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UN Climate Resolution: Time to Protect Activists
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Europe Must Not Turn Its Back on Rural Women’s Empowerment
By Neven Mimica
ZAGREB, Croatia, Jun 5 2026 - In the hard-to-reach rural community of West Pokot, Kenya, 156 young women crossed a threshold that once seemed out of reach. Their Read more »
Tanzanians Seek Stronger GEF Support to Cushion Vulnerable Communities
In the opulent conference halls of Samarkand, far from the drought-hit fields of East Africa, Tanzanian delegates have warned that unless global climate finance is directed to rural communities, environmental destruction will only accelerate, [...] Read more »
At GEF’s Eighth Assembly, Uzbekistan Signals New Role as Donor
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Iran War Exposes Limits of US Power Projection
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PERU: ‘For 20 Years, Voters Have Had to Choose the Lesser of Two Evils’
By CIVICUS
Jun 4 2026 -
CIVICUS discusses the outlook ahead of Peru’s runoff presidential election with David Hidalgo, journalist and executive director of OjoPúblico, a Peruvian digital investigative journalism outlet.
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From War Zones to Global Environment Talks, Communities Seek Faster Green Finance
For three decades, Iffat Rachid Edriss walked Lebanon’s coastline with a clear purpose: protecting the sea she loves. She organised cleanups, conducted research, and helped rescue marine species, including turtles, seals, and dolphins. [...] Read more »
People With Albinism Face Discrimination, Danger
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Russia Ensuring Africa’s Food Security
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What the Sino-Russian Declaration Exposes
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Governments Falling 90 percent Short of Climate Adaptation Finance Needs
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Filipino Indigenous Leader Takes Ancient Wisdom to the Global Stage
Every year, when dark clouds gather above the dense forests of the Philippines, 56-year-old Mini Baeyens, of the Aplay Kankanaey tribe, vigilantly watches the sky. One afternoon, as he prepared to trek into the forest to gather medicinal [...] Read more »
GEF Pushes Innovation, Blended Finance Ahead of the Eighth Assembly
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A Larger, Older, and More Diverse Population
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