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South Africa: Activists Call for Greater Access to Newly-Launched HIV Prevention Drug
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We Knew About the Bundibugyo Ebola Virus for 20 Years. Why was There no Vaccine When the Outbreak Began?
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World Bank Enables Corruption in Bangladesh
By Anis Chowdhury
SYDNEY, Jun 9 2026 - The World Bank considers corruption a major obstacle to eradicating global poverty. The Bank [...] Read more »
New Geopolitics Threatens More Food Crises
By Jomo Kwame Sundaram and Felice Noelle Rodriguez
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jun 9 2026 - Recent geopolitical trends threaten more food crises, especially in developing countries. A new IPES-Food report urges a strategy of ‘resilient [...] Read more »
GAZA: ‘If Civilians Can Get This Close to Establishing a Humanitarian Corridor, Then Governments Can Do It’
By CIVICUS
Jun 8 2026 -
CIVICUS discusses the interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla on its mission to bring humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza with Musa Roshdy, a humanitarian activist who took part in the [...] Read more »
Downfall of a Superstar
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Billions Lost as Secret Financial Networks Fuel Forest Destruction in Brazil and Cameroon
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As Global Demand for Gold Grows, UN Mercury Head Warns Toxic Fumes Put Women in a Motherhood Dilemma
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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 »
Make Last Sprint Towards 2030 a ‘Turning Point’ for Nature Finance, Eighth GEF Assembly Told
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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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