Anti-rights Charter Faces ‘Very Long Process’ to Reach African Union 02/09/2026 Kerry Cullinan A draft charter on “family, sovereignty and values”, which would significantly undermine the rights of African women and girls, is not likely to be presented to the African Union (AU) General Assembly next February – despite a push from its conservative sponsors. “That draft instrument has not got to the AU yet, and it is […] Continue reading -> EXCLUSIVE: Here is the ‘Final Text’ of UN Political Declaration on Pandemics – Although its Adoption is Far From Guaranteed 06/08/2026 Kerry Cullinan United Nations member states are almost certain to break the silence on the final draft of the Political Declaration on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response (PPPR) that was sent to them recently– but likely for all the wrong reasons. Armenia and Rwanda, the co-facilitators of the declaration negotiations, put the “final” text of the declaration […] Continue reading -> The Machine in Geneva’s Basement 06/08/2026 K. Rifat Hossain A finance ministry official can now draft in an afternoon what used to take a WHO mission, a consultant and a wait of weeks. That single fact, multiplied across almost everything WHO produces, is the real story behind this year’s budget cuts — and almost nobody in Geneva is telling it yet. Picture a health […] Continue reading -> In India’s Mountains, Climate Change Is Rewriting the Map of Disease 02/07/2026 Arsalan Bukhari & Naila Tabassum In 1994, Manvati Nag, an indigenous woman from Bijapur district in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, married and moved to Halbaras village in the forested Dantewada region about 80 kilometres away. Although the move was relatively short, it dramatically altered her health. Before moving, Nag never got sick. But after her move, she started […] Continue reading -> ‘Progress is Not Success,’ Warns UNAIDS at Start of Poorly Attended UN High-Level Meeting on HIV 22/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan Despite remarkable advances against HIV over the past two decades, “let us not confuse progress with success”, warned UNAIDS head Winnie Byanyima at the start of the United Nations High-Level Meeting (HLM) on HIV in New York on Monday. Over 40 million people are living with HIV, yet “almost nine million people are still not […] Continue reading -> Nearly Every Child on Earth Now Faces a Climate Hazard 17/06/2026 Stefan Anderson A landmark UNICEF report that maps children’s exposure to overlapping climate hazards finds that almost half the world’s children – 1.1 billion kids – now contend with at least three threats at once. To reach school each morning, 15-year-old Lorna first has to swim across the Kemp Welch River, known to locals for its strong […] Continue reading -> As Ebola Spreads, Global Leaders Decry ‘Panic and Neglect’ Response to Outbreaks 09/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan As the Bundibugyo Virus Disease (BVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda reached 608 confirmed cases and 102 deaths, global health leaders called for “an end to the cycle of panic and neglect” in response to disease outbreaks. Describing the Ebola outbreak as a “preventable disaster”, the leaders have written […] Continue reading -> UN Backs Landmark ICJ Climate Crisis Ruling, Defying US and Petrostates 22/05/2026 Stefan Anderson The UN General Assembly voted 141-8 to endorse a landmark International Court of Justice opinion finding that states are bound under international law to curb greenhouse gas emissions driving the climate crisis and protect states most affected by its fallout. “Climate change is an unprecedented challenge of civilisational proportions,” the resolution states. “The well-being of […] Continue reading -> Energy Transition ‘Past Point of No Return,’ 57 Nations Declare at First Fossil Fuel Phase-Out Summit 01/05/2026 Stefan Anderson The first international conference on phasing out the oil, gas and coal igniting the climate crisis ended with 57 governments representing every continent and a third of the global economy declaring the transition away from fossil fuels is now irreversible. “Actions taken to date prove that the energy transition is past its point of no […] Continue reading -> In Rapidly Growing Cairo, Safer Streets for Pedestrians Remain Elusive 06/04/2026 Sophia Samantaroy CAIRO, Egypt – In the bustling neighbourhood of Heliopolis in Africa’s most populated city, it’s nearly impossible to cross the streets without risking a 40-mile-per-hour collision. A man driving a motorcycle nestles his phone against his ear. A car whizzes by with a child sitting on the lap of the driver. The chaotic scene was […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
