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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 >>
Statement On 23rd Anniversary Of The Triumph Of Democracy In Venezuela
Friday, 18 April 2025, 6:25 pm | HCIF-PFS
On this historic week of 23rd anniversary of the triumph of democracy in Venezuela, we, volunteers of the Hugo Chavez International Foundation for Peace, Friendship and Solidarity HCIF-PFS) extend our solidarity with the Bolivarian Revolutionary ... More >>
39 Years After US Bombing Of Libya
Friday, 18 April 2025, 6:22 pm | The New African Charter International NACI
We Join The People Of Libya To Commemorate 39th Anniversary Of The US Invasion And Aerial Bombings On The Cities Of Tripoli And Benghazi More >>
Sanctions on Iran’s Oil Network to Further Impose Maximum Pressure on Iran
Friday, 18 April 2025, 4:07 pm | U.S. Department of State
The United States is committed to aggressively implementing and enforcing sanctions targeting Iran’s entire oil supply chain, including sanctioning those who help Iran evade sanctions and export Iranian oil to China. More >>
Fortify Rights CEO Sues Trump Administration Over Sanctions Against International Criminal Court
Friday, 18 April 2025, 3:13 pm | Fortify Rights
As the lawsuit explains, President Trump’s sanctions on the ICC violate the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution by prohibiting Smith and Radhakrishnan and other Americans like them from speaking with the ICC’s Office of the Prosecutor. More >>
IMO Climate Agreement Shipwreck Misses Targets And Betrays Most Vulnerable
Friday, 18 April 2025, 2:51 pm | Clean Shipping Coalition
The Clean Shipping Coalition slammed IMO member states for falling far short of the UN body’s own 2030, 2040 and 2050 climate targets and failing the people and regions most vulnerable to climate change. More >>
UN Experts Welcome Kurdish Workers’ Party Ceasefire With Türkiye And Urge A Just And Sustainable Peace
Friday, 18 April 2025, 2:45 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“After so much bloodshed and insecurity, we urge the PKK and the Turkish Government to peacefully settle the conflict and respect applicable international humanitarian and human rights law,” the experts said. More >>
Pacific Island Ministers Abstain In Vote On Weak Deal On Emissions Pricing At International Maritime Organization
Friday, 18 April 2025, 2:41 pm | Micronesian Center for Sustainable Transport
The Pacific and their allies, including the Seychelles, Caribbean, African and Central American states, and the UK, had put forward a proposal for a universal levy on greenhouse gas emissions. More >>
BRIEFING NOTES: (1) (EN/AR) Occupied Palestinian Territory; (2) Sudan
Friday, 18 April 2025, 2:29 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Since 18 March, Israel Has Issued 21 “evacuation Orders”. On 31 March, The Israeli Military Issued An Order Covering Almost All Of Rafah, The Southern-most Governorate, Followed By A Large-scale Ground Operation In The Area. More >>
Sudan: Türk Decries Catastrophic Cost Of Inaction As Conflict Approaches Third Year
Friday, 18 April 2025, 2:17 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
"As hostilities have expanded in reach and intensity over the past year, the lives and hopes of so many Sudanese have been uprooted and caught in a mire of death, deprivation and suffering,” said Türk. More >>
Pacific Voices Rise To Steer Global Shipping Toward Justice
Friday, 18 April 2025, 2:11 pm | Micronesian Center for Sustainable Transport
With only one more day to finalise the details including a price on emissions, nations are grouped by their common interests as they try to influence the final agreement at the London headquarters of the International Maritime Organization, the UN agency ... More >>
Pacific Ministers Push To Lock In Clean Energy Transition At International Maritime Organization
Friday, 18 April 2025, 1:55 pm | Micronesian Center for Sustainable Transport
Delivering the opening speech, Ambassador Ishoda reminded delegates and press that MEPC 83 is a defining moment for the future of international shipping, and for climate: More >>
Will All Children Be Born Free Of HIV, Syphilis And Hepatitis-B By 2030?
