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Open Society Announces a $3.3 Million Emergency Fund for Critical Support in Palestine and Israel
NEW YORK—The Open Society Foundations announced today a $3.3 million emergency funding initiative to provide critical support to their partners and grantees operating in Palestine and Israel as they...
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Open Society Foundations Reiterate Call for Humanitarian Ceasefire
NEW YORK—The war between Hamas and the Government of Israel has reached a horrific milestone, with the UN reporting that over 10,000 people have been killed in Gaza. November 7 marks a month since...
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Open Society Foundations Statement on Israel and Palestine
NEW YORK—The Open Society Foundations are profoundly concerned with the escalating violence of the ongoing Hamas-Israel war and urge all to support diplomatic efforts toward a humanitarian ceasefire...
Open Society Barometer: Can Democracy Deliver? (September 2023)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Launched in September 2023, the Open Society Barometer serves as a global reality check, asking people each year about the issues affecting their lives, communities, countries and...
Joint Statement Urging More Aid, Solidarity and Attention to Sudan Crisis
We, the heads of over 50 human rights and humanitarian organizations are coming together to sound the alarm about Sudan, where a disaster is unfolding before our eyes. With fighting continuing across...
International and regional organizations support the Yemen Declaration for Justice and Reconciliation [EN/AR]
International and regional NGOs call on the international community and warring parties to address the demands in Yemen Declaration. On July 26, 2023, over 40 civil society organizations and victims...
Nurturing digital safe spaces for women and girls in humanitarian settings
This is one of the side events organsised on the margins of the 2023 ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment (HAS), which builds on this year’s HAS theme: “Strengthening humanitarian assistance at a time...
Open Society Foundations Call for Return to Democracy in Myanmar
On the second anniversary of the military coup in Myanmar of February 1, 2021, the Open Society Foundations are calling on the international community to step up pressure on Myanmar’s military rulers...
War and Peace: Supporting Ukraine to Prevail, Rebuild, and Prosper
First and foremost, Ukraine’s priority is winning the war and ensuring the safety and security of its people. Ukraine is facing a harsh winter and needs urgent aid and solutions including power...
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Fault Lines: Global Perspectives on a World in Crisis
Polling 22 Countries on Key Issues Facing the World Today During the last days of July and early August, 2022, the Open Society Foundations commissioned polling of more than 21,000 people living in...
Open Society Foundations Condemn Israeli Attack on Civil Society Groups
AMMAN—The Open Society Foundations strongly condemn recent raids by Israeli armed forces on the offices of seven internationally respected Palestinian civil society groups, including Al-Haq, a...
Uganda’s Future: Navigating a Precarious Transition: The Role of the International Community
Who will succeed Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, and under what circumstances? Given Museveni’s advanced age—he turns 78 later this year and has been in power for 36 years—this is no longer a...
Carta abierta al Secretario General sobre el proceso de nombramiento del nuevo Alto Comisionado para los Derechos Humanos. (22 de junio 2022)
Acerca de: el nombramiento del próximo o la próxima titular del cargo de Alto Comisionado de Naciones Unidas para los Derechos Humanos Estimado Secretario General, El cargo de Alto Comisionado para...
Lettre ouverte au Secrétaire général pour le processus de nomination du/de la prochain⋅e Haut⋅e Commissaire des Nations unies aux droits de l’homme (22 juin 2022)
Concerne: La nomination du/de la prochain⋅e Haut⋅e Commissaire des Nations unies aux droits de l’homme Cher Secrétaire général, Le poste de Haut⋅e Commissaire aux droits de l’homme est essentiel à la...
Open letter to the UN Secretary-General on the appointment process of the new High-Commissioner for Human Rights (23 June 2022)
Dear Secretary-General, Re: Appointment of next UN High Commissioner for Human Rights The post of High Commissioner for Human Rights is critical to the promotion and protection of human rights...
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The Open Society Foundations in Latin America and the Caribbean
Open Society started supporting civil society groups in Latin America and the Caribbean in the 1990s. In the years that followed, we established regional offices in Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico. Our...
The Open Society Foundations in Ukraine
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has thrust Open Society’s Kyiv-based International Renaissance Foundation (IRF) onto the frontlines of the country’s struggle for survival. As...
The Open Society Foundations in Moldova
When the Soros Foundation–Moldova began its work in 1992, the country had just emerged from the former Soviet Union as an independent state. The political situation was precarious, and the economy...
New Gavi Risk Sharing Partnership with MedAccess and the Open Society Foundations to help meet country demand for COVID-19 vaccines
Gavi, MedAccess and the Open Society Foundations announce a new partnership to create an innovative Risk Sharing Facility to support the COVAX Cost-Sharing Mechanism. The partnership aims to build on...