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Peace and security news from Australian and global sources, plus IPAN updates
Trump’s lies should be the headline
Mainstream media has normalised Donald Trump’s lies, allowing deceit to become a powerful political weapon with little accountability. read now...
Placid Trump-Xi summit bucks Washington ‘consensus’ of ever-rising tensions
Last week’s Trump-Xi meeting delivered few tangible outcomes, but is a bigger shift in US-China relations under way? On this episode of After America, Professor James Laurenceson joins Dr Emma Shortis...
Could industrial AI be the answer to Australia’s productivity problem?
The transformative opportunities for “middle power” economies may instead lie in the application of AI to physical products and systems as a basis for new forms of competitive, high value manufacturin...
The myth that we can build our way out of the housing crisis keeps us stuck in it
This is an edited extract of Our Place: How to Solve the Housing Crisis and Rebuild the Australian Dream by Matt Lloyd-Cape and published by La Trobe University Press on 29 September 2026.
How to straighten teeth naturally at home
Explore safe teeth-straightening options at home, what really works for teeth alignment and how clear aligners can help you straighten teeth without braces. read now...
Why one grounded ship in Cockburn Sound could stop submarines, fuel and container trade all at once
Cockburn Sound is already an important working waterway, but plans for a new container port could make its role even more significant. Westport is designed to move Western Australia's container trade...
AI warfare accelerating beyond human control
AI is accelerating warfare and raising the risk of conflict spiralling beyond human control. read now...
Coalition boxed in by working holiday visa policy
The Coalition’s opposition to tighter working holiday visa rules is at odds with its lower migration target, leaving few politically palatable options for achieving it. read now...
Taxpayers could be left to foot the bill for offshore oil and gas clean-up unless the Albanese Government closes a loophole
Big corporations could continue to treat Australia’s oceans as a “dumping ground” for old equipment and leave taxpayers out of pocket unless the Albanese government closes a loophole, a Greens senator...
Who’s actually in charge of Australia’s future?
Albanese is trying to buy influence at the UN and promises an AI boom, while households face another rate rise and One Nation pulls the strings. Who’s making these decisions, and who bears the cost?
Wages not pushing up prices: Reserve Bank board member, former governor
A member of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)’s Monetary Policy Board, which sets key interest rates, says that wages are not a major factor in price increases in Australia. In a speech to the Unive...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 21 to 27 September 2026
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: A Sentence May Be Excessive Despite Initial Court Considering Multiple Mitigating Factors The appeal court found the de...
A new Washington-Beijing compact
Xi Jinping’s Washington visit was more than ceremony and trade deals. The US and China are building a more stable relationship around regular summitry, negotiated differences and mutual recognition of...
Australia shouldn’t get a seat at the UN security council
Australia is campaigning for a Security Council seat on a promise to defend international law. Yet Albanese condemned Russia by name while saying nothing comparable about US actions – even after Trump...
Small signs of independence
Australia’s push on AI and social media regulation has put it at odds with Washington. The disagreement offers a rare glimpse of a foreign policy willing to put Australian interests ahead of automatic...
Deepfakes are getting harder to spot. So is the truth
Deepfakes can fool voters, but new research points to a deeper danger: genuine political footage is increasingly being dismissed as fake. As Victoria heads towards its November election, scepticism it...
Australia cannot champion international law selectively
Albanese used his UN address to champion international law, dialogue and Australia’s credentials as a middle power. The real test lies in whether those principles are applied consistently, from Gaza a...
Developers Are Warning the Same AI that Broke into Medicare Could Wipe Out Humanity
Prime minister Anthony Albanese explained at a 24 September 2026 press conference in New York City that an OpenAI agent, or an autonomous AI (artificial intelligence) agent, hacked into Australia’s Me...
Australia wants a seat at the UN but what would it stand for?
Albanese wants a stronger voice on the Security Council, but Australia’s response to Gaza and illegal Israeli settlements raises questions about how it would use that power.
NSW Extends Its Youth Bail Crackdown, Despite Claims of Rising Youth Crime Being a Fallacy
The Minns government announced on 15 September 2026, that it’s extending its 2024 established youth bail crackdown in regional New South Wales, which targets 14- to 17-year-olds for bail refusal if th...
Raids on Visa Overstayers Won’t Resemble US ICE Raids, Minister Claims
Home affairs minister Tony Burke unveiled federal Labor’s new policy to cut down on migrant numbers in this country, during a 17 September 2026 address to the National Press Club, and the part that ha...
What is ASIO really telling us about terror threats?
Mike Burgess has announced more disrupted terror threats but what do these claims say about the past failures of ASIO?
Resisting Rising Militarism: WA Anti-War Collective Organisers on Protesting Land Forces 2026
The biannual Land Forces International Land Defence Exposition is about to take place once again. And this year, the nation’s largest weapons festival of its kind, will be taking place on Noongar land...
Forty years of privatisation have left Sydney in a mess. It didn’t have to be this way
Toll roads, hospitals and museums reveal a deeper problem in New South Wales: after decades of privatisation, the state can still build major projects but has lost much of the ability to make it work.
ASIO claims it stopped 16 terror threats. What about the big one it missed?
It’s time for ASIO’s celebrity spy to face serious scrutiny – and explain whether Australians are getting value for money.
