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Rising Above Partisan Divides, The BBC Will Help NZ Audiences Navigate The US Presidential Election Like Never Before
Friday, 3 May 2024, 4:27 pm | BBC
The BBC will bring multi-platform coverage plans of the 2024 US Presidential Election with live coverage and in-depth analysis. It will also launch BBC Verify US, a dedicated unit to counter disinformation in the run up to Election Day. More >>
Jewish Groups Worldwide Stand With Palestine And With Courageous Students Calling For End To Genocide
Friday, 3 May 2024, 3:02 pm | IJCJP
IJCJP condemns strongly the disgraceful charge of "antisemitism" being hurled at protestors, a cynical attempt to undermine the students' encampments and derail our movements for justice. More >>
Legal Advice Sought Over Canadian Backflip On Dairy Trade
Friday, 3 May 2024, 11:29 am | Inside Government NZ
Trade Minister, Todd McClay, has slammed Canada’s refusal to comply in full with a CPTPP trade dispute ruling over dairy trade as “cynical” and says New Zealand has no intention of backing down. More >>
Midwives Are A Vital Part Of The Solution To Climate Challenges - Sunday 5 May: International Day Of The Midwife
Friday, 3 May 2024, 9:47 am | New Zealand College of Midwives
“Midwives are a vital part of the climate solution. This year on the International Day of the Midwife, we call for investment, resources, and a seat at emergency planning decision-making tables to include midwifery care as a cornerstone of health system ... More >>
UN Secretary-General's Message For World Press Freedom Day
Friday, 3 May 2024, 9:37 am | UN Department of Global Communications
The world is going through an unprecedented environmental emergency which poses an existential threat to this and future generations. People need to know about this – and journalists and media workers have a key role in informing and educating ... More >>
UN Human Rights Council Reviews New Zealand’s Performance!
Friday, 3 May 2024, 9:26 am | Right To Life
The United Nation’s Human Rights Council has commended New Zealand for decriminalising abortion in 2020, after repeated requests. The UN Human Right’s Council is at the forefront in demanding countries recognise abortion as a human right and that abortion ... More >>
UN Rights Chief Urges Georgia To Scrap ‘Foreign Influence’ Bill
Friday, 3 May 2024, 9:01 am | UN News
As protests continue in Georgia over a proposed draft law on curbing foreign influence, UN Human Rights Commissioner Volker Türk on Thursday urged the authorities to shelve the controversial bill and engage in dialogue. More >>
10,000 People Feared Buried Under The Rubble In Gaza
Friday, 3 May 2024, 6:29 am | UN News
More than 10,000 people are believed buried under the rubble in Gaza after nearly seven months of devastating conflict, UN humanitarians said on Thursday, citing the enclave’s health authorities. More >>
Sudan: Under Siege, El Fasher Teeters On The Brink Of Famine
Friday, 3 May 2024, 6:17 am | UN News
The ongoing year-long war in Sudan continues to spread across the country, and now El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, is surrounded by armed fighters amid the systematic burning of entire villages, escalating air strikes and blocked aid deliveries. More >>
On Liberation Day, Italy Continues To Struggle Against Revisionism And Fascist Legacy In Government
Friday, 3 May 2024, 6:14 am | Globetrotter
Amid calls for solidarity and peace issued ahead of the day itself, the demonstrations were held in a context of high-strung tension as the government, led by Giorgia Meloni, embraced policies perceived by most as a nod to Italy’s darkest times. More >>
Colombia To Make HIV Treatment More Accessible Through Compulsory Licensing
Friday, 3 May 2024, 6:10 am | Globetrotter
This is the first compulsory license ever issued by the Colombian government for the Ministry of Health to use, and it is expected to ensure safer and better treatment for thousands of people, many of whom are migrants. More >>
Venezuela: Leaders Affirm, ALBA-TCP Is The Alliance Of Solidarity, Unity, And Development For The People
Friday, 3 May 2024, 6:08 am | Globetrotter
The summit was the first since Venezuelan revolutionary leader Jorge Arreaza took over as executive secretary of the platform in February 2024. More >>
Palestinian Students And Academics Express Solidarity With University Encampments Across The Globe
Friday, 3 May 2024, 6:06 am | Globetrotter
