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The power of future thinking – including thinking about UN reforms

Professor Zhang WeiWei, Fudan University, and Jan Oberg. It was indeed an honour and a joy to have this conversation about the global future with one of the most respected, outspoken and productive Chinese social science scholars, Professor Zhang Weiwei. It…

North Africa: The Enduring Jewish-Berber Relationship

For more than two thousand years, Jews and Berbers (Amazigh) lived together across the lands of North Africa, building communities, sharing languages, trading in the markets, and celebrating side by side. In a world that often emphasizes division, their story…

Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) & Women’s Power to Stop War.

In 2015, The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) was celebrating their 100th anniversary. In light of this monumental event, WILPF gave name to the movement it has been advocating for the past 100 years, Women’s Power to…

Girls who will not dated guys supporting the genocide in Gaza and the war in Ukraine

Given that it is becoming increasingly difficult to denounce violence, wars and genocide because the mainstream media labels us as anti-Semitic, pro-Russian or woke.  Today I launched a petition inviting girls and women to declare their commitment to build a…

The United Nations Recognizes Surrogacy as Violence and Calls for its Universal Abolition  

(Français ci-dessous) Paris  The Casablanca Declaration welcomes the report presented on 14 July 2025 by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, Ms. Reem Alsalem, which marks a historic breakthrough in the fight against surrogacy (see the…

The Psychic and Affective Effect of Violence in Gaza: A Call to Global Awareness and Self-Care

The constant live broadcast of extreme violence, bombings, and atrocious acts of genocide in Gaza has left a deep mark on the collective psyche worldwide. In the 21st century, where information travels instantly through social networks and media outlets, these…

Can the UN Trusteeship Council be an Important Part of the Solution in the Middle East?

Many feel desperation and anger that the genocide of the Palestinians is not being stopped. How can the US, Germany and others continue to pour funds and weapons into Israel despite decisions in the UN’s highest bodies indicating complicity in…

On Ukrainian Identity: Ukraine as a Buffer Zone

An imagined community Ukraine is an Eastern European territory that was originally part of the western part of the Russian Empire and the eastern portion of the Polish Kingdom in the mid-17th century (the division according to the 1667 Peace…

Japan and Africa: Inseparable Development Partners 

Japan has one combined distinctive goal on the African agenda – investment, trade, and development. This was indicated explicitly in most of the speeches and presentations at the three-day development summit, from August 20-22, attended by African leaders and top-level…

United Nations at 80: A Turning Point for Humanity

Pressenza and the Humanist Movement have always recognized the United Nations as a historic step toward the humanization of the world. In November 2025, the UN will mark its 80th anniversary—a milestone that invites us to reflect on its achievements,…

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