Global Citizen Blog
Climate Change: Eight Reasons Not to Give Up Hope
This month, we share an interesting article that looks at the findings of the latest Climate Report and shines a light on the positive takeaways. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eight...
The Ukraine Crisis & Women’s Leadership in the Fight Against Climate Change
This month, we share three articles that reflect on: The role of the UN Security Council to stop the Ukraine crisis Why climate justice requires women's leadership The respect of international humanitarian law during the Ukraine war...
Advocacy for women’s rights and war
This month, we share an article that analyzes the link between advocacy for women's rights and violent conflict. Women's Rights and Peace Don't Always Go Hand in Hand "Does the U.S. government have an equal interest in supporting, empowering and listening to the...
Human Rights Under Attack & Vaccines as Global Public Goods
This month, we share two opinion pieces by two leading international experts about: The global assault on human rights Vaccines as global public goods The global assault on human rights Human rights are under global assault, writes Ben Phillips in his op-ed. 2021 saw...
Nuclear Weapons, Earth Constitution, and the Summit for Democracy
This month, we share three informative opinion pieces about: The global threat of nuclear weapons The creation of the Earth Constitution The Summit for Democracy The global threat of nuclear weapons "What exactly is the US doing, and what exactly are its nuclear...
Illegal Immigration: A 21st Century Crisis
This month, we share an article that analyzes how weak policies and the global climate emergency are exacerbating the immigration crisis. Illegal Immigration: A 21st Century Crisis. "Tens of millions of people are expected to be displaced by 2050 because of...
Mediocracies in the age of corporations
This month, we share a piece by Hazel Henderson that explores the promise and perils of mediocracies in the age of corporations and social media. The promise and perils of mediocracies "We humans have evolved a new form of governance beyond our machine age...
Women’s rights under threat globally
This month, we share three opinion pieces about three current and pressing topics: Waging war to "export democracy" Women's rights under threat globally Regulating the actions of social media companies and their users...
Has humanity’s capacity to cooperate been undone by technology?
This month, we bring three interesting articles to your attention. They look at how the world is changing while facing global threats. As climate change and the environment are matters of great and urgent concern worldwide, should the UN redesign its Trusteeship...
Nuclear Risks: Reduction or Elimination?
In his new op-ed, the former UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Sergio Duarte explains why nuclear risk reduction is not a substitute for nuclear disarmament and why the ultimate risk-reduction step is to eliminate all nuclear weapons. "It is certainly...