The 21st century’s deadliest war to date began around five years ago in northern Ethiopia. Many in the West have been all but unaware of it – because the Global South hardly figures at all in leading media reports. A broad alliance of organisations and individuals from Germany, Austria and Switzerland is now demanding that more attention be focused on the global reality.

Designers hope privately owned city will eventually have a population of 250,000

South Africa and Nigeria promised to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from oil and coal. But instead they’re planning to increase production of fossil fuels.

I hadn’t fully grasped how the idea of a better future sustained me – now I, like many others, find it difficult to be productive

America’s raid in Venezuela has some officials in Tehran wondering if their country will be next

After decades of progress on the path to gender justice, they’re back in power: men for whom masculinity and authoritarian leadership go hand in hand. This authoritarian masculinity cannot bear strong women or non-binary gender identities – nor democratic societies.

The two pieces of good news this month are about more people gaining access to safe drinking water and four countries being declared free of the neglected tropical disease trachoma.

The UN International Climate Conference in the Brazilian city of Belém may be over, but the struggle for the climate, democracy and global cooperation continues. Why it’s worth keeping an eye on Brazil post-COP30, too.

Autocracies work together worldwide to stay in power. They flood the public sphere with targeted disinformation in order to destroy democratic discourse and impose their own narrative on the world, as Anne Applebaum argues in her book “Autocracy, Inc.”.

Private wealth could play a transformative role in tackling global challenges. Yet many wealthy individuals are hesitant about investing for impact. Changing mindsets, reducing risk and building trust are essential to unlock private capital for sustainable development.

Democracy Playbook is a cross-border journalism collaboration highlighting sucessful strategies to resist democratic decline. We work with local reporters from across the globe to reveal victories – big and small, past and present – in the battle for democracy and human rights.

Right-wing propaganda and anti-democratic policies are spreading; international cooperation is more difficult than it has been for a long time. Is the zeitgeist undermining the Sustainable Development Goals? Imme Scholz, president of the Heinrich Böll Foundation, played a leading role in drafting the most recent Global Sustainable Development Report. In this interview, she discusses political resistance and where we go from here.