News & Updates
Peace and security news from Australian and global sources, plus IPAN updates
The government is finally looking at excessive specialist fees, but it could go further
The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing has released a consultation paper on excessive specialist fees. The paper can be boiled down to a simple question: when a specialist charges far more th...
5 Trusted roofing companies in Sydney for residential roofing
Compare five trusted roofing companies in Sydney for residential roofing. See what each does well and what to check before you hire a roofer. read now...
Top 9 firms financing battery storage projects in Australia
Explore nine firms financing battery storage projects in Australia, from major banks and government funds to specialist lenders supporting energy storage growth. read now...
New world, same Reserve Bank
There’s a war on Iran choking global oil supplies, an artificial intelligence boom, and a US president torpedoing the global trading system, but inflation simply MUST be normal, according to the RBA....
David Shoebridge brings a fighting edge to the Greens
David Shoebridge’s rise to the Greens leadership offers a chance to challenge Labor from the Left and push for more radical action on inequality, climate change and AI. read now...
Australia’s demographic future demands a rethink
Australia must confront falling fertility, an ageing population and growing skills shortages with a long-term strategy that looks beyond migration alone. read now...
AUSTRALIAN ISLAND BASE’S HIDDEN U.S. MILITARY ROLE
Australia’s Cocos Islands territory is being converted to support US military operations. The post AUSTRALIAN ISLAND BASE’S HIDDEN U.S. MILITARY ROLE appeared first on Declassified Australia.
Santos paid zero company tax for 11th year in a row, ATO data shows
The latest corporate tax data released today by the Australian Tax Office (ATO) showed that once again, major gas producers are paying no company tax, and despite claims that changes to the Petroleum...
‘A human rights catastrophe’: Lidia Thorpe condemns Australia’s youth detention system
Australia’s criminalisation and detention of children as young as ten is a “crime scene and a human rights catastrophe,” disproportionately impacting First Nations kids, Senator Lidia Thorpe has said....
Want to know more about One Nation? Follow the money and 'sexy' planes
One Nation supporters consistently say Pauline Hanson is an “average” Australian who speaks her mind and “says what the average person is thinking all the time”. read now...
“A US Military Outpost”: WA Greens MLC Sophie McNeill on Land Forces and AUKUS
Recent months have seen Western Australian Greens MLC Sophie McNeill persistently raising ire in WA parliament over the Cook Labor government not only moving to host the Land Forces 2026 weapons festi...
The Offence of Custody of a Knife in a Public Place or School in NSW
The New South Wales Police Force carried out a two-day wanding blitz across the state last weekend, which saw 4,436 members of the public wanded for knives. The operation led to more than 150 people b...
The One Nation vote is a map of government neglect
One Nation’s rise is often treated as cultural anger. New data point to something more concrete: poor health, financial insecurity and communities left without the services that make life work.
Three leaders, one reminder: moral courage is not dead in politics – Message from the Editor
When I wrote my very first editor's message 19 months ago, I said that P&I expected leaders to display the moral courage required if we are to tackle existential threats. I have been reminded how true...
Shoebridge targets taking the Greens from reforming Labor to replacing it
David Shoebridge takes over a Greens party looking for growth while One Nation surges. His pitch is sharper: confront the populist right and stop treating Labor as something merely to reform.
When crises reshape nations: what history tells us about Australia’s energy vulnerability
In 1942, crisis forced Australia to rethink a dangerous strategic dependence. Today, reliance on imported fuel creates another vulnerability. Electrification offers a path to greater economic and nati...
A ‘Catch-22’ in Australia’s criminal justice system
On International Wrongful Conviction Day, Australia still leaves prisoners to overcome an almost impossible barrier when challenging unsafe convictions.
Australian households in a world of pain – but there’s an obvious answer to our budget crisis
Domestic data does not support the decision to raise interest rates. Being wrong in the right company (the market and conservative economists) might make for easier dinner parties and congratulatory o...
United States Is Displeased with Australia’s Proposed Digital Duty of Care
The Trump administration says Albanese’s plan to protect Australians from “seriously harmful material and conduct” is a “blank cheque for political censorship”. In a supreme act of foreign interferenc...
