The Vital Connection Between Philanthropy and Independent Media in Preserving Democracy

In a world where the pillars of democracy face unprecedented challenges, the relationship between philanthropy and independent journalism is mutually beneficial.

United Nations Human Rights on Instagram: "“The so-called ‘war on woke’ is really a war on inclusion” - Volker Türk @humanrightscouncil. False notions that minorities – whether Jews, Muslims, non-white people, migrants, LGBTQ+ or other groups – seek to suppress countries’ cultures are delusional & deeply racist. These ideas are being deliberately used to unleash fear, violence & rollback fundamental rights. We must see past these tactics of distraction."

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Brazil puts reform of UN at heart of its G20 presidency

International bodies are gripped by paralysis, Brazil tells meeting of foreign ministers, while David Cameron blasts ‘Putin and his cronies’

US vetoes Algerian resolution demanding immediate ceasefire in Gaza | The United Nations Office at Geneva

Solar storms, ice cores and nuns’ teeth: inside the new science of history

The long read: Advances in fields such as spectrometry and gene sequencing are unleashing torrents of new data about the ancient world – and could offer answers to questions we never even knew to ask

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Imagine an economy that wasn’t measured on the success of GDP, what would that look like? Join Rethinking Economics and SDG Lab to discuss how you can be involved in this exciting development. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP), a measure of the economic output of a country, has become one of the most powerful statistics of our time. It has, however, been used in unintended ways, including as a proxy for wealth creation, wellbeing and development. Ahead of the Summit of the Future (SOF) in September 2024, the UN Secretary-General has made a suite of recommendations to address these structural challenges to advance sustainable development, including proposals to develop a universal and comprehensive measurement of progress on sustainable development to complement GDP. Join us for a discussion on valuing what counts, what the UN is doing to advance this topic and how you can influence the discussion. Speakers include: Anu Peltola, Acting Director of Statistics at the UN Conference of Trade and Development Peter van de Ven, System of National Accounts (SNA) Update Lead Editor Trine Schmidt, IISD Strategic Advisor to the SDG Lab, UN Geneva Laurence Jones-Williams, Director of Rethinking Economics International

UN rapporteur: ‘Minorities are the vectors of diversity’

Enforcing human rights is much harder as the "bloc mentality" has returned to the UN, warns new special rapporteur on minority issues.

Peace, crises, Trump vs Biden: what awaits International Geneva in 2024?

In 2024, there are glimmers of peace, but also new conflicts and the possible return of Donald Trump.