Daily Peace and Crisis Report — Monday 6 Apr 2026

Technological Revolution in Transport and Logistics Presents Long-Term Challenges

(Moscow Bureau) – Unbelievably, Russia is no longer at the geopolitical and economic crossroads. Kazan, the famous city in the autonomous Republic of Tatarstan, and St. Petersburg, known as the...

The Power of Movement

Migration, Africa and the silent redistribution of global human capital “Power does not belong to those who control land, but to those who decide who moves… and where.” Framing The international syste...

The US-Israel War on Humanity: What is Next?

By Mahboob A. Khawaja, PhD. The trajectory of war against Iran unleashed authoritarianism of dark ages propelling insanity and dystopian supremacy using democracy to shield their crimes against humani...

Why the ‘West’? An Exchange in the New York Review of Books.

Bad Ukrainians must not be allowed to worship false idols. Bad Ukrainians are irrationally attached to outdated holidays. Orthodox Christmas, which most Ukrainians have traditionally celebrated accord...

How we are (not) allowed to protest against the war in the only Middle Eastern democracy

We gathered yesterday evening to demonstrate against the war, against the American-backed Israeli aggression in Iran and the invasion of Lebanon, against the ongoing oppression and murder in the West...

The Seeds of a Renewed Humanist Movement: Where Do We Go from Here?

Between inheritance and renewal in a world marked by violence, fragmentation and spiritual exhaustion At a certain point, every movement must ask itself a difficult question: does it still exist as a...

UN nuclear agency chief ‘deeply concerned’ by reports of latest attack on Iran power plant

Reports of yet another projectile strike near the Bushehr nuclear power plant prompted Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), to register his deep concern on Saturday.

Afghanistan: Unexploded ordnances continue devastating communities, mainly children

Trump Wages War on Working Families to Fund $500 Billion Pentagon Boost

Today, President Trump released his administration’s FY2027 budget, doubling down on an unpopular economic agenda that is raising costs and ripping away support for working families. Trump’s budget p...

Hormuz 3 April 2026 #1

Hormuz 3 April 2026 #1 lalasor Fri, 04/03/2026 - 19:58 Strait of Hormuz Fri, 04/03/2026 - 12:00 3 April 2026 Trump asserted that “our military… hasn’t even started des...

Tehran 3 April 2026 #1

Tehran 3 April 2026 #1 lalasor Fri, 04/03/2026 - 19:57 Tehran Fri, 04/03/2026 - 12:00 3 April 2026 Trump asserted that “our military… hasn’t even started destroying wh...

Washington 3 April 2026 #1

Washington 3 April 2026 #1 lalasor Fri, 04/03/2026 - 19:56 Washington Fri, 04/03/2026 - 12:00 3 April 2026 Trump asserted that “our military… hasn’t even started destr...

Lebanon 3 April 2026 #1

Lebanon 3 April 2026 #1 lalasor Fri, 04/03/2026 - 19:56 Lebanon Fri, 04/03/2026 - 12:00 3 April 2026 Tallying its operations in Lebanon over the previous month, the Israeli...

Israel 3 April 2026 #2

Israel 3 April 2026 #2 lalasor Fri, 04/03/2026 - 19:54 Israel Fri, 04/03/2026 - 12:00 3 April 2026 Tallying its operations in Lebanon over the previous month, the Israeli&n...

Progressives Urge Senate Dems to Block AG Confirmation Until Epstein Files Released

In the wake of President Trump’s removal of Pam Bondi, Our Revolution, the largest grassroots-funded progressive political organizing group in the country, is calling on Senate Democrats to withhold...

How Hezbollah Stands to Benefit From an Israeli Invasion

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March Job Gains Mask a Volatile Labor Market as Iran War Chaos Mounts

Today’s jobs report shows the labor market added 178,000 jobs in March, and February’s losses significantly revised down, revealing a decrease of 133,000 jobs. The unemployment rate remained mostly u...

Deminers race to keep up with military technology

In conflict zones where new technologies are making landmines more dangerous, deminers must innovate at the same pace to avoid being left behind, a leading UN mines expert has told UN News. 