“As you erect tents across campuses, as you demand that colleges and universities divest from companies profiting from genocide, as you demand to put an end to academic programs with Israeli institutions, you are making history!" More >>
FAO, ITU Boost Business And Marketing Skills For Ambuntian Agripreneurs In Papua New Guinea
Friday, 3 May 2024, 5:58 am | EU STREIT PNG
Under the EU-STREIT PNG Programme, the FAO and ITU conducted a key business management and online marketing workshop in Ambunti, empowering local MSMEs owners, farming groups leaders, and entrepreneurs. More >>
Refugee Olympic Team To Send Message Of Hope At Paris Games
Friday, 3 May 2024, 5:09 am | UN News
The 36 athletes were announced on Thursday by the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, during a live-streamed ceremony from Lausanne, Switzerland. They come from 11 countries and will compete across 12 sports at the ... More >>
Palestine’s Economy In Ruins, As Gaza War Sets Development Back Two Decades
Friday, 3 May 2024, 4:57 am | UN News
The relentless Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip has set back Palestine’s overall socio-economic development by more than 20 years, according to a new UN report released on Thursday. More >>
Comment By UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk On The Protests In Georgia
Friday, 3 May 2024, 4:44 am | UN Human Rights Office
"Thousands of Georgians have been protesting for days against the draft Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence, and authorities must fully respect and protect their rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly." More >>
ITUC Calls For "systemic Shift" At UN Financing For Development Forum
Friday, 3 May 2024, 4:35 am | ITUC
The ITUC demands substantial changes in global financial strategies to better meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), after the conclusion of the United Nations’ Financing for Development Forum (FfD Forum). More >>
UN Torture Prevention Body To Revisit Mongolia
Friday, 3 May 2024, 4:08 am | UN Treaty Bodies
The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) is set to visit Mongolia for the second time from 5 to 16 May 2024 to assess the country’s implementation of its recommendations made after the previous visit in 2017. More >>
Oxfam Aotearoa Launches HAMRIIK Project To Strengthen Climate Change Resilience In Rural Timor-Leste
Thursday, 2 May 2024, 7:26 pm | Oxfam Aotearoa
The project, named after the Tetum word meaning 'to stand,' aims to bolster the climate change adaptation capacities of households and communities in rural Timor-Leste and effectively address the intersections between gender, disability, and climate change. More >>
AFTINET: Final Report On Trade Agreement Framework
Thursday, 2 May 2024, 6:56 pm | AFTINET
Legislate To Increase Transparency, Include Labour And Environmental Standards And Exclude Corporate Rights To Sue Governments More >>
World News : UN Supporting East Africa Flood Victims, Dozens More Migrant Deaths At Sea, Disinformation In Myanmar
Thursday, 2 May 2024, 12:04 pm | UN News
The UN and humanitarian partners have provided emergency support for over 124,000 people in Kenya, where heavy rains continue to cause chaos, as the UN chief extended his condolences to countries across the region where hundreds of lives have been ... More >>
Europe: Report Highlights Direct Link Between Pandemic And Childhood Obesity
Thursday, 2 May 2024, 11:45 am | UN News
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to increased obesity in school-aged children in Europe, the World Health Organization (WHO) office for the region said in a new report issued on Wednesday, sounding the alarm for action. More >>
Palestine: General Assembly Discusses Failed UN Membership Bid
Thursday, 2 May 2024, 11:32 am | UN News
Palestine’s recent attempt to become a full member of the United Nations was the focus of discussion in the General Assembly on Wednesday. More >>
GAZA: Injured Children Struggling To Recover Amid Decimated Health System After Witnessing Horrific Scenes
Thursday, 2 May 2024, 9:39 am | Save The Children
Over six months of war in Gaza, the rate of attacks on healthcare in Gaza has been higher than in any other recent conflict globally, according to Save the Children analysis. More >>
Laureus World Sports Awards: Class Of 2024
Thursday, 2 May 2024, 5:55 am | Laureus
The ‘Class of 2024’, as seen in this picture, are joined by special guest presenters – Usain Bolt and Tom Brady – as well as the Host of the global television Awards show, Andy Garcia. More >>
Whither Social Justice And Decent Work For Women?
