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Workers Fundamental Right To Organise Is Crucial In Combating Heat Stress
Saturday, 27 July 2024, 4:58 am | ITUC
The ITUC calls for a commitment by all governments and employers to enhance policies and practices addressing heat stress through social dialogue and collective bargaining. More >>
Finance And Foreign Ministers Call For Remaking International Financial System In The Interest Of Developing Countries
Saturday, 27 July 2024, 4:49 am | UN Department of Global Communications
First Preparatory Committee meeting of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development concludes in Addis Ababa with renewed focus on bridging gaps in SDG financing and delivering international financial architecture reform. More >>
Security Council Debates Weapon Transfers To Ukraine
Saturday, 27 July 2024, 4:41 am | UN News
The transfer of arms to Ukraine was the focus of debate in the UN Security Council on Thursday in the latest meeting convened by Russia to address the issue. More >>
Ethiopia Landslides: Death Toll Rises As UN Supports Response
Saturday, 27 July 2024, 4:37 am | UN News
A UN inter-agency humanitarian team has reached the area affected by deadly landslides in Ethiopia earlier this week and is supporting the response. More >>
WHO To Send One Million Polio Vaccines To Gaza To Protect Children
Saturday, 27 July 2024, 4:29 am | UN News
The UN health agency said on Friday that it is sending more than a million polio vaccines to Gaza after the discovery of the highly infectious disease in sewage samples. More >>
UN Committee Against Torture Publishes Findings On Côte D’Ivoire, Ecuador, The Republic Of Korea, And Türkiye
Saturday, 27 July 2024, 4:24 am | OHCHR
The Committee against Torture (CAT) today issued its findings on Ecuador, the Republic of Korea, Côte d’Ivoire and Türkiye, after reviewing the four State parties in its latest session. More >>
Comment By UN Human Rights Office Spokesperson Liz Throssell On Ghana Court Ruling
Saturday, 27 July 2024, 4:16 am | OHCHR
We deeply regret the decision by the Supreme Court of Ghana to uphold colonial-era provisions of the Criminal Offences Act that effectively criminalise consensual same-sex relations. More >>
UN Urges Peace And Respect For Olympic Truce As The Summer Games Begin
Saturday, 27 July 2024, 4:08 am | UN News
As the Summer Olympics and Paralympics get underway in Paris on Friday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for global respect of the Olympic Truce – a custom of halting all hostilities from before to after the Games. More >>
Russia Must Free Human Rights Defender Alexey Sokolov Arrested For Posting Facebook Logo: UN Experts
Saturday, 27 July 2024, 4:01 am | OHCHR
Russia must immediately and unconditionally release human rights defender, Alexey Sokolov, and drop the criminal charges against him, UN experts said today. More >>
New ECOSOC President To Focus On Safe Migration, AI For Sustainable Development
Saturday, 27 July 2024, 4:00 am | UN News
A veteran Canadian politician and diplomat was on Thursday elected President of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), which lies at the centre of the Organization’s efforts to advance sustainable development More >>
NZ Army Instructors March Out With Fijian Recruits For The First Time
Friday, 26 July 2024, 9:49 am | New Zealand Defence Force
For the first time, New Zealand Army instructors have participated in the marching out of Republic of Fiji Military Force (RFMF) recruits. More >>
The Heat Is On: We Must Rise To The Challenge Of Rising Temperatures, Urges UN Chief
Friday, 26 July 2024, 4:59 am | UN News
The UN chief on Thursday issued an urgent call to action to better protect billions around the world exposed to crippling effects of extreme heat, as global temperature rise continues unabated. More >>
FAO Urges Immediate Action As New Variants Of Avian Influenza Threaten Asia And The Pacific
Friday, 26 July 2024, 4:54 am | FAO
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is calling for urgent regional efforts to combat a rise in avian influenza cases across the Asia-Pacific region. More >>
Alarm Rings In Asia Pacific For Not Making U-equals-U And HIV Prevention Accessible To All
Friday, 26 July 2024, 4:45 am | CNS
The latest 2024 data from United Nations joint programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) show that highest number of people who got newly infected with HIV in Asia and the Pacific region in 2023, were linked to those who do not know that they were HIV positive. More >>
Pakistan: Experts Urge Immediate End To Discrimination And Violence Against Ahmadis
Friday, 26 July 2024, 4:34 am | OHCHR
A group of independent experts today expressed grave concern regarding a reported upsurge in discrimination and violence against Ahmadi Muslims in Pakistan, including extrajudicial killings, arbitrary arrests and detentions, attacks on places of worship ... More >>
Bangladesh: UN Experts Call For Immediate End To Violent Crackdown And Full Accountability For Human Rights Violations
Friday, 26 July 2024, 4:18 am | OHCHR
UN experts today called on the Bangladesh government to immediately end the violent crackdown against protestors and political opponents, restore access to the Internet and ensure accountability for human rights violations. More >>
Bangladesh: Türk Decries Government Crackdown, Urges Respect For International Human Rights Standards
Friday, 26 July 2024, 4:12 am | OHCHR
UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk today called on the Bangladesh Government urgently to disclose full details about last week’s crackdown on protests amid growing accounts of horrific violence, and to ensure all law enforcement operations abide by international ... More >>
UN Human Rights Committee Publishes Findings On Croatia, Honduras, India, Maldives, Malta, Suriname, And Syria
Friday, 26 July 2024, 4:08 am | OHCHR
The UN Human Rights Committee today issued its findings on Croatia, Honduras, India, Maldives, Malta, Suriname, and the Syrian Arab Republic after examining the seven States parties in its latest session. More >>
