In a humanitarian emergency, it is necessary to listen to communities, respect their dignity and trust the organisations that know the territory and work on the ground.
As governments around the world increase their investments in humanitarian assistance, they are recognising a simple reality: today's crises are becoming more frequent, more complex, and more interconnected.
"Not necessarily a space with swings and goals, but places where you don't have to produce, compete, buy or demonstrate anything. A bench in the square. A library. A neighborhood association."
On 17 January, a new global treaty entered into force that finally allows countries to establish marine protected areas on the high seas—ocean regions that lie beyond the jurisdiction of any single nation.
Youth literature can help LGBTI youth recognize themselves without feeling exposed. Reading stories about identity, doubt, fear, and hope can open up necessary conversations with families, teachers, and educational settings.
Given the climate emergency situation we are going through, and in the local/global context of urban population growth, it is urgent to seek solutions that mitigate the impacts of climate change on people's lives.
Across the European Union (EU), the legitimacy of civil society organisations is being increasingly questioned, at a moment when democracy needs them the most.
"Every day we lose around 150 species. It is easy to become alienated when the problem emerges thousands of kilometers away, but it also affects us close to home and, ultimately, we are talking about the same planet. We are all complicit"
A wide range of organizations across our society working in the service sector present a space to reflect on sports for refugees, a working day aligned with the International Day of Coexistence in Peace.
Greenwashing has been increasingly in the firing line of NGOs, journalists and more recently regulators and lawyers across Europe.
"Today, leaving the nightmare behind, we see the merit of having been 'socially creative' but we also realize the cost of having stretched the seams of the teams we worked with so much"
