By CIVICUSJun 8 2026 –   CIVICUS discusses the interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla on its mission to bring humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza with Musa Roshdy, a humanitarian activist who took part in the flotilla. Musa Roshdy On 15 April, the flotilla set sail from Barcelona, Spain. Israeli forces intercepted it in international waters on 29 April and detained 180 activists,...

Picture alliance/Anadolu/Selcuk Acar. Annalena Baerbock, President of the UN General Assembly and former German Foreign Minister.   Germany’s humiliating defeat in the race for a UN Security Council seat reveals the price of a foreign policy increasingly seen as hypocritical abroad.   The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday elected Austria, Kyrgyzstan, Portugal, Trinidad and...

Report say illegal logging, hidden ownership structures, and weak transparency laws are depriving governments of badly needed climate and biodiversity financing. Credit: Financial Transparency Coalition By Umar Manzoor ShahSRINAGAR, India, Jun 8 2026 – A new report has found that billions of dollars linked to illegal deforestation are flowing through global supply chains, with secrecy around...