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We started thinking about the words that have perhaps been most neglected in recent times, and the need to return to them, and with resolve…in all their forms and resonances
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Lead story · Dwelling
UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous delivers remarks to the Security Council open debate on women and peace and security, UN headquarters, 17 June 2026. Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown.
Climate·14 April 2026
Open on original site ↗ Greenpeace posted on Instagram: Incredible speech from the Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley calling for action on climate change THIS IS THE SPEECH THE WORLD NEEDED SOURCE: GREENPEACE
ON Network · 1 min read
For Peace·13 December 2024
Lama Abu Arqoub and Yonatan Zeigen, speaking at an even
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Climate·3 September 2026
As Greenpeace International explains in its policy briefing, a just transition is more than simply swapping coal, oil and gas for renewables. It is an opportunity to transform energy, transport, industrial and other systems so they are more secure and affordable, reduce inequality, protect ecosystems and shift power from elites and multi-billion-dollar corporations to people.
GREENPEACE · 8 min read
Uncategorized·12 May 2025
Pope Leo has just finished his news conference in Vatican City, during which he emphasised the importance of careful communication 'in favour of peace'.
BBC · 1 min read
United Nations·10 December 2024
Human rights can empower individuals and communities to forge a better tomorrow. By embracing and trusting the full power of human rights as the path to the world we want, we can become more peaceful, equal and sustainable.
UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS · 1 min read
For Peace·9 November 2025
Why Neutrality Matters: Exploring the ICRC's Miss
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For Peace·7 October 2025
Green Synergy is a community-based charitable
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Climate·10 June 2026
We, this people, on a small and lonely planet Traveling through casual space Past aloof stars, across the way of indifferent suns To a destination where all signs tell us It is possible and imperative that we learn A brave and startling…
ON Network · 3 min read
Systems Change·19 April 2026
ON SOURCE: Global Progressive Mobilisation Global Progressive Mobilisation brought together global leaders to stand up for democracy “The future has called upon you, and you have answered that call”. The Secretary General of the PSOE
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Climate·7 January 2026
We are currently facing the failure of a system based on infinite growth that puts profit before care for people and the planet. A system that is highly dependent on fossil fuels, natural resources extraction, overproduction and…
GREENPEACE · 3 min read
United Nations·27 December 2025
Statements and speeches Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS · 7 min read
Climate·26 December 2025
British activists Ella Meek and Amy Meek, founders of 'Kids Against Plastic', address last year’s Young Activists Summit at the UN in Geneva. (KEYSTONE / Salvatore Di Nolfi)
ON Network · 3 min read
New Museum·16 October 2025
An 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…
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Arts & Culture·19 April 2025
Mustafa covers his face with his hand, his body shaking with fear and cold. His other hand is in a cast and sling - an injury sustained during a recent beating he suffered at the hands of police at the border between Bosnia-Herzegovina and…
ON Network · 9 min read
Climate·23 January 2025
Addressing the UN General Assembly (UNGA), UN Secretary-General António Guterres briefed Member States on his priorities for 2025. He highlighted conflicts, inequalities, the climate crisis, and technology among the “ills” spreading from…
SDG KNOWLEDGE HUB · 5 min read
Climate·18 January 2025
The most read story of 2024 is about the findings of the World Happiness Report.
SDG KNOWLEDGE HUB · 6 min read
United Nations·31 October 2024
Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, I am grateful to participate in the 16th BRICS Summit. Collectively, your countries represent nearly half of the world’s population. And I salute your valuable commitment and support for international…
UNITED NATIONS · 4 min read
United Nations·21 October 2024
Unsplash/James Wainscoat ; Close-up of a hummingbird near flower.
UN News - Global perspective Human stories · 5 min read
Education·6 October 2024
MSF secretary-general Chris Lockyear, at the organisation’s Geneva headquarters. (Geneva Solutions/Kasmira Jefford) ON SOURCE: GENEVA SOLUTIONS MSF’s Christopher Lockyear: ‘It’s shocking to think that Gaza could be forgotten By Kasmira Jefford A year since the 7 October Hamas attack that triggered t
GENEVA SOLUTIONS · 1 min read
Systems Change·1 October 2024
Day One is '#YouthLead for the Future: We believe in the promise of a better world for all '. The Secretary-General of the United Nations is convening the Summit of the Future Action Days on 20 and 21 September 2024 to generate additional o
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United Nations·30 August 2024
Celebrating 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
Charities·27 August 2024
For more than a decade now, the people of South Sudan have faced enormous hardships caused by on-going internal conflict, mass displacement and a series of climate-related disasters that have paradoxically brought both extended droughts…
International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent · 5 min read
Climate·26 June 2026
More than a decade after world nations agreed on a set of goals to guide global sustainable development, progress remains “significantly off track,” according to a new analysis.