Friday, 18 April 2025, 1:31 pm | CNS
Strong evidence since years has repeatedly proven that it is possible to ensure that all children born to parent(s) with HIV, hepatitis-B or syphilis, can be born free of these three infections. More >>
Council Alerts Consumers On Easter Shopping Pitfalls
Friday, 18 April 2025, 1:14 pm | Consumer Council of Fiji
As Easter approaches, the Council has ramped up its monitoring and outreach, collaborating with both consumers and retailers nationwide to promote fair trading practices. More >>
Young People Gather At The UN To Drive Science- And Evidence-based Solutions For Sustainable Development
Friday, 18 April 2025, 1:04 pm | UN Department of Global Communications
The ECOSOC Youth Forum has proven to be that safe and candid space to elevate and advance the voices of youth in shaping policies that impact their present and future,” said ECOSOC President H.E. Mr. Bob Rae. More >>
The Approval Of Amendments To The “APCI” Law Seriously Affects Freedom Of Association In Peru: UN Expert
Friday, 18 April 2025, 12:50 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“The proposed amendments to the APCI Law create risks of undue interference in the structure and internal functioning of non-governmental organizations (NGOs),” said Gina Romero, the Special Rapporteur on freedom of peaceful assembly and of association. More >>
Brazil's Environment And Climate Minister Meets Over 200 Global Climate Activists At Renewable Energy Event
Friday, 18 April 2025, 12:33 pm | 350.org
This year, Minister Marina Silva is leading an organisation proposed by Brazilian President Lula called the ‘Global Ethical Balance. More >>
Dengue, Influenza Outbreaks In The Pacific
Friday, 18 April 2025, 12:27 pm | RNZ
Cases of the flu in Niue and dengue in Tonga and Fiji are being monitored. More >>
Comment By UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk After Hundreds Killed In RSF Attacks In Sudan’s North Darfur
Friday, 18 April 2025, 11:11 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
The RSF has an obligation under international humanitarian law to ensure the protection of civilians, including from ethnically motivated attacks, and to enable the safe passage of civilians out of the city. More >>
Sudan Faces Worsening Humanitarian Catastrophe As Famine And Conflict Escalate: UN Experts
Friday, 18 April 2025, 11:04 am | OHCHR
Conflict-related famine, mass displacement and extreme violence and killings continue to devastate millions of people. 24.6 million people – about half the population – are experiencing acute food insecurity, with 638,000 facing catastrophic hunger, ... More >>
Myanmar: Military Strikes Persist Amid Earthquake Response Efforts
Friday, 18 April 2025, 10:59 am | UN News
Military operations continue in Myanmar despite ceasefires declared after the recent earthquake that killed more than 3,600 people, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday. More >>
UN CEDAW Committee Concludes First Technical Cooperation Session In The Pacific
Friday, 18 April 2025, 10:56 am | OHCHR
It also convened thematic discussions that brought together civil society, youth, government representatives & community leaders, providing an important platform for Pacific countries to reflect on progress, challenges, & priorities in eliminating ... More >>
Sudan War: ‘Darkest Chapters’ Ahead As Darfur Massacre Claims Over 100 Lives
Friday, 18 April 2025, 10:55 am | UN News
As Sudan’s devastating war enters its third year, UN rights investigators are warning that its “darkest chapters” may still lie ahead, following the massacre of more than 100 people at displacement camps in Darfur over the weekend. More >>
UN Forum On People Of African Descent Examines Reparations And AI Challenge
Friday, 18 April 2025, 10:52 am | UN News
The fourth session of the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent opened on Monday at United Nations Headquarters in New York. More >>
UN Denounces Deadly Palm Sunday Attack In Ukraine
Friday, 18 April 2025, 10:49 am | UN News
The United Nations has condemned the Russian attack on the city of Sumy, Ukraine, on Sunday which reportedly killed at least 34 people, including two children, and injured more than 100 others. More >>
Thousands Of Gaza Patients Waiting For Urgent Medical Evacuation
Friday, 18 April 2025, 10:44 am | UN News