USA: Free Speech On Campus Needs To Be Protected, Not Attacked, Say Experts
Friday, 26 July 2024, 3:59 am | OHCHR
Human rights experts today expressed grave concern at the massive crackdown on pro-Palestinian student protests at various university campuses across the United States of America. More >>
FAO Urges Immediate Action As New Variants Of Avian Influenza Threaten Asia And The Pacific
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 7:06 pm | FAO
Governments, international organizations and the private sector must collaborate and share information transparently and in a timely manner to devise effective containment strategies. More >>
Jewish Groups Call On Israeli Govt To Respect International Court Ruling & Withdraw From Occupied Palestinian Territory
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 2:44 pm | Alternative Jewish Voices
The International Court of Justice has condemned Israel’s occupation of Palestine, its system of apartheid against Palestinian people, and the crimes that it has committed in the Occupied Territory. More >>
Bringing Local Sustainable Development To Scale
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 9:36 am | Yossef Ben-Meir
New article considers a key condition for effectively scaling local sustainable development for the benefit of the whole of society: creating participatory and empowering community movements first, driving then the dispersion of productive and appropriate technologies. More >>
Commonwealth Secretary-General To Make First Official Visit To Pakistan
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 8:35 am | The Commonwealth
The Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC, the Commonwealth Secretary-General, will pay her first official visit to Pakistan from 28 July to 2 August 2024 on the invitation of the Government of Pakistan. More >>
Rights Chief ‘Horrified’ At Deadly PNG Violence, Lebanon-israel ‘Knife Edge’, Sudan Refugees Suffer Sexual Violence
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 8:01 am | UN News
Recent attacks on three villages in East Sepik province, Papua New Guinea, resulted in at least 26 deaths - including 16 children – an event that has left UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk “horrified”, he said in a statement ... More >>
UNICEF Chief Calls For Urgent Security Reset In Gaza Amid ‘New Horrors’
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 7:24 am | UN News
The head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) appealed on Wednesday for an immediate improvement in the security situation in Gaza, where dangerous operating conditions and attacks against humanitarian workers continue to hamper aid delivery to communities ... More >>
President Sharon Lewin On Full Results From PURPOSE 1 Trial Of Twice-yearly Injectable Lenacapavir For HIV Prevention
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 4:57 am | International AIDS Society
“Much of this work is underway this week at AIDS 2024, and will continue at HIVR4P 2024, the 5th HIV Research for Prevention Conference, which will take place in Lima, Peru, and virtually from 6 to 10 October 2024.” More >>
UN-backed Refugee Athletes Named As Olympic Flag Bearers
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 4:35 am | UN News
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has thrown its full support behind Cindy Ngamba and Yahya Al Ghotany, the athletes chosen as flag bearers for the Olympic Games which start on Friday in Paris, who will be proudly bear the banner of the International ... More >>
UN Experts Condemn Sentencing Of Journalists In Russia
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 4:30 am | UN News
Independent UN human rights experts said in a statement on Tuesday that the recent prison sentencing of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and Radio Liberty journalist Alsu Kurmasheva send a “threatening message” to all journalists. More >>
UN And Partners Launch Emergency Appeal To Address Severe Drought In Malawi
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 4:25 am | UN News
UN agencies alongside humanitarian partners in Malawi have launched a Flash Appeal to help millions in the country stricken by drought that has decimated harvests and sent hunger levels soaring. More >>
Comment By UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk On Killings In Papua New Guinea
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 4:19 am | OHCHR
I am horrified by the shocking eruption of deadly violence in Papua New Guinea, seemingly as the result of a dispute over land and lake ownership and user rights. More >>
Israeli Authorities Must Stop Targeting Palestinian Human Rights Defenders: Special Rapporteur
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 4:14 am | OHCHR
The Israeli authorities continue to target human rights defenders in the Occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, through prolonged administrative detention without charge, humiliation and ill treatment, an independent expert said today, calling ... More >>
The World Must Look To South America’s Success In Reducing Hunger
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 4:10 am | UN News
Each year, the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report, released on Wednesday, provides an update on the global progress or setbacks in achieving the 2030 goal of zero hunger. More >>
Rising Heat In Europe And Central Asia Killing Almost 400 Children A Year: UNICEF
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 4:04 am | UN News
Soaring summer temperatures in Europe and Central Asia are killing nearly 400 children a year according to new analysis of the latest available data by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) released on Wednesday. More >>
Fight Against Global Hunger Set Back 15 Years, Warns UN Report
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 3:59 am | UN News
Progress fighting global hunger has been set back 15 years, leaving around 733 million people going hungry in 2023, equivalent to one in 11 people globally and one in five in Africa, according to the latest UN State of Food Security and Nutrition in the ... More >>
