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Tunisia: Türk Says Rulings In “Conspiracy” Case Are A Setback To Justice And Rule Of Law
Friday, 25 April 2025, 7:58 am | OHCHR
The trial also lacked transparency, as evidence was not publicly presented or cross-examined. Access to public sessions was also denied for several journalists, civil society representatives and diplomats. More >>
Trust Collapsing As Job Fears Surge Worldwide, Warns UN
Friday, 25 April 2025, 7:50 am | UN News
Billions of people around the world are living in fear of job loss or struggling to find work, as economic instability, conflict, and climate shocks combine to erode global security, a new UN report has warned. More >>
Sanctioning A Liquified Petroleum Gas Shipping Network To Further Pressure Iran
Friday, 25 April 2025, 7:48 am | U.S. Department of State
Iranian companies continually adapt their networks to evade sanctions and sell to foreign customers. The United States is committed to sanctioning Iranian firms that fund the regime’s destabilizing conduct. More >>
ANZAC Day
Friday, 25 April 2025, 7:44 am | U.S. Department of State
The United States, Australia, and New Zealand have stood together through times of war and peace, bound by a deep trust and a shared commitment to freedom and democracy. More >>
Climate Change: How Mountain Communities Are Scaling New Heights
Friday, 25 April 2025, 7:42 am | UN News
Low-lying islands aren’t the only ones at risk from our warming planet, as mountain communities are now finding. More >>
More Action Needed To Beat Malaria For Good, Says UN
Friday, 25 April 2025, 7:39 am | UN News
Although strong global collaboration has helped to save nearly 13 million lives from malaria over the past 25 years, more action is needed to stamp out the disease. More >>
Palestinians In Gaza Are Enduring One Of The Darkest Chapters Of The War
Friday, 25 April 2025, 7:37 am | Doctors Without Borders
The Israeli authorities’ use of aid as a political weapon, coupled with the imposition of arbitrary restrictions on international humanitarian actors, while maintaining the illusion of humanitarian access, is coercing humanitarian and medical actors ... More >>
Hundreds Killed In Sudan’s Camps For Displaced People
Friday, 25 April 2025, 7:36 am | UN News
Hundreds of civilians, including at least 12 humanitarian workers, have been killed in recent artillery shelling targeting the El Fasher and Zamzam camps in Sudan’s Darfur region, triggering an unprecedented wave of displacement according to the ... More >>
Te Aso o te Paula: Tuvalu marks 82 anniversary of Japanese bombing
Thursday, 24 April 2025, 6:17 pm | RNZ
"Every year, we remember this day - Te Aso o te Paula - through memorial services, stories, and fatele dances that recount the experiences of our people during the war." More >>
Research Highlights Systemic Problems With Solomon Islands Elections
Thursday, 24 April 2025, 6:16 pm | RNZ
New research on the Solomon Islands' 2024 election process shows systemic issues affecting voter trust and rights persist. More >>
MRD To Undertake Spot Monitoring Of CDF Projects In All 50 Constituencies
Thursday, 24 April 2025, 5:13 pm | Solomon Islands MRD
This is to gauge the level of project implementations in the constituencies as well as identify areas which may need improvements in its service delivery and development programs. More >>
Increases In Vaccine-Preventable Disease Outbreaks Threaten Years Of Progress, Warn WHO, UNICEF, Gavi
Thursday, 24 April 2025, 4:04 pm | UNICEF Aotearoa NZ
UNICEF, WHO, & Gavi urgently call for parents, the public, & politicians to strengthen support for immunization. The agencies emphasize the need for sustained investment in vaccines and immunization programmes and urge countries to honour their commitments ... More >>
World Is Watching: Int’l Observers To Monitor PH Mid-term Polls Amid Escalating Election Violence
Thursday, 24 April 2025, 11:34 am | ICHRP
The mission responds to the call for impartial, international scrutiny of the Philippine electoral process, amid persistent reports of state-sponsored harassment, and election-related killings, and fraud. More >>
Largely Eradicated Diseases At Risk Of Returning Due To Budget Cuts
Thursday, 24 April 2025, 11:30 am | UN News
Vaccines have saved around 150 million lives over the past 50 years, but that progress is now under threat. More >>
Building An America First State Department
Thursday, 24 April 2025, 9:29 am | U.S. Department of State
Under President Trump’s leadership, we have a commander in chief committed to putting America and Americans first. As his Secretary of State, I am confident a reformed State Department will meet the moment and help make our country great once again. More >>
