Advancing Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Through Advocacy, Dialogue and Action

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It was an inspiring week of advocacy, collaboration and action-focused dialogue dedicated to protecting the cultural heritage, rights and socio-economic future of Indigenous Peoples around the world at the 19th session of the Expert Mechanism on Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP) held at UN Geneva from July 13-17, 2026. In the side event jointly organised …

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Beyond the Breaking Point: What UN Women’s New Report Tells Us About the Cost of Abandoning Women’s Organisations

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On 10 July 2026, UN Women published Beyond the Breaking Point: The Continuing Impact of Funding Cuts on Women’s Organisations in Humanitarian Settings, a follow-up to its 2025 study At a Breaking Point. Where the earlier report captured the shock of sudden funding withdrawal, this one documents something more troubling: that shock has become a …

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The UN Summit of the Future

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The United Nations’ “Summit of the Future,” held in New York this September, was a landmark event aimed at addressing critical global challenges and reinvigorating multilateralism. This summit, convened by UN Secretary-General António Guterres, resulted in the adoption of the “Pact for the Future,” a comprehensive agreement designed to tackle emerging crises while strengthening international …

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