Media Release: PM undeserving of Global Citizen Award given failure to sign nuclear weapons ban treaty
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Fred Mendelsohn 1939 – 2026
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Five years of AUKUS: Australians mobilise to cancel the deal and the US alliance – Media Release 20 Sept 2026
Five years on since AUKUS was announced, people across Australia are taking to the streets in National Days of Action (12-21 September). They are calling on the Government to cancel AUKUS and the Forc...
Pacific Union Organisers Weave New Power with Australian Unions
Five public sector union organisers from Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu recently spent a week with Australian sister unions in Sydney, exchanging organising strategies and learnin...
Safe and Decent Work for All: Indonesian Workers Fight for Their Rights
In Indonesia’s coal heartland, workers face unsafe conditions, insecure jobs and exploitation. But they are organising for change. See how coal workers are fighting for decent work and safer workplace...
Philippines Takes Major Step Toward Ending Asbestos-Related Diseases
In July 2026, the Philippine Department of Health launched a new National Framework for the Prevention of Asbestos-Related Diseases, establishing a national policy direction for preventing asbestos-re...
Organising Care with Care: Building power among women and young health workers
Care work is essential. But in Indonesia, the workers who provide it –most of them women–are too often undervalued, underpaid, and conditions are far from decent work. The post Organising Care with Ca...
AUSTRALIA’S EXPANDING EMBRACE OF ISRAEL
Despite the ongoing illegal Israeli activities in Palestine, the Albanese government refuses to stop trading with a state credibly accused of genocide. The post AUSTRALIA’S EXPANDING EMBRACE OF ISRAEL...
IPAN condemns moves to expand the US military presence in Australia – Media Release 7 September 2026
IPAN Patrons: Emeritus Professor Ian Lowe AO and Kellie Tranter, Lawyer & Human Rights Advocate MEDIA RELEASE 7 September 2026 The latest Australia–United States discussi...
Media Release: ICAN Australia Raises Safety Concerns After Henderson Defence Site Announcement
The post Media Release: ICAN Australia Raises Safety Concerns After Henderson Defence Site Announcement appeared first on ICAN Australia.
‘BLUE-WASHING’: CORPORATE PROFITS AND THE DESTRUCTION OF GAZA
Behind a corporate web of Australian companies making lethal parts for Israel’s F-35 fighter jets. The post ‘BLUE-WASHING’: CORPORATE PROFITS AND THE DESTRUCTION OF GAZA appeared first on Declassifie...
Submission to the Public Inquiry into AUKUS
The Sydney Peace Foundation welcomes the opportunity to make this submission to the Public Inquiry into AUKUS. We do so with significant concern as to what the AUKUS Agreement means for peace and secu...
SHADOW FLIGHTS: LEAKS REVEAL NEW U.S. ROUTE OF F-35 JET PARTS TO ISRAEL
Following last year’s revelations of the secret shipping of F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel through Thailand from Sydney, new documents show that parts are now being routed onto passenger jets throug...
“We don’t have the arms, but we have the hearts”: Myanmar unionists call for international solidarity
Maung Maung is the President of the Confederation of Trade Unions of Myanmar (CTUM). Since the military coup, trade unionists have been persecuted, jailed, forced into hiding or exile, and stripped of...
Peace and Conflict Studies: Teaching Peace
Jake Lynch on the essential knowledge that teachers would need to introduce the concepts of peace and conflict to their students. The post Peace and Conflict Studies: Teaching Peace appeared first on...
Educating for Peace: How the Sydney Peace Foundation Builds a Culture of Peace with Justice
Melanie Morrison on the importance of education in the pursuit of peace, advocating for a ‘peace with justice’ model. The post Educating for Peace: How the Sydney Peace Foundation Builds a Culture of...
“WE WANT OUR LAND BACK”
Large community protests at the US’s Pine Gap spy base in Central Australia place the Australia-US military alliance under intense scrutiny. The post “WE WANT OUR LAND BACK” appeared first on Declassi...
Dr Bob Brown Gold Medal Keynote Address
Dr Bob Brown's powerful keynote address from the Gold Medal for Human Rights ceremony. The post Dr Bob Brown Gold Medal Keynote Address appeared first on Sydney Peace Foundation.
Israeli Embassy’s foreign interference must not derail Labor’s commitment to international law: APAN
AUKUS is being exposed, but will anything change?
Evidence to the public inquiry into AUKUS is exposing risks around nuclear accidents, sovereignty, jobs, waste and Australia’s role as a US military base. The post AUKUS is being exposed, but will any...
THE MYTH OF A ‘JOINT’ PINE GAP
While Washington sets the priorities and commands decision-making, Australian operational staff at the base are outnumbered by Australian 'guards and gardeners'. The post THE MYTH OF A ‘JOINT’ PINE GA...
IPAN Voice – July 2026
Read the latest news and upcoming events from across Australia. IPAN Voice No 114 July 2026
The Future of Media dinner
As mainstream media craters, a tsunami of mis-dis-information swamps social media, and governments hammer free speech, we examine the future of media.
Australia signs long-awaited Vanuatu security deal
Australia will remain the security partner of choice for Vanuatu after the two countries agreed to a bilateral deal.
Uni students copping it with financial ‘double squeeze’
University students are being hit by a double squeeze with the rising cost of living and some of the highest fees on record in Australia.
Super platforms warned, again, to protect client funds
A regulator is on the warpath after a review of superannuation platform trustees came up short for the second time, potentially leaving clients exposed.
