RNZ News More than 100 people who were part of the intercepted flotilla to Gaza — including those from New Zealand — have entered Jordan. The country’s state news agency said the 131 people entered through the King Hussein Bridge after arrangements to ensure their safe passage. They reportedly included people from several countries including| Asia Pacific Report
After recent major demonstrations, including #PeringatanDarurat (EmergencyWarning), #IndonesiaGelap (DarkIndonesia) and #ResetIndonesia, the public sphere in Indonesia has become increasingly fragmented.| Indonesia at Melbourne
Phone bans are simple, relatively small measures, but their effects are profound. They give kids space to breathe, to stumble, to recover, and to grow. And in doing so, they return something fragile but essential: the gift of childhood itself. The post Give Kids Back the Gift of Mistakes appeared first on American Enterprise Institute - AEI.| American Enterprise Institute – AEI
The NGO Delegation is alarmed by the UN80 report’s plan to sunset UNAIDS in 2026. With the HIV response in crisis, now is not the time to dismantle global leadership. UNAIDS must remain until AIDS is truly ended. The post With the HIV Response in Crisis, UNAIDS Must Not Be Sunset in 2026 appeared first on NGO Delegation to the UNAIDS PCB.| NGO Delegation to the UNAIDS PCB
The CCF is hosted by a civil society organization based on a two-year contract. The current contract is ending on 31 December 2025. The UNAIDS Secretariat and the NGO Delegation, ...| NGO Delegation to the UNAIDS PCB
Abstract This study explores civil society and state perspectives on the human rights status of persons with albinism (PWA), a rare genetic condition characterized by reduced or absent pigmentation of the hair, skin, and eyes. This analysis examines the “situated knowledge” in civil society organisations (CSOs) regarding the human rights situation of PWA in six sub-Saharan African states. The dataset comes from the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), the United Nations’ five-yearly treaty-...| Brill
This week, world leaders gather in New York for the 80th UN General Assembly and the 4th High-Level Meeting on NCDs and Mental Health. Movendi International is there - raising ambition for alcohol policy, exposing industry interference, and advocating for people-centered solutions that promote health, rights, and sustainable development. The post Movendi at UNGA80: Driving Global Momentum on Alcohol Policy appeared first on Movendi International.| Movendi International
Over the past decade, Movendi International has contributed to moving alcohol taxation from the margins to the center of global health and development policy agendas. Kristina charts how Movendi helped drive this shift - from early setbacks in Addis Ababa to concrete country reforms and bold WHO commitments such as the new 3×35 Initiative. This is the story of persistence, justice, and how civil society can make a neglected but powerful solution a global priority. Kristina also shared her th...| Movendi International
On Saturday, Ukrainian and Polish activists prepared an unpleasant surprise for Russian diplomats working in Poland. On Ukraine’s National Flag Day, they poured yellow and blue paint along the street in front of the Russian Embassy in Warsaw, symbolising the national colours of Ukraine. ‘Yesterday, Russia celebrated its National Flag Day. However we will not […]| Open Dialogue Foundation
Civil society in the Indo-Pacific is frequently viewed through several narrow frames: as a counterweight to government, as a low-cost substitute for public service delivery or as a box to tick in participatory consultations. Each of these roles matters. Civil society often does play an important role in resisting authoritarian drift, filling important gaps in ... Read moreAbout the author/s Nicola Nixon Nicola Nixon is Senior Director, Governance, at The Asia Foundation, based in Hanoi. She i...| Devpolicy Blog from the Development Policy Centre
The NGO Delegation to the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board (PCB) has welcomed a francophone African voice back into its ranks: Ulrich Mvate, Executive Director of Humanity First Cameroon Plus. His ...| NGO Delegation to the UNAIDS PCB
The research fellow talks about Alexis de Tocqueville, whether “civil society” and the “nonprofit sector” are the same thing, and what his new Philanthropy Roundtable research on government funding of nonprofit entities has to say both to their leaders and to policymakers, if anything. The post A conversation with the Mercatus Center’s Jack Salmon (Part 2 of 2) appeared first on the Giving Review.| the Giving Review
By Susana Suisuiki, RNZ Pacific Waves presenter/producer| Asia Pacific Report
Israel is boosting its Zionist influence in the Pacific. Australia has exposed such media influence. The media in the Philippines is now under scrutiny. And Aotearoa New Zealand? COMMENTARY: By Walden Bello When the Flores and Velasco articles and posts whitewashing Israel’s genocidal policies in Gaza first came out a few days ago, I was| Asia Pacific Report