EXCLUSIVE: Here is the ‘Final Text’ of UN Political Declaration on Pandemics – Although its Adoption is Far From Guaranteed 06/08/2026 Kerry Cullinan United Nations member states are almost certain to break the silence on the final draft of the Political Declaration on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response (PPPR) that was sent to them recently– but likely for all the wrong reasons. Armenia and Rwanda, the co-facilitators of the declaration negotiations, put the “final” text of the declaration […] Continue reading -> The Machine in Geneva’s Basement 06/08/2026 K. Rifat Hossain A finance ministry official can now draft in an afternoon what used to take a WHO mission, a consultant and a wait of weeks. That single fact, multiplied across almost everything WHO produces, is the real story behind this year’s budget cuts — and almost nobody in Geneva is telling it yet. Picture a health […] Continue reading -> In India’s Mountains, Climate Change Is Rewriting the Map of Disease 02/07/2026 Arsalan Bukhari & Naila Tabassum In 1994, Manvati Nag, an indigenous woman from Bijapur district in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, married and moved to Halbaras village in the forested Dantewada region about 80 kilometres away. Although the move was relatively short, it dramatically altered her health. Before moving, Nag never got sick. But after her move, she started […] Continue reading -> ‘Progress is Not Success,’ Warns UNAIDS at Start of Poorly Attended UN High-Level Meeting on HIV 22/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan Despite remarkable advances against HIV over the past two decades, “let us not confuse progress with success”, warned UNAIDS head Winnie Byanyima at the start of the United Nations High-Level Meeting (HLM) on HIV in New York on Monday. Over 40 million people are living with HIV, yet “almost nine million people are still not […] Continue reading -> Nearly Every Child on Earth Now Faces a Climate Hazard 17/06/2026 Stefan Anderson A landmark UNICEF report that maps children’s exposure to overlapping climate hazards finds that almost half the world’s children – 1.1 billion kids – now contend with at least three threats at once. To reach school each morning, 15-year-old Lorna first has to swim across the Kemp Welch River, known to locals for its strong […] Continue reading -> As Ebola Spreads, Global Leaders Decry ‘Panic and Neglect’ Response to Outbreaks 09/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan As the Bundibugyo Virus Disease (BVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda reached 608 confirmed cases and 102 deaths, global health leaders called for “an end to the cycle of panic and neglect” in response to disease outbreaks. Describing the Ebola outbreak as a “preventable disaster”, the leaders have written […] Continue reading -> UN Backs Landmark ICJ Climate Crisis Ruling, Defying US and Petrostates 22/05/2026 Stefan Anderson The UN General Assembly voted 141-8 to endorse a landmark International Court of Justice opinion finding that states are bound under international law to curb greenhouse gas emissions driving the climate crisis and protect states most affected by its fallout. “Climate change is an unprecedented challenge of civilisational proportions,” the resolution states. “The well-being of […] Continue reading -> Energy Transition ‘Past Point of No Return,’ 57 Nations Declare at First Fossil Fuel Phase-Out Summit 01/05/2026 Stefan Anderson The first international conference on phasing out the oil, gas and coal igniting the climate crisis ended with 57 governments representing every continent and a third of the global economy declaring the transition away from fossil fuels is now irreversible. “Actions taken to date prove that the energy transition is past its point of no […] Continue reading -> In Rapidly Growing Cairo, Safer Streets for Pedestrians Remain Elusive 06/04/2026 Sophia Samantaroy CAIRO, Egypt – In the bustling neighbourhood of Heliopolis in Africa’s most populated city, it’s nearly impossible to cross the streets without risking a 40-mile-per-hour collision. A man driving a motorcycle nestles his phone against his ear. A car whizzes by with a child sitting on the lap of the driver. The chaotic scene was […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
The Machine in Geneva’s Basement 06/08/2026 K. Rifat Hossain A finance ministry official can now draft in an afternoon what used to take a WHO mission, a consultant and a wait of weeks. That single fact, multiplied across almost everything WHO produces, is the real story behind this year’s budget cuts — and almost nobody in Geneva is telling it yet. Picture a health […] Continue reading -> In India’s Mountains, Climate Change Is Rewriting the Map of Disease 02/07/2026 Arsalan Bukhari & Naila Tabassum In 1994, Manvati Nag, an indigenous woman from Bijapur district in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, married and moved to Halbaras village in the forested Dantewada region about 80 kilometres away. Although the move was relatively short, it dramatically altered her health. Before moving, Nag never got sick. But after her move, she started […] Continue reading -> ‘Progress is Not Success,’ Warns UNAIDS at Start of Poorly Attended UN High-Level Meeting on HIV 22/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan Despite remarkable advances against HIV over the past two decades, “let us not confuse progress with success”, warned UNAIDS head Winnie Byanyima at the start of the United Nations High-Level Meeting (HLM) on HIV in New York on Monday. Over 40 million people are living with HIV, yet “almost nine million people are still not […] Continue reading -> Nearly Every Child on Earth Now Faces a Climate Hazard 17/06/2026 Stefan Anderson A landmark UNICEF