Hanson takes poll hit, coalition down to rock bottom
Support for One Nation has fallen in the latest opinion polls as parliament heads into its final sitting week before the winter break.
Broad coalition will protest Indo-Pacific Weapons Expo
October 20, 2025 Tuesday Nov 4, 2025 International Convention Centre, Darling Harbour, Sydney Assemble: 8am Chinese Garden of Friendship, 8.30am march to ICC, Speakers and Performers 9.00am- 11.30am “...
Cancel the Indo Pacific Expo 2025
Indo Pacific Expo Nov 4-6 Funded and sponsored by the NSW and Federal Governments. To be held in the International Conference Centre in Darling Harbour Introduction A arms bazaar in the middle of the...
US bombing of Iran
statement 22nd June 2025 No civilised nation would bomb a nuclear facility spokesperson from the Stockholm International Peace Research Insitute (SIPRI) Australian Anti-Bases response to the US bombin...
Pine Gap threatens Gaza, China and Australia
The Pine Gap spy base near Alice Springs is expanding and so is its importance to the US,” Denis Doherty from the Anti-Bases Campaign said in Sydney today. Launched by a US-Australia treaty in 1966, t...
Global Day of Action on Military Spending
Sydney, Australia, May 7 2024. Media Release Marles condemns Australia to poverty and environmental catastrophe “We are outraged by Defence Minister Richard Marles announcement that Australia’s milita...
Trump asked Xi if Beijing wanted US weapons: a joke, a gambit or something more?
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How the Israel Lobby Distorts U.S. Foreign Policy and Domestic Liberties
The post How the Israel Lobby Distorts U.S. Foreign Policy and Domestic Liberties appeared first on Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft.
Fuel-Economy Standards Axed by Trump Administration
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced today that it is gutting fuel-economy standards for cars, SUVs, and pickup trucks, an inconceivable decision given the purpose of the fede...
'Consumers Will Pay the Price': Fury as Trump Pushes Through Rule Change to Make Vehicles Less Efficient, More Polluting
Earlier today, the federal government under President Donald Trump finalized a rollback of fuel economy standards for passenger cars and trucks. By doing so, the administration effectively eliminated...
Trump Administration Guts Mile-Per-Gallon Auto Rule
President Trump’s Department of Transportation today finalized a rule gutting Corporate Average Fuel Economy, or CAFE, standards, which conserve billions of gallons of gas and save consumers billions...
Groundwork Unveils a Bill of Rights to Give Shoppers a Fair Shot in the 21st Century Marketplace
Today, Groundwork Collaborative unveiled a Shoppers’ Bill of Rights, 12 basic protections aimed at reining in the hidden fees, pricing games, and corporate tactics that make everyday life more expens...
National Consultation Highlights Skills, Migration and Mobility Priorities for Bangladesh
Dhaka, 28 September: Ovibashi Karmi Unnayan Program (OKUP) organized a national consultation titled “Skills, Migration and Mobility: The Way Forward for Bangladesh” at Hotel InterContinental in Dhaka...
Dhaka’s Invisible Emergency: When the Air Itself Becomes a Threat
By Sheikh Muntaqim Ahmed Al Hasib Every dry season, Dhaka faces a familiar environmental problem: deteriorating air quality. The city’s pollution levels are particularly severe during the months when...
Conscientious Objector Deniz Hikmet Hazer Arrested
A conscientious objector and trans activist Deniz Hikmet Hazer, was arrested this past weekend as part of a sweeping, nationwide crackdown on LGBTIQ+ people and organizations. A conscientious objector...
Profound miscalculation’ by US to ignore Iran deal for Hormuz
The post Profound miscalculation’ by US to ignore Iran deal for Hormuz appeared first on Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft.
‘Ballot must replace the bullets’, South Sudan tells General Assembly ahead of elections
South Sudan remains committed to holding general elections in December to conclude its transition period, the country’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Cecilia Adout Majok Adeng, told t...
DPR Korea tells UN its nuclear status is ‘irreversible’, rejects outside pressure
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) told the UN General Assembly on Monday that its status as a nuclear-armed State was irreversible, arguing that its military capabilities were necessary...
UN leaders renew push to defeat racism, 25 years after Durban
“No country is free of racism.” That warning from US youth activist Marley Dias set the tone on Monday as UN Member States reinvigorated global efforts against racism, discrimination and xenophobia wi...
From energy crisis to energy transition: How renewables are reshaping energy security
The continuing conflict in the Middle East is disrupting global energy markets and pushing up fuel prices, with knock-on effects far beyond the region.
Sudan tells UN: No imposed solutions to country’s conflict
Sudan’s Foreign Minister addressed the UN General Assembly on Monday in place of de facto head of state General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, whose visa application was rejected by Washington.
LIVE: World leaders take stock of global fight against racism
World leaders gather in the General Assembly at the top of the hour to measure how far the world has come in combating racism and how far it still has to go. The Durban Declaration and Programme of Ac...
Here We Remain: A World That Abides Slaughter
Atop all the others inflicted on us came last week's sickening spectacle of two vengeful, lying, broken old men - one a longtime killer of children, one a petty useful idiot abetting him - alternatel...
SIPRI hosts discussion on human security and the WPS agenda
SIPRI convened an online event focused on integrating the WPS agenda into peacebuilding.
Warning Out on 48th Pakistan-Made Herbal Whitening Cream Contaminated with Mercury
EcoWaste Coalition urges consumers to reject chemical whiteners and embrace their natural skin tone 28 September 2026, Quezon City. The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition is warning online shop...
