By CIVICUSFeb 9 2026 –   CIVICUS discusses the genocide case against Myanmar at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) with Mohammed Nowkhim of the Arakan Rohingya Society for Peace & Human Rights (ARSPHR), a civil society organisation led by Rohingya people born out of refugee camps in Bangladesh to document atrocities, preserve survivor testimony and advocate for accountability...

By the SDG ReportUNITED NATIONS, Feb 9 2026 – Eradicating extreme poverty for all people everywhere by 2030 is a pivotal aim of the Sustainable Development Goals. Extreme poverty, defined as surviving on less than US$3.00 per person per day at 2021 purchasing power parity, has witnessed remarkable declines over recent decades. However, in 2025, 808 million people – or 1 in 10 people worldwide...

A woman in a remote hamlet in Kashmir, India, migrates to a safer location with her child as floodwater inundates her hometown. Credit: Umar Manzoor Shah/IPS By Umar Manzoor ShahSRINAGAR & NEW DELHI, Feb 9 2026 – When the rain begins in Kashmir’s capital Srinagar, Ghulam Nabi Bhat does not watch the clouds with relief anymore. He watches them with calculation. How much can the gutters...

Credit: Port Vila Market, Vanuatu – Kevin Hellon / shutterstock.com By Tobias IdeFeb 9 2026 –   The Pacific Island countries are at the frontline of climate change. Their territories mostly consist of small, low-lying islands, with long coastlines and vast ocean spaces between them. Many livelihoods are based on agriculture or fishing, and importing water or food is often infeasible...

Nature-positive business operations can contribute to both business success and the environment, according to IPBES’ Business Biodiversity Assessment. Credit: iStock/IPBES By Busani BafanaBULAWAYO, Zimbabwe & MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, Feb 9 2026 – Business can still remain profitable while protecting the environment but invest in nature-positive operations, says a landmark report by...