‘We watched them die before our eyes’: Sudan health workers helpless amid medical shortages

As violence forces tens of thousands to flee Sudan’s South Kordofan state, doctors in a key maternity hospital are facing impossible choices – with too few supplies, too many patients, and lives slipp...

Myanmar: Presidency must not shield Min Aung Hlaing from being held accountable

Responding to the news that parliamentarians loyal to former Senior General Min Aung Hlaing voted him in as the next president of Myanmar on 3 April, Amnesty International Myanmar Researcher Joe Freem...

Despite European Extradition Requests, Guinea Keeps Convicted Robber in Prison

Both Belgium and the Netherlands have asked Guinea to extradite Ibrahim Akhlal, but he remains in prison in the West African country — even though his sentence has expired.

“Every home we know is gone”: Stories of displacement in Lebanon

Iran Predicts US Ground Invasion After Israel Strikes Key Negotiator

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Trump Appointees on Planning Commission Rubber-Stamp Trump’s White House Ballroom Project

Today, the Trump Administration appointees on the National Capital Planning Commission, which provides overall planning guidance for federal land and buildings in the District, overrode opposition fr...

Advocacy Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Decision to Exempt All Oil and Gas Activities in Gulf from Endangered Species Act

Gulf and environmental groups sued the Trump Administration today over its decision to strip Endangered Species Act protection from imperiled species threatened by oil-and-gas offshore drilling activ...

Has Trump Lost Control of the Iran War Narrative?

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Another Development Foundation and World BEYOND War

In January 2025, Another Development Foundation (ADF), Sweden, became an affiliated partner of World BEYOND War (WBW). #WorldBEYONDWar The post Another Development Foundation and World BEYOND War appe...

Nepal Arrests Alleged Power Broker Deepak Bhatta in Money Laundering Probe

Police in Nepal detained the prominent executive over multimillion-dollar financial irregularities just days after immigration officials barred him from leaving the country.

EU/Israel: Adoption of death penalty law by the Israeli Knesset requires urgent EU measures – Joint statement

As humanitarian and human rights organisations that have worked for years in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, we are appalled by the Israeli Knesset’s decision to approve a bill that mak...

French Court Blocks Extradition of Late Tunisian Dictator's Daughter

A Paris appeals court has blocked the extradition of the late dictator's 33-year-old daughter, who was arrested last fall on charges of laundering her father's illicit wealth.

Iran War: What Is Happening on Day 34 of US-Israel Attacks?

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Iran: Recruitment of child soldiers as young as 12 amounts to a war crime 

Iranian authorities are trampling upon children’s rights and committing a grave violation of international humanitarian law amounting to a war crime by recruiting and mobilizing children as young as 1...

World News in Brief: South Sudan rights, opioid guidelines update, DR Congo crisis continues

South Sudan is evolving into a catastrophic human rights and humanitarian crisis, UN Human Rights Council-appointed independent experts warned on Thursday.

Guterres warns of ‘wider war’ as Middle East conflict enters second month

The Middle East crisis has lurched into its second month, prompting UN Secretary-General António Guterres to issue a stark warning on Thursday morning that the world is “on the edge of a wider war” wi...

Canada Charges Suspect in Extortion Against South Asian Community

How EU proposals to “simplify” tech laws will roll back our rights in order to feed AI 

Last year, the European Commission launched a drive to simplify existing EU laws on artificial intelligence (AI) and data protection, arguing that this would “boost competitiveness” and “cut red tape”...

Tribal Rule Trumps Regulation as Yemen Warlords Plunder Marble

Tribal warlords in Yemen are sidestepping regulations to plunder marble reserves in Marib province, robbing the state of a key income stream and illustrating new faultlines in the country after over a...

Angola: Authorities must release arbitrarily detained activist General Nila

Reacting to Angolan authorities’ continued detention of Serrote Oliviera, also known as General Nila, the leader of the National Union for Total Revolution of Angola (UNTRA), Amnesty International’s R...

