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Challenging Elites, Defending Democracy: Oxfam’s Amitabh Behar Speaks Out
Nov. 2 | Amitabh Behar speaks to IPS at ICSW2025 in Bangkok, Thailand. Credit: Zofeen By Zofeen EbrahimBANGKOK, Nov 2 2025 – Speaking to IPS on the sidelines of the International Civil Society Week in Bangkok (November 1–5), Amitabh Behar, Executive...
Space42 Expands Earth Observation Constellation, Foresight, with Launch of Three New SAR Satellites
Nov. 2 | Foresight Constellation grows to five satellites, up by three since January 2025 25 cm SAR resolution enables GIQ platform to provide faster, sharper insights Strengthens UAE’s sovereign Earth Observation capability and international collaboration ABU...
Strengthening Indigenous Lands Rights Key in Solving Deforestation in Amazon
Nov. 2 | Sônia Guajajara, Brazil’s minister for Indigenous peoples, addresses an official Pre-COP Opening Ceremony. Credit: Rafa Neddermeyer/COP30 Brasil Amazônia By Tanka DhakalBLOOMINGTON, USA, Nov 2 2025 – Strengthening Indigenous land rights...
Defending Democracy in a “Topsy-Turvy” World
Nov. 1 | Secretary General of CIVICUS, Mandeep Tiwana, at International Civil Society Week 2025. Credit: Civicus By Zofeen EbrahimBANGKOK, Nov 1 2025 – It is a bleak global moment—with civil society actors battling assassinations, imprisonment, fabricated...
Svitzer and Cochin Shipyard Ltd. sign Letter of Intent to advance electric TRAnsverse tugs manufacturing in India
Oct. 31 | Svitzer today announced the signing of a landmark Letter of Intent (LoI) with Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) to construct a new generation of electric TRAnsverse tugs in India. The agreement marks a clear step forward in Svitzer’s electrification...
PharmaJet® Signs Distribution Agreement with EVA Pharma to Provide Needle-free Injection Systems to Support Routine Polio Immunization in Egypt
Oct. 31 | GOLDEN, Colo. and CAIRO, Oct. 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — PharmaJet®, a company that strives to improve the performance and outcomes of injectables with its enabling needle–free injection technology, today announced that it has signed...
Food Systems Are the Missing Link in Social Development
Oct. 31 | Crops growing at farmers’ cooperative, Baidoa, Southwest State, Somalia. Credit: FAO / Arete / Mahad Saed Dirie By George Conway and Stefanos FotiouMOGADISHU / ROME, Oct 31 2025 – Food has always been political. It decides whether families...
As Civil Society Is Silenced, Corruption and Inequality Rise
Oct. 31 | Mandeep Tiwana, Secretary General, CIVICUS Global Alliance. Credit: CIVICUS By Busani BafanaBULAWAYO & BANGKOK, Oct 31 2025 – From the streets of Bangkok to power corridors in Washington, the civil society space for dissent is fast shrinking....
The Biggest Single Contributor to the UN Budget is also the Biggest Single Defaulter
Oct. 31 | Credit: UN Photo/Loey Felipe By Thalif DeenUNITED NATIONS, Oct 31 2025 – The United States, the largest single contributor to the UN budget, is using its financial clout to threaten the United Nations by cutting off funds and withdrawing from...