Vanuatu: Families Find Climate-Smart Ways To Grow Crops 18 Months On From Cyclone Devastation
Thursday, 24 April 2025, 9:04 am | Save The Children
Tropical Cyclone Lola was one of the most powerful off-season storms to strike the Pacific when it made landfall in October 2023 with wind speeds of up to 215 km/h, destroying homes, schools and plantations, claiming the lives of at least four people ... More >>
Sanctioning A Liquified Petroleum Gas Shipping Network To Further Pressure Iran
Thursday, 24 April 2025, 8:27 am | U.S. Department of State
Iranian companies continually adapt their networks to evade sanctions and sell to foreign customers. The United States is committed to sanctioning Iranian firms that fund the regime’s destabilizing conduct. More >>
World Leaders Rally For ‘Full-Speed’ Climate Action Ahead Of COP30
Thursday, 24 April 2025, 7:57 am | UN News
At a high-stakes virtual summit on Wednesday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva brought together 17 national leaders from major economies and climate-vulnerable countries. More >>
AI Lightens The Workload – But Risks Remain, Labour Agency Warns
Thursday, 24 April 2025, 7:52 am | UN News
Artificial intelligence, robotics, and digitalization are rapidly reshaping how we work – but they’re a source of unexpected risks too. More >>
Stopping Child Marriage Is Key To Curbing Deadly Teen Pregnancies: WHO
Thursday, 24 April 2025, 7:42 am | UN News
Teenage pregnancy remains the leading cause of death for girls aged 15 to 19, which countries could help prevent by allowing them to remain in school and ending child marriage, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. More >>
Sewage, Trash And Disease Overwhelm Displaced Communities In Gaza
Thursday, 24 April 2025, 7:29 am | UN News
Amid sweltering heat, raw sewage and overflowing trash, displaced families in southern Gaza are facing an escalating public health crisis as aid remains blocked and medical supplies dwindle. More >>
Pacific Cardinals Heading To Rome For Vatican Conclave
Wednesday, 23 April 2025, 6:51 pm | RNZ
Two cardinals will be representing Pacific Island countries at the conclave to elect the new pope. More >>
Pacific News In Brief For 23 April
Wednesday, 23 April 2025, 6:50 pm | RNZ
A round-up of news from around the region, including an arrest after a stabbing in Samoa. More >>
Pacific Islands Forum Mission In Washington Seeking Funding For Resilience Facility
Wednesday, 23 April 2025, 6:48 pm | RNZ
Tonga's Prime Minister Dr 'Aisake Eke and PIF boss Baron Waqa are leading the regional efforts in Washington, the Forum Secretariat said in a statement on Wednesday. More >>
Cardinal Dew Leaves For Pope's Funeral, Papal Election
Wednesday, 23 April 2025, 3:58 pm | New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference
Cardinal Dew, who served as Archbishop of Wellington from 2005 until 2023, said Pope Francis gave Catholics – and the world – “a wonderful example of prayer and of trust in God”. More >>
Web Story: Evidence-based Decision Making Made Easier In FSM
Wednesday, 23 April 2025, 12:49 pm | ASYCUDA Pacific Regional Office
“The ASYCUDA Dashboard is a tool that ensures transparency for our Administration’s Management, giving them direct access to the data,” Mr. David explained. More >>
Gaza: Destruction Of Vital Lifting Gear Halts Search For Thousands Buried Under Rubble
Wednesday, 23 April 2025, 9:39 am | UN News
Families in Gaza were holding on to the slim chance of finding loved ones buried under the ruins of destroyed homes – but that hope is fading fast. More >>
$5m Reward Offer For Information Leading To Arrest And/Or Conviction Of Leader Of Foreign Terrorist Organization MS-13
Wednesday, 23 April 2025, 8:28 am | U.S. Department of State
The U.S. government is offering a reward under TOCRP of up to $5 million, which was announced in 2023, for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction in any country of Yulan Adonay Archaga Carías, aka “Porky” and “Alexander Mendoza”, More >>
Asia-based Criminal Network Cons Thai Woman In US Out Of $300,000
Wednesday, 23 April 2025, 8:02 am | UN News
A Thai woman working in the United States has told UN News how she fell for a scam orchestrated by a criminal network in Asia – and lost $300,000. More >>
Colombia: UN Mission Chief Stresses Need To Advance Implementation Of Peace Deal
Wednesday, 23 April 2025, 8:01 am | UN News
Colombia must harmonize peace policies and security policies, the UN Special Representative for the country told the Security Council on Tuesday. More >>
UN Expert Concerned By Canada’s Abolition Of Gender Equality Minister