Pavel Devyatkin: Finland moves to allow hosting of nuclear weapons in dangerous shift

On March 5, Helsinki published draft amendments to the Nuclear Energy Act and the Criminal Code that would allow nuclear weapons to be brought into or based on Finnish soil, despite widespread public...

Measured in decades: The enduring human cost of anti-personnel mines and other explosive ordnance

“These weapons belong to the past”: Decades on, landmines and explosive remnants still kill and destroy lives

Third aircraft carrier heading to the Middle East while Trump hints war with Iran could end soon

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Palestine Coalition organisers to appeal verdict

Today’s guilty verdicts in the case of PSC director Ben Jamal and Stop the War vice chair Chris Nineham are extraordinary and shocking and a huge setback for civil liberties. The pair have made clear...

Amazingly, Some Governments Are Doing Some Things Right

This seems like an April Fool's Day story, and I did always used to write those. But it isn't. And it's going to be a growing list. I'm going to add to it here on future days, I hope. You can help add...

Protest Held At Faslane Nuclear Submarine Base

Early on the morning of 14 March we scrambled onto our bus and travelled from Aberdeen to Faslane, stopping at Dundee, Perth and Stirling to welcome aboard an enthusiastic bunch of peace protestors. #...

Vadim Nikitin: Among the Private Spies

The name’s Steele, Christopher Steele.’ That’s the way a former MI6 operative who wrote the notorious dossier alleging collusion between Trump and Putin introduced himself at a debate at the Cambridge...

Spencer Neal: Tulsi Toes the Line

Gabbard’s arc from independent war skeptic to simply another Republican Party apparatchik is not dissimilar to that of Vice President J.D. Vance, who has also spent the last few weeks quietly making e...

Jordan: ICRC president concludes official visit to discuss humanitarian situation in the Middle East and joint efforts to revive respect for the rules of war

Did Global Affairs Try To Scrub Record Of Israel Arms Transfer?

The mixed messages raise questions as to whether Canada is actually preventing the weapons parts from being exported to Israel — or simply trying to remove public documentation of the transfer. #World...

A Pledge to Take Action on U.S. Tax Day April 15, 2026

We, the undersigned organizations and individuals, commit to developing a mass movement across the United States demanding an end to the use of our tax dollars to fund genocide and empire once and for...

Protestors target RAF Lakenheath amid evidence of US nuclear weapons and role in illegal war on Iran

Peace camp against deployment of US nuclear weapons to Britain takes place at RAF Lakenheath, 1-6 April Major demonstration and blockade of base main gate on Saturday, 4 April CND ad van touring East...

Olivier Kempf: Conflict Resolution: Has Russia won the war?

The record of the war presents a more complicated picture, and forces us to consider a difficult question: Has Russia already won?

The image from Gaza that still haunts me: Palestine relief agency chief

Asking the softly spoken, veteran humanitarian worker Philippe Lazzarini how he feels as he comes to the end of his second term as the head of the UN agency for Palestinians, UNRWA, is perhaps an unfa...

Airstrike on funeral underscores rising civilian toll in Sudan

Fears are mounting for civilians caught up in Sudan’s deadly war between rival militaries as attacks intensify and humanitarian access shrinks, following a deadly airstrike on a funeral gathering in W...

From deadlock to dialogue on the Korean Peninsula: It is time to revisit the idea of North East Asian regional security talks

Despite an invitation to dialogue extended by the president of the Republic of Korea (South Korea), Lee Jae Myung, to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea), the long-standing conflic...

14 -16 April | ECOSOC Youth Forum 2026

Iran War: Environmental risk overview as of 27th March

A month into the Israeli-US war against Iran we summarise current and emerging conflict trends and their potential implications for people and the environment.

Good Practice Guide on Applying Export Controls to Transfers of Commercial Cyber Intrusion Capabilities

This SIPRI good practice guide aims to support national efforts by PMP Code of Practice supporters by clarifying how export controls can be applied to CCICs and informing multilateral discussions on u...

Nuclear Ban Monitor shows nuclear arsenals are continuing to grow – as support for the nuclear ban treaty expands

This year’s report identifies two opposing trends: nuclear arsenals are growing, even as more countries choose to reject nuclear weapons and join the ban treaty.

