral, in London. Photograph: Viann1 min read
Global Crises·20 March 2020Coronavirus: Scientists reveal reduction in global air pollution and nitrogen dioxide levelsSince the Coronavirus outbreak, scientists have re1 min read
Global Crises·19 March 2020Coronavirus should give us hope that we are able to tackle the climate crisisAuthor David Comerford Program Direc1 min read
New Museum·19 March 2020Conservators at the Rijksmuseum and the Stedelijk Are Donating Their Face Masks and Gloves to Front-Line Medical WorkersA conservator at work. Photo by Fabian Strauch/Picture1 min read
Uncategorized·26 January 2020Green World: The role of citizens’ assembliesAs the UK’s Climate Assembly prepares to meet for the first time in Birmingham this weekend (24-26 January), Caroline Lucas explains why citizens’ assemblies have a vital role to play in the fight against climate change.ON Network · 3 min read
Climate·15 January 2020BlackRock joins Climate Action 100+ to ensure largest corporate emitters act on climate crisis09 January 2020 — BlackRock has today become the latest signatory to Climate Action 100+ , an unprecedented global investor engagement initiative to ensure the world’s largest corporate greenhouse gas emitters take necessary action on…ON Network · 14 min read
Climate·10 January 2020The Water, Peace and Security PartnershipWater insecurity is increasing worldwide. A third of the world’s people now live in countries that experience high levels of water stress, with droughts affecting around 50 million people and causing more than $5 billion in damage…ON Network · 8 min read
Economics·29 December 2019Firms must justify investment in fossil fuels, warns Mark CarneyMark Carney will focus on his new role as UN special envoy for climate change and finance after he steps down as Bank governor in the new year. Photograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AFP via Getty ImagesON Network · 2 min read
Global Crises·21 September 2019Climate change is morally wrong. It is time for a carbon abolition movement1 min read
Education·23 April 2019It's time for nations to unite around an International Green New DealThe stakes of the international Green New Deal are not merely environmental.’ Photograph: Craig Easton/Getty Images/Cultura RF Several countries have proposed their own versions of a Green New Deal, but climate change knows no borders. We need a global response n times of crisis and catastrophe, chi1 min read
New Museum·10 March 2019'Geek philanthropy': the gamers raising millions through marathon live streamsGamers play the endurance driving game Desert Bus as part of Desert Bus for Hope, which launched in 2007 and has raised over $5m for the children’s hospital charity Child’s Play. Photograph: Kolin Toney/Desert Bus for Hope6 min read
New Museum·15 February 2019A personal and professional perspective on the school ‘climate strike’At 11 o’clock this morning thousands of school students in the UK walked out of their lessons to demand increased action on climate change.5 min read
New Museum·24 January 2019Could this local experiment be the start of a national transformation?‘Over the past year, Barking and Dagenham has started to become known as a global leader in taking back control.’ Illustration: Eleanor Shakespeare5 min read
New Museum·22 January 2019Can Art Relax You?Can art relax you? Sressed Millennials use galleries to unwind, research shows.2 min read
New Museum·9 January 2019Choose Love: The world's first store that sells real products for refugeesEvery single purchase you make goes towards a similar item for a refugee, delivered via one of the 80+ projects Help Refugees support across the world.1 min read
New Museum·8 January 2019Beauty That Unites: Travels in the Marvelous Harmony of the Chinese people and Vatican MuseumsSoft diplomacy between the two countries starts off with an exchange of art.1 min read
New Museum·8 January 2019Art can be a powerful medicine against dementiaPeople living with dementia discuss art at a Royal Academy InMind session. Photograph: Roy Matthews7 min read
New Museum·8 January 2019Forest Bathing Is the New Global Phenomenon in Nature TherapyShinrin Yoku means “forest bathing” or “taking in the forest atmosphere.” In 1982, the Forest Agency proposed Shrinrin Yoku as a different type of therapy which quickly took as picnicking under the cherry blossoms in April and March is a…3 min read
New Museum·8 January 2019Bee inspired: why Oslo has put ecological riches at the heart of the cityKristina Bjureke, the chief botanist at the natural history museum in Oslo, examines a flowering plant with horticulturalist Tor Mjaaland. Bjureke wrote the plant management plan for city’s hay meadow campaign. Photograph: Jonathan Watts…5 min read
New Museum·8 January 201915,000 at Glastonbury set record for biggest human peace signPeople form a giant peace sign at Glastonbury. Photograph: Andy Eliot/PA5 min read
