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Partnerships for the goals


Debt repayments squeeze climate resilience investment in lower-income countries
Rising debt costs narrow budgets for flood protection, health systems, clean energy and disaster readiness

Editorial Team SDG17
Aug 74 min read


The world changes when society chooses to change it - part one
History shows that organised citizens have shaped many of the world’s greatest advances, proving that lasting change often begins far beyond the corridors of power

Editorial Team SDG17
Aug 65 min read


After the tremor, the question we can no longer postpone
Venezuela must turn its natural resources into reconstruction, dignity and a shared future

Editorial
Jun 276 min read


The power of caring when the world looks away
In Tuvalu, civil society organisations are showing how solidarity, climate action and community responsibility can shape resilience in one of the world’s most vulnerable countries

Editorial
Jun 75 min read


The world is changing. Journalism must change with it
Global Society News opens its platform to citizen voices, local realities and stories connected to the Sustainable Development Goals

Editorial
May 256 min read


See Positive Change and Trees & Seas Film Festival: film as a catalyst for environmental action
Plastic Oceans is shifting environmental storytelling from awareness to coordination, local action and systemic change

Editorial Team SDG17
May 188 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


Ashoka and the rise of social entrepreneurship as a civic force
The organisation helped define social entrepreneurship, but its larger wager is that changemaking should become a social norm

Editorial Team SDG17
Mar 286 min read


Stories of ordinary people making extraordinary impacts
Why grassroots action matters, and how everyday citizens often shift policy, services and public debate

Editorial Team SDG17
Mar 156 min read


How to measure an NGO’s real impact beyond the number of beneficiaries
Counting people reached is simple; demonstrating lasting, fair change and credible contribution requires better evidence

Editorial Team SDG17
Mar 78 min read


Which SDGs get the headlines and which are left in the dark
Climate, energy and health dominate coverage, while oceans, institutions and consumption goals struggle for sustained attention

Editorial Team SDG17
Feb 268 min read


The world is changing, global civil society is the glue holding long term progress together
The UN SDGs offer a common blueprint, but it is civil society that turns goals into lasting projects on the ground

Editorial Team SDG17
Feb 205 min read


Greenpeace origins: the Vancouver voyage that sparked a global environmental movement
A first-person account of Greenpeace’s founding in 1970 Vancouver, its early actions, and how a small committee became a global campaign network

Editorial
Feb 195 min read


Africa at the World Economic Forum 2026: civil society perspectives on global dialogue and development impact
Why Africa is closely watching Davos 2026, and what the continent expects from global leadership in a fragmented world

Edwin Ochola
Jan 283 min read


Global Society Institute opens the door to youth leadership
How the new youth advisory board brings expertise, diversity and future focused thinking into global governance

Editorial Team SDG17
Jan 83 min read


Last day of the year: when change did not come from governments
An end-of-year reflection on real progress driven by people and civil society, one Sustainable Development Goal at a time.

Editorial Team SDG17
Dec 31, 20254 min read


Year in review: twelve stories that shaped 2025
A month-by-month selection of the most meaningful shifts, voices and ideas featured on Global Society News.

Editorial
Dec 30, 20258 min read


Strategic UN partnership drives sustainable development innovation
Indonesia launches new cooperation framework to accelerate SDG progress through finance, data, and policy alignment

Editorial Team SDG17
Dec 26, 20253 min read


When green slowly turns dark green
A calm reflection on climate actions that, beneath a sustainable narrative, reveal social and environmental costs that cannot be ignored

Editorial Team SDG17
Dec 23, 20254 min read


WIN WIN Gothenburg Sustainability Award: a global beacon for sustainable change
Highlighting global leadership for sustainable development and gender-equal societies

Editorial Team SDG17
Dec 6, 20252 min read


Power of Women Conference 2025: A 22-hour global broadcast to reimagine power
A worldwide gathering explores how connection, culture and shared leadership can reshape global decision-making

Editorial Team SDG5
Nov 30, 20257 min read


Global women and youth unite ahead of G20 South Africa to champion peace, wellbeing and balanced leadership
Worldwide digital gathering calls for inclusive governance and values-driven leadership rooted in peace and shared prosperity

Editorial Team SDG17
Nov 16, 20253 min read


Beyond the hashtags youth-led local action reshaping global development
Young innovators are turning global sustainability goals into real community progress and redefining local leadership

Editorial Team SDG17
Nov 5, 20253 min read


Youth power and SDG reinvention
A new cohort hints at institutional change, but real influence depends on funding, mandates and shared accountability

Editorial Team SDG17
Nov 3, 20253 min read
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