Reporters Without Borders In an unprecedented international operation organised by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the global campaigning movement Avaaz, more than 250 news outlets from over 70 countries simultaneously blacked out their front pages and website homepages, and interrupt their broadcasting to condemn the murder of journalists by the Israeli army in the Gaza| Asia Pacific Report
Pacific Media Watch Today, 1 September 2025, is being marked as a Black Monday following the latest deadly strikes by the Israeli army against journalists in the Gaza Strip as part of a worldwide action by the Paris-based global media freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders and the community politics organisation Avaaz. On August 25, one| Asia Pacific Report
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Over the last half-decade, militaries around the world have executed a shift towards incorporating mass precision strike, with weapons such as loitering munitions and glide bombs becoming globally ubiquitous. These weapons are relatively low-cost, easy to mass-produce, and are reasonably accurate, able to partly replicate the expensive “precision strike complex” employed by Western militaries. Countries like Azerbaijan, Sudan, Iran, Ukraine, Russia, Myanmar have already employed such weap...| Global Taiwan Institute
Asia Pacific Report West Papuan civil society and solidarity networks are calling for urgent action over a brutal Indonesian security forces crackdown that has led to a wave of arrests and political repression. Protests erupted in Sorong, in the western part of the Melanesian territory, on Wednesday over the transfer of 4 political prisoners out| Asia Pacific Report
COMMENTARY: By Asofou So’o Although seven political parties have officially registered to contest Samoa’s general election this Friday, three have been politically visible through their campaign activities and are likely to share among them the biggest slice of the Parliament’s 51 seats. The question on everyone’s lips is: which one of them will win enough| Asia Pacific Report
COMMENTARY: By Richard David Hames So here we are, 2025, and Israel has finally achieved what no terrorist group, no hostile neighbour, no antisemitic tyrant ever could: it has become the most dangerous country on earth — for its own people. Not because of rockets or boycotts, but because its government has decided that the| Asia Pacific Report
Pacific Media Watch “Speak Up Kōrerotia” — a radio show centred on human rights issues — has featured a nuclear-free Pacific and other issues in this week’s show. Encouraging discussion on human rights issues in both Canterbury and New Zealand, Speak Up Kōrerotia offers a forum to provide a voice for affected communities. Engaging in| Asia Pacific Report
My quiet summer fundraiser continues. So far we’ve received $3223 from 30 people. If you find my work meaningful, please send me some support (it’s tax-deductible). Thank you so much! – Tom| Random Communications from an Evolutionary Edge
The NGO Delegation to the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board is gathering input for our 2025 NGO Report on community-led, integrated HIV healthcare service delivery and we need your voice!| unaidspcbngo.org
Indonesians fighting against exploitation of their land for palm oil must confront both powerful corporate interests and an extraordinary level of state control over land that can be traced back to the colonial era. Here, we share observations from those who took part in a recent panel discussion about palm oil and land rights*, inspired by a hard-hitting new documentary, Colonial Debris. The post You can’t talk about palm oil with...| Views & Voices
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Healthy cooperation and equally healthy collisions between fully functioning capitalism, government, and civil society.| Philanthropy Daily
The UK Government’s new Civil Society Covenant is a “real turning point” offering good news for fundraisers, says the chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Fundraising (CIOF). The Covenant, […]| efa-net.eu
[June 13, 2025] In the context of serious human rights setbacks, the weakening of the rule of law, and the... The post EL SALVADOR: New Foreign Agents Law Threatens Rights and Freedoms of Civil Society Organizations and the Media appeared first on WOLA.| WOLA
Victims of transnational repression (TNR) in the UK may lose trust in the British system to take the threats to them seriously, a Select Committee inquiry has been told in relation to cases linked to the governments of Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. In written evidence published by the UK parliament’s Joint Committee […]| FairSquare
VAST Ghana is stepping up for alcohol taxation. Following successful advocacy work for Ghana to raise alcohol taxes in 2023, VAST is now stepping up again to defend the public health achievement. The Excise Duty Act, with tax rates up to 47.5%, is credited with curbing alcohol harm, yet it now faces pushback from the alcohol industry. VAST Ghana urges lawmakers to resist pressure and instead strengthen tax policy by adopting a hybrid system and indexing for inflation.| Movendi International
