UN peacekeeper injured in gunfire near ‘Blue Line’ in southern Lebanon

According to one note for correspondents Released by UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric, the incident took place during a patrol of the UN interim force in Lebanon (UNIFILE) inspected a roadblock in the village of Bastarra in southern Lebanon. The Blue lineestablished by the United Nations, extends approximately 120 kilometers along Lebanon’s southern border and serves […]

Owning the Medium: How Brands Build Sustainable Advantage in Competitive Markets | Martech zone

In crowded markets, visibility is not the same as advantage. Many brands are everywhere, but not remembered anywhere. They publish constantly, advertise aggressively and chase algorithmic reach, but remain interchangeable with competitors. The brands that break out do something fundamentally different. They have a medium. Owning a medium is not about channels. Channels are distribution […]

The most popular emojis used in social messages in 2025

Our data scientist discovered a lot of fascinating numbers about social media performance this year. The best times to post based on engagement, how often you should post on different platforms to maximize your reach, the impact of replying to your comments, and much more: Julian Winternheimer has been busy! But this is perhaps his […]

How PR Teams Can Still Win With Organic Social Media (Without Paid Promotion) | Martech zone

For many PR professionals, organic social media feels like a channel that is no longer delivering results. Brand posts are struggling to reach followers, engagement rates are a fraction of what they once were, and platform algorithms are increasingly prioritizing paid promotion. Compared to the social visibility once provided, today’s results can feel discouraging and […]

‘People responded to a system of governance shaped by informal powers and personal interests’

from CIVICUS Friday December 26, 2025 Inter-Press Office CIVICUS discusses Generation Z-led protests in Bulgaria with Zahari Iankov, senior legal expert at the Bulgarian Center for Not-for-Profit Law, a civil society organization that advocates for participation and human rights. Zahari Jankov Bulgaria has recently experienced its largest protests since the 1990s, largely driven by young […]

First person: Felipe Paullier, the youngest-ever senior UN official, charged with giving a voice to young people around the world

“When you study history in high school, you learn about the origins of the United Nations, and it was always the organization I was associated with, in terms of the values ​​it promotes. However, I never thought I would play a direct role in the organization. During my time with the Uruguayan government, I had […]

The End is Always Near: Why Tech Doom Predictions Never Age Well | Martech zone

The history of technology tends to move in cycles of fear and adaptation. Periods of rapid adoption expose real limitations, and those limitations invite confident predictions that the system is on the brink of collapse. Bandwidth will run out. Storage will become unaffordable. Processing power will stagnate. Energy consumption will overwhelm the infrastructure. These warnings […]

Industrialization without destruction: a UN blueprint for the future

But it doesn’t have to be this way. The UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), a technical agency founded in 1966 to help the Global South develop and industrialize, today is committed to ensuring that countries progress in ways that benefit us all, as well as the planet itself. At the Global Industry Summit in Riyadh, […]