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World Press Freedom Day, 2026
By External Source
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Press Freedom: A Story of Lives Lost, Budgets Slashed, Status Eroded
By Farhana Haque Rahman
TORONTO, Canada, May 1 2026 - Press freedom is on the retreat across much of the world.
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UN Staff Advised to Keep Off Campaign for New Secretary-General
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‘Nuclear Weapons Are Not Just Tools of War. They Are Weapons of Mass Suffering.’
“We choose hope because despair is a form of surrender that we cannot accept,” UN Ambassador to the Philippines, Enrique Manolo, told civil society representatives and the diplomatic community, considering the question of whether to [...] Read more »
Clean Energy, Digital Technologies Are Coming at a Human Cost, UN Report Warns
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BULGARIA: ‘We Protested Against a Whole System of Corrupt Governance and State Capture’
By CIVICUS
Apr 30 2026 -
CIVICUS discusses Bulgaria’s Gen Z-led protests with Aleksandar Tanev, founder of Students Against the Mafia, an informal student organisation that took part in mass protests against corruption and [...] Read more »
The Ocean Also Has Memories: From Our Territories to the Global Seafood Marketplace
By Yohana Coñuecar Llancapani
LLANCHID ISLAND, Hualaihué, Chile, Apr 30 2026 - Coming from an island in southern Chile, where the sea is not an industry—but it is daily life, work, food and memory. Growing up in a family that is part of [...] Read more »
Climate-Driven Disruptions to Education in Africa Raise Protection Risks for Millions of Children
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Rivalry Within Limits
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The War in Iran Isn’t Just Raising Food Prices — It’s Revealing Who Really Sets Them
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Pacific Islanders Combat Mercury Poisoning of the Environment
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Seychelles’ Blue Bond: Turning Ocean Vision into Action
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Corruption in Bangladesh: Will Development Partners Remain Complicit?
By Anis Chowdhury
SYDNEY, Apr 28 2026 - Bangladesh remains one of the most corrupt countries in the world. Its corruption perception index (CPI) score, 24, is 18 points [...] Read more »
Solidarity for Whom?
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