Global summit ends without securing finance commitments needed to protect biodiversity
Article / 2nd November 2026The UN Biodiversity Conference (CBD COP17) ended with declining hope for ‘fair and equitable benefit-sharing’ and global financing to reverse biodiversity loss.
Why is Gen Z revolting?
Article / 2nd November 2026Genuine efforts are needed to address the inequalities and governance failures that motivate young people to take to the streets, writes Oscar Berglund.
The eradication of extreme poverty by 2030: a key UN goal will be a missed target
Article / 31st October 2026The international day for the eradication of poverty, commemorated last week, was a grim reminder that the UN will not achieve its highly-ambitious target of helping eradicate extreme poverty—”in all its forms”– by 2030.
Navi Pillay’s Nobel peace prize is a vote of confidence in a global legal order under fire
Article / 16th October 2026Pillay’s recognition affirms the conviction that international law, however imperfectly applied, remains indispensable to a peaceful world.
Can AI’s threat awaken humanity in time?
Article / 7th October 2026AI confronts us with a choice we can no longer postpone—share and cooperate to secure the wellbeing of the whole, or continue competing toward our common destruction.