Wednesday, 23 April 2025, 7:55 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The elimination of this dedicated ministerial role is deeply troubling and risks setting a negative global precedent. Thee decision could disproportionately harm women and girls from marginalised groups, including indigenous women, black women, ... More >>
We Cannot Turn A Blind Eye To Preventable Epidemics If We Are To Deliver On SDGs
Wednesday, 23 April 2025, 7:48 am | CNS
Dr Bam called for building result oriented political leadership that translates into effective TB and tobacco control legislation; accountability and sustainability of TB control and tobacco control programmes; and inclusion of smoking cessation through ... More >>
US And China Ambassadors Clash In Fiji Over Trump's Tariff Policies
Tuesday, 22 April 2025, 6:29 pm | RNZ
The impact of the diplomatic tussle between Washington and Beijing is being felt in Fiji as the two countries' ambassadors take shots at each other. More >>
Bougainville Takes The Initiative In Independence Mediation
Tuesday, 22 April 2025, 6:28 pm | RNZ
While Papua New Guinea and Bougainville continue the mediation process over the region's desire for independence, Bougainville's leaders are separately laying down markers of what they are expecting. More >>
Pacific 'Needs Predictability' In A 'Changing Environment' - Solomon Islands Official
Tuesday, 22 April 2025, 6:01 pm | RNZ
A Solomon Islands foreign affairs official says the "Pacific needs predictability in all our cooperation with everyone" amid geostrategic shifts. More >>
Putting Rural Farmers In The Driving Seat
Tuesday, 22 April 2025, 5:46 pm | Solomon Islands MRD
The training was initiated and funded by the North Malaita Constituency (NMC) Office in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL). Facilitated by MAL technical officers, the training involved both theoretical and practical field ... More >>
On Earth Day, A New Report Reveals Safer Pest Management Options Beyond Chlorpyrifos
Tuesday, 22 April 2025, 3:58 pm | PAN Asia Pacific
A global assessment by the United Nations has highlighted the urgent need for countries to ban chlorpyrifos and support its listing under Annex A of the Stockholm Convention for global elimination. More >>
Peace Corps: The Third Rail Of U.S. Global Development Assistance
Tuesday, 22 April 2025, 11:49 am | Yossef Ben-Meir
Increasing the Peace Corps' budget from its current level of approximately $300 million to a fully funded $2.5 billion (less than 10 percent of USAID's latest annual budget), could fulfill the 50,000-volunteer potential. More >>
Bird Species Lost From Wild For Almost 40 Years Lays First Eggs On New Island Home
Tuesday, 22 April 2025, 11:30 am | The Nature Conservancy
Egg laying season is underway at participating AZA-accredited institutions across the US. When they grow to maturity, these chicks will also journey to Palmyra, with the ultimate goal of establishing ten breeding pairs there. More >>
Statement On The Passing Away Of Pope Francis
Tuesday, 22 April 2025, 10:38 am | Sahel Solidarity Campaign Network
The leadership, members and supporters of the Sahel Solidarity Campaign Network extend heartfelt condolences to the Catholic community in the Sahel region and across Africa and among Africans in the diasporas. We stand in solidarity with the faithful in ... More >>
On The Death Of Pope Francis
Tuesday, 22 April 2025, 10:21 am | U.S. Department of State
We unite in prayer with Catholics worldwide for the repose of the pontiff’s soul and for this period of transition for the Catholic Church. More >>
How Lab-Grown Meat Could Bring An End To Needless Animal Cruelty
Tuesday, 22 April 2025, 9:12 am | Independent Media Institute
Lab-grown meat is a sustainable and ethical alternative to traditional meat. It offers the same taste and texture while reducing animal suffering, environmental impact, and health risks. More >>
Syria Is ‘Brimming With Hope And Opportunity’ : Senior UN Aid Official
Tuesday, 22 April 2025, 8:29 am | UN News
Now is the time to invest in Syria, and support people returning to the country and their communities, the outgoing UN Deputy Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis said on Monday. More >>
UN Chief Hails Pope Francis As ‘A Transcendent Voice For Peace’
Tuesday, 22 April 2025, 7:51 am | UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has joined the world in mourning the death of His Holiness Pope Francis, who passed away on Monday in Vatican City aged 88. More >>
Haiti Faces ‘Point Of No Return’ As Gang Violence Fuels Chaos
Tuesday, 22 April 2025, 7:27 am | UN News
Haiti is on the verge of “total chaos” as coordinated gang violence continues to escalate, threatening the State’s ability to maintain public order, the UN’s top envoy for the country warned on Monday. More >>
