​In this DemocracyNext webinar, we launch From Projects to Permanence: Citizens' Assemblies as New Democratic Institutions in Cities and Regions, a paper reflecting on the lessons from DemocracyNext's Cities Programme - our experience advising two cities and two regions across three continents: Esch-sur-Alzette, Vilnius, Kerewan, and Central Oregon.

23 June, Paris: A new global evidence review commissioned by IFPIM in partnership with DW Akademie and UNESCO, entitled The Value of Journalism: Global evidence on why media matters to economics, national security and crises, demonstrates that free and independent media has a profound and positive impact on societies globally.

On 24 June 2026, the 14th edition of the KidsRights IndexOpens external was published. The Index is the result of a longstanding collaboration between KidsRights, the International Institute of Social Studies and Erasmus School of EconomicsOpens external.

RSF committed crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing Children deliberately targeted by RSF fighters during attacks Ceasefire and international protection force urgently needed