80 Years Is Enough: Fight For Food, Land, And Climate Justice! Shut Down The IMF-World Bank!
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 7:08 pm | People's Coalition on Food Sovereignty
The extensive neoliberal restructuring bankrolled by IMF-World Bank loans deepened the export-oriented and import-dependent character of food and agricultural production in many backward economies that severely destroyed their food security, rural livelihoods, ... More >>
Denounce The Illegal Detention Of Ebo Mili & Dunge Apang. Stand Against Mega-dams In Arunachal Pradesh & Northeast India
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 7:00 pm | IPMSDL
The International Indigenous Peoples Movement for Self-Determination and Liberation (IPMSDL) denounces the arrest and detention of anti-dam activists Ebo Mili and Dunge Apang last July 8, 2024 by the Arunachal Pradesh Police. Ebo Mili, human rights lawyer ... More >>
Pacific Youth Want Australian Energy Commitments Ahead Of Pacific Leaders Meeting
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 6:58 pm | 350.org
350.org Pacific launches Our Pawa campaign, spotlighting Australian climate commitments and the Pacific energy transition. More >>
Marshallese Women Call For Nuclear Justice
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 6:22 pm | RNZ
Women continue to fight for justice, 70 years after the first nuclear tests by the US caused devastation on the people and environment of the Marshall Islands, Netani Rika writes. More >>
Sudan War: Nearly 26 Million Going Hungry Due To Rising Food Prices, Access Challenges
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 9:29 am | UN News
Nearly 26 million people in war-torn Sudan are not getting enough to eat, the UN reported on Tuesday, citing its humanitarian affairs office, OCHA. More >>
Civil Society Groups File A Formal Complaint Against The Metals Company
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 8:40 am | Deep Sea Mining Campaign
Letter to the U.S. SEC alleges seriously misleading information in The Metals Company 2023 Annual Report More >>
Filipino Community Leader Wins Wangari Maathai Forest Champions Award 2024
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 4:35 am | FAO
Filipino community leader Nida Collado today won the 2024 Wangari Maathai Forest Champions Award for her outstanding achievements and steadfast commitment to forest conservation and restoration and improving livelihoods. More >>
Singapore Recrowned Most Powerful Passport In The World
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 4:29 am | Henley and Partners
Singapore breaks away from the peloton of six countries that shared the top spot on the Henley Passport Index as we entered the new year, reclaiming its title as the world’s most powerful passport in the latest ranking published today. More >>
Russia: Journalists Gershkovich And Kurmasheva’s Sham Trials And Imprisonment A Chilling Warning To All Journalists
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 4:14 am | OHCHR
Together with Evan Gershkovich and Alsu Kurmasheva, at least 33 journalists are currently detained in Russia in a dangerous trend of intensifying the crackdown on independent media and dissenting voices since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine ... More >>
Where Do I Go Now, Ask Gazans Uprooted By New Israeli Evacuation Orders
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 4:08 am | UN News
Gazans uprooted by the Israeli military’s latest evacuation orders have fled their shelters and homes “running for their lives”, with barely any belongings and little idea where they will end up, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday. More >>
Pacific Children Left Behind And Vulnerable Due To Regional Labour Mobility Schemes
Tuesday, 23 July 2024, 6:55 pm | RNZ
Vanuatu's Deputy Prime Minister Matai Seremaiah says many children in the Pacific no longer live with their parents because of labour schemes in Australia and New Zealand. More >>
US President Joe Biden: Age And Optics Just Too Hard To Fight
Tuesday, 23 July 2024, 6:43 pm | RNZ
Analysis - US President Joe Biden, who channelled perseverance and grit into a 50-year run in American politics, finally met a foe he could not beat. More >>
PMA Partners With Pacific Media Network To Amplify Voices Of Pacific Athletes At The Paris Olympics 2024
Tuesday, 23 July 2024, 1:36 pm | Pasifika Medical Association