The OpenAI Medicare breach exposes the dangerous gap in AI regulation
Australia is repeating the same mistakes it made with Google and Facebook – allowing powerful tech giants to set the rules before governments can work out a way to control them.
NSW Government Has Undermined Aboriginal Land Rights to Secure Coveted Crown Land
The Minns government quietly introduced a bill described as “minor administrative amendments” in March 2026, which the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council soon exposed involved a stealth attack on...
2025 Ocean of Peace Declaration hijacked by Australia Media Statement 29 September 2026
Pacific Peace Network Statement September 2026 The Pacific Peace Network (PPN) https://pacificpeacenetwork.org/ condemns the recent Ocean of Peace Alliance military pact between Fiji and Australia as...
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?
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...
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.
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?
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.
Media Release: PM undeserving of Global Citizen Award given failure to sign nuclear weapons ban treaty
The post Media Release: PM undeserving of Global Citizen Award given failure to sign nuclear weapons ban treaty appeared first on ICAN Australia.
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 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...
Albanian diaspora protests in Brussels on Saturday, October 3rd
Members of the Albanian diaspora from Belgium and other European countries will gather in Brussels on Saturday, 3 October, bringing the civic mobilisation known as the Flamingo Revolution to the heart...
U.K. Sanctions Four Georgians Over Occupied Ukraine Visit
The new sanctions target political figures and commentators, including the brother-in-law of Tbilisi’s mayor, over a September 2025 meeting with the head of the Russian-backed, so-called Donetsk Peopl...
Interfaith Panel Calls for Nuclear Abolition, Rejecting Fatalism
An interfaith online discussion, held as the UN General Assembly's high-level week wound down, brought together religious leaders, scholars, and youth advocates to discuss how faith communities can ad...
Ex-Hungarian Minister Detained in $53 Million Graft Probe
Balázs Hankó, a former culture minister under Viktor Orbán, was ordered held in pretrial detention over allegations he funneled tens of millions in state cultural grants to political allies, marking a...
AI Agents Toy with Our Existence
Humorous / Satire The other day, I was “invited” accidentally to a Signal Chat with AI Agents, who were sharing sensitive classified details of pending doomsday scenarios for humanity. The AI Agents h...
Raids Across Europe Target Far-Right Network Accused of Producing Neo-Nazi Music
Authorities searched premises across Germany, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Italy and Poland in an investigation into a suspected criminal organization accused of producing and distributing music with...
Addressing the environmental consequences of conflict, towards the full protection of civilians.
The full protection of civilians would not be constrained by the limits of international humanitarian law, such as its focus on immediate harms. Instead this paper explores the environmental consequen...
WDS: War Derangement Syndrome
AWAKENINGS One of the most distinct memories I have of an incident that took place during the last 35 to 40 years happened on January 16th of 1991. A friend and I were driving home from a movie theat...
Peru: Forum for the Repeal of Pro-Crime Laws: A Political Commitment
Demonstrating a political commitment to the country, last Tuesday the 29th, the “Citizens’ Forum: Pro-Crime Laws? Dialogue between parliamentarians, experts and affected citizens” was held. Senator Mi...
Michigan, eight weeks on: from permeability to a strategy of crossing boundaries
Eight weeks after Michigan’s Democratic primary, the most interesting development is not a new poll or a new endorsement. It is a change in method. Seven weeks on, we had observed that the boundaries...
‘Women are not victims’: Türk calls for women to be at the heart of peace and security
Women must be at the centre of efforts to prevent conflict and build lasting peace, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said on Thursday.
Nepal floods threaten jobs and livelihoods beyond disaster zone: ILO
The deadly flash floods in northern Nepal have severely disrupted employment and livelihoods, with wider impacts beyond communities that were directly affected, the International Labour Organization (...
Ebola response faces setback as transit centre burns down in DR Congo camp
The enormous challenge of halting the spread of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) just became even harder after a key transit centre for patients requiring treatment burned down in I...
Leaked Warrant List Reveals How Turkmenistan Targets Critics Abroad
Considered one of the world’s most oppressive countries, Turkmenistan has long silenced critics at home. A leaked arrest warrant list reveals how the regime has weaponized the legal system to target d...