Cyberfraud in the Mekong reaches inflection point, UNODC reveals
Monday, 21 April 2025, 9:12 pm | UNODC
The report, titled Inflection Point: Global Implications of Scam Centres, Underground Banking and Illicit Online Marketplaces in Southeast Asia, is part of a series of regional threat analyses and policy briefs produced by UNODC. More >>
UN Forum Calls For Urgent Action To Tackle Growing Challenges In Asian And Pacific Cities
Monday, 21 April 2025, 7:26 pm | UN ESCAP
UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ESCAP Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana underscored the urgency of rethinking how cities grow and function. “Urbanization is more than just managing growth – it’s about transforming cities into hubs ... More >>
First Pacific Islander Installed Archbishop Of Nouméa, Wallis-and-Futuna, And Vanuatu
Monday, 21 April 2025, 6:04 pm | RNZ
Monsignor Susitino Sionepoe, 60, from Wallis-and Futuna, was officially installed on Saturday. More >>
Tonga's 'Tug-of-War Continues' Over Unresolved Allegations
Monday, 21 April 2025, 5:58 pm | RNZ
Tongan Prime Minister Dr 'Aisake Eke has made a number of claims against his predecessor Hu'akavameiliku but has yet elaborate on them. More >>
In My Hands—A Child's Tale Of Pain And Hope Amidst War
Monday, 21 April 2025, 12:31 pm | Julie Webb-Pullman
The story of an innocent child, fighting to live— in a land torn apart by war. More >>
Archaeology Can Now Tell Us How People Have Muffled And Challenged Economic Inequality Across History
Saturday, 19 April 2025, 9:19 pm | Independent Media Institute
One clear trend is that through time, across the broad sweep of human history, the potential for inequality has grown due to advances in technology (domesticated crops and animals, enhanced communication, and advances in transport) and the increasing ... More >>
Sanctioning A China-Based “Teapot” Refinery To Pressure Iran Further
Saturday, 19 April 2025, 9:06 pm | U.S. Department of State
All sanctions will be fully enforced under the Trump Administration’s maximum pressure campaign on Iran. More >>
Sanctioning International Bank Of Yemen For Supporting The Houthis
Saturday, 19 April 2025, 9:04 pm | U.S. Department of State
The United States is committed to disrupting Houthi financial networks and banking access as part of our whole-of-government approach to eliminating Iran’s threat network. More >>
Myanmar: Thousands Remain In Crisis Weeks After Deadly Earthquakes
Saturday, 19 April 2025, 9:00 pm | UN News
Thousands of families in Myanmar remain without shelter, water or medical care three weeks after deadly earthquakes struck the country, as frequent aftershocks compound the suffering of communities already battered by conflict and poverty. More >>
Paulo Dybala Announced As Laureus Ambassador Ahead Of 25th Anniversary Laureus World Sports Awards
Saturday, 19 April 2025, 8:49 pm | Laureus
The 31-year-old initiated his new role with a visit to a Laureus Sport for Good programme in Rome and will be in attendance at the 25th anniversary Laureus World Sports Awards in Madrid on Monday. More >>
FACT Forum 2025: Malaysia To Take Up Co-chair Role From Indonesia
Saturday, 19 April 2025, 2:53 pm | FACT Dialogue
The Dialogue was launched at the 26th annual UN climate conference (COP26) in 2021 by the United Kingdom—the conference’s president—and Indonesia; the two governments became FACT’s first co-chairs. More >>
OVERALL WINNERS 2025
Saturday, 19 April 2025, 6:00 am | Sony World Photography Awards
The prestigious Photographer of the Year 2025 title was awarded to the acclaimed British photographer Zed Nelson for the series The Anthropocene Illusion. More >>
Canada Must Reduce Reliance On Extractive Industries And U.S. Exports, Report Finds
Saturday, 19 April 2025, 5:47 am | DNA
From dissatisfaction with the Trudeau government to dissatisfaction with Trump's policies - compounded by general anxiety around tariffs, the economy and a deteriorating relationship with the U.S. - navigating an economic downturn should be an immediate ... More >>
Rocket Lab Onramped To Multi-Billion U.S. & U.K. Defense Contracts To Expand Hypersonic Tech Development With HASTE
Friday, 18 April 2025, 6:32 pm | Rocket Lab
Keeping pace with global developments means more affordable tests at a higher rate that expands the boundaries of hypersonic technology - and that’s a capability we’re already providing all in one platform with HASTE, at a commercial price and ... More >>
"We Will Remain… In The Field Of Pain And Hope"
Friday, 18 April 2025, 6:27 pm | Julie Webb-Pullman
We serve our people — not for anything in return, but simply because we love them, and we believe they deserve life. And we will prevail, for we carry no weapons, only living consciences. More >>