Thursday, 2 May 2024, 5:11 am | CNS
Idolising the ‘homemaker’ and ’motherhood’ role of women, gives a social sanction to thrusting the majority of burden of unpaid household and other care work on them, while giving an escape to men from child-rearing and household chores, and ... More >>
Gazans On Tenterhooks Awaiting News Of Ceasefire Call
Thursday, 2 May 2024, 4:44 am | UN News
Amid growing international calls for restraint from Israel in Gaza and reports on Wednesday of further deadly strikes overnight, UN humanitarians underscored the ongoing devastating impact of the war and the need to ensure reliable aid supply lines to ... More >>
Salute To Agricultural Workers' Struggles For Decent Work And Living
Thursday, 2 May 2024, 4:11 am | PAN Asia Pacific
The Coalition of Agricultural Workers International (CAWI) joins millions of working people worldwide in commemorating the May 1 International Labor Day. Despite intensifying political repression, we salute agricultural workers' continuing struggle to assert ... More >>
El Niño Exit Leaves Lasting Impact On Southeast Asia's Agricultural Systems, Stressing The Need For Preventive Measures
Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 6:30 pm | UN FAO
A new brief by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)highlights that since February 2024, drier conditions have emerged in various pockets of the region, posing a threat to rice and wheat harvests and potentially delaying the onset ... More >>
Record Class Action Settlement Gives Hope To 50,000 Australian Junior Doctors
Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 2:56 pm | Hayden Stephens and Associates
A landmark $229.8 million class action settlement in NSW - the largest ever for underpayment in Australian legal history - has ignited hope for thousands more junior doctors in Australia who have been working excessive hours without fair compensation. More >>
Gaza Destruction Impossible To Even Process, UN Humanitarian Says
Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 12:04 pm | UN News
After nearly seven months of war in Gaza, nowhere is safe, people are scared, and everyone is hanging on to hopes of a ceasefire. More >>
Security Council Hears Of Progress In Bosnia Despite ‘worrying’ Trend Of Genocide Denial
Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 11:50 am | UN News
Both positive and “worrying” developments have recently unfolded in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a top UN official told the Security Council on Tuesday at an emergency meeting requested by Russia. More >>
Heat-stricken Bangladesh Extends School Closures - Save The Children
Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 10:40 am | Save The Children
Bangladesh has ordered the closure of all primary and secondary schools for another week following country-wide closures last week brought about by a heat wave which kept about 33 million children out of school as temperatures soared past 42C (108F). More >>
DR Congo Conflict Could Spell Catastrophe, Plastics Treaty Progress, Enforced Disappearances Rise Ahead Venezuela Poll
Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 9:21 am | UN News
The world’s leading humanitarian action forum on Tuesday said that crushing levels of violence and displacement are fuelling unprecedented civilian suffering in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). More >>
UN Official Urges South Sudan To Lift Taxes Halting Aid
Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 6:30 am | UN News
The UN’s top humanitarian official in South Sudan has urged the government to lift newly imposed taxes and charges that are causing aid deliveries to be suspended, affecting tens of thousands of people. More >>
Children’s Shoes Left Behind Illustrate Chaos Of Fleeing Khan Younis: UN Humanitarians
Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 6:28 am | UN News
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, reached one of its now-abandoned schools in Khan Younis at the weekend, where thousands of people appeared to have left at a moment’s notice, fearing further intense Israeli bombardment. More >>
Gaza At ‘Most Dangerous’ Stage Amid Huge Unexploded Weapons Risk, Warns Demining Expert
Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 6:24 am | UN News
The head of UN peacekeeping and demining reiterated calls on Monday for a ceasefire in Gaza as a first step to returning the war-ravaged enclave to some normality, while mine clearance experts warned that the Strip is now at its “most dangerous period”. More >>
UN Officials Urge Swift Action To Tackle El Niño-induced Extreme Weather
Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 6:22 am | UN News
Top UN officials called on Monday for swift action to combat the El Niño extreme weather events that are currently devastating southern Africa and other regions with flooding and drought. More >>
World News In Brief: Violence Blocking Darfur Aid, New Iraq Law, Chad Elections Appeal
Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 6:17 am | UN News
Rising violence is again restricting humanitarian aid delivery in the Darfur region of Sudan, the head of the World Food Programme said on Monday. More >>
UN Reviews Progress And Challenges 30 Years After Landmark Population Conference
Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 6:15 am | UN News
Global progress towards sustainable development will continue to stall unless countries do more to bridge the gender gap and reduce poverty and inequality, the President of the General Assembly said on Monday. More >>
Alarming Rise In Enforced Disappearances Ahead Of Venezuela’s Presidential Poll: UN Experts
Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 6:11 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
An alarming increase in enforced disappearances of citizens exercising their rights to freedom of expression, association and participating in matters of public interest is reported in Venezuela since December 2023, UN experts* said today. More >>
United States Of America: UN Human Rights Chief Troubled By Law Enforcement Actions Against Protesters At Universities
Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 6:06 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Tuesday said he was troubled by a series of heavy-handed steps taken to disperse and dismantle protests across university campuses in the United States of America. More >>