report that maps children’s exposure to overlapping climate hazards finds that almost half the world’s children – 1.1 billion kids – now contend with at least three threats at once. To reach school each morning, 15-year-old Lorna first has to swim across the Kemp Welch River, known to locals for its strong […] Continue reading -> As Ebola Spreads, Global Leaders Decry ‘Panic and Neglect’ Response to Outbreaks 09/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan As the Bundibugyo Virus Disease (BVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda reached 608 confirmed cases and 102 deaths, global health leaders called for “an end to the cycle of panic and neglect” in response to disease outbreaks. Describing the Ebola outbreak as a “preventable disaster”, the leaders have written […] Continue reading -> UN Backs Landmark ICJ Climate Crisis Ruling, Defying US and Petrostates 22/05/2026 Stefan Anderson The UN General Assembly voted 141-8 to endorse a landmark International Court of Justice opinion finding that states are bound under international law to curb greenhouse gas emissions driving the climate crisis and protect states most affected by its fallout. “Climate change is an unprecedented challenge of civilisational proportions,” the resolution states. “The well-being of […] Continue reading -> Energy Transition ‘Past Point of No Return,’ 57 Nations Declare at First Fossil Fuel Phase-Out Summit 01/05/2026 Stefan Anderson The first international conference on phasing out the oil, gas and coal igniting the climate crisis ended with 57 governments representing every continent and a third of the global economy declaring the transition away from fossil fuels is now irreversible. “Actions taken to date prove that the energy transition is past its point of no […] Continue reading -> In Rapidly Growing Cairo, Safer Streets for Pedestrians Remain Elusive 06/04/2026 Sophia Samantaroy CAIRO, Egypt – In the bustling neighbourhood of Heliopolis in Africa’s most populated city, it’s nearly impossible to cross the streets without risking a 40-mile-per-hour collision. A man driving a motorcycle nestles his phone against his ear. A car whizzes by with a child sitting on the lap of the driver. The chaotic scene was […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
In India’s Mountains, Climate Change Is Rewriting the Map of Disease 02/07/2026 Arsalan Bukhari & Naila Tabassum In 1994, Manvati Nag, an indigenous woman from Bijapur district in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, married and moved to Halbaras village in the forested Dantewada region about 80 kilometres away. Although the move was relatively short, it dramatically altered her health. Before moving, Nag never got sick. But after her move, she started […] Continue reading -> ‘Progress is Not Success,’ Warns UNAIDS at Start of Poorly Attended UN High-Level Meeting on HIV 22/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan Despite remarkable advances against HIV over the past two decades, “let us not confuse progress with success”, warned UNAIDS head Winnie Byanyima at the start of the United Nations High-Level Meeting (HLM) on HIV in New York on Monday. Over 40 million people are living with HIV, yet “almost nine million people are still not […] Continue reading -> Nearly Every Child on Earth Now Faces a Climate Hazard 17/06/2026 Stefan Anderson A landmark UNICEF report that maps children’s exposure to overlapping climate hazards finds that almost half the world’s children – 1.1 billion kids – now contend with at least three threats at once. To reach school each morning, 15-year-old Lorna first has to swim across the Kemp Welch River, known to locals for its strong […] Continue reading -> As Ebola Spreads, Global Leaders Decry ‘Panic and Neglect’ Response to Outbreaks 09/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan As the Bundibugyo Virus Disease (BVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda reached 608 confirmed cases and 102 deaths, global health leaders called for “an end to the cycle of panic and neglect” in response to disease outbreaks. Describing the Ebola outbreak as a “preventable disaster”, the leaders have written […] Continue reading -> UN Backs Landmark ICJ Climate Crisis Ruling, Defying US and Petrostates 22/05/2026 Stefan Anderson The UN General Assembly voted 141-8 to endorse a landmark International Court of Justice opinion finding that states are bound under international law to curb greenhouse gas emissions driving the climate crisis and protect states most affected by its fallout. “Climate change is an unprecedented challenge of civilisational proportions,” the resolution states. “The well-being of […] Continue reading -> Energy Transition ‘Past Point of No Return,’ 57 Nations Declare at First Fossil Fuel Phase-Out Summit 01/05/2026 Stefan Anderson The first international conference on phasing out the oil, gas and coal igniting the climate crisis ended with 57 governments representing every continent and a third of the global economy declaring the transition away from fossil fuels is now irreversible. “Actions taken to date prove that the energy transition is past its point of no […] Continue reading -> In Rapidly Growing Cairo, Safer Streets for Pedestrians Remain Elusive 06/04/2026 Sophia Samantaroy CAIRO, Egypt – In the bustling neighbourhood of Heliopolis in Africa’s most populated city, it’s nearly impossible to cross the streets without risking a 40-mile-per-hour collision. A man driving a motorcycle nestles his phone against his ear. A car whizzes by with a child sitting on the lap of the driver. The chaotic scene was […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
