Read the latest news from regional and global sources, presenting different voices and perspectives.
Civil society call out INC-5.2 Member States: Fix the process, keep your promise, end plastic ...
WWF International
·
Posted on August, 09 2025 Geneva, Switzerland (8 August 2025): Civil society organisations at INC-5.2 have come together to demand greater action as talks at an ongoing global plastic pollution summit, known as INC-5.2, teeter on the verge of...
Catching up with RURALIZATION: Promoting a more populated, diverse and sustainable rural society
Cordis
·
August 11, 2025
More than 2 years after the EU-funded RURALIZATION project’s end, its outcomes continue to drive efforts to foster rural regeneration across Europe. In 2019, the RURALIZATION(opens in new window) project set out to combat the unequal development...
SEWE: We must confront bribery in public service head-on for a just, prosperous society
Star
·
Corruption-free zone banner. The recently released National Ethics and Corruption Survey (NECS) 2024 findings by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), revealing that graft cases in Kenya’s public offices involve giving and taking...
Soros Insider Connects Obama’s Inner Circle to Mamdani’s Campaign
Townhall
·
August 14, 2025
The former president of George Soros’ Open Society Foundations, a senior strategist for Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign, former executive director of the Democratic National Committee, and current head of the Center for American Progress is now...
Civil Society Demands Seat at Africa’s Climate Summit Table
News Ghana
·
August 8, 2025
Non-state actors have called for meaningful inclusion in shaping Africa’s agenda at September’s Second African Climate Summit (ACS2). During a briefing co-hosted by PACJA and Ethiopia’s summit organizers, Dr. Mithika Mwenda of PACJA stressed that...
Civil Society Demands #JusticeForHadiza, Seeks End To Abuse Against Women
Sahara Reporters
·
A coalition of concerned citizens and gender rights advocates has called for an intervention in the ongoing case of a woman, Hadiza Musa Baffa, versus a former Minister of Special Duties, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, SAN. The coalition in a release on...
Civil society welcomes WES governor’s appointment, warns of power sharing breach
Eye Radio
·
August 8, 2025
Author: Emmanuel J. Akile | Published: 5 hours ago CEPO Director Edmund Yakani | Photo: File/ Office of the President A civil society leader has welcomed the appointment of a new governor for Western Equatoria State but expressed concern that the...
PenCom, police partner to boost officers’ pensions, welfare
Peoples Gazette
·
August 14, 2025
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) and the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) are partnering to boost police officers’ pensions and welfare under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS). This is contained in a statement issued by PenCom management on...
Women & Society : Breaking Barriers, Building Futures: The Brave Leadership of Neneh Bojang
The Point
·
The Gambian-Norwegian career guidance expert, peace ambassador, and media personality has spent more than three decades breaking barriers and building futures for those often left behind. Born in The Gambia on January 19, 1971, Bojang’s journey...
Nationwide rally in solidarity with Gaza scheduled for Friday
Maldives Voice
·
A nationwide rally will be held tomorrow evening in solidarity with the people of Gaza, as part of the "Global Sumud Flotilla" movement. The event is organised by a special steering committee led by the International Aid Campaign (IAC), in...
Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince denounces the ‘collapse of humanity’ in Haitian society
Catholic News Agency
·
August 12, 2025
ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 12, 2025 / 06:00 am The Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince denounced the “collapse of humanity” in Haitian society, “where the unthinkable has become commonplace,” in response to the kidnapping of nine people from an orphanage on...
Civil Society Blasts Tinubu Govt Over N712Billion Lagos Airport Project, Calls It Wasteful Amid Hunger, Poverty
Sahara Reporters
·
A coalition of leading civil society organisations has criticised the Nigerian Government’s decision to allocate N712 billion for the reconstruction, rehabilitation, and modernisation of Terminal One at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport...
Talk show host Andy Cohen delivers brutal takedown of anti-gay marriage campaigner Kim Davis
Pink News
·
August 14, 2025
Andy Cohen hosts Bravo’s late night talk show, Watch What Happens Live (Getty) Late night talk show host Andy Cohen pulled no punches in his recent takedown of Kim Davis, the former county clerk who is trying to overturn same-sex marriage in the...
Luke Macfarlane reveals his ‘controversial’ first celebrity crush
Pink News
·
August 14, 2025
Bros star Luke Macfarlane (Universal Pictures) Luke Macfarlane, who starred in 2022 gay romcom Bros alongside Billy Eichner, has shared his first celebrity crush, which he’s admitted is a little controversial. The 45-year-old actor made the...
Kaja Kallas: EU Donates 170 Million Euros To Civil Society In Belarus
Charter 97
·
21 Kaya Callas The EU promised to support the Belarusians on the way to democracy "as long as it takes". Immediately release all political prisoners and stop repression called the Belarusian authorities on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of...
COMMENTARY: Civil commitment order gets some things right, but it isn’t complete
News Tribune - Missouri
·
August 12, 2025
Given all of the news these days, relatively little notice was paid to a July 24 executive order from President Donald Trump titled "Ending crime and disorder on America's streets." As with many pronouncements from this administration, the...
Civil Society Rejects Boko’s Constitutional Amendment Bill
Botswana Gazette
·
August 8, 2025
Botswana’s civil society, led by BOCONGO, has forcefully rejected President Duma Boko’s Constitution (Amendment) Bill of 2025, calling it undemocratic, opaque, and exclusionary. In a statement, they demand the bill’s immediate withdrawal GAZETTE...
Kuki Civil Society, Kangpokpi-o rama champengatenganiko ra·galpila
Hub Network
·
August 9, 2025
Imphal, Aug 9: Working Committee of Kuki Civil Society Organisations (WCKCSOs), Kangpokpi a·jao Kangpokpi/Kanggui aro Lamka/Churachandpur-ni gisepo Kuki-Zo-rangni re·ruraenggipa National Highway-2 ramako champengatenganiko ra·galpilaha. Ia...
Stop using jargon, complex language, chief sec tells civil servants
Daily Express Malaysia
·
August 12, 2025
Stop using jargon, complex language, chief sec tells civil servants Published on: Tuesday, August 12, 2025 Published on: Tue, Aug 12, 2025 By: FMT Reporters Text Size: Dark Mode: Off Chief Secretary Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar said explanations of the...
General : Civil Service Reforms Deliver Tangible Benefits To People - Chief Secretary
Bernama
·
August 12, 2025
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 12 (Bernama) -- Public service reforms initiated over the past year have achieved significant results, with Malaysia’s position in the IMD World Competitiveness Ranking jumping from 34th to 23rd place in 2025, said Chief Secretary...