EARTH.ORG · 4 min read
Economics·23 June 2026
Abir Al Sahlani adressing the European Parliament: Abir Al-Sahlani is an Iraqi-born Swedish Member of the
ON Network · 1 min read
Arts & Culture·11 February 2026
ON SOURCE: AMOL RAJAN INSTAGRAM Sir Ian McKellen quoting Shakespeare from 400 years ago, drawing a parallel with the inhumaity of our times, how the voices of division, along with their false promises, are becoming louder, scapegoating…
AMOL RAJAN INSTAGRAM · 2 min read
Climate·1 October 2025
Boats, part of the Global Sumud Flotilla aiming to reach Gaza and break Israel's naval blockade, sail off Koufonisi islet, Greece, on 26 September 2025.
THE NEW HUMANITARIAN · 10 min read
Economics·18 July 2025
Analysis of Capitalism - Globalization - Socio-ecological Transformation - Democratic Socialism
ROSA LUXEMBURG STIFTUNG · 23 min read
Climate·18 June 2025
I have been saying this a lot recently: “At last!” At last, a mainstream film bluntly revealing the plunder of our seas. At last, a proposed ban on bottom trawling in so-called “ marine protected areas ” (MPAs). At last, some solid…
THE GUARDIAN · 5 min read
Climate·17 March 2025
Heba Aly, coordinator of the UN Charter Reform Coalition, moderating a panel at Geneva’s human rights festival FIFDH on 8 March on the future of the UN, with Tim Slade, the director of the film The Veto on the challenges facing the…
GENEVA SOLUTIONS · 8 min read
United Nations·31 December 2024
UN Photo/Loey Felipe Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the Summit of the Future high-level event at United Nations Headquarters in September 2024.
UN NEWS · 2 min read
Dwelling·5 June 2026
Pope Leo XIV leads the mass in the Malabo Stadium in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea on 23 April 2026. Photograph: Luca Zennaro/EPA
THE GUARDIAN · 6 min read
Charities·21 May 2026
Speech given by Mirjana Spoljaric, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, at the UN Security Council Open Debate on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict – 20 May 2026, New York
INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS · 4 min read
Arts & Culture·17 February 2026
ON Ed - while this essay is from 2021, it still feels relevant in 2026
THE GREAT TRANSITION INITIATIVE · 15 min read
Climate·29 January 2026
Unconstrained by traditional political boundaries, water can overcome fragmentation and ignite cooperation by aligning national security with international priorities, according to the report.
SDG KNOWLEDGE HUB · 3 min read
United Nations·24 January 2026
Today, 250 million children and adolescents are out of school and 763 million adults are illiterate, according to UNESCO.
UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL DAY OF EDUCATION · 3 min read
Climate·8 December 2025
(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·29 November 2025
The Second World Summit for Social Development adopted a political declaration through which world leaders reaffirm their commitment to building a more just, inclusive, equitable, and sustainable world by addressing social challenges such…
SDG KNOWLEDGE HUB · 4 min read
Climate·14 November 2025
Belém, Brazil — A major philanthropic push is giving new momentum to climate-health action at the 30th U.N. Climate Change Conference , or COP30, where 35 global funders have announced a $300 million commitment to accelerate solutions at…
DEVEX · 3 min read
United Nations·22 September 2025
Her Excellency Annalena Baerbock, President of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly. UN Photo/Manuel Elías.
UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY · 1 min read
Humanitarian·16 July 2025
Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories, will say the era of treating international law as optional must end. Photograph:
THE GUARDIAN · 4 min read
Arts & Culture·15 June 2025
We need storytellers who can translate devastation into empathy and urgency.
ON Network · 6 min read
Arts & Culture·11 June 2025
If i had any advice to give to people who want to write…please try and switch off…you don’t need all this information….you don’t need to know everything about everything, it’s unnatural…you need to know the earth, your neighbours, the…
SLU LIBRARIES YOUTUBE · 1 min read
Education·9 June 2025
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition accused Israeli forces of abducting volunteers aboard the Madleen ship.
PALESTINE CHRONICLE · 4 min read
Arts & Culture·9 June 2025
Sabine Hornig, La Guardia Vistas (2020). Commissioned by LaGuardia Gateway Partners in partnership with Public Art Fund for LaGuardia Airport’s Terminal B. Photo: Nicholas Knight, courtesy of the artist; LaGuardia Gateway Partners; Public…
ON Network · 1 min read
Education·27 May 2025
An Israeli airstrike on a school-turned-shelter in Gaza City on Monday is believe to have killed 36 people. Photograph: Mohammed Saber/EPA
THE GUARDIAN · 5 min read
Charities·19 January 2025
ON ED: Please note, the Human Rights Watch World Report 2025 website uses image technology that we do not possess so please follow this link to their page
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH · 13 min read
Climate·9 October 2024
The High-level Week of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) concluded with 190 speakers, including 113 Heads of State and Government and more than 40 ministers and other high-level officials, having addressed the UNGA during…
SDG KNOWLEDGE HUB · 2 min read
Feed · 22/09/2026
South Africans celebrated as their Constitutional Court ruled against Shell and Impact Africa’s oil exploration plans off the country’s Wild Coast.
