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When a child has to go viral to receive treatment, the system has already failed
In Spain, the case of a boy from Seville with butterfly skin disease has exposed a deeper problem: life-changing medicines should not depend on television, social media pressure or a photograph with a regional president.
Editorial Team SDG3
3 days ago5 min read
Warka Water, weaving water from the sky
From a visionary bamboo tower to a holistic off-grid ecosystem solving the rural water crisis
Till Heumann
May 296 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
Diplomacy over confrontation
Trump-Xi talks highlight the urgent need for diplomacy, cooperation and stronger institutions amid rising global tensions
Kiran Rana
May 242 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
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
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
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
Growing up in a world that never stands still
How turning 18 shapes identity, emotional development and responsibility in a global society.
Joan Ubide
Mar 294 min read
Governing the ocean when the ocean has no owner
A landmark treaty turns the high seas from an ungoverned expanse into a test of shared global responsibility.
Gabriela Casuso
Mar 222 min read
The long making of gender equality
From Paris to Beijing, key texts and turning points turned a moral question into a modern democratic principle
Editorial Team SDG5
Feb 246 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
Globalization without mobility: why the world is open for capital but closed to people
Capital moves freely; people don’t, visa barriers and passport inequality reveal globalization’s unfinished promise
Patrick Lumumba
Feb 163 min read
Science begins before the laboratory
Curiosity starts young: with role models, access, and encouragement, more girls can stay in STEM and help shape the science we need
Gabriela Casuso
Feb 113 min read
Digital abuse crosses the screen as gender-based violence becomes a human rights crisis
New data expose how unchecked online harassment, AI misuse and legal gaps are driving real-world harm against women and girls
Editorial Team SDG5
Feb 45 min read
The right to disappear
A practical look at consent, AI and the right to be forgotten, and how to delete your digital footprint online
Editorial Team SDG16
Feb 24 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
Is salt, just salt … or not?
From ancient “white gold” to modern brine purification, salt’s story spans culture, chemistry, and surprising sustainability gains.
Petra Fritz
Jan 259 min read
When old age is left alone
When family support fails, too many older people slip into isolation, poverty and practical hardship.
Joan Ubide
Jan 176 min read
The High Seas Treaty begins in the classroom
From classrooms to communities, ocean literacy turns the High Seas Treaty into shared action for Caribbean resilience and global stewardship.
Gabriela Casuso
Jan 143 min read
Elections under force and fear test the meaning of democracy
Low turnout, digital surveillance and repression in Myanmar reveal how voting has become a tool of control rather than consent
Editorial Team SDG16
Jan 23 min read
Melting glaciers are rewiring water security
The slow loss of mountain ice is becoming one of the most underestimated risks to global stability
Editorial Team SDG13
Dec 24, 20253 min read
Gender Equality – A foundation for sustainable development and lasting peace
One of the most powerful, yet persistently undervalued, strategies for long-term sustainable development is hiding in plain sight.
Lovisa Ralpher WIN WIN
Dec 11, 20252 min read
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