All posts by Mia Hunt

About Mia Hunt

Mia has been editor of globalgovernmentforum.com since 2019. She has 15 years’ experience as a journalist and editor and specialises in writing for civil and public servants worldwide, including covering sustainability policy and related issues. She has led the Global Government Women’s Network since it launched in 2023. Previously, she covered commercial property having been market reports and supplements editor at Property Week and deputy editor at Retail Destination. She graduated from Kingston University London with a first-class honours degree in journalism and was part of the team that produced The River newspaper, which won Publication of the Year at the Guardian Student Media Awards in 2010.

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  COP30 president calls for ‘global NDC’ to spur collective action on climate change

  The COP30 president André Aranha Corrêa do Lago has called for more coordinated global action on climate change and efforts to connect climate ambition with development opportunities. In his most

  • Posted July 3, 2025
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  Majority of citizens support development of global climate policy, study finds

  More than 80% of citizens across 20 countries think public policies to tackle climate change need to be put in place at the global level, while a majority support the

  • Posted June 25, 2025
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  Women’s Network news roundup: near gender parity in Canada’s new Cabinet – and the mountain Japan has to climb

  GGF brings you the latest roundup of women-focused and gender equity news from around the world, including near gender parity in Canada’s new Cabinet, gender-responsive policy training in Liberia, a

  • Posted June 18, 2025
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  Government structures ill-equipped to deliver climate-resilient infrastructure, report finds  

  Weak adaptation plans, undefined roles and responsibilities, and a lack of systems thinking are among the challenges preventing governments from delivering climate-resilient infrastructure, according to a new report. In its

  • Posted June 10, 2025
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  EU ‘on course to achieve 2030 emissions target’

  The European Union is “well on track” to meet its target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 55% by the end of the decade. The European Commission’s assessment of National

  • Posted June 5, 2025
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  Global temperatures set to breach 1.5°C threshold over next five years, UN says

  There is a 70% chance that the 5-year average warming for 2025-2029 will exceed the 1.5°C global warming limit set under the Paris Agreement, according to the World Meteorological Organization

  • Posted June 4, 2025
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  APS gender pay gap beats wider public sector

  The Australian Public Service (APS) has a gender pay gap of 5.7% – a figure that is lower than the wider public sector, and significantly lower than the private sector.

  • Posted May 30, 2025
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  Women’s Network news round-up: New Zealand public sector pay equity U-turn, and more

  Here’s our round-up of women-focused and gender equality news from the last few weeks, including responses from France, Belgium, Sweden and Spain to attempts by the US Department of State

  • Posted May 19, 2025
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  France launches international strategy for feminist foreign policy

  The French government has adopted a new strategy that places the rights of women and girls and gender equality at the centre of its foreign policy. Its latest ‘International strategy

  • Posted May 15, 2025
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  The power of quiet persistence: Five minutes with Vanna Aldin, chief economist at the UK work and pensions department

  In this sister series to our ‘Five minutes with’ interviews, we share insights from women civil and public servants as part of our Global Government Women’s Network coverage. In this interview,

  • Posted May 14, 2025
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