The Pasifika Medical Association (PMA) Group is proud to announce its partnership with Pacific Media Network (PMN), sponsoring their 2024 Paris Olympics coverage as they follow Pacific athletes competing at the games. This support is strengthened ... More >>
"Sport Is Critical For Child Development, But Too Many Miss Out" - Olympians & Children Call For Better Access To Sport
Tuesday, 23 July 2024, 1:09 pm | Save The Children
Sport is particularly important for children, as in addition to the health benefits, it also gives them the opportunity to make friends and feel connected. More >>
Victims Win Historic Victory Against Chiquita In Colombia Paramilitary Case
Tuesday, 23 July 2024, 10:53 am | Independent Media Institute
The ruling against the banana giant formerly known as United Fruit makes history in holding a U.S. company liable for abuses committed abroad. Lawyers say the case is just the beginning. More >>
David Seymour Challenged Over Gaza Genocide & Israeli Attacks On Healthcare
Tuesday, 23 July 2024, 10:27 am | Aotearoa Healthcare Workers For Palestine
Dr Raisa Ahmed, spokesperson for Aotearoa Healthcare Workers for Palestine (AHW4P), confronted Seymour at an ACT Party event in Tauranga last Thursday. More >>
Middle East: ‘One Rash Move Could Trigger A Catastrophe’
Tuesday, 23 July 2024, 10:00 am | UN News
A recent surge in cross-border deadly attacks risks escalating violence across the Middle East and requires immediate de-escalation efforts, top UN officials warned the Security Council on Monday. More >>
Forests Face Increasing Risk Of Wildfires And Pests Due To Climate Change
Tuesday, 23 July 2024, 9:08 am | UN News
The world’s forests are becoming increasingly susceptible to wildfires and pests due to climate change, according to a new report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), released Monday. More >>
UN Commission Of Inquiry Accepts ICJ Opinion, Continued Attacks In Ukraine, Improved Neurological Medicines Access
Tuesday, 23 July 2024, 8:30 am | UN News
The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory on Monday welcomed the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) recent advisory opinion declaring Israel’s continued occupation of Palestinian territory ... More >>
UN Special Envoy Warns Of Escalation Risk In Syria
Tuesday, 23 July 2024, 7:57 am | UN News
The threat of regional conflict affecting Syria has not abated, particularly in the face of recent Israeli strikes on the war-torn country, UN Special Envoy Geir Pedersen told the Security Council on Monday. More >>
UN Leaders Urge ‘Maximum Political Will’ To Rescue SDGs
Tuesday, 23 July 2024, 7:45 am | UN News
Top UN officials on Monday called for urgent reforms to the international financial system to boost efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. More >>
Students At University Of Auckland Reject The Presence Of NZDF On Campus
Tuesday, 23 July 2024, 7:44 am | Working Students Aotearoa
Students at Waipapa Taumata Rau University of Auckland have organised a rally calling on our peers, staff members and the university administration to reject the presence of the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) from university events. More >>
Gaza City-Bound UN Aid Convoy Comes Under Israeli Fire, Says UNRWA
Tuesday, 23 July 2024, 7:32 am | UN News
A UN convoy has been hit by “heavy shooting” from Israeli forces at a checkpoint while en route to Gaza city, the United Nations agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, said on Monday. More >>
New UNAIDS Report Shows AIDS Pandemic Can Only Be Ended By 2030 If Leaders Boost Resources And Protect Human Rights Now
Tuesday, 23 July 2024, 4:59 am | UNAIDS
With a new HIV infection every two minutes, Asia Pacific must urgently invest in prevention and community leadership. More >>
Forests Face Increasing Climate-related Stress Amid Growing Demand For Their Products, FAO Report Warns
Tuesday, 23 July 2024, 4:38 am | FAO
Climate change is increasing the susceptibility of the world's forests to stressors such as wildfires and pests, according to a new flagship publication by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) that emphasizes the role ... More >>
Leaders Welcome Advances In HIV Science While Warning Of Growing Threats To Progress At 25 International AIDS Conference
Tuesday, 23 July 2024, 4:30 am | International AIDS Society
More than 10,000 participants are expected to attend AIDS 2024, the 25th International AIDS Conference, the world’s largest gathering of people living with, affected by, and working on HIV, taking place in person in Munich, Germany, and virtually ... More >>
