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Iran War Threatens World Food Crisis

By Jomo Kwame Sundaram and Kuhaneetha Bai Kalaicelvan
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Mar 31 2026 - While media coverage of Iran’s restrictions on passage through the Hormuz Straits focuses on fuel prices, partial closure is also More >>

Experts, Rights Groups Warn of Crisis of Obstetric Violence

The UNFPA released a report detailing how women were suffering...<a href= More >>

CSW70: Women’s Equality under Siege

CSW70: Women’s Equality under Siege

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The United Nations Needs a Secretary-General of Courage, Not Convenience

By Naïma Abdellaoui
GENEVA, Mar 30 2026 - The United Nations was not founded to be comfortable; it was founded to be necessary. Created in the aftermath of catastrophe, its purpose was clear: to maintain international peace and security, to uphold... More >>

The “Extremely Dangerous and Unpredictable” situation in Middle East and Beyond

The “Extremely Dangerous and Unpredictable” situation in Middle East and...<a href= More >>

Caribbean Leaders and Civil Society Prepare for Global Push on Fossil Fuel Phase-Out

As the world edges closer to breaching key climate thresholds, Caribbean policymakers, scientists and civil society leaders gathered in Saint Lucia this month to coordinate the region’s position ahead of a landmark global meeting on transitioning away from fossil... More >>

War in Iran, Middle East Threatens Global Agrifood Systems

Máximo Torero, Chief Economist of Food and Agriculture...<a href= More >>

PORTUGAL: ‘The Far Right’s Electoral Legitimacy Can Eventually Become Governmental Power’

By CIVICUS
Mar 27 2026 -  
CIVICUS discusses Portugal’s presidential runoff election and the rise of the far-right Chega (Enough) party with Jonni Lopes, Executive Director of Academia Cidadã (Citizen Academy) and a Steering Committee member of... More >>