From Rio to Belém: 33 Years After the Earth Summit, the World Returns to Brazil for COP30 at a Defining Moment for Climate Action Country Global agnes Tue, 11/04/2025 – 16:48 Issues Human Rights Program 5 Main Image By Bryan Bixcul (Maya-Tz’utujil), SIRGE Coalition Global Coordinator Thirty-three years after the […]
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Ahmed Salem Lebsir, battalion chief and director of the Polisario Front Military School, stands beside an installation marking Morocco’s invasion of the territory 50 years ago. Credit: Karlos Zurutuza / IPS By Karlos ZurutuzaROME, Nov 5 2025 (IPS) Ehmudi Lebsir was 17 when he trudged more than 50 kilometres across […]
Read MoreA Michigan District Court recently found that shared services agreements between parent companies and their subsidiaries made parents potentially liable for environmental claims against their subsidiaries. The court held that the agreements plus the actual involvement by the parent companies in the activities of the subsidiaries supported a claim that […]
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By External SourceNov 4 2025 (IPS-Partners) Dr. David Edwards is the General Secretary of Education International, the voice of teachers and other education employees around the world. Through its 386 member organizations, Education International represents over 32.5 million teachers and education support personnel in 178 countries. Dr. Edwards has […]
Read MoreFunding Stories: How Cultural Survival Helped Empower Indigenous Youth Voices Country Philippines prama.dewan Tue, 11/04/2025 – 08:12 Issues Mining Program 5 Main Image By Alyansa Tigil Mina In October 2024, 20 Indigenous youth from mining-affected communities across the Philippines gathered in Quezon City for a life-changing experience: the Empowering Indigenous […]
Read MoreGlobal law firm K&L Gates has advised Australian not-for-profit charitable organization Healthy Strides Foundation on the launch of Healthy Strides Singapore, its first international paediatric clinic for children with neurological conditions and injuries. The firm assisted with key legal aspects of the expansion, including advising on equity structuring, negotiating shareholders […]
Read MoreGet to Know Our New Director of Advocacy and Communications, Alicia Moncada Country Global agnes Mon, 11/03/2025 – 10:33 Issues Human Rights Program 5 Main Image Cultural Survival welcomes Alicia Moncada (Wayuu), who has joined as our new Director of Advocacy and Communications. She brings over 13 years of experience […]
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The 30th “Conference of the Parties” (COP30) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will take place from 6-21 November 2025 in Belém, Brazil. It will bring together world leaders, scientists, non-governmental organizations, and civil society to discuss priority actions to tackle climate change. COP30 will focus on […]
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Amitabh Behar speaks to IPS at ICSW2025 in Bangkok, Thailand. Credit: Zofeen By Zofeen EbrahimBANGKOK, Nov 2 2025 (IPS) Speaking to IPS on the sidelines of the International Civil Society Week in Bangkok (November 1–5), Amitabh Behar, Executive Director of Oxfam International and a passionate human rights advocate, highlighted his […]
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Secretary General of CIVICUS, Mandeep Tiwana, at International Civil Society Week 2025. Credit: Civicus By Zofeen EbrahimBANGKOK, Nov 1 2025 (IPS) It is a bleak global moment—with civil society actors battling assassinations, imprisonment, fabricated charges, and funding cuts to pro-democracy movements in a world gripped by inequality, climate chaos, and […]
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