Civil society challenges AIIB to raise the bar on climate, infrastructure, and accountability
Doha, Qatar – Civil society organizations are urging AIIB to establish a fossil-fuel exit pathway, reassess large-scale hydropower risks, and strengthen accountability to project-affected communities....
The Hill: Zelensky says Trump gave final OK on Patriot license for Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that President Trump will allow Ukraine to build Patriot missiles with “concrete agreements” in place between Kyiv and Washington.
Transcript: Sergei Lavrov at the UN
The following is the transcript of remarks delivered to the U.N. Security Council by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday, followed by responses from Ukraine, the U.S. and Britain.
Elites Have No Plan for the Climate Collapse
Bill McGuire, emeritus professor, Geophysical & Climate Hazards, University College London, is unique within the scientific community. He claims that scientists have a public duty to tell the unvarnis...
Has World War 3’s Prelude Arrived?
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Five men arrested on suspicion of attempted terrorism preparations
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The Movement to Abolish ICE Is Gaining Momentum
As activists rally around federal legislation to dismantle ICE, Amnesty International joins the call for abolition. The post The Movement to Abolish ICE Is Gaining Momentum appeared first on Peace & P...
Internal Watchdog says Data Leaks and Bribery Push French Police Misconduct Cases to Five-Year High
An internal report recorded 341 integrity breaches within France’s National Police last year, driven by a sharp rise in unauthorized database queries and bribery, even as the oversight body lacks the...
Yemen violence deepens concerns over child hunger crisis
Aid agencies in Yemen highlighted the growing hunger emergency sparked by renewed fighting between Houthi opposition forces and Government troops, after mobile health clinics reported that hundreds of...
The Peacemonger: No defeat! Russian voters back Putin
United Russia took 57.7 percent in the State Duma elections. Before the count, Dr Matthew Blackburn sat down with me and put the number in a range: 55 to 60 percent. He was right.
Former Anti-Corruption Official Among Two Iraqi Lawmakers Jailed for Illicit Enrichment
Iraqi MPs Alia Nassif and Ashwaq Salem Hassan were sentenced to seven years in prison and ordered to pay more than $54 million in fines and restitution for illicit enrichment.
‘Rising seas are sinking futures’
World leaders approved the UN Declaration on Sea Level Rise by consensus on Thursday as the UN chief warned that encroaching waters are already threatening the future of coastal communities worldwide.
Countries that have signed the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
A new treaty entered into force in 2021 which makes nuclear weapons illegal in the countries that sign it. A global majority now support the United Nations’ Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapon...
The Hill: State Department approves potential $2.6 billion air defense equipment sale to Ukraine
The State Department approved a potential $2.6 billion air defense equipment sale to Ukraine Friday as its conflict with Russia resumed following trilateral talks with U.S. special envoys.
ICRC president: The safety of humanitarian personnel is inseparable from the safety of all civilians
Defense News: Denmark says NATO shares responsibility for Arctic security under Greenland deal
COPENHAGEN — Denmark, Greenland and the United States are set to sign a deal on Greenland’s security on Tuesday, an agreement Denmark says will put Arctic security under NATO’s watch rather than leavi...
Gabon signs Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
More than 100 nations – a global majority – are now parties or signatories to the landmark Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), following Gabon’s signature on 23 September.
Ending Fossil Fuels and Abolishing War: A Crossroads Reached
The war machines and lucrative arms industries are at the heart of our climate crisis. They are fossil fuel dependent, largely rooted in the big economies and are the manifestation of decades of colon...
Former IPB Co-President Philip Jennings Delivers Keynote at Live Peace Annecy
Dear friends, I thank the people of Annecy first for the sun. Last year it rained so hard, I needed a lifebelt; I spoke to a few hardy souls that braved the tempest. If you are thank you for staying....
How El Niño offers a test of whether the world can adapt to a changing climate
El Niño is strengthening in a world that is already hotter, raising the risk of drought, floods and crop losses across some of the world’s most important food-producing regions. But unlike many disast...
UNFOLD ZERO: Actions and events for a Nuclear-Weapon-Free World
September 26 is the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons (Nuclear Abolition Day), a day established by the UN General Assembly to enhance public awareness and action to reduc...
SIPRI and the African Union sign memorandum of understanding
On 21 September, SIPRI and the African Union (AU) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in New York for collaboration on peace research.
In a Town in the Heart of the U.S., Israeli Settler Violence in West Bank Hits Close to Home
The war on Gaza and violence in West Bank is playing out in the streets of Toledo, Ohio, where the Arab American community has flourished. The post In a Town in the Heart of the U.S., Israeli Settler...
This Yom Kippur, the Whole World Must Apologize to Israel
Let the Gentiles fast. They deserve it. Let God fast. He also deserves it after all he has done to us. The post This Yom Kippur, the Whole World Must Apologize to Israel appeared first on Peace & Plan...
US space weapons deployment will spark international arms race in space
The US has confirmed that it has deployed space weapons in Earth’s orbit. The stationing of space weapons will spark an international arms race in space. Russia, China and possibly India, are very lik...
Updates from the UN General Assembly 2026
Updates from the UN General Assembly 2026 eschelhaas Mon, 09/21/2026 - 15:56 Latest Updates Africa...