The Israeli bombardment of Al-Ahli, a Gaza City hospital, has put even more pressure on the remaining health facilities in the occupied Palestinian territory, where the delivery of aid and movement of humanitarian workers is highly restricted by the ... More >>
ACI APAC & MID Announces Green Airports Recognition 2025 Winners
Friday, 18 April 2025, 10:38 am | ACI Asia Pacific
Airports were encouraged to showcase groundbreaking/innovative initiatives in energy management, including Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), renewable energy source like solar and green diesel, electric vehicles, green and zero-energy buildings, and various ... More >>
ACI Asia-Pacific & Middle East Announces Winners Of Safety Recognition Awards 2025
Friday, 18 April 2025, 10:33 am | ACI Asia Pacific
Dubai International Airport (DXB - UAE), Kempegowda International Airport (BLR - India) and Narita International Airport (NAA - Japan) were recognised for their exemplary safety cultures and innovative approaches to promoting aerodrome safety. More >>
World News In Brief: Gaza Aid Crisis Worsens, South Sudan Clashes, Ecuador Oil Spill Update
Friday, 18 April 2025, 10:32 am | UN News
The humanitarian situation in Gaza is now likely the worst it has been in the 18 months since the outbreak of hostilities, the UN relief coordination office, OCHA, reported on Monday. More >>
How Is The Sudanese Civil War Destabilising Neighbouring Countries?
Friday, 18 April 2025, 10:23 am | UN News
Since April 2023, Sudan, the third-largest country in Africa, has been embroiled in war, as a brutal battle between government forces and a powerful paramilitary group has exacerbated the nation’s existing crises, including political instability ... More >>
Gender Justice And Health Equity Are Inextricably Linked But Are Programmes Linked?
Friday, 18 April 2025, 9:58 am | CNS
The Lancet Commission report comes at a very timely moment - right on the heels of the recently concluded 69th United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69), and ahead of the UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF 2025). More >>
Millions Displaced, Health System In Ruins As Sudan War Fuels Famine
Friday, 18 April 2025, 9:52 am | UN News
More than 12.4 million people have been forced from their homes across Sudan – including over 3.3 million refugees who have fled to neighbouring countries – as two years of civil war fuel famine, disease outbreaks and the collapse of the health ... More >>
Israeli Operations In Lebanon Continue To Kill Civilians
Friday, 18 April 2025, 9:43 am | OHCHR
According to our initial review, at least 71 civilians have been killed by Israeli forces in Lebanon, since the ceasefire came into effect on 27 November last year. Among the victims are 14 women and 9 children. People remain gripped by fear, and ... More >>
Sudan War Has Created Suffering Of ‘Industrial Proportions’, Aid Agencies Warn
Friday, 18 April 2025, 9:39 am | UN News
Two years since Sudan’s brutal conflict began, UN agencies warned that famine is spreading and civilians of all ages continue to suffer shocking abuse, including rape and gang rape. More >>
Gaza: UN Rights Office Condemns Israeli Buffer Zone Plan
Friday, 18 April 2025, 9:35 am | UN News
The UN human rights office said on Friday it fears that Israel may intend to permanently remove civilians in Gaza as part of an expanded buffer zone, amid evacuations orders and escalating bombardment. More >>
Sudan: One Child Every 10 Seconds Forced To Flee Their Home Since Conflict Began Two Years Ago
Friday, 18 April 2025, 9:34 am | Save The Children
PORT SUDAN, 15 April 2025 - One child every 10 seconds on average has been forced to flee their homes since the conflict began in Sudan two years ago, according to new analysis from Save the Children. Sudan was already facing one of the world’s ... More >>
UN Refugee Agency Calls For Greater Investment In Syrian Returnees
Friday, 18 April 2025, 9:33 am | UN News
Roughly 400,000 Syrians have returned home from the region since the fall of the Assad regime last December, while more than a million internally displaced persons (IDPs) have gone back to their communities. More >>
US Tariffs Move Could See Three Per Cent Fall In Global Trade, Says Top UN Economist
Friday, 18 April 2025, 9:29 am | UN News
Global trade could shrink by three per cent as a result of the United States’ new tariff measures which in the longer term could reshape and boost as-yet untapped regional commercial links, a top UN economist confirmed on Friday. More >>