‘Progress is Not Success,’ Warns UNAIDS at Start of Poorly Attended UN High-Level Meeting on HIV 22/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan Despite remarkable advances against HIV over the past two decades, “let us not confuse progress with success”, warned UNAIDS head Winnie Byanyima at the start of the United Nations High-Level Meeting (HLM) on HIV in New York on Monday. Over 40 million people are living with HIV, yet “almost nine million people are still not […] Continue reading -> Nearly Every Child on Earth Now Faces a Climate Hazard 17/06/2026 Stefan Anderson A landmark UNICEF report that maps children’s exposure to overlapping climate hazards finds that almost half the world’s children – 1.1 billion kids – now contend with at least three threats at once. To reach school each morning, 15-year-old Lorna first has to swim across the Kemp Welch River, known to locals for its strong […] Continue reading -> As Ebola Spreads, Global Leaders Decry ‘Panic and Neglect’ Response to Outbreaks 09/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan As the Bundibugyo Virus Disease (BVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda reached 608 confirmed cases and 102 deaths, global health leaders called for “an end to the cycle of panic and neglect” in response to disease outbreaks. Describing the Ebola outbreak as a “preventable disaster”, the leaders have written […] Continue reading -> UN Backs Landmark ICJ Climate Crisis Ruling, Defying US and Petrostates 22/05/2026 Stefan Anderson The UN General Assembly voted 141-8 to endorse a landmark International Court of Justice opinion finding that states are bound under international law to curb greenhouse gas emissions driving the climate crisis and protect states most affected by its fallout. “Climate change is an unprecedented challenge of civilisational proportions,” the resolution states. “The well-being of […] Continue reading -> Energy Transition ‘Past Point of No Return,’ 57 Nations Declare at First Fossil Fuel Phase-Out Summit 01/05/2026 Stefan Anderson The first international conference on phasing out the oil, gas and coal igniting the climate crisis ended with 57 governments representing every continent and a third of the global economy declaring the transition away from fossil fuels is now irreversible. “Actions taken to date prove that the energy transition is past its point of no […] Continue reading -> In Rapidly Growing Cairo, Safer Streets for Pedestrians Remain Elusive 06/04/2026 Sophia Samantaroy CAIRO, Egypt – In the bustling neighbourhood of Heliopolis in Africa’s most populated city, it’s nearly impossible to cross the streets without risking a 40-mile-per-hour collision. A man driving a motorcycle nestles his phone against his ear. A car whizzes by with a child sitting on the lap of the driver. The chaotic scene was […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Nearly Every Child on Earth Now Faces a Climate Hazard 17/06/2026 Stefan Anderson A landmark UNICEF report that maps children’s exposure to overlapping climate hazards finds that almost half the world’s children – 1.1 billion kids – now contend with at least three threats at once. To reach school each morning, 15-year-old Lorna first has to swim across the Kemp Welch River, known to locals for its strong […] Continue reading -> As Ebola Spreads, Global Leaders Decry ‘Panic and Neglect’ Response to Outbreaks 09/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan As the Bundibugyo Virus Disease (BVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda reached 608 confirmed cases and 102 deaths, global health leaders called for “an end to the cycle of panic and neglect” in response to disease outbreaks. Describing the Ebola outbreak as a “preventable disaster”, the leaders have written […] Continue reading -> UN Backs Landmark ICJ Climate Crisis Ruling, Defying US and Petrostates 22/05/2026 Stefan Anderson The UN General Assembly voted 141-8 to endorse a landmark International Court of Justice opinion finding that states are bound under international law to curb greenhouse gas emissions driving the climate crisis and protect states most affected by its fallout. “Climate change is an unprecedented challenge of civilisational proportions,” the resolution states. “The well-being of […] Continue reading -> Energy Transition ‘Past Point of No Return,’ 57 Nations Declare at First Fossil Fuel Phase-Out Summit 01/05/2026 Stefan Anderson The first international conference on phasing out the oil, gas and coal igniting the climate crisis ended with 57 governments representing every continent and a third of the global economy declaring the transition away from fossil fuels is now irreversible. “Actions taken to date prove that the energy transition is past its point of no […] Continue reading -> In Rapidly Growing Cairo, Safer Streets for Pedestrians Remain Elusive 06/04/2026 Sophia Samantaroy CAIRO, Egypt – In the bustling neighbourhood of Heliopolis in Africa’s most populated city, it’s nearly impossible to cross the streets without risking a 40-mile-per-hour collision. A man driving a motorcycle nestles his phone against his ear. A car whizzes by with a child sitting on the lap of the driver. The chaotic scene was […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