Why climate action now comes down to speed, finance and cooperation
Temporarily exceeding the 1.5°C warming goal set in Paris is now widely considered inevitable. The challenge now is to keep that overshoot as small and short as possible by cutting emissions faster, u...
IPB Announces 2026 Seán MacBride Peace Prize Nominees
Press Release Berlin, 21 September 2026 — The International Peace Bureau (IPB) has announced the shortlist of nominations for the 2026 Seán MacBride Peace Prize, recognising individuals and organisati...
US illegal war driving Iran’s vote to withdraw from NPT
Reports indicate that the Iranian parliament plans to vote on whether to withdraw from the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. This would be a significant setback for nuclear non-proliferation in the re...
Remembering Fred Mendelsohn (1939–2026)
ICAN mourns the death of Fred Mendelsohn, a founding member of our first board and a generous, steadfast supporter of the campaign. Fred died at his home in Melbourne on 19 September.
How high is current immigration to the United States, in historical perspective?
Using long-run census data to understand the scale of recent US migration trends, and how these compare to previous centuries.
When Monsters Walk Among Us
The monsters are no longer hiding in the shadows. They occupy presidential offices and ministries, and command armies and police forces. The post When Monsters Walk Among Us appeared first on Peace &...
Briefing: Defining Nature, Peace and Security (NPS)
Narrowly interpreting the relationships between nature and security and prioritising the national security of a few risks repeating past environmental securitisation mistakes, doing little to address...
Major Jason Watson’s Article 32 hearing
I criticized this administration’s conduct as it relates to the Constitution, the law, and abuses of power against the American people. The post Major Jason Watson’s Article 32 hearing appeared first...
Somalia Awaits a New Security Order as Mission Drawdown Looms
Somalia Awaits a New Security Order as Mission Drawdown Looms pfranz Fri, 09/18/2026 - 21:00 Latest Updates...
The UN’s High Level Week, Secretary-General Selection and “Middle Power” Problem
The UN’s High Level Week, Secretary-General Selection and “Middle Power” Problem hschaub Fri, 09/18/2026 - 17:29 Latest Updates...
The Houthis, the Saudis and the New Red Sea Politics
The Houthis, the Saudis and the New Red Sea Politics hschaub Fri, 09/18/2026 - 15:17 Latest Updates Afri...
Closing the New War Front in Yemen
Closing the New War Front in Yemen cthuratong Fri, 09/18/2026 - 13:46 Latest Updates Africa...
Give sustainable recovery a chance
What needs to be in place for the idea of environmentally sustainable conflict recovery to take hold? Anna Ackerman and Doug Weir examine why sustainable recovery processes are needed and whether less...
Press Release | One in three institutions built to advance gender equality stripped of power in just two years, new UN report reveals
Press Release One in three institutions built to advance gender equality stripped of power in just two years, new UN report reveals The UN warns that a deliberate political retreat from gender equalit...
Will Spain vote to join the TPNW?
On Tuesday, 22 September, the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Spanish Parliament will vote on a motion calling on the government to advance Spain's accession to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nucle...
As military spending mounts, parliamentary oversight must keep pace
This SIPRI Essay examines how rising military spending and exceptional funding mechanisms challenge parliamentary oversight, and explores ways to strengthen scrutiny, transparency and cooperation betw...
SIPRI hosts dialogue on state–industry collaboration for lawful military AI
On 9–10 September, SIPRI’s Governance of AI Programme hosted a closed in-person dialogue on how states and industry actors can collaborate to support the lawful development and use of AI in the milita...
Combating new bioweapon risks: A Q&A with Dr Miranda Smith on the European Biotech Act
In this Q&A, Smith talks about why the European Biotech Act is significant, the new biosecurity risks emerging in the era of rapidly developing artificial intelligence (AI), and what the Act can and c...
5 years of the AUKUS Treaty – time to pull the plug
Today marks five years since British government signed the AUKUS Treaty with US and Australia. This Treaty includes Britain building conventionally armed, nuclear-powered attack submarines for Austral...
‘Super El Niño’ deepens hunger crisis in South Sudan – WFP
The already dire hunger crisis in South Sudan is becoming increasingly critical as violence, extreme weather and dwindling aid leave millions without enough food, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) war...
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Countries must increase AI regulation to avoid ‘existential risks’: Türk
Voluntary self-regulation by companies developing frontier artificial intelligence (AI) is “nowhere near sufficient” to address existing harms and prevent advanced autonomous AI models from circumvent...
Highly persistent toxic waste threatens ‘many, if not all, human rights’
Poor management of toxic chemicals and hazardous waste threatens “many, if not all, human rights,” the newly appointed independent human rights independent expert on the rising threat told the Human R...
Press Release: Campaigners tell PM – ‘invest in saving lives not destroying them’
New report highlights spending alternatives for Britain’s nuclear weapons budget £240 billion could: – Fund an extra 220,000 nurses over 30 years –Fund 3.7 million affordable homes and clear social ho...
Under the Stars in Old New Mexico: the Growing Resistance to Uranium Mining
In New Mexico, resistance to Trump’s demand to resume uranium mining appears to be growing, from local protests against mines, mining-permit proposals and a processing mill in Utah, to statewide and c...
The Timing of the AI Bubble Burst and the Subprime Collapse
There is a great scene in the movie The Big Short, where the Steve Carell character is talking with a stripper who owns five houses that she intends to flip. She is explaining how this makes sense. Sh...
