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In response to restricted funding, humanitarian actors are having to prioritise where to deploy their resources. Charlotte Brown and Costanza Torre delve into the policy.
The…
The world needs to stop relying on a metric that ignores two thirds of the work done by women and which promotes harmful policies, says Oxfam GB CEO Halima Begum. A new…
As they struggle to overcome violence and insecurity, countries like El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala increasingly find themselves in a tense struggle between…
Christiaan De Beukelaer argues that meeting the 2023 IMO Strategy in full is necessary and feasible. But it requires unequivocally ambitious measures in 2025.
In July 2023,…
Paasha Mahdavi and Andrew Howell explore why reducing methane emissions from oil and gas in the global south is often seen as “low hanging fruit.”
At the UN’s annual climate…
Glauco Ortolano argues that to “make America great again”, Trump must look beyond the USA's borders.
Even before taking office, Donald Trump is flexing his “trifecta muscles…
Hakan Altinay explores why generosity, goodwill and trust are vital for the functioning of any society.
Significant sections of our world are built on the assumption that…
Controversies over the arrest warrant for Netanyahu by the International Criminal Court force me to explain myself. …
Bright Lee explores how South Korea's past experiences with martial law and presidential impeachment shaped its citizens' and politicians' response to its latest political crisis…
Stephan Klingebiel and Andy Sumner ask what would make the OECD's new strategy a big hit?
In today’s dynamic international context, it is surprising how little attention is paid…
The current global energy governance architecture is not likely to deliver what the world badly needs to address the climate crisis. Unless drastic changes are introduced, COP30…
Chrissie Gale introduces a new global report, commissioned by SOS Children’s Villages International, that provides insights into the factors contributing to children’s…
Stephan Klingebiel explores whether Germany's development agency will go the way of others and merge with another department.
Germany’s political landscape is in a state…
If everyone used private jets and superyachts like 50 of the world’s richest billionaires, the remaining carbon budget to stay within 1.5C would be burned up in just two days…
Petra Minnerop asks whether we can we place hope in carbon markets?
In his final speech, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell shared a positive outlook when he…