The Loss and Damage Fund was created to support countries facing irreversible climate harms, but an uncomfortable question remains: Is it delivering justice, or just charity? bit.ly/4rwMZhk
A deadly strike on a primary school in Iran raised urgent questions about accountability in war. According to Human Rights Watch, the February 28 attack reportedly killed scores of civilians, many of them children, and may constitute a war crime under international humanitarian law. bit.ly/4lmlEwC
Abby Stoddard explores the ethical dilemmas shaping humanitarian action today, where principles like neutrality, impartiality, and humanity can collide in real-world crises. As conflicts intensify and funding shrinks, these moral choices are only becoming more complex. bit.ly/4sbCoJS
As war involving Iran reverberates across the Middle East, humanitarian organizations are racing to respond to a rapidly widening crisis. Already, fragile countries are facing new waves of displacement, disrupted aid routes, and growing needs for food, healthcare, and protection. bit.ly/4d1NUCz
What started as neighborhood volunteer committees in Sudan has grown into a nationwide architecture of mutual aid, supporting millions of people despite limited international access and a collapsing state, challenging the idea that local responders are just a temporary fix. bit.ly/3OHCxG2
Canada’s second-generation cut-off under the Indian Act is a human rights crisis threatening the very existence of First Nations communities. This discriminatory policy strips future generations of legal status and access to rights, eroding culture, identity, and belonging. bit.ly/4sIt3Jp
Since late 2025, unlawful measures in the Occupied West Bank have been deliberately designed to dispossess Palestinians and make annexation irreversible, according to Amnesty International. These actions are rooted in ongoing occupation and a lack of international accountability. bit.ly/4b0tHup
This conversation challenges us to think critically about when technology helps and when it harms, and what it means to align innovation with the core values of humanitarian action. Listen to the podcast here: bit.ly/4aVK4s2
Recognizing and protecting Indigenous land tenure, from forest management to decision-making power, is one of the most effective climate solutions we have.
Dive into why securing land rights matters for climate action and global policy: bit.ly/3N4B0sX
Civil society groups are training observers, mapping potential hotspots, mediating community tensions, and countering misinformation. Everyday people and organisations step in to prevent election violence and protect democracy in Bangladesh. This work matters now more than ever. bit.ly/4c7jYVl
Now more than ever, justice has to guide how we rethink welfare, democracy, and global cooperation, because lasting peace isn’t possible without it. Dive deeper into the debate on inequality, power, and the future of social policy: bit.ly/4aH6RI0
Grateful for a room full of courageous thinkers, 150 of them from 57 countries, willing to confront the polycrisis, challenge dominant narratives, and co-create futures rooted in dignity, equity, and accountability.
Congratulations, everyone! #StrategicForesight #Workshop #Foreightforjustice
The futures of justice, sustainability, and humanitarian work will be shaped by thosewilling to sit with uncertainty, imagine alternatives, and design responses rooted in equity, care, and courage. Leading this workshop is our Foresight Director, Shiela R. Castillo. Register here: lnkd.in/gtrZSdwH
Aarathi Krishnan, humanitarian foresight leader and CEO of RAKSHA Intelligence Futures, will be one of the speakers at our Strategic Foresight for Social Justice. She brings two decades of experience operating in the world's most complex and volatile environments. www.unitededge.net/strategic-fo...
As global crises intensify, from prolonged wars to shrinking funding for relief work, the future of humanitarianism is at a crossroads. We must support the next generation of humanitarians who bring lived experience, energy, and ingenuity to aid efforts.
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Globally recognised strategic foresight expert Ben Holt will be joining us as a speaker at the Strategic Foresight for Justice. Ben has worked on some of the world’s most complex challenges while pioneering the use of foresight in the humanitarian sector. www.unitededge.net/strategic-fo...
As human rights violations rise worldwide, the UN has cut its human rights budget, a move that raises serious concerns about global accountability and protection.
What does this signal about global commitment to human rights when they are needed most?
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There are many trends quietly reshaping social and environmental justice work.
1️⃣ Compounding crises
2️⃣ Power shifts in who defines “expertise” and what localization means
3️⃣ Growing tension between urgency and inclusion, growing demand, and decline of funding
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The key difference between the United Edge Strategic Foresight for Social Justice is the integration of the Justice Based Approach lens with the tools of foresight. United Edge Co-Founder Daniel Bevan is the lead facilitator for the JBA in this workshop. www.unitededge.net/strategic-fo...
Colonialism persists in the way powerful states project influence, intervene militarily, withdraw support from global cooperation, and overlook Global South voices. Read how so-called ‘neutral’ foreign policy can perpetuate colonial dynamics, undermining sovereignty and accountability bit.ly/3NqX152
As global humanitarian needs continue to rise, the aid system stands at a crossroads. Funding shortfalls, shrinking political will, and fragmented systems are forcing humanitarians to do less with less, even as wars, climate disasters, and displacement surge. bit.ly/49iZPtB
One thing participants often say after a foresight workshop: “I didn’t just learn tools, I learned how to think differently.”
Learn:
• collective sense-making
• long-term thinking under pressure
• the confidence to challenge dominant narratives
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We are pleased to announce that Michel Maietta is one of the speakers for the Strategic Foresight for Social Justice happening in February. Michel is co‑founder and Director of @iaran.org, leading collaborative foresight initiatives on the future of solidarity.
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Afghan women and girls have had their fundamental rights systematically erased. What’s unfolding under the Taliban is structural oppression that amounts to gender apartheid. Their struggle confronts institutionalized discrimination and demands equal rights uhttps://bit.ly/3Z1lald
Frontline health workers in Kenya, the backbone of HIV and essential care, continue to show up, even after USAID funds have gone. It’s a story of structural injustice: when governments and donors fail to honor commitments, long-term health care workers are left to carry the cost. bit.ly/4svd4Pn
Along the Thailand–Cambodia border, renewed clashes have killed and wounded civilians, forcing mass evacuations. International humanitarian law exists to ensure civilians are protected even in the midst of fighting, and to insist that humanity isn’t collateral damage. bit.ly/4spexGO
In justice, development, and humanitarian spaces, foresight isn’t about optimism or pessimism. It’s about responsibility.
Responsibility to anticipate and act before harm becomes inevitable.
Book your spot at our Strategic Foresight for Social Justice here: www.unitededge.net/strategic-fo...
From our Team to yours, a justice-filled 2026!
Social Justice Foresight helps us anticipate change, question dominant assumptions, and design futures rooted in equity, care, and collective responsibility. This is not about predicting what will happen but about strengthening our capacity to shape just futures. www.unitededge.net/strategic-fo...
Foresight doesn’t require a crystal ball, just the discipline to look beyond today’s urgencies while still responding to them.
This is how organizations transition from a state of constant reaction to one of intentional action. Join us in February! www.unitededge.net/strategic-fo...