Confrontations: A Select 3
“The weird stuff these guys say in their blogs or in their speeches is not just eccentric fluff. Because they have so much money, they can turn these weird ideas into policy and cause tremendous damag...
Collaboration, Not Confrontation: Xi Jinping’s Visit to the United States
President Xi Jinping’s forthcoming visit to the United States must be understood as more than an encounter between two heads of state, but it must be seen as an encounter between two possible futures....
Map Wars: The Victory of Equal Earth Over an Unequal One
Last week, on 4th September, the United Nations General Assembly adopted an African proposal for a new world map, which shows countries’ true size relative to one another. It aims to correct the view...
Data Centers Powered By Trump’s Brain Cells: a Glyph
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Is organic farming better for the environment than conventional farming?
Organic farming often wins when we compare impacts on one unit of land, but there is no clear winner when we look at impacts per unit of food production.
Married at 13, pregnant and starving: Child brides of Yemen
Fatimah* was 13 when she was married off to an older man. Two years later, she gave birth to twin daughters.
General Assembly High-level Week 2026
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Press Release | UN Convening Explores the Future of AI, Human Development and Human Dignity
Press Release UN Convening Explores the Future of AI, Human Development and Human Dignity Fourth open conversation in the series to help shape discussions on AI during the 81st United Nations General...
Steps Against Israel’s Pharma and Continuing Horrors in the West Bank
Going to the pharmacy is always full of anxiety. It is not a pleasure to pick up medicines to cure some health problems. It has now become easier for me to go to my local pharmacy since my wife and I...
Fewer F**ks for Trump
I don’t suffer from Trump Derangement Syndrome, I tell myself. Mine is a healthy immune response to the malignancy that is this monstrous man. But I do tend to boil over with frothing resentment. This...
Up-Close: The World’s Most Terrifying Glacier
“Thwaites demise is inevitable” (Inside Antarctica’s Doomsday Glacier, PBS, August 19th, 2026). Aboard the South Korean icebreaker Araon: “This is Thwaites, a glacier on the edge of Earth, teetering o...
The Timing of the AI Bubble Burst and the Subprime Collapse
I read this Substack column last week comparing the timing of subprime resets in 2006-08 to the payments that the AI companies will soon have to make for data centers as they open. (Sorry, I would cre...
Peace campaigners welcome the UK government’s sanctions on Israeli settlements as a step in the right direction
Peace campaigners welcome the UK government’s sanctions on Israeli settlements as a step in the right directionThursday 10 September 2026The Peace Pledge Union responds to Foreign Secretary Ed Miliban...
Human cost of violence in South Sudan ‘continues to grow’
Independent human rights investigators voiced deep concern over growing risks to both civilians and South Sudan’s political transition following their latest fact-finding mission to the world’s younge...
Are rising spending and temperatures causing more fires on European military lands?
Is there a pattern to fires on military sites across Europe? And is it changing in response to the climate crisis and increasing military spending? Students Sara Niknam, Adam Krid and Ritchie Davelaar...
Coordinated action on clean air and climate change can net $15 for every dollar spent
Tackling air pollution and climate change together can save millions of lives, reduce global warming and generate roughly $15 in economic benefits for every $1 spent, a new UN-backed report has reveal...
A never-ending childhood of malaria
How often do people in high-burden areas get malaria? Studies suggest that many children can experience five or more malaria infections a year.
UN aims to raise nearly $50 million for Nepal flood response
The UN and its humanitarian partners launched a $49.6 million flash appeal on Friday to deliver emergency assistance to more than 84,000 people affected by last week’s catastrophic floods in Nepal.
Repeated attacks on humanitarian warehouses put vital medical aid at risk in Ukraine: WHO
A new airstrike overnight damaged one of the main warehouses used by the World Health Organization (WHO) in Ukraine to store humanitarian medical supplies in the Kyiv region, the UN agency said on Fri...
Media Advisory | UN Water Conference to Mobilize Global Action as Billions Remain Without Clean Water and Sanitation
The post Media Advisory | UN Water Conference to Mobilize Global Action as Billions Remain Without Clean Water and Sanitation appeared first on United Nations Sustainable Development.
New cluster munition action plan would include more environment and climate
The process of environmental mainstreaming in mine action has been underway for several years. Anna McKean explains how a new action plan for the Convention on Cluster Munitions would both reflect and...
Sudan: Air attack destroys food aid for families in South Kordofan
A massive supply of food aid destined for hungry families in South Kordofan state, Sudan, was destroyed in an aerial attack on two trucks over the weekend, the World Food Progamme (WFP) said on Wednes...
Tribute to Dr Ronald McCoy, one of ICAN’s founders
Dr Ronald McCoy, one of the most influential and inspirational leaders in global efforts to abolish nuclear weapons has passed away in Malaysia. He was 96.
Beef production in Brazil has been the largest driver of global deforestation in recent decades
Most beef production in Brazil is to meet domestic rather than international demand.
As wars spread, the global food system unravels
A family with four children abandoned its farm in Somalia after armed groups arrived and demanded payments for the right to continue cultivating the land. They walked roughly 100 kilometers to a displ...
The rise of electoral democracy
How elections spread, voting rights expanded, and political competition developed around the world over the last two centuries.
Singapore: Independent rights experts urge immediate end to ‘unlawful use’ of death penalty
Independent UN Human Rights Council-appointed experts on Tuesday condemned the execution of at least 16 people in Singapore for drug-related offences this year and urged the country to end its “contin...