Civil society organizations’ statement on the Conference “Policies against Hunger 2025” Berlin, 3 July 2025 From 23rd to 25th June the German Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Regional Identity hosted the Policies against Hunger Conference in Berlin, which aims at supporting the global implementation of the human right to food. Civil society organizations (CSOs) participated […]| Urgenci
It appears that whenever expert civil society organizations release a legal analysis of draft laws that restrict fundamental rights and freedoms, authoritarian governments learn from their mistakes and avoid them in the next round. One could witness such a situation when the Foreign Agents Registration Bill was introduced in the Slovak parliament last spring, and the public watchdog and advocacy organization VIA IURIS tried to stand against this legislation. In one year, the Slovak parliament...| Verfassungsblog
Ninety U.S.-based civil society groups have warned FIFA that it risks becoming a “public relations tool to whitewash the reputation of an increasingly authoritarian government”, in a joint letter that calls on FIFA to publicly urge the US government to reverse immigration policies and practices introduced by the Trump administration. The letter describes how repressive […]| FairSquare
Safeguarding civil society in Europe - joint letter to the European Commission ...to urging the EU to take action to protect civil society| OII Europe
This Strategy is being developed at a time when people living with HIV and key and vulnerable populations face profound challenges, first and foremost a deepening funding crisis, requiring immediate ...| unaidspcbngo.org
We are pleased to introduce Amrita Sarkar, a dedicated and experienced change-maker in the field of transgender persons' wellbeing and HIV advocacy, as the newly selected NGO Delegate to participate ...| unaidspcbngo.org
By Teuila Fuatai, RNZ Pacific senior journalist, Iliesa Tora, and Christina Persico| Asia Pacific Report
The London-based policy analyst and commentator talks to Michael E. Hartmann about where criticism of politicized charity is coming from in the U.K., why, and what could and should perhaps be done about it.| the Giving Review
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The world is at a pivotal point in the fight to end AIDS. As we work toward the 2030 goal of ending AIDS as a public health threat, UNAIDS is ...| NGO Delegation to the UNAIDS PCB
As Sonal Giani steps down as an NGO Delegate to the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board (PCB), we recognize her significant contributions and acknowledge the unfortunate reality that her departure is ...| unaidspcbngo.org
In this episode, Belle interviews Dr. Annika Schmeding, Senior Researcher at the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) and a Lecturer at the University of Amsterdam (UvA), about her first book, Sufi Civilities: Religious Authority and Political Change in Afghanistan (Stanford University Press, 2023). In Sufi Civilities (and in our podcast episode), Schmeding examines how contemporary urban Sufi communities in Afghanistan deal with violence and transition. She addresses how th...| Ajam Media Collective
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47人案揭露對北京的真正威脅是立法機關之外的群衆運動。 The post 心中害怕，就殺一儆百—香港「47人案」判刑分析 appeared first on Lausan.| Lausan
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Polling hasn’t even opened in some US states, and already former Republican president Donald Trump has begun setting the stage to claim the election is rigged… but only if he doesn’t win. In other words, he’s having a bet each way, which suggests that deep down, Trump suspects he might lose again. Chris Graham explains. After [...] The post The Polls Have Barely Opened, And Already Trump Has Raised The Spectre of A ‘Stolen Election’… Unless He Wins, Of Course appeared first on ...| New Matilda
In case you’ve been living under a rock, there’s a US presidential election in the wings this week. But whatever Tuesday’s result, the one group of folks you probably shouldn’t blame for the outcome are the ‘conspiracy theorists’. Kari James looks back on the recent assassination attempt on Donald Trump to help explain why ‘believing crazy [...] The post In Defence Of Conspiracy Theorists: It’s The Trauma, Stupid appeared first on New Matilda.| New Matilda
Beijing cannot tolerate those who expose the fraudulence and hypocrisy of its sham rule of law. The post Mass jailing of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy candidates shows Beijing’s fear of mass militancy appeared first on Lausan.| Lausan
After the USSR re-occupied Latvia from Nazi Germany in 1944, they constructed a narrative that framed the USSR as a welcome liberator. This was designed...| GeoHistory
The NGO Delegation to the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board is gathering input for our 2024 report on Community Leadership in the HIV response, and we need your voice!| NGO Delegation to the UNAIDS PCB
