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As the EU’s climate commissioner Wopke Hoekstra prepares for his hearing in the European Parliament to reprise his role for the next five years, more than a hundred civil society organisations have written to ask him not to bring fossil…

Toxic watchdog group BAN Toxics has raised concern over the early sale of firecrackers in the market. Five Star and Piccolo have been marked as two of the prohibited firecrackers under Republic Act 7183 and a major cause of firecracker-related…

In April, the U.S. House passed H.R. 6408: “An Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate the tax-exempt status of terrorist supporting organizations.” It was introduced in the Senate as S. 1436. It sounds benign, but…

Bicol Region, Philippines–In the wake of the devastating Typhoon Kristine, which has left thousands displaced and critical infrastructure severely damaged, the Kurit-Lagting Art Collective and the Bicol Chapter of Concerned Artists of the Philippines (CAP Bicol) have launched an urgent…

A corps of the ‘3rd World March for Peace Team’ entered Nepal under the lead of Rafael de la Rubia, a great humanist from Spain, accompanied by prominent Humanist Peace Volunteers from UK, Italy, Australia, India and Bangladesh. By Tulsi…

We, Israeli citizens residing in Israel and abroad, call on the international community – the UN and its institutions, the United States, the European Union, the League of Arab States, and all states around the world – to intervene immediately…

The situation in Lebanon is critical. Our country has been grappling with a severe economic crisis for the past few years, with an estimated 44% of the population living below the poverty line. Now, the Lebanese people are consumed by…

BAN Toxics commends FDA against Thailand-made Dr. Yanhee Facial Set of Skincare Beauty Products Toxic watchdog group BAN Toxics applauded the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for issuing public health warnings against the purchase and use of unauthorized cosmetic products,…

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2024 #NobelPeacePrize to the Japanese organisation Nihon Hidankyo. This grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, also known as Hibakusha, is receiving the peace prize for its… pic.twitter.com/YVXwnwVBQO…

Sorsogon Gubat — In celebration of the Season of Creation—a time when Christians globally come together to reflect on and care for the environment—the Save Gubat Bay Movement (SGBM) , composed of local fisherfolk and crab farming groups, including Cota…