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The Forthcoming Migration Storm
Climate change is the force behind the greatest migration storm of all time. It will be 500,000,000 or maybe 2,000,000,000; nobody knows for sure how many, but as climate change worsens, the estimates go up. Scientific studies run the gamut of up to a couple billion homeless wandering the planet, forlornly looking for a home…
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WHAT HAPPENED AT WSF 2026?
The World Social Forum serves as a global platform for civil society groups, bringing together NGOs, advocacy campaigns, and grassroots movements to build international solidarity and challenge traditional globalization. By uniting these diverse groups, the gathering acts as a clear expression of global activism working toward alternative, more equitable futures. However, this year the Benin…
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Post-2026 World Conference against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs
This August, our Co-Presidents Joseph Gerson and Cora Fabros were in Japan to commemorate the 81st anniversaries of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9. Standing alongside Hibakusha and peace advocates, we are renewing our call for a nuclear-free world—through the abolition of nuclear weapons, the promotion of the Treaty…
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BOC Urged to Block Entry of Substandard Squishy Toys to Protect Kids from Potential Hazards
10 August 2026, Quezon City. The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition urged the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to strengthen surveillance and screening of unauthorized shipments of popular but potentially hazardous squishy toys. The group called for BOC’s intervention to prevent counterfeit China-made squishy toys intercepted or seized by American, European, and Asian product regulators from…
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NCCA opens the ASEAN CULTURAL CENTER in Manila, Highlighting ASEAN UNITY through Culture
The Philippines is putting culture at the heart of its ASEAN 2026 Chairmanship, as the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) strengthens its regional commitment by opening the ASEAN Cultural Center in Manila (ACCM) at the historic Metropolitan Theater on August 9, 2026. Designed as a regional cultural hub, the ACCM seeks to…
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Bangladesh’s Swift Fuel Liberalisation Drive Sparks Fears of Private Monopoly and Sector-Wide Protests
By Asif Showkat Kallol (Dhaka Bureau) Social and economic anxieties are mounting in Bangladesh following rapid moves by the interim government to open the country’s refined petroleum market to private companies. Labour unions and energy experts have issued stern warnings, cautioning that loosening state control over such a strategic sector could pose severe risks to…
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From Politics to Diplomacy: 1,000 Young Women Draft the Vision for a New Bangladesh
By G M Forhadul Mozumder (Dhaka Bureau) Standing at a historic crossroads of social transformation and state reform, the youth of Bangladesh have delivered a bold message to the world: ‘Women will no longer merely bear the outcomes of policy decisions- they will sit at the decision-making table and shape them directly.’ Under this guiding…
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The Power of Storytelling: Sharing Narratives through International Press and Digital Platforms
(2nd of two series) By: Genevieve B. Kupang Part 1: WURI Historian and BCU Dean, IRO Genevieve B. Kupang Shares Internationalization and Innovation Insights with PhilCST These are the links to the first article, published on both Pressenza and the BCU website: a) https://www.pressenza.com/2026/07/wuri-historian-and-bcu-dean-iro-dr-genevieve-b-kupang-shares-internationalization-and-innovation-insights-with-philcst/; b) https://www.bcu.edu.ph/bcu-iro-and-wuri-historian-dr-genevieve-b-kupang-shares-internationalization-and-innovation-insights-with-philcst-participants/ Part II. Genevieve Kupang shares her experiences during Session Two,…
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USA, China, and Russia. Three Moves on a Single Chessboard
Hormuz, Critical Minerals, and Russian Oil Show How the Great Powers Are Turning Energy, Industry, and Trade into Geopolitical Weapons The world of August 2026 offers an extraordinarily uncomfortable picture. The United States is trying to find a way out for the Strait of Hormuz after five months of war with Iran. China is increasing…
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SHAKTI / शक्ति – Women Farmers and the Organic Paradigm
Shakti is drawn from the voices of women organic farmers of the Mahila Anna Swaraj (MAS) movement across India. It documents their resilience and drive as seed keepers and protectors of seed freedom, and as cultivators of gardens of hope, a paradigm for food health & security. It shares their stories in building on indigenous, sustainable…