How we can criticise Donald Trump for his lack of self-reflection if we keep refusing to reflect on ourselves, asks Alex Vickery-Howe? Donald Trump is not a king. He still thinks he can be the sovereign of a democratic nation, and that’s merely one of the many absurdities of the silly, silly git. He alsoMore| New Matilda
A recent investigation by ABC’s Four Corners program about the growing cotton industry in the Northern Territory and its consumption of water has missed the mark… and the point. Geoff Russell explains why. “This is cattle country.” says Angus Grigg, on the recent ABC Four Corners story, “Water Grab”. The program is about how the bigMore| New Matilda
We are excited to announce the call for case studies for this year's NGO report, which will focus on Community Leadership. This annual report sheds light on critical issues relevant to ...| unaidspcbngo.org
Women leaders emerged as key drivers in the strategy to boost vaccination demand and and address "COVID fatigue." The post Women Lead the Charge in Mauritania to Boost Vaccination Demand and Reach Underserved Populations appeared first on Health Systems Strengthening Accelerator.| Health Systems Strengthening Accelerator
We are seeking community proposals for thematic segments at the 56th and 57th PCB meetings, scheduled for June and December 2025. In line with the decision made at the 53rd ...| unaidspcbngo.org
Calling prostitution ‘sex work’ doesn’t make it less harmful. Michelle Panayi explains why Australia must take seriously calls from a high-ranking United Nations expert for a rethink on the way we allow society to treat many women and young girls. A landmark report by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and Girls,More| New Matilda
Audrey, Altstadt. The Politics of Culture in Soviet Azerbaijan, 1920-1940. Routledge, London and New York, 2016. 234pp, $65pb. ISBN 9781138639003.| GeoHistory
Following up on my earlier post about the horrendous situation in Israel and Palestine, I’m offering here a similar broad-spectrum empathic reflection by columnist Nicholas Kristof. Then I share a fascinating conversation I had with ChatGPT, to whom I gave the challenging prompt to be a Great Peacemaker there. Under my urging, it responded with increasingly creative approaches. Finally, I note some interesting grassroots nonviolent direct actions happening there that could be expanded...| Random Communications from an Evolutionary Edge
Candiru is a secretive Israel-based company that sells spyware exclusively to governments. Using Internet scanning, we identified more than 750 websites linked to Candiru’s spyware infrastructure. We found many domains masquerading as advocacy organizations such as Amnesty International, the Black Lives Matter movement, as well as media companies, and other civil-society themed entities.| The Citizen Lab
With deep sorrow, we announce the passing of John Rock, a distinguished member of the NGO Delegation of the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board (PCB) between 2013 and 2014. John’s dedication ...| unaidspcbngo.org
Written by Chun-yi Lee. This article reflects on the relevance of the Sunflower and Umbrella Movement today. Looking at the case of media freedom, the author highlights the importance of civil soci…| Taiwan Insight
In the framework of the “parallel polis” for which N. S. Lyons called at the National Conservatism conference in Brussels, there already exists a latent one in America’s central-city neighborhoods.| the Giving Review
Written by Klavier Wang. This article focuses on the movement-place making, a process of transforming physical spaces into vibrant and inclusive environments that foster community engagement and id…| Taiwan Insight
As someone who works in publishing and with student authors, I have had the opportunity to both work with generative AI and with students working with| GeoHistory
Labor journalist Hamilton Nolan’s new book on “the struggle for the soul of labor” takes progressive philanthropy to task for not prioritizing the promotion of America’s labor movement and makes an urgent plea for it to do more, and with more patience.| the Giving Review
Written by You-Hao Lai. Taiwan’s civil society played a critical role in countering disinformation during the 2024 election. This article details civil groups’ ongoing efforts in protec…| Taiwan Insight
Gender equality can’t be achieved by the UN Agenda 2030 due to a lack of feminist policymaking. The UN Sustainable Development Goals fail The post Achieving sustainable development: the shortcomings of the UN SDGs and the need for feminist policymaking first appeared on Young Feminist Europe.| Young Feminist Europe
The Trump years are ending – at least for now. Granted, its somewhat problematic here to even use the past tense. Trump is still President, and he may run ag...| aelkus.github.io
I honestly did not want to write another post about social media moderation/counter-disinfo for a while. Especially about Twitter moderation. But, as Jeff Go...| aelkus.github.io