Synergies and Challenges in Financing Adaptation, Sustainable Development, and Loss and Damage
Adapting to climate impacts is more critical than ever. Average global temperatures surpassed the 1.5°C threshold in 2024, and the ten worst climate-related disasters of 2025 caused over $120 billion ...
Joint Letter: Military’s airshow courting of children
Joint Letter: Military’s airshow courting of childrenWednesday 29 July 2026The Peace Pledge Union, Forces Watch and Campaigns Against Arms Trade issue a joint letter raising concerns about arms c...
Diversification without Coordination: The Scope for a Collective African Voice in BRICS
Africa’s presence within BRICS has expanded significantly. South Africa, Egypt, and Ethiopia are now full members, while Nigeria and Uganda participate as partner countries. Yet despite this growing r...
Welfare Not Warfare: Chancellor, John Healey and Defence Secretary, Wes Streeting must invest in peace, not weapons
Welfare Not Warfare: Chancellor, John Healey and Defence Secretary, Wes Streeting must invest in peace, not weaponsTuesday 21 July 2026In response to Andy Burnham's new government and cabinet appointm...
UN refugee agency reports 144 migrants dead or missing off Mauritanian coast
The UN’s refugee agency (UNHCR) reports that 144 migrants attempting to reach Europe are dead or missing due to a series of “tragic maritime incidents” off the coast of Mauritania last week.
More than 500 people feared dead in double Myanmar shipwreck tragedy
There is growing concern for at least 500 people believed to have been aboard two boats that reportedly capsized off Myanmar’s coast in recent days.
People continue to stand by refugees, Gen Z shows most empathy
Protection for refugees has been enshrined in international law for more than seven decades, but how much support is there today for those fleeing conflict and persecution?
What MINUSMA Teaches Us about the Future of UN Peacekeeping
In partnership with the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Division of Policy, Evaluation and Training (DPET) of the UN Department of Peace Operations (DPO), IPI cohosted a hy...
WISEN: A tool for post-war environmental accountability?
CEOBS’ WISEN tool can help systematically identify and map conflict-linked environmental harm. Lydia Millar explores how this data could be used to improve accountability at local, national and intern...
The Manhattan Project first created the bomb. Then they created its story—As revealed in the documentary “Bombshell”
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Introduction: Doomsday and the movies
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Chinese nuclear weapons, 2026
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Treat me like a human: The prescience of Children of Men
Volume 82, Issue 4, July 2026.
A film about nuclear war “too horrifying for the medium of broadcasting”
Volume 82, Issue 4, July 2026.
‘Shared blueprint for peace’: Development goals deliver for billions, but challenges remain
With fewer than five years left to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a new UN report says sustained investment and international cooperation have improved billions of lives, but warns...
Young people value partnership and parenthood but barriers block their dreams
Fertility rates are falling worldwide not because young people are rejecting marriage, children or family life but because many are facing economic and housing constraints.
How UN Peacekeeping Operations Are Adapting to Contingency Measures
The UN’s ongoing liquidity crisis has forced peacekeeping operations to implement contingency measures that have significantly reduced personnel, patrols, mission footprints, and programmatic activiti...
Gender Responsiveness and Women’s Participation in UN Peace Operations: New Research and Policy Implications
In partnership with the Elsie Initiative for Women in Peace Operations, IPI cohosted a public policy forum on “Gender Responsiveness and Women’s Participation in UN Peace Operations: New Research and...
Peace campaigners challenge wasteful Armed Forces Day spending as Rushmoor Borough Council and arms companies pour hundreds of thousands into national event
Peace campaigners challenge wasteful Armed Forces Day spending as Rushmoor Borough Council and arms companies pour hundreds of thousands into national eventFriday 26 June 2026Press Release by a coalit...
Resettlement remains out of reach for millions of refugees
As millions of people continue to flee their countries due to war or persecution, UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, called on Tuesday for an urgent expansion of refugee resettlement programmes, warning th...
World News in Brief: UN scales up Ebola response, refugees ‘exiled’ in Africa, Political tensions escalate in Somalia
The UN and its partners are continuing efforts to contain Ebola outbreaks in both the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda, while warning that insecurity and misinformation remain major o...
South Africa’s Conference of the Left issues a bold call for working-class unity
The Conference of the Left in South Africa has brought together a wide range of left-wing political parties, socialist organizations, and progressive movements in an effort to forge greater unity, coo...
US imposes fresh sanctions on Iran amid speculation of interim deal over Strait of Hormuz
Iran condemned the US threats of war and sanctions against Oman over its alleged cooperation with Iran, calling it yet another sign of the “moral bankruptcy” of the US government and its policy making...
Could the left continue in power in Colombia?
In this article, we briefly review what the polls are saying and the profiles of the leading candidates vying for the presidency. The post Could the left continue in power in Colombia? appeared first...
Bolivian president consolidates power as protests continue to grow
After nearly a month of intense protests, the Paz administration decided to call for dialogue once again, even as it passed a law granting it greater powers to declare states of emergency. The post Bo...
US Army drills in Venezuela met with protests
At the same time, several Chavista activists condemned the military exercises and called for an end to such activities. The post US Army drills in Venezuela met with protests appeared first on Peoples...