PODCAST: Nicolai Petro Explains the Deeper Causes of the Russia-Ukraine War
Why did the Russia-Ukraine war happen, and what factors beyond power politics and national security help explain the conflict? In this in-depth conversation, Lasha Kasradze of The Golden Fleece welcom...
John and Nisha Whitehead: When Everything Becomes a National Security Threat
“The word ‘security’ is a broad, vague generality whose contours should not be invoked to abrogate the fundamental law embodied in the First Amendment.” ~ Justice Hugo Black,New York Times Co. v. Unit...
2026 UN Water Conference
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The US Blacklists Alleged Venezuelan Cyber Crime Mastermind
The U.S. Department of the Treasury blacklisted the first cybercriminal on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted List, accusing the Venezuelan hacker of developing malware that allowed the transnational gang Tren...
Is a Confrontational Approach With Iran Necessary?
The post Is a Confrontational Approach With Iran Necessary? appeared first on Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft.
Senate Quashes Johnson’s Congressional Insider Trading Ruse
The U.S. Senate defeated House-approved legislation today that would have allowed all members to retain their conflicting stock investments and continue manipulating the stock market. Craig Holman, P...
Ex-US Diplomat: Biden Gaza Officials Must NEVER Hold Power Again
The post Ex-US Diplomat: Biden Gaza Officials Must NEVER Hold Power Again appeared first on Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft.
Democrats Abandon Environmental Laws to Advance Pro-Fossil Fuel ‘Permitting Reform’
Sens. Martin Heinrich and Sheldon Whitehouse today released a top-line summary of an agreement with Sen. Shelly Moore Capito and Rep. Bruce Westerman to advance so-called “permitting reform.”The legi...
Food & Water Watch Sues Trump EPA Over Stonewalling on Factory Farm Water Pollution Committee Records
Today, the national advocacy organization Food & Water Watch sued the Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), demanding the agency release records under the Freedom of Informati...
A Blatant Giveaway to Big Oil and Big Tech: Oil Change International Opposes Potential Permitting Bill
The Senate may imminently announce a permitting reform bill that would gut bedrock environmental laws to enable a massive buildout of fossil fuel infrastructure, data centers, and other projects that...
Carney’s middle powers alliance to confront ‘specific problems’ lacking specifics: observers
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After Two Decades, U.S. Forces Leave Iraq to an Uncertain Future
The post After Two Decades, U.S. Forces Leave Iraq to an Uncertain Future appeared first on Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft.
Palestinians yearn for ‘a return to normal life,’ says top Middle East peace envoy
The UN is continuing efforts to support Palestinians in Gaza amid major challenges to humanitarian access, reconstruction and the restoration of essential services, according to Ramiz Alakbarov, Actin...
Who gets to shape AI? UN debate centres on power, trust and inclusion
Artificial Intelligence or AI – and the technology behind it – is moving fast. The question being asked across the world is who gets a seat at the table deciding how it's used and who gets to benefit.
Ian Proud and David Gibbs: McCarthyism wasn’t this bad: the repression of dissent in the face of failing wars
We are told, almost daily, that Vladimir Putin is finished. Weak. Isolated. One more package of sanctions away from being overthrown by his own people. It has become the background music of European p...
Iulia Mendel: They Tried To Ban My Speech – I Gave It Anyway
“I stand here because Ukraine and Europe continue to choose a bad war over a bad peace — escalation over diplomacy, time and again. Yet one day this war will end, and each of us will be remembered by...
Has Gaza Broken US Politics?
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First Committee 2026
This briefing paper summarises key points for states to raise at the 2026 UN General Assembly First Committee taking place in New York, 5 October to 6 November 2026.
At the UN: A call for nuclear disarmament – and justice for those harmed
From South Africa’s call for disarmament to the Marshall Islands’ demand for justice, nuclear weapons were in the spotlight at the UN General Assembly.
New FCC and FTC Complaint Demands Broadcasters Cease Airing Trump’s Illegal Taxpayer-Funded Ads
Following the appearance of a second television ad boosting the image of President Donald Trump and paid for by government funds, Public Citizen filed a complaint with the FCC, FTC, individual broadc...
Press Release: Mushroom cloud rises over Liverpool as protesters call on Burnham to stop growing nuclear risks
Protesters from the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament have unveiled a 20-foot mushroom cloud at St. George’s Plateau in Liverpool, calling on the government to stop increasing the risk of nuclear war a...