US-Israeli war on Iran risks major nuclear accident

The illegal war on Iran by nuclear-armed US and Israel is increasing the risks of a nuclear accident, as nuclear facilities are repeatedly targeted by missile attacks. Missiles hitting or landing clos...

SIPRI co-organizes workshop on conflict management in South East Asia and the Pacific

On 5–6 March, SIPRI co-organized a workshop on the future of conflict management and peace operations in South East Asia and the Pacific.

Regulating transfers of AI algorithms, training data and models: The potential and limitations of export controls

This topical backgrounder discusses how export controls currently apply to AI algorithms, training data and models and how exporters can approach the task of classification.

Yurii Sheliazhenko – arbitrarily detained to be forcibly conscripted – a victim of cruel and humiliating treatment

March 24, 2026 The undersigned organisations express their deep dismay over what happened to Mr. Yurii Sheliazhenko and strongly condemn the serious human rights violations committed against him by th...

Annual Review 2025—out today

SIPRI is pleased to launch Annual Review 2025, which takes a retrospective look at the Institute’s activities and achievements over the past year.

Tit for tat strikes against nuclear plants in Iran and Israel

“Any attack near a nuclear facility is playing roulette with civilian lives. Nuclear risks are not theoretical -- they are immediate and human. The US, Israel and Iran must stop all military action an...

The world is closer to Armageddon

By Pablo Ruiz* In January 2026, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists stated that we are 85 seconds away from midnight—or the “Doomsday Clock”—due to the threats of nuclear war and climate change. As...

GSPP Statement: Stop Israel’s Assault on Lebanon!

20 March 2026 *The International Peace Bureau is a member of the Global Solidarity for Peace in Palestine (GSPP) coalition Less than two years after the 2024 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire agreement, a rene...

Why the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Matters: Sharpeville, Racism and the World We Are Living In

Why the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Matters: Sharpeville, Racism and the World We Are Living InFriday 20 March 2026At a time of polycrisis, with war and militarism o...

Urgent Action: Free Conscientious Objector Yurii Sheliazhenko

Yurii Sheliazhenko, Executive Secretary of the Ukrainian Pacifist Movement, IPB Council member, and a well-known conscientious objector, was detained by Ukrainian authorities in Kyiv on Thursday, Marc...

2026 NPT Review Conference Briefing Paper

This briefing paper summarizes key points for states to raise at the 2026 Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons taking place in New York, 27 April - 22 May.

Nuclear Weapons and the U.S.-Israeli War on Iran Briefing Paper

This briefing paper summarizes key points for states to raise at the 2026 Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons taking place in New York, 27 April - 22 May in reg...

Protestors to hold naming of the dead ceremony at RAF Fairford, as thousands take action against war on Iran across the country

Protest group, Fairford Action* will mark three weeks since the start of the illegal bombing of Iran with a naming the dead ceremony outside RAF Fairford on Saturday, 21 March from 1:00pm. As the US a...

Lebanon: ICRC supporting life-saving medical services during hostilities

Ethiopia: January to December 2025 Facts & Figures

The ICRC’s Bangkok Regional Delegation: Key Activities in 2025

Myanmar earthquake response: One year on

06:30 in Beirut. A little girl, a helium balloon, and a country facing displacement

News & Announcements

Publications and Resources

Tehran, Caracas... Why Not Pyongyang?

Failure of US–Iran Talks Was All Too Predictable — But Turning to Military Strikes Creates Dangerous Unknowns

Trump’s China Trip: Aiming for Deliverables

Don’t lock in future fossil fuel insecurity in response to the Iran war

The war against Iran is disrupting global fossil fuel supply chains and, while states increasingly recognise that renewables reduce exposure to geopolitical shocks, Grace Alexander finds that there ar...

Event: Consultation on environmental data needs for Ukraine’s sustainable recovery, 24/03/26

Online stakeholder event exploring Ukraine's environmental data needs for sustainable recovery, exploring data gaps and opportunities.

