The COVID-19 pandemic has been called the “great equalizer.” However, its trajectory has hit certain populations more than others.
On International Day of Democracy, we recognize that citizen-responsive governments provide economic prosperity, improve social well-being, protect minorities and vulnerable populations, among other impactful benefits.
Around the world, a pattern of attacks against freedom of assembly and collective bargaining is increasing - even in countries with strong democracies - within a broader clampdown on human rights and restrictions on civic space.
Are you working to push back against populist narratives and tendencies? Have you got a new way of doing things…
The brutal hostilities we are seeing in multiple conflicts around the world have exposed a terrible truth: We are living in an era of impunity. Attacks that kill or injure civilians, including humanitarian and health-care personnel, are devastatingly common. Yet despite widespread condemnation, serious violations of the rules of war too often go unpunished.
As humanitarian organizations operating in Gaza, it is our experience that the humanitarian response in Gaza, including U.S. funded humanitarian assistance, has been consistently and arbitrarily denied, restricted, and impeded by the Israeli authorities.
“In 2021, continued recourse to military rather than diplomatic and political means led to displacement on a significant scale,…
Two years following the Myanmar military’s overthrowal of the democratically-elected ruling party on February 1, 2021, thousands of people have…
Media freedom is the lifeblood of democracy, and the ability of journalists to report freely is a critical indicator of…
Significant strides were made last week in how the U.S. Department of Defense prevents and mitigates civilian harm. On August…
