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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


Global Peatlands Initiative puts overlooked wetlands at the centre of climate action
A UN-backed partnership is pushing governments to protect peatlands before stored carbon becomes emissions

Editorial Team SDG15
Jun 65 min read


CIVICUS, the global struggle to defend civic space
The alliance tracks threats to public participation and shows why grassroots organising matters for democracy

Editorial Team SDG16
May 285 min read


She asked the state to protect her. She was sent home. She never came back
Gullan Bharo’s death exposes the urgent need for stronger protection, policing and justice for women at risk

Kiran Rana
May 273 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


Power of Women strengthens engagement through CSW70 and recent meetings in Germany
The organisation’s recent activity reflects a growing focus on leadership, cooperation and wider international engagement

Editorial Team SDG16
May 203 min read


Menstrual health, sustainability, and the power of grassroots action
A Global Society News conversation with Dr. Aruna Varsani on menstrual dignity and sustainable solutions

Edwin Ochola
May 198 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


Tackling the ocean plastic crisis through innovation and community action
How Pakistan can combine technology, citizen participation and nature-based solutions to protect its coastline.

Editorial Team SDG9
May 162 min read


Voices of the High Seas for Colombia: youth, ocean governance, and the right to shape our blue future
A youth-led campaign calls on Colombia to protect the high seas and include young voices in ocean governance

Gabriela Casuso
May 143 min read


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
May 126 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


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


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


International Rescue Committee and the difficult politics of saving lives in war
In conflict settings, the IRC’s joined-up model of health, protection, education and emergency aid matters as needs rise

Editorial Team SDG16
Apr 166 min read


How to report on hunger without falling into victimising stereotypes
Responsible hunger reporting needs context, consent and dignity, not pity driven imagery or flattened narratives

Editorial Team SDG2
Mar 316 min read


Citizen networks as a silent force when official diplomacy stalls
Informal networks, civic groups and local ties often keep dialogue alive when governments cannot, or will not, talk

Editorial Team SDG16
Mar 315 min read


StepChange and the growing role of debt advice charities in household crisis
Free debt advice has become a frontline service as UK households struggle with arrears, rising essentials and insecure finances

Editorial Team SDG1
Mar 306 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


Fairpicture and the fight for ethical visual storytelling in the age of AI
As charities and media groups rethink images of poverty, Fairpicture’s model centres consent, dignity and local authorship

Editorial Team SDG10
Mar 256 min read


10 changemakers building a more gender-equal world
A record 1,224 nominations from 136 countries. That number alone tells a story.

Lovisa Ralpher WIN WIN
Mar 234 min read
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