Global Investigative Journalism Network (https://archive.gijn.org/tag/united-nations/)
In this installment of GIJN’s Reporter’s Guide to Investigating War Crimes, investigative reporter Christina Lamb discusses conflict-related sexual violence and the role of the press in investigating these often neglected atrocities.
In this abridged version, GIJN offers tips from our latest reporting guide, on how journalists can investigate their country’s climate change pledges and hold governments accountable.
Editor’s Note: The tipsheet was updated in 2023 by GIJN’s Leonardo Peralta and edited by Nikolia Apostolou. The subject of sexual violence remains a sensitive if not taboo subject in much of the world and often goes unreported.
Chapter five of GIJN’s Reporting Guide to Holding Governments Accountable for Climate Change Pledges looks at finding alternative sources of country emissions data.
Chapter six of GIJN’s Reporting Guide to Holding Governments Accountable for Climate Change Pledges offers a glossary of common terms and acronyms used by the United Nations, academics, and climate activists.
Chapter one of GIJN’s new Reporting Guide to Holding Governments Accountable for Climate Change Pledges looks at understanding the documentation of country commitments and long-term strategies.
Chapter four of GIJN’s Reporting Guide to Holding Governments Accountable for Climate Change Pledges looks at how UN evaluations of country plans provide insight into which promises are being kept.
The introduction and table of contents chapter for GIJN’s new Reporting Guide to Holding Governments Accountable for Climate Change Pledges.
Chapter three of GIJN’s new Reporting Guide to Holding Governments Accountable for Climate Change Pledges looks at investigating country commitments to see if their promises are being kept.
Thanks to new technologies, the direct sources of methane emissions — particularly natural gas and oil production — now can be exposed, a difficult but crucial first step in holding emitters accountable. At the moment, these techniques are not easily accessible to journalists, but collaborative possibilities exist.