UN Appoints Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Global Advocate for Human-centric Digital Governance

ICAN Annual Report 2025

2025 marked 80 years since the first detonation and use of nuclear weapons. Geo-political tensions were on the rise, with pro-nuclear weapons countries increasingly trying to legitimise nuclear weapon...

The evolution of a conspiracy-minded culture: A historian’s view

Volume 82, Issue 2, March 2026.

Why people believe conspiracy theories: A political scientist’s view

Volume 82, Issue 2, March 2026.

Disinformation as a multiplier of existential threat

Volume 82, Issue 2, March 2026.

Plasma weapons and deterrence in the age of emerging military technologies

Volume 82, Issue 2, March 2026.

United States nuclear weapons, 2026

Volume 82, Issue 2, March 2026.

Germany Fourth Largest Exporter of War Weapons – with Fatal Consequences!

Action Aufschrei Demands a Turn Towards a Culture of Peace The alliance Aktion Aufschrei – Stoppt den Waffenhandel! (Outcry – Stop the Arms Trade!) strongly criticizes the trend in the global arms tra...

Stop bombing Iran – end the nuclear hypocrisy!

Stop bombing Iran – end the war now! The ongoing unprovoked, illegal attacks by nuclear-armed Israel and the US against Iran has killed thousands and risks unleashing a devastating war across the Midd...

Operation Epic Fury: emerging environmental harm and risks in Iran and the region

An updated overview of emerging environmental issues and perspectives arising from Operation Epic Fury in Iran, Israel, and the Gulf States. Serious pollution incidents continue to place people and ec...

Black rain: the health and environmental risks from Tehran’s oil fires

Israeli attacks on four oil facilities in Tehran have exposed millions of Iranians to harm. In this post we explore the attacks and unpack the health and environmental risks faced by the civilian popu...

On day seven of Middle East war, no let-up in suffering

The escalating war in the Middle East has heightened growing concerns about further civilian suffering and displacement in the region and far beyond, UN agencies said on Friday.

World News In Brief: Sudan conflict intensifies, Global inequality deepening, HIV success amid new medicine, increase in ‘Domicide’ worldwide

There has been an alarming escalation of violence in the Kordofan region where fighting has killed and injured civilians, destroyed homes, hospitals and other civilian infrastructure. 

8 March | International Women’s Day

9-19 March | 70th Commission on the Status of Women

Stop Attacking Iran, End the Cycle of Violence

Stop Attacking Iran, End the Cycle of ViolenceWednesday 4 March 2026The PPU joins peace campaigners across the world - along with most people in the UK, US and elsewhere - in condemning the US and Isr...

World News in Brief: Afghan-Pakistan border clashes latest, murder of Iraqi women’s rights activist condemned, Chile leprosy milestone

Clashes along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border have continued for a seventh straight day, with humanitarian access to affected areas still restricted, the UN said on Wednesday. Read Full Story on UN Ne...

The Costs of U.S.-China Militarized Rivalry for Chinese and Asian Americans: Hate Crimes, Unjust Targeting of Scholars, and Legal Exclusions

Peace Operations and Peacebuilding: Supporting Effective UN Transitions for Sustaining Peace

IPI, together with the Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations, co-hosted a public discussion on “Peace Operations and Peacebuilding: Supporting Effective UN Transitions for Sustaining Peace”...

Iran crisis: Schoolgirls killed, thousands displaced and aid compromised

On the fourth day of Israeli and United States airstrikes against Iran and amid growing violence and instability in the Middle East, the UN urgently called for protection of civilians and warned of gr...

The Costs of Militarized Rivalry with China: A First Estimate

World News in Brief: Gaza crossings closed, fighting in Sudan continues, Afghanistan quake victims

The escalating violence in the Middle East region is compounding an already dire humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

Why medicinal plants matter on World Wildlife Day

Medicinal plants and their varied uses span from ancient medicine to modern cosmetics and pharmaceuticals amid a surging demand for more.

Civilian Perceptions and Protection of Civilians by Peacekeepers: Integrating Local Views into Robust Peace Operations

Civilian perceptions of peacekeepers are a critical yet underutilized factor in the effectiveness of protection of civilians (POC) mandates. While peacekeeping missions are often assessed through mand...