As Ebola Spreads, Global Leaders Decry ‘Panic and Neglect’ Response to Outbreaks 09/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan As the Bundibugyo Virus Disease (BVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda reached 608 confirmed cases and 102 deaths, global health leaders called for “an end to the cycle of panic and neglect” in response to disease outbreaks. Describing the Ebola outbreak as a “preventable disaster”, the leaders have written […] Continue reading -> UN Backs Landmark ICJ Climate Crisis Ruling, Defying US and Petrostates 22/05/2026 Stefan Anderson The UN General Assembly voted 141-8 to endorse a landmark International Court of Justice opinion finding that states are bound under international law to curb greenhouse gas emissions driving the climate crisis and protect states most affected by its fallout. “Climate change is an unprecedented challenge of civilisational proportions,” the resolution states. “The well-being of […] Continue reading -> Energy Transition ‘Past Point of No Return,’ 57 Nations Declare at First Fossil Fuel Phase-Out Summit 01/05/2026 Stefan Anderson The first international conference on phasing out the oil, gas and coal igniting the climate crisis ended with 57 governments representing every continent and a third of the global economy declaring the transition away from fossil fuels is now irreversible. “Actions taken to date prove that the energy transition is past its point of no […] Continue reading -> In Rapidly Growing Cairo, Safer Streets for Pedestrians Remain Elusive 06/04/2026 Sophia Samantaroy CAIRO, Egypt – In the bustling neighbourhood of Heliopolis in Africa’s most populated city, it’s nearly impossible to cross the streets without risking a 40-mile-per-hour collision. A man driving a motorcycle nestles his phone against his ear. A car whizzes by with a child sitting on the lap of the driver. The chaotic scene was […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
UN Backs Landmark ICJ Climate Crisis Ruling, Defying US and Petrostates 22/05/2026 Stefan Anderson The UN General Assembly voted 141-8 to endorse a landmark International Court of Justice opinion finding that states are bound under international law to curb greenhouse gas emissions driving the climate crisis and protect states most affected by its fallout. “Climate change is an unprecedented challenge of civilisational proportions,” the resolution states. “The well-being of […] Continue reading -> Energy Transition ‘Past Point of No Return,’ 57 Nations Declare at First Fossil Fuel Phase-Out Summit 01/05/2026 Stefan Anderson The first international conference on phasing out the oil, gas and coal igniting the climate crisis ended with 57 governments representing every continent and a third of the global economy declaring the transition away from fossil fuels is now irreversible. “Actions taken to date prove that the energy transition is past its point of no […] Continue reading -> In Rapidly Growing Cairo, Safer Streets for Pedestrians Remain Elusive 06/04/2026 Sophia Samantaroy CAIRO, Egypt – In the bustling neighbourhood of Heliopolis in Africa’s most populated city, it’s nearly impossible to cross the streets without risking a 40-mile-per-hour collision. A man driving a motorcycle nestles his phone against his ear. A car whizzes by with a child sitting on the lap of the driver. The chaotic scene was […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Energy Transition ‘Past Point of No Return,’ 57 Nations Declare at First Fossil Fuel Phase-Out Summit 01/05/2026 Stefan Anderson The first international conference on phasing out the oil, gas and coal igniting the climate crisis ended with 57 governments representing every continent and a third of the global economy declaring the transition away from fossil fuels is now irreversible. “Actions taken to date prove that the energy transition is past its point of no […] Continue reading -> In Rapidly Growing Cairo, Safer Streets for Pedestrians Remain Elusive 06/04/2026 Sophia Samantaroy CAIRO, Egypt – In the bustling neighbourhood of Heliopolis in Africa’s most populated city, it’s nearly impossible to cross the streets without risking a 40-mile-per-hour collision. A man driving a motorcycle nestles his phone against his ear. A car whizzes by with a child sitting on the lap of the driver. The chaotic scene was […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
In Rapidly Growing Cairo, Safer Streets for Pedestrians Remain Elusive 06/04/2026 Sophia Samantaroy CAIRO, Egypt – In the bustling neighbourhood of Heliopolis in Africa’s most populated city, it’s nearly impossible to cross the streets without risking a 40-mile-per-hour collision. A man driving a motorcycle nestles his phone against his ear. A car whizzes by with a child sitting on the lap of the driver. The chaotic scene was […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts