Key issues selected for IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025

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Critical issues for debate and voting in the lead-up to and during the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress 2025 have been published, set to define the global conservation agenda for years to come.

ISS: Justice in times of artificial intelligence - 2nd IHSA Annual Lecture

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Rapid Changes Ahead: Technology and evidence gathering relating to allegations of international crimes in times of war. On 21 May, the International Institute of Social Studies will host the hybrid 2nd International Humanitarian Studies Association (IHSA) Annual Lecture with Judge Fergal M. Gaynor. He will talk about AI, tech and accountability in conflict crimes.

HRW: Gaza: Latest Israeli Plan Inches Closer to Extermination

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Amid Widespread Starvation, Parties to Genocide Convention Liable for Failing to Act

International Peace Institute: The Declaration on Future Generations: Moving from Vision to Reality

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IPI and Perry World House, University of Pennsylvania, in partnership with the Permanent Missions of Jamaica and the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United Nations, cohosted a roundtable discussion on The Declaration on Future Generations: Moving from Vision to Reality, on April 25th.

In Berlin, broad backing for UN peacekeeping as global threats mount

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14 May 2025 Peace and Security More than 130 countries and international partners threw their weight behind UN peacekeeping at a high-level ministerial summit in Berlin on Wednesday, pledging military, tech and political support.

Women’s Fund Asia: In Ways Water flows (Annual Report 2023-2024)

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A regional feminist fund committed to supporting the human rights of all women, girls, trans1 , and intersex people in Asia. We began in 2004 as South Asia Women’s Fund to address the lack of resources for feminist organisations, especially for smaller frontline groups

The European Commission’s ‘Omnibus Simplification Proposal’: Shift’s Initial Reflections

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06 March 2025 The European Commission has launched its Omnibus Simplification Proposal to address concerns about sustainability regulations in the EU. But measured by its own objectives of simplifying requirements and reducing burdens on smaller companies, the proposals are a remarkable own goal.

Skoll Foundation Announces Winners of the 2025 Skoll Award for Social Innovation

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March 24, 2025 Driving inspiring solutions to the world’s most pressing problems, five social innovators are designing a better future

Accelerating Climate Innovation: Financing National Systems of Innovation for Action

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UN Climate Change News, 30 April 2025 – The Technology Executive Committee (TEC) and the Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) – two bodies of the UNFCCC Technology Mechanism – held meetings this month in Copenhagen to advance climate technology efforts.

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