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At our latest Fireside Peace Chat, we welcomed Shelter City guest Wangechi Grace Kahuria, Executive Director of IMLU, for a conversation on youth movements in Kenya and the importance of defending civic space.

Max Koffi is the founder of Equal Trade Alliance, an organisation working to restructure the global trade system so that African nations receive fair economic returns for their raw materials. Driven by a conviction rooted in his upbringing in West and Central Africa, Max has built a movement now active in 33 African countries — and is just getting started.

With COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye just around the corner, government delegates, climate negotiators, representatives of international organizations and policymakers gathered in Bonn, Germany, for the Bonn Climate Change Conference. This year’s agenda covered several of the most pressing climate priorities, including adaptation, climate finance, agriculture and food security, technology, loss and damage, the just transition and progress on implementing the outcomes of the Global Stocktake.

Held at The Hague Humanity Hub on June 16, the discussion came at a pivotal moment for international climate diplomacy. Following the first Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels (TAFF) earlier this year, governments, local communities, civil society and policymakers are beginning to grapple with a pressing question left largely unresolved: how to move beyond commitments to implementing a just transition away from fossil fuels. 

Six months after the U.S.-led operation that removed Nicolás Maduro from office, Venezuela's political future remains deeply contested. While some international actors describe the current period as a democratic transition, many of the country's institutions, power structures, and patterns of repression remain largely unchanged. This has fueled growing debate over whether Venezuela is experiencing a genuine democratic opening or a new form of externally managed governance.

This event brought together approximately 50 people representing a diverse set of actors including civil society, community organizers, funders, researchers, policymakers, and (former) politicians, among others, to jointly explore possible pathways to safeguard a democratic future.

Three professionals from different backgrounds shared their career and life stories, as well as their experiences working on creating a kinder, more sustainable and just world.

After two months of learning, collaboration, and idea development, Ready to Engage: Pathways towards Climate Justice has come to a close. Hosted by The Hague Humanity Hub and funded by the European Union, the programme brought together young people from diverse backgrounds who shared a common ambition: to move beyond concern about climate change and take meaningful action.

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) celebrates its 80th anniversary in 2026, a milestone that invites not only reflection, but renewal. Founded in the aftermath of the Second World War, the ICJ embodies a promise: that disputes between states can be resolved through law, not force. Eighty years on, that promise remains as essential as ever. Yet, the the international legal order is not something we simply uphold: it must be actively promoted, reflected on and strengthened.