Ted Snider and Nicolai Petro: Given the Chance, Ukrainians Would Give Zelensky the Boot
The western media has provided cover for Zelensky by reporting that presidential elections are not permitted by Ukraine’s constitution at time of war. But while Ukrainian law prohibits parliamentary,...
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...
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...
SIPRI hosts discussion on human security and the WPS agenda
SIPRI convened an online event focused on integrating the WPS agenda into peacebuilding.
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...
Arresting the Dangerous Descent Back into War in Northern Ethiopia
Arresting the Dangerous Descent Back into War in Northern Ethiopia eschelhaas Fri, 09/25/2026 - 14:01 Latest Updates...
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...
What Peacemaking Loses When Women Are Left Out
What Peacemaking Loses When Women Are Left Out cthuratong Fri, 09/25/2026 - 13:39 Latest Updates Africa...
The 2026 Stockholm Forum to launch Youth Advisory Board
The 2026 Stockholm Forum on Peace and Development will launch a Youth Advisory Board to expand youth participation in the event.
Iraq’s Post-coalition Test
Iraq’s Post-coalition Test saureli Thu, 09/24/2026 - 15:14 Latest Updates Africa...
The UN’s decline is a choice
The UN’s decline is a choice cthuratong Thu, 09/24/2026 - 14:13 Latest Updates Africa...
‘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...
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.
The Houthis’ Advance to Bab al-Mandab: Has Yemen’s War Returned?
The Houthis’ Advance to Bab al-Mandab: Has Yemen’s War Returned? eschelhaas Tue, 09/22/2026 - 20:06 Latest Updates...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The Manhattan Project first created the bomb. Then they created its story—As revealed in the documentary “Bombshell”
Volume 82, Issue 4, July 2026.
Introduction: Doomsday and the movies
Volume 82, Issue 4, July 2026.
Chinese nuclear weapons, 2026
Volume 82, Issue 4, July 2026.
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
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...
Diplomacy is the first line of defence – IPAN podcast 14 June 2025
Hear this podcast by IPAN members Bevan Ramsden and Andrew Fullarton in June 2025, as a contribution to the growing public discussion about...
Read More →AUKUS Reviewed – a contrary voice from the military 14 June 2025
The United States Government has recently announced a review of the AUKUS pact. This has led to a chorus of voices from both the main politi...
Read More →IPAN Voice – June 2025
To download the latest June edition of IPAN Voice – news from around Australia and upcoming events, click below Voice No 102 June 2025
Read More →Cancel AUKUS! Re-think defence. Assert independence!
Public Call to the Australian government I call on our government to cancel the AUKUS and Force Posture Agreements to stop Nuclear submarine...
Read More →Peace Group Urges Australia to Chart a Course for Conflict Prevention, Not War – Media Release 3 June 2025
PAN Patrons: Emeritus Professor Ian Lowe AO & Kellie Tranter Lawyer & Human Rights Activist MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Read More →Peace Group issues cyclone warning on hands off approach to US military activities in Top End – Media Release 29 May 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 29 May 2025 National Peace Group, the Independent and Peaceful Australia (IPAN) has slammed what they say is a ‘hands
Read More →The world watches genocide: It’s time for concrete action and sanctions against Israel – Media Release 22 May 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 22 May 2025 IPAN Patrons: Emeritus Professor Ian Lowe AO & Kellie Tranter Lawyer & Human Rights Activist IPAN calls on...
Read More →IPAN Voice May 2025
Read the latest May 2025 newsletter from IPAN about activities and issues across Australia. Voice No 101 May 2025
Read More →Shifting ground on shaky US alliance: New opportunities must be taken – Media Release 30 April 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 30 April 2025 The US has been called out as unreliable ally from
Read More →IPAN Podcast on US Decay and opportunities for more independence for Australia
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Read More →Talk on Campaigning for a “No First Use of Nuclear Weapons” policy – 15 April 2025
The IPAN members meeting is held every two months. The April meeting was addressed by South Australian member Colin Mitchel, talking about t...
Read More →It’s time: A full and independent inquiry into AUKUS must happen – Media Release 11 April 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 11 April 2025 Sydney Morning Herald call for an inquiry into AUKUS is a
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