Protest works: How local residents persuaded York Council to rethink Armed Forces Day
Protest works: How local residents persuaded York Council to rethink Armed Forces DayTuesday 26 May 2026Campaigning for peace can often feel like an uphill struggle. But every so often a campaign cuts...
Protected persons
International humanitarian law protects a wide range of people and objects during armed conflict.
Topics, debates and disarmament
The ICRC engages in various law and policy areas to enhance protection and aid for those impacted by armed conflict and other forms of violence.
Publications and Resources
Publications and Resources Toda has published numerous Policy Briefs and Reports, as well as books and journal […]
Youth shape the road to 2030, call for urgent action on sustainable development
As we confront increasingly complex and interconnected crises - from climate change to the AI revolution - the leadership and voices of young people have never been more vital, says the UN.
Budgetary Costs of U.S. Military Operations in Venezuela, the Caribbean, and the Eastern Pacific, August 1, 2025 – March 31, 2026
Budgetary Costs of U.S. Military Operations in Venezuela, the Caribbean, and the Eastern Pacific, August 1, 2025 – March 31, 2026 Paper mhealy5@brown.edu April 7, 2026 April 23, 2026 Classify...
Science-led governance of AI can help power sustainable development: Guterres
UN Secretary-General António Guterres highlighted the key role science has in international governance of artificial intelligence during an event on Friday held on the margins of the AI Impact Summit...
Floods, drought and insecurity drive acute hunger for 7.5 million in Pakistan
After a year that saw heavy monsoon floods, prolonged drought and dry spells, and a surge in violence, 7.5 million people in Pakistan face high levels of food insecurity and malnutrition according to...
Mass Displacement since October 7, 2023: Flight from War, Genocide, and Expulsion in Gaza, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, and the West Bank
Mass Displacement since October 7, 2023: Flight from War, Genocide, and Expulsion in Gaza, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, and the West Bank Paper mhealy5@brown.edu September 29, 2025 David Vine October 7, 202...
Fair Lifestyle Targets
Fair Lifestyle Targets SGR Admin Thu, 02/01/2024 - 16:36 SIGN UP Signing up to these targets will show your commitment to a fair, sustainable lifestyle. Signing up to all 10 would commit to an equ...
A Science Oath for the Climate: Text and Signing
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The Climate Strike - why we should all stop work to start change
The Climate Strike - why we should all stop work to start change andrew Tue, 09/17/2019 - 16:50 Climate change and energy ResponsibleSci blog It can seem odd that a refusal to act is a good way to mot...
Cars and climate change: the need for more ambition
Cars and climate change: the need for more ambition andrew Tue, 11/27/2018 - 11:37 Climate change and energy Newsletter articles Ahead of the next global climate talks in Poland, Prof John Whitelegg,...
The risks of the new EU Defence Fund
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IPAN SA Derek Burke speaks out for Richard Boyle at Support Rally
A Rally to support whistle blower Richard Boyle was held in Adelaide on August 9. Richard Boyle Protest speech Speech by IPAN-SA convener De...
Read More →IPAN Voice – August 2023
Click here to download a word version of our newsletter IPAN Voice Voice No 82 Aug 2023 Index is: In this Edition: * AUSMIN decisions increa...
Read More →Hiroshima Day events across Australia protest AUKUS on August 6
Australian Anti-AUKUS Coalition Statement Hiroshima and Nagasaki Never Again! No Nuclear Submarines, No AUKUS! Demand Peace – Oppose War! Se...
Read More →Tightening of U.S. Grip on Australia Denounced – IPAN Media Release 1 August 2023
www.ipan.org.au MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE 1 August 2023 • AUSMIN (U.S. and Australia’s defence and foreign affairs ministers...
Read More →Successful start to Pacific Peace activists visit to Australia – July 31st 2023
Pacific Peace Conference and Speaking Tour – Brisbane Report Liz Ridley The pacific Peace Conference and Speaking Tour is off and running. T...
Read More →Peace Park in Queanbeyan and Hiroshima Day – August 2023
Two grass roots activists are celebrated in a peace park at Queanbeyan near Canberra. Next time you visit Canberra make sure you visit the p...
Read More →Talisman Sabre-AUSMIN-AUKUS Taking Australia down a path to war – Media Release 8 July 2023
* Voices from Australia and the Pacific Speak Out * Pacific Peace Conference ‘Calling for a Peaceful Pacific’ – Brisbane Saturday 29th July...
Read More →Cry from the Pacific – U.S. military occupied peoples fear U.S. war against China – Media Release 27 July 2023
www.ipan.org.au MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE 27 July 2023 Pacific Peace Speaking Tour commences in Brisbane this weekend Speaker...
Read More →ALP Branch Motions critical of AUKUS
This page lists the ALP Branches which have publicised their motion critical of the AUKUS decision Click each name to read the motion. Bruns...
Read More →India’s withdrawal from the Talisman Sabre war exercises welcomed – Media Release 18 July 2023
IPAN MEDIA RELEASE – for immediate release 17 July 2023 “India’s withdrawal from the Talisman Sabre war exercises is a very welcome announce...
Read More →Australian Quakers criticise AUKUS decision – July 2023
At the Annual Friends Gathering in July 2023, Australian Quakers have agreed on a statement critical of the militarisation in Australia and...
Read More →Podcast – ALP Government policy and fear of US – 13 July 2023
Does fear of the USA explain some ALP Government policy decisions? Listen to this IPAN podcast originally broadcast on “Alternative News” on...
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