DR Congo Crisis: Children Subjected To Deliberate, Systemic Sexual Violence
Friday, 18 April 2025, 9:25 am | UN News
Sexual violence against children in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reached staggering proportions, with the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reporting thousands of new cases in just two months – evidence that it’s being used as ... More >>
New Report: Indian Government Plans Spell Disaster For Uncontacted Island Tribe
Friday, 18 April 2025, 9:24 am | Survival International
It warns that the uncontacted Shompen people, who live only on Great Nicobar Island in the Indian Ocean, will not survive if the Great Nicobar Development Project goes ahead. More >>
External Flow Of Weapons Into Sudan Must End, Insists UN’s Guterres
Friday, 18 April 2025, 9:17 am | UN News
Two years to the day since Sudan’s brutal war erupted between rival generals who rejected the peaceful transition to civilian rule after the overthrow of Omar Al-Bashir, UN chief António Guterres insisted that the world “must not forget” the suffering ... More >>
Flooding Displaces Thousands Amid Ongoing Unrest In Eastern DR Congo
Friday, 18 April 2025, 9:10 am | UN News
Recent severe flooding caused by torrential rains has displaced nearly 10,000 people in Tanganyika province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday. More >>
Israeli Strikes In Lebanon Continue To Kill Civilians, UN Rights Office Warns
Friday, 18 April 2025, 9:06 am | UN News
Israeli military operations in Lebanon have continued to claim civilian lives and destroy vital infrastructure, the UN human rights office warned on Tuesday, raising alarm over mounting violations since a ceasefire agreement took effect last November. More >>
Record Hunger In Haiti Amid Rising Needs
Friday, 18 April 2025, 9:02 am | UN News
Escalating armed violence, displacement, economic turmoil and disruptions to local food production are fueling hunger in Haiti and leaving millions at risk, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Thursday. More >>
UN Forum Tackles Slavery Reparations For Africa, People Of African Descent
Friday, 18 April 2025, 9:02 am | UN News
The calls for reparatory justice can no longer be ignored, speakers at the fourth session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on African Descent in New York said on Tuesday. More >>
UN Youth Forum Brings Fresh Perspectives On Sustainable Development
Friday, 18 April 2025, 8:59 am | UN News
Young people from across the globe are meeting at UN Headquarters this week to share their recommendations to transform the world into a fairer, greener and more sustainable place. More >>
Bhutan: UN Experts Call For Release Of Long-Term Political Prisoners
Friday, 18 April 2025, 8:56 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The experts expressed grave concern that many of these “political prisoners” were reportedly denied access to legal representation, lacked a clear understanding of the charges, and were unable to effectively challenge the accusations and the ... More >>
Airports In Asia-Pacific & Middle East To See US$240 Billion Investment In Infrastructure Expansion
Friday, 18 April 2025, 8:54 am | ACI Asia Pacific
Major investments to significantly boost passenger and cargo capacity, driving socio-economic growth in the regions More >>
Israeli Strike On Hospital ‘Further Cripples’ Gaza’s Fragile Health System
Friday, 18 April 2025, 8:47 am | UN News
An Israeli strike on a hospital in southern Gaza on Tuesday has further jeopardised already limited access to lifesaving medical care in the war-torn enclave. More >>
Sudan: No Respite For Civilians Amid Unrelenting War And Aid Access Barriers
Friday, 18 April 2025, 8:37 am | UN News
As Sudan’s civil war grinds on, millions of civilians remain trapped in a relentless cycle of displacement, hunger and violence, while relief efforts are stifled by insecurity and bureaucratic hurdles. More >>
Countries Finalise Historic Pandemic Agreement After Three Years Of Negotiations
Friday, 18 April 2025, 8:37 am | UN News
In the early hours of Wednesday morning in Geneva, countries finalized a draft global agreement aimed at improving how the world prepares for and responds to pandemics, marking a historic step that will be submitted to the World Health Assembly in May ... More >>