Local Civilians’ Role in the Protection of Civilians: Expanding UN-Led Protection through Community-Led Approaches

Local civilians are often the first actors to respond to threats against civilians in conflict-affected settings. Long before international peacekeepers or humanitarian actors arrive, communities deve...

Justice on the move: Mobile courts offer hope for communities in South Sudan

Travelling more than 200 kilometres (124 miles) from Yambio, the capital of Western Equatoria State in southwestern South Sudan, a team of justice experts escorted by United Nations peacekeepers moved...

Fears grow for ordinary Afghans after further clashes with Pakistan

Reports on Friday that major cities in Afghanistan have been bombed by the Pakistan military in a new escalation between the two countries have raised fears for civilians already struggling under the...

Forgotten conflict in South Sudan at ‘a dangerous point’, Türk warns

South Sudan was the focus of debate in the UN Human Rights Council on Friday as escalating violence and political tensions – alongside a massive humanitarian emergency and war in neighbouring Sudan –...

World News in Brief: Epstein scandal highlights ‘silencing’ of women, Danish breakthrough on HIV transmission, Belarus rights update

UN human rights chief Volker Türk warned on Friday that the Epstein and Gisèle Pellicot scandals are an illustration of intensifying threats to women and girls forced to suffer in silence.

Guterres slams international failure to manage safe migration

A 2018 agreement that aims to strengthen international cooperation on migration management must become reality, the UN Secretary-General said on Friday in New York. 

World News in Brief: Russian strikes on Ukraine condemned, migrant deaths update, devastating floods in southern Brazil

The UN on Thursday condemned the latest attacks against civilians in Ukraine by Russian forces, reiterating that they always constitute a violation of international law “and must stop immediately.” 

South Sudan: Funding gaps threaten nearly 2 million displaced people

Funding shortfalls are putting the lives of more than 1.9 million displaced people in South Sudan at risk amid rising humanitarian needs, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Wed...

Over a billion fear losing land and homes within five years

Despite global progress in strengthening land tenure and governance, more than a billion people worldwide – nearly one in four adults – fear they could lose the rights to some or all of their land and...

Concerns raised by Burundian refugees about ‘coercive’ repatriation from Tanzania

Concerns have been raised about the “coercive” repatriation from Tanzania of Burundian refugees, many of whom do not want to return to their home country.

World News in Brief: Civilian casualties in Afghanistan, migrant deaths off Crete, call for justice in Brazil trial

The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has received credible reports of civilian casualties following airstrikes carried out by Pakistan inside Afghanistan late on 21 February and into the e...

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...

Women, Peace and Security and the Future of UN and AU Peace Operations

In Addis Ababa, IPI convened a multi-day workshop on Women, Peace and Security and the Future of UN and AU Peace Operations, with the support of the Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canada a...

World News in Brief: Guterres calls for fair swtich to clean energy, Ramadan in Gaza, escalating violence and displacement in South Sudan

The world has “entered the age of clean energy” and renewables are now the cheapest, fastest and safest source of new electricity almost everywhere, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a vid...

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...

Decades of gains overshadowed as Asia-Pacific falls behind on sustainable development targets

Climate inaction, biodiversity loss and rising emissions are pushing Asia and the Pacific further off course on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with the region set to miss nearly nine out of...

From India, Guterres calls for $3 billion fund to ensure AI benefits all

The future of artificial intelligence “cannot be decided by a handful of countries or left to the whims of a few billionaires,” the UN Secretary-General told the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on Thurs...

UN chief urges renewed push to complete decolonization as 17 territories remain

More than 60 years after the UN launched its formal decolonization drive, Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday urged renewed commitment to completing the unfinished business of ending colonial...

UN forum calls for overhaul of agrifood systems

Rising food prices and declining farm incomes are putting increasing pressure on the global food system, with up to 720 million people facing hunger last year, and billions more struggling to afford h...

Stabilizing Gaza and Shaping a Political Horizon: Conditions for an Effective International Stabilization Force

The transition to Phase Two of the Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict, following the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 2803 (2025), has brought renewed focus to the proposed Internat...

