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Insights from the Africa We Build Summit 2026 on Africa’s infrastructure shift, capital, and regional integration

As Global Society News approaches its fourth anniversary, the editorial team reflects on the people, communities and organisations driving change

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

How turning 18 shapes identity, emotional development and responsibility in a global society.

A landmark treaty turns the high seas from an ungoverned expanse into a test of shared global responsibility.

From Paris to Beijing, key texts and turning points turned a moral question into a modern democratic principle

A first-person account of Greenpeace’s founding in 1970 Vancouver, its early actions, and how a small committee became a global campaign network

Capital moves freely; people don’t, visa barriers and passport inequality reveal globalization’s unfinished promise

Curiosity starts young: with role models, access, and encouragement, more girls can stay in STEM and help shape the science we need

New data expose how unchecked online harassment, AI misuse and legal gaps are driving real-world harm against women and girls

A practical look at consent, AI and the right to be forgotten, and how to delete your digital footprint online

Why Africa is closely watching Davos 2026, and what the continent expects from global leadership in a fragmented world

From ancient “white gold” to modern brine purification, salt’s story spans culture, chemistry, and surprising sustainability gains.

When family support fails, too many older people slip into isolation, poverty and practical hardship.

From classrooms to communities, ocean literacy turns the High Seas Treaty into shared action for Caribbean resilience and global stewardship.

Low turnout, digital surveillance and repression in Myanmar reveal how voting has become a tool of control rather than consent

The slow loss of mountain ice is becoming one of the most underestimated risks to global stability

One of the most powerful, yet persistently undervalued, strategies for long-term sustainable development is hiding in plain sight.

When oral health is out of reach for the middle classes, the result is pain, isolation and a crisis in dignity

Social media, fear of failure, and academic demands are shaping a generation at risk, but also one capable of redefining what real educational excellence means

Solar power is hailed as clean and limitless, but its true sustainability begins long before the panels catch the sun.

With nearly half of recoverable oil already extracted, the world’s remaining reserves may sustain just four to five more decades

Respecting isolation as a choice, not a loss, challenges our idea of progress and reminds us what it truly means to be human

Empowering youth through ocean literacy and innovation to build a regenerative, resilient, and inclusive blue economy