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‘Africa’s voice is not heard’: Leaders issue call for equity, justice and courage
News / 26th September 2025On the third day of the General Assembly’s high-level debate, African leaders delivered a resounding message: the global order must be reshaped to ensure fairness, equity, and representation for all nations.
Report shows how to end ‘climate colonialism’ and ensure a just transition for Global South
Report / 25th September 2025Oxfam details how “climate colonialism” of wealthier nations “hijacks” resources from the Global South—and lays out how the world can build an energy system rooted in equality and justice.
UN at 80: A mixed legacy of highs and lows
Article / 23rd September 2025As the UN commemorates its 80th anniversary, at a high-level meeting of 138 world political leaders, one lingering question remains: is there any reason for a celebration – judging by the UN’s mostly failed political performances over the last eight decades?
Hundreds of thousands mobilise worldwide to ‘Draw the line’ for climate action and justice
News / 23rd September 2025Ahead of this month’s United Nations General Assembly and November’s UN Climate Change Conference in Brazil, activists around the world are taking part in a global week of action “for a future built on peace, clean energy, and fairness.”
UN’s humanitarian work is ‘underfunded, overstretched, and under attack
News / 19th September 2025“Underfunded, overstretched and under attack” is how the UN's top aid official has referred to the UN and the support it is providing to the humanitarian sector.
The United Nations turns 80: A miracle it has lasted so long
Article / 17th September 2025At eighty, the United Nations is bogged down by structural limitations and political divisions that render it powerless to act decisively – nowhere more clearly than in the Gaza genocide, writes Vijay Prashad for IPS.
UN chief urges member states to rebalance military spending and development needs
Report / 10th September 2025A new report from the United Nations urges member states to rebalance military spending and development priorities.
Confronting alarming food insecurity trends in Africa: An expert’s view
Blog / 10th September 2025Food insecurity trends in Africa are alarming, yet current financial flows are insufficient to bridge the significant funding gap and reach all communities in need. An interview with Gilbert Phiri from the IFRC.
Rich countries meet only 4% of funds East Africa needs to address climate change
Report / 8th September 2025Rich countries have broken their climate finance promises to a key grouping of eight highly vulnerable African countries, according to new research from Oxfam.
If AI takes most of our jobs, money as we know it will be over. What then?
Blog / 1st September 2025Even if AI's promise of material abundance is realised, will it be rightly shared? By Ben Spies-Butcher for the Conversation