‘Extraordinary, Deep Anxiety’ In Gaza Over Feared Rafah Attack
Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 5:44 am | UN News
Ordinary Gazans remain in a “constant state of trauma” over an impending full-scale Israeli attack on the enclave’s southernmost city of Rafah amid a growing number of strikes there, the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said on Tuesday. More >>
Guterres Calls On Israel And Hamas To End Gaza War
Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 5:32 am | UN News
With the situation in Gaza “worsening by the day”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday appealed for Israeli and Hamas leaders currently taking part in intense negotiations to reach a ceasefire agreement. More >>
Meta Must Take Immediate Action To Stop The Systematic Censorship Of Pro-Palestinian Voices
Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 4:30 am | Access Now
As the war in Gaza rages on, with the death toll mounting to almost 35,000, Meta and Big Tech must act to uphold human rights. More >>
Gaza Protests: UN Rights Chief Flags ‘disproportionate’ Police Action On US Campuses
Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 4:15 am | UN News
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Tuesday said he was troubled by “a series of heavy-handed steps” taken by some universities in the United States to disperse and dismantle Gaza war protests. More >>
The Future Of Education In Kentucky
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 1:56 pm | Hugh Grant
In collaboration with the James Graham Brown Foundation, this group has since been working tirelessly to reform the state of Kentucky’s education system. In the short three years since its conception, the KYSSC has already made a notable impact on ... More >>
Prime Minister Of Fiji Launches UN Social Cohesion Programme For Peace And Unity
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 9:35 am | UNDP Fiji
Funded through the UN Secretary-General Peacebuilding Fund, the initiative aims to address the regions unique challenges and promote inclusive governance. More >>
UN Expresses Solidarity With Kenya Following Deadly Floods
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 8:50 am | UN News
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated the UN’s continued commitment to Kenya in the wake of deadly floods caused by weeks of heavy rains that continue to affect the region. More >>
MSF Report Denounces Gaza’s “Silent Killings” From Preventable Disease And Lack Of Access To Medical Care
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 7:00 am | MSF Australia
Gaza’s healthcare system has been devastated, with men, women and children at increasing risk of acute malnutrition and with their physical and mental health deteriorating rapidly, according to a report released by Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without ... More >>
End Internet Shutdowns During Exams For Good: #NoExamShutdown
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 6:28 am | Access Now
Through the #NoExamShutdown campaign, Access Now, the Internet Society (ISOC), and SMEX are continuing the fight to end internet shutdowns during national secondary and high school exams in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, building ... More >>
UN CERD Publishes Findings On Albania, Mexico, Qatar, Moldova And San Marino
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 6:26 am | UN Treaty Bodies
The findings contain the Committee’s main concerns and recommendations on the implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, as well as positive aspects. Key highlights include: More >>
Ecuador: Victims Of Modern Slavery Must Have Remedy And Reparation In Ongoing Lawsuits, UN Experts Say
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 6:17 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Victims of modern slavery in Ecuador’s abaca plantations, who suffered harrowing human rights abuses for decades under the Furukawa Plantaciones company, must be granted legal remedy and reparation in ongoing lawsuits. More >>
UN Experts Call For International Torture-free Trade Agreement
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 6:14 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
UN experts* called on Member States to adopt a treaty prohibiting the trade, manufacture, and use of tools and equipment that inflict torture and to regulate their use by law enforcement and other public authorities. More >>
Ukraine: Civilians Killed And Injured As Attacks On Power And Rail Systems Intensify
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 5:13 am | UN News
An increase in civilian casualties caused by intensifying attacks from the Russian armed forces against Ukraine’s electric power infrastructure and railway system calls for concern, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) said ... More >>
Comment By UN Human Rights Office Spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani On Iraq
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 5:00 am | UN Human Rights Office
Iraq's new law criminilising consensual same-sex relations and other private consensual behaviour runs contrary to several human rights treaties and conventions ratified by Iraq, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and ... More >>
UNDP Pacific-Pacific Islands Forum Sign Memorandum Of Understanding
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 4:23 am | UNDP Pacific Centre
The agreement will strengthen sustainable development initiatives across the region while recognising the importance of regional cooperation and the collective endeavour required to advance the Sustainable Development Goals. More >>
New Zealand Defence Force Wraps Up Raft Of Solomon Islands Support
Monday, 29 April 2024, 6:36 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The NZDF personnel were part of a Joint Task Force sent on behalf of the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, with a primary role of helping deliver polling kits, ballot boxes and election officials to remote areas of Solomon Islands. ahead of the 17 April election. More >>
May Day 2024: Trade Unions For Democracy
Monday, 29 April 2024, 4:31 am | ITUC
The ITUC For Democracy campaign is about trade unions acting now to stop the alarming decline of democracy, and the simultaneous rise in attacks on workers’ rights. More >>