'Weapons not welcome in our city': Arms fair faces renewed protests in Birmingham

'Weapons not welcome in our city': Arms fair faces renewed protests in BirminghamFriday 6 February 2026An arms fair at Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre (NEC) has once again drawn determined pro...

From shelter to strength: How disaster refuges protect lives in Palau

The small Pacific Ocean island of Palau is helping communities build resilience against the dangers of climate change-driven extreme weather with the establishment of a network of emergency refuges –...

The PPU Winter Appeal 2025

The PPU Winter Appeal 2025Friday 12 December 2025Help us build a culture of peace - in 2026 and beyond! The world needs a culture of peace. At a time of record civilian conflict deaths, global instabi...

Russian and Ukrainian conscientious objectors speak out

Russian and Ukrainian conscientious objectors speak outThursday 11 December 2025On 9th December 2025, conscientious objectors (COs) from both Russia and Ukraine spoke to an online audience of over 100...

What You Need to Know about Pentagon and Military-Related Spending in H.R. 1

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...

The Human Toll of the Gaza War: Direct and Indirect Death from 7 October 2023 to 3 October 2025

The Human Toll of the Gaza War: Direct and Indirect Death from 7 October 2023 to 3 October 2025 Paper mhealy5@brown.edu October 2, 2025 Neta C. Crawford October 7, 2025 As of October 3, 2025, accordin...

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

A Science Oath for the Climate: Text and Signing stuart Tue, 11/10/2020 - 10:15 A science oath for the climate: a pledge of scrutiny, integrity and engagement Science has no higher purpose than to und...

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

The risks of the new EU Defence Fund stuart Mon, 11/19/2018 - 12:09 Security and disarmament Other documents Scientists for Global Responsibility is one of 42 European civil society organisations warn...

Mountain hideout, planes under fire: US daring rescue

The United States has pulled off a daring rescue of two aviators whose fighter jet was shot down by Iran.

Aussies warned of price hikes long after conflict ends

Higher prices will likely linger for motorists and consumers even if there is a speedy end to the latest conflict in the Middle East.

Trump gives Iran until Tuesday night to open Strait

US President Donald Trump has threatened to rain "hell" on Tehran if it did not reopen the Strait of Hormuz for oil flows vital to the world economy.

Living with hope in a time of evil and uncertainty

In a time marked by conflict and uncertainty, the call is not to eliminate evil but to respond with sincerity, truth and hope – beginning with ourselves, writes Frank Brennan. We Australians are ordin...

Takaichi revisits Japan’s prostitution debate

Japan’s prostitution laws are under review, exposing a system that penalises women while leaving demand largely untouched. The direction of reform will shape whether policy shifts toward rights or rei...

The game goes on: football in a time of war

As conflict escalates, FIFA insists the 2026 World Cup will proceed unchanged. The decision reflects a broader pattern – institutions continuing regardless of reality, even in the presence of war. Mis...

Why we avoid thinking about nuclear war – and why we shouldn’t

Public denial and avoidance have dulled awareness of the nuclear threat. Annie Jacobsen’s book, Nuclear War: A Scenario confronts that reality directly, challenging readers to face what has long been...

How Norman Lindsay wrote the The Magic Pudding to critique ‘Australian values’ – inspired by Nietzsche

Often read as a celebration of national character, The Magic Pudding is better understood as a critique of Australian culture, exposing its shallowness and complacency. The federal parliamentary seat...

Screenwriters and Hollywood studios reach pay deal

Screenwriters and Hollywood studios have reached a tentative deal after a few weeks of negotiations.

Diesel too dear? Give the vintage tractor a run

Tractors at ten paces: given the current price of diesel, this petrol-powered Cub could give today's turbo tank a run for its money! read now...

Suggested Cabinet submission for 2026-27 migration and humanitarian program

The Albanese Government is about to consider a cabinet submission on the 26-27 migration program. Former Immigration Department Deputy Secretary Dr Abul Rizvi has drafted IA's submission....

Big Carbon’s alternative reality of climate misinformation

Last week’s Integrity Gap report described pervasive climate misinformation that warps and dulls our perceptions of what is an existential threat.

