Right to protest: new UN guidelines for environmental defenders
Michel Forst calls for stronger protection of environmental defenders and affirms that peaceful protest is a fundamental human right
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UNITAR’s future: driving global impact
Michelle Gyles-McDonnough, UNITAR’s first woman Executive Director, outlines her vision for a stronger organization entering a new era.
No sustainable development without older persons
The 2026 Ministerial Declaration reinforces the case for placing older persons at the centre of sustainable development
The waste we don’t see
This World Cleanup Day (20 September) focuses on textile and fashion waste. The fix lies in data, infrastructure, and design - not just recycling
Nadia Murad: “Survivors are seeking justice, not sympathy”
Twelve years after the Yazidi genocide, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nadia Murad urges the world to turn remembrance into justice and accountability
Rebuilding trust, strengthening human rights
As global crises deepen and trust in multilateralism erodes, Awa Dabo calls for stronger, more people-centred human rights action
Why we are going further: the updated IGC Panel Parity Pledge
Why rangeland and pastoralist rights must shape climate policy
With COP17 in Mongolia on the horizon, pastoralists must be placed at the center of climate and land policy debates
