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  • 2026
  • International Trade and Economic Policy
  • Media Center

Toward a New Deal for Global Trade - A Progressive Agenda

Martín Guzmán and Joseph E. Stiglitz outline a progressive vision for a fairer global trading system that better serves workers, developing economies, and sustainable growth.

  • 2026
  • Human Rights and Development
  • Migration
  • Media Center

Positive Signs, Persistent Shortfalls: Reflections on the Second International Migration Review Forum

Publication examining the progress, challenges and human rights implications of the 2026 International Migration Review Forum.

Cover of the publication "Positive Signs, Persistent Shortfalls: Reflections and Brief Human Rights Analysis of the Second International Migration Review Forum"
Creator: Cover by QUNO
  • 2026
  • International Trade and Economic Policy
  • Media Center

WTO Public Forum 2026: The Trading System at a ‘Critical Juncture’

From 15 to 17 September, the WTO Public Forum brought together trade experts from around the world in Geneva to discuss the future of the multilateral trading system amid growing geopolitical and economic pressures.

Group Picture with WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Creator: WTO
  • Human Rights and Development
  • Media Center
  • 2026

UPR: A Practical Guide for Civil Society Coalitions to Engage in Implementation Mechanisms

New guide outlining how civil society coalitions can engage meaningfully across all stages of the UPR.

Cover of the Publication "Universal Periodic Review (UPR): A Practical Guide for Civil Society Coalitions to Engage in Implementation Mechanisms"
Creator: IDDH
  • Human Rights and Development
  • Media Center
  • 2026

GenSouth 2026 Project Brief: New voices from the Global South for the future(s) of multilateralism

Ahead of the GenSouth 2026 project brief launch, participant Fatima Zohra Dahmani reflects on Global South perspectives and the need for a reform of the multilateral system.

A group photo of GenSouth participants
Creator: foraus
  • Media Center
  • Migration
  • 2026

The Real Migration Crisis Is Governance

Ahead of the International Migration Review Forum 2026, the Spotlight Report on Global Migration 2026 was published, highlighting what must change in migration governance.

Creator: MediaCompany – Agentur für Kommunikation GmbH
  • Human Rights and Development
  • Media Center
  • 2026

Time to Act: Securing a Sustainable Future Through Corporate Accountability

This study examines the role of the UN Treaty on Business and Human Rights in strengthening corporate accountability and environmental justice.

Cover of publication with the title Time to Act: Securing a Sustainable Future Through Corporate Accountability
Creator: FIAN
  • 2026
  • Human Rights and Development
  • International Trade and Economic Policy
  • Media Center

Why Human Rights Impact Assessments (HRIA) Are Essential for Trade Agreements

Read our step-by-step guide why and how to do a Human Rights Impact Assessment

  • 2025
  • Migration
  • Media Center

Growing Use of Externalisation in Migration Governance

Alarmed by the growing use of externalisation in migration governance, the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants calls for collective reflection.

  • Human Rights and Development
  • Media Center
  • 2025

No Profit Without Accountability: For People and the Planet

Environmental Analysis of the Updated UN Draft Treaty on Transnational Corporations and Human Rights