Remembering Desmond Filby: Sovereign Citizen and accused child flasher

Desmond Filby, the man commonly called by the media "Dezi Freeman", was shot by police, but should instead be remembered for his alleged child sexual abuse, argues Tom Tanuki. read n...

Should the ABC be privatised? A modest (re-e)valuation

ABC staff walked off the job last week and the public broadcaster instantly switched to BBC programming. Prof. Vince Hooper discusses whose interests the ABC now serves — citizens or others&#0...

Greenwashing: How companies pretend to be eco-friendly

You’ve probably seen it before: a huge company decides to go “green”. read now...

Fuel Vulnerability due to war – an IPAN podcast 31 March 2026

Leading Myanmar Humanitarian Visits Australia

Dr Cynthia Maung founded the Mae Tao Clinic 38 years ago along the Thailand-Burma border, in Mae Sot. Since the 2021 coup, Mae Sot has become a sanctuary for many Burmese refugees, in particular tens...

All Power to Women Activists: The Women of Burma internship program 

Since the 2021 military coup, communities across Myanmar have faced escalating violence, displacement, and political repression. Yet, women, especially those from ethnic minority backgrounds, continue...

Secure Jobs, Strong Democracy: Media Workers Take Action in Indonesia and the Philippines 

In countries like Indonesia and the Philippines, journalists investigating corruption, environmental destruction, or military abuses have faced violence, including targeted killings and legal harassme...

Asbestos Conference 2026: Working Together for a Cleaner, Asbestos-free Asia Pacific 

16 representatives from six Asia-Pacific nations – Cambodia, Laos, the Philippines, Fiji, Indonesia, and Malaysia – travelled to Sydney to participate in the 2026 Asbestos Conference.

“We Deserve Respect. We Deserve Fair Work” – Domestic Workers Union Vice President 

When Lidia de Jesus looks back at her life just a few years ago, she remembers fear, isolation and uncertainty. Today, she is helping lead a national movement for domestic workers in Timor-Leste.

USA-Israeli illegal war on Iran, Lebanon and Palestine impacts Australian people – Media Release 26 March 2026

Brisbane Palm Sunday Rally for Peace and Justice – Media Alert 24 March 2026

Palm Sunday rally for peace and justice in Brisbane. Date: Sunday 29 March 3pm. Place: King George Square. Organisers: Just Peace Qld Inc, Refugee Action Collective, IPAN and Justice For Palestine. Th...

Palm Sunday 2026 Peace activities near you – see Stop Press below

Palm Sunday- Peace actions across Australia Sunday 29th March, 2026 Brisbane (King George Square) Palm Sunday Rally for Peace and Justice is organised by RAC Justice For Palestine Just Peace Qld and I...

UNDERSTANDING EMPIRE: U.S. MILITARY IN AUSTRALIA

The public is awakening to how the United States is involving Australia in its empire plans.

Australia must Disengage: Our future lies in independence from the US – Media Release 16 March 2026

IPAN supports Australia's decision not to send a naval ship to the Strait of Hormuz but calls on the Australian government to disengage and recall ADF assets to Australia, condemn the illegal US/Israe...

THE IRAN WAR: BATTLEFIELD INTELLIGENCE, BEFORE BOOTS ON THE GROUND

Australia’s role in supporting the US-Israel war against Iran with the hosting of a string of US military bases across the country is a critical contribution to the US war machine.

AUSTRALIA REMAINS COMMITTED TO TRADING WITH ISRAEL

Despite the copious amounts of evidence showing Israeli war crimes in Gaza and beyond, the Albanese government is determined to deepen trade ties with Israel.

THE NEW EMPIRE OF THE UNITED STATES

Australia is being sold the narrative that US power projection both globally and here, is necessary for defence from evil empires. But through military, economic and political power, the United States...

AUSTRALIA IGNORING MORAL RED LINES WITH  UNREGULATED AI WARFARE

With Australia failing to acknowledge the humanitarian risks of weaponising AI, the Australian government seems unwilling to place any limits on devastating autonomous weapons.

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...