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Current affairsNobel Peace Prize 2026: Navi Pillay Awarded for Promoting Peace and International LawThe Norwegian Nobel Committee on 9 October 2026 awarded the Nobel Peace Prize to South African jurist Navanethem "Navi" Pillay — former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda President, and ICC judge — "for her efforts to promote peace and international law," recognising her pivotal role in prosecuting war crimes and genocide. Current affairsGender Snapshot 2026 (UN Women & UN DESA): 1 in 3 Gender Equality Institutions Weakened, SDG 5 Off Track by 171 YearsUN Women and UN DESA jointly released the Gender Snapshot 2026 on September 17, 2026, revealing that 1 in 3 national gender equality institutions lost institutional power in just two years, while bilateral aid for gender equality fell 13% between 2023 and 2024. Not a single SDG 5 (Gender Equality) indicator is on track by 2030, and gender equality globally is 171 years away at the current pace of progress.