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Feed · 02/05/2026
Uncover the essence of UWC, where diverse students unite for a common goal: making the world a better place through education.
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Feed · 13/03/2026
With the support of FAIG, the two organisations aim to deepen collaboration to increase peacebuilding impact and strengthen International Geneva. The world is witnessing a surge in violent conflicts and civilian casualties at levels unprecedented in decades. At the same time, resources for international cooperation and peacebuilding are diminishing, and the very institutions mandated to […]
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Feed · 01/03/2026
3 March 2026, London. The official launch of 'Drawing Hope: Children's art for peace', an exhibition in Friends House London from 23 February to 3 April.
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Discover positive peace from the 7th Century until today. The timeline is a guide to address the key questions about Positive Peace - what it means, where it came from, why it’s important.
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Feed · 13/02/2026
I glimpsed the monks on their 2,300-mile pilgrimage across America – their message of loving-kindness had me in tears
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Feed · 09/02/2026
With the end of the New Start treaty, we face a potentially catastrophic arms race. It can still be prevented
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Feed · 05/01/2026
Greenpeace International is deeply concerned about the most recent illegal military action by President Donald Trump against Venezuela.
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Feed · 14/12/2025
The International Forum for Peace is a call to action for all who believe in a future of shared peace and progress. Together, we can counterbalance the forces of war and build a safer, more just world.
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Feed · 01/12/2025
When peacemaking ignores truth, it risks turning war crimes into opinion and genocide into a story with two sides.
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Feed · 04/11/2025
A comprehensive study of recent civil wars highlights the role women can play in sustainable peace processes.
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Feed · 13/10/2025
Geneva Peace Week is a leading annual forum in the international peacebuilding calendar in which organizations in Geneva and their international partners come together to share knowledge and practice on a diverse range of topics relating to the promotion of peace across contexts and disciplines.
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Feed · 30/09/2025
Feed · 28/09/2025
The International Forum for Peace is a call to action for all who believe in a future of shared peace and progress. Together, we can counterbalance the forces of war and build a safer, more just world.
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Feed · 26/09/2025
As former African presidents, we know the world has no need of more speeches. In a time of crisis, the UN must encourage strong female leadership
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Feed · 31/07/2025
The OSCE hasn’t stopped Putin’s aggression, but it has the potential to help broker a peace in Ukraine when the time is right, say authors Kai Hebel and Richard Davy
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Feed · 29/07/2025
Top Swiss politician urges inclusion of women in peace processes and robust action on gender issues.
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Feed · 12/11/2024
COP29 is the moment where bold progress on both climate action and finance must happen.
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Feed · 11/11/2024
The ‘theme’ chosen for Cop29 must be some kind of dark joke. This summit, like those before it, is a mere act of greenwashing, says climate crisis campaigner Greta Thunberg
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Feed · 02/11/2024
CODEPINK is a feminist grassroots organization working to end U.S. wars and militarism, support peace and human rights initiatives, and redirect our tax dollars into healthcare, education, green jobs and other life-affirming programs.
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Feed · 28/10/2024
Join us to the 2024 United Nations International Media Seminar on Peace in the Middle East.This annual special information programme aims to raise awareness of the question of Palestine and promote a peaceful settlement to the Israel-Palestine conflict.It also aims to bring together journalists, media experts, think tanks, diplomats and members of academia from Israel, Palestine, the wider Middle East, Europe, the United States and other parts of the world to discuss media-related dynamics and trends connected to the Israel-Palestine conflict.
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Feed · 12/10/2024
The last coal-fired power station in the UK has closed, ending 140 years of burning coal to make electricity.
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Feed · 06/10/2024
Mixing the personal and political into one consciousness-raising ‘anti-biography’, Khalid Abdalla’s solo show takes in western colonialism, 9/11, British identity, the typecasting of Arab actors, Hamas’s terror and the war in Gaza
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Feed · 10/08/2024
Peace Direct is an international NGO dedicated to peacebuilding. We partner with local peacebuilders to end conflicts and build lasting peace.
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Feed · 15/07/2024
At the 56th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, a Swiss resolution to protect human rights during peaceful demonstrations was accepted.
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Feed · 12/02/2024
Vrije Universitait Amsterdam, also known at the Free University of Amsterdam, has submitted Women Wage Peace and Women of the Sun, Israeli and Palestinian organizations, respectively, as nominees for the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize. The university is one of the most prestigious academic institutions in the Netherlands and is recognized by the Nobel committee as a nominator […]
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Feed · 31/01/2024
1,299 likes, 13 comments - donmccullinphotography on January 30, 2024: "“I’ve always said that when one war would be finished, there would always be another war wait..."
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Feed · 21/01/2024
A social movement by artists, promoting peace and dialogue.
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Feed · 03/01/2024
In 2024, there are glimmers of peace, but also new conflicts and the possible return of Donald Trump.
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