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Heinrich Böll Foundation and the politics of ecology, democracy and power
A German policy foundation links climate, democracy and resource governance in a fractured global debate

Editorial Team SDG12
7 hours ago6 min read


IDF Europe and the quiet logistics of diabetes care in crisis
How a European diabetes network helps protect access to insulin, supplies and care during emergencies

Editorial Team SDG3
1 day ago6 min read


The World Food Programme at the centre of a growing hunger hotspot crisis
The UN agency’s food crisis assessments have become an essential warning system as acute food insecurity deepens

Editorial Team SDG2
2 days ago6 min read


Wadhwani Foundation push to turn research into public value
A non-profit is backing innovation hubs that aim to move Indian research from laboratories into usable technologies

Editorial Team SDG8
3 days ago6 min read


Critical minerals are reshaping the clean energy transition and global power
Rising demand for transition minerals is exposing new tensions over mining, sovereignty and fairer economic returns

Editorial Team SDG12
4 days ago6 min read


Education Cannot Wait and the widening education emergency facing children in crisis
The UN fund tracks and supports education needs as conflict, displacement and climate shocks keep millions from school

Editorial Team SDG4
5 days ago7 min read


ETC Group and the politics of the bioeconomy
A civil society watchdog tracks how the bioeconomy could reshape power, land, food systems and democratic oversight

Editorial Team SDG2
6 days ago5 min read


TELL Japan, the quiet infrastructure of mental health support
A Tokyo-based non-profit offers confidential counselling and crisis support for people navigating distress in Japan

Editorial Team SDG3
May 55 min read


Climate disasters, conflict and exclusion are making education unstable for millions of children
Schools may still stand, but crisis is making learning less regular, safe and equal for millions of children

Editorial Team SDG4
May 46 min read


Water Stewardship enters the age of shared responsibility
The Alliance for Water Stewardship shows how water risk is becoming a question of trust, governance and collective action

Editorial Team SDG6
May 35 min read


Infrastructure, power, and people: inside Africa’s shift from ambition to execution
Insights from the Africa We Build Summit 2026 on Africa’s infrastructure shift, capital, and regional integration

Edwin Ochola
May 23 min read


New satellite thermal imaging systems could redraw the world’s map of heat risk
Thermal satellites are making heat visible at field, street and neighbourhood scale, with major implications for climate adaptation

Editorial Team SDG13
May 16 min read


Four years of listening to a changing world
As Global Society News approaches its fourth anniversary, the editorial team reflects on the people, communities and organisations driving change

Editorial
Apr 305 min read


Cholera resurgence exposes the global cost of climate vulnerability and inequality
A preventable disease is spreading where water systems, health services and public investment have failed

Editorial Team SDG3
Apr 296 min read


The Water Project and the difficult work of keeping rural water systems running
A water charity working in Kenya, Uganda and Sierra Leone highlights the gap between access and reliability

Editorial Team SDG6
Apr 286 min read


Urban heat is becoming a test of climate resilience for cities
Data tools can help cities target heat risks, but protection still depends on housing, health systems and local trust.

Editorial Team SDG13
Apr 275 min read


Fundación Affinity and the careful case for animal-assisted therapy
A Spanish foundation has helped move human-animal bonds from sentiment into health, care and education practice

Joan Ubide
Apr 265 min read


Women-led cultural peacebuilding is reshaping civic resistance in conflict zones
In conflict zones, women-led cultural initiatives are helping communities preserve trust, memory and public life.

Editorial Team SDG16
Apr 256 min read


Interpeace and the politics of locally led peacebuilding
How Interpeace tries to move community knowledge into national and international peace policy

Editorial Team SDG16
Apr 245 min read


Plastic Oceans International and the politics of turning film into action
The US non-profit uses storytelling, science and local dialogue to push plastic pollution from awareness into policy

Editorial Team SDG14
Apr 236 min read


Psychedelic medicine advances in mental health research as science tests safety, efficacy and real clinical potential
Research on psilocybin, MDMA and ibogaine is expanding, but safety, regulation and clinical evidence remain decisive.

Editorial Team SDG3
Apr 225 min read


HIFA and the politics of reliable healthcare information
HIFA argues that remote care cannot work fairly when patients, clinicians and policymakers lack trusted health information

Editorial Team SDG3
Apr 215 min read


Community-led conservation initiative focuses on biodiversity and rural livelihoods in Mpem et Djim
In Cameroon, BIOCOM-MDJ aims to involve nearby villages in protecting wildlife, forests and sustainable local livelihoods

Editorial Team SDG15
Apr 203 min read


Why today’s worst crises can no longer be treated as separate emergencies
Published alongside our earlier report on the International Rescue Committee, this opinion column reflects on why conflict, poverty, climate stress and aid cuts must now be understood as one connected global failure

Editorial Team SDG16
Apr 186 min read
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