New Museum·18 September 2019Emergency Architects & Human RightsThe building is 25 sqm classroom in a dome shape built to host Syrian and Jordanian children in Za’atari village, located just outside of the Za’atari refugee camp, 10 km from the Syrian border.2 min read
New Museum·7 January 2019COOL EARTHHalf the world's rainforest has been lost over the past forty years.1 min read
New Museum·3 January 2019Artist John Akomfrah Wins Artes Mundi Prize - his work feels particularly urgent.His work, tackling migration, racism, and religious persecution, feels particularly urgent.2 min read
New Museum·17 August 2019Franciscans International - A Voice At The United NationsWe are a Franciscan voice at the United Nations protecting the vulnerable, the forgotten, and our wounded earth through advocacy.1 min read
New Museum·23 August 2024Claudia Sings Sunshine On A Rainy Day | WaterAidClaudia's village, Lubunda , is in a disadvantaged part of northern Zambia, where people once relied on dirty, distant and dangerous water sources.1 min read
New Museum·1 January 2019EducAid - learning for life in Sierra LeoneWhat are the important skills, behaviours, and attitudes that students need to become contributing global citizens?3 min read
New Museum·1 January 2019A Sweet Gig: Danish Beekeeping Program Employs RefugeesBy operating urban beehives year-round, Bybi helps the environment, gives training, and creates opportunity.4 min read
New Museum·30 December 2018Cahier AfricainIn the beginning there was a notebook. A notebook about hundreds of broken lives and tragic fates. Director Heidi Specogna wastes no time and shows it to us in the very beginning. She uses the photos of men, children and teenagers, as well…2 min read
New Museum·30 December 2018A World Not OursThe Schwarz Foundation has recently opened A World Not Ours , its exhibition for the summer, curated by Katerina Gregos. The exhibition takes place at the Foundation’s venue in Greece, Art Space Pythagorion , on the island of Samos, one of…15 min read
New Museum·14 April 2026Featured Story: A knowledge transporter in AfghanistanSchool teacher Saber Hosseini from Bamyan, Afghanistan, cycles more than an hour to deliver books to children in remote villages in the province.2 min read
New Museum·24 September 2019Dancing out of poverty in South AfricaTaking the floor: Dane Hurst and the Rambert dance floor he moved to South Africa. Photograph: Karl Schoemaker for the Observer8 min read
New Museum·28 December 2018From freecycling to Fairphones: 24 ways to lead an anti-capitalist life in a capitalist worldFrom freecycling to Fairphones: 24 ways to lead an anti-capitalist life in a capitalist world11 min read
New Museum·28 December 2018Diverse candidates make history in US midterm electionsSome of the winners in Tuesday’s US midterm elections will make history when they take office. Here’s a round-up of some of those breaking barriers Stateside, from people of colour to LGBT candidates2 min read
New Museum·28 December 2018ABBIE TRAYLER-SMITH 'AFTER DARKNESS'Anima-Mundi is proud to present Abbie Trayler-Smith’s ‘After Darkness’, an extraordinary exhibition of photography capturing the devastating effects of Isis on the landscape and people of the region.3 min read
New Museum·27 December 201812 Ways The Arts Can Encourage Climate ActionAn art installation made with parts of Greenland’s ice cap in Paris at COP21 by Olafur Eliasson. Photograph: Joel Saget/AFP/Getty Images5 min read
New Museum·23 November 2023Francis Alys - to work with refugeesFrancis Alÿs to work with refugees in Iraq and meet Isil’s victims2 min read
New Museum·24 September 2019David Nott on Desert Island DiscsHe works across three London hospitals performing general, vascular, trauma & reconstructive surgery. In addition, for the past two decades, he's spent several weeks every year working in conflict zones around the world for Médecins…1 min read
New Museum·16 May 2018Global reasons to be cheerful - David Byrne1. Healing the divide Georgetown is one of Texas’s most conservative suburbs, but gets all its electricity from renewable sources. Its mayor, Dale Ross, a Republican in what is considered oil country, made a decision in 2015. He ignored…2 min read
New Museum·16 October 2025Featured Archive Story: Ubuntu - I am because we areAn anthropologist proposed a game to children in an African tribe. He put a basket of fruit near a tree and told the children whoever got there first won the sweet fruits. When he told them to run they all took each others hands and ran…2 min read
New Museum·27 November 2025Featured: Utopia For Realists - and how we can get there.Visited the Wellcome Collection yesterday and came away with Utopia For Realists (ON Ed) Utopia for Realists is one of those rare books that takes you by surprise and challenges what you think you know. Rutger Bregman takes us on a journey…1 min read
