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World News In Brief: Sudan Famine Latest, Weekend Attacks In Ukraine, Tanzania Marburg Virus Update
Tuesday, 21 January 2025, 10:43 am | UN News
A UN aid convoy is on its way in southern Sudan to the strategically important city of Wad Madani, carrying food and nutrition supplies for families at risk of famine. More >>
Stories From The UN Archive: Roots Of ‘No Justice, No Peace’
Tuesday, 21 January 2025, 9:16 am | UN News
As the United States marks Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, observed annually around the civil rights icon’s birthday, 15 January, we are highlighting our archives with a video about the roots of the slogan “no justice, no peace”. More >>
Ceasefire In Gaza: It’s Time To End Digital Harms And Deliver Justice
Tuesday, 21 January 2025, 9:03 am | Access Now
Israel’s war on Gaza has been defined not only by the devastating physical violence — claiming over 46,000 lives and destroying close to 70% of its infrastructure — but also by the weaponization of technology in unprecedented ways. More >>
Ecuador And Nicaragua: Forced Pregnancy And Motherhood Violated Rights Of Girl Victims Of Rape
Tuesday, 21 January 2025, 8:59 am | OHCHR
“Forcing girls who were victims of rape to endure unwanted pregnancies is more than a denial of choice; it is a violation of life with dignity, an act amounting to torture, and a failure to protect some of the most vulnerable,” said Committee ... More >>
Guterres Urges Support For The Middle East Amid Current ‘Turbulent Period’
Tuesday, 21 January 2025, 8:43 am | UN News
With the Middle East undergoing “a period of profound transformation”, the international community must support efforts towards more justice, dignity, human rights and peace in the region, the UN Secretary-General told the Security Council on Monday. More >>
French Pacific News In Brief
Monday, 20 January 2025, 9:04 pm | RNZ
A round-up of news in brief from the French Pacific, including a jail sentence for a drug trafficker. More >>
UN Human Rights Experts Concertedly Warn That Iranian Baha’i Women Face Escalating And Intersectional Persecution
Monday, 20 January 2025, 7:23 pm | Baha'i NZ
18 UN Experts jointly call attention to systematic targeting, widespread arrests, and ongoing violations against Baha’i women, highlighting intersectional discrimination and denial of fundamental rights More >>
Asia Pacific Health Ministries Urged To Include Consumer Voices In FCTC COP11 Preparations
Monday, 20 January 2025, 2:29 pm | CAPHRA
In a series of letters, CAPHRA emphasised the critical importance of considering consumer perspectives in shaping policies that directly impact public health and individual rights. More >>
Renewal Of Deferred Enforced Departure For Hong Kong
Sunday, 19 January 2025, 8:03 pm | U.S. Department of State
The United States is providing Hong Kongers who remain concerned about returning to Hong Kong with temporary safe haven in this country. Under this extension, the United States will continue to defer the enforced departure of eligible Hong Kong ... More >>
Hitting Russia’s Military Industrial Base And Enablers Of Sanctions Evasion
Sunday, 19 January 2025, 8:01 pm | U.S. Department of State
The U.S. Department of State is sanctioning more than 150 individuals and entities involved in Russia’s defense industry and supporting its military industrial base. More >>
In Lebanon, Guterres Highlights Challenges And Support For Peacekeepers
Sunday, 19 January 2025, 7:59 pm | UN News
Continuing his high profile visit to Lebanon, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday underscored the challenges faced by UN peacekeepers and reiterated the organization’s commitment to supporting the Lebanese Armed Forces. More >>
Antisemitism Action Plan, DR Congo Violence Escalates, New Migration Movie, Year Of ‘Peace And Trust’
Sunday, 19 January 2025, 7:58 pm | UN News
The UN launched a new Action Plan on Friday that will enhance monitoring and response to antisemitism. More >>
Relentless Crisis In Haiti: One In Eight Children Internally Displaced
Sunday, 19 January 2025, 7:55 pm | UN News
The humanitarian crisis in Haiti has reached a critical point, with one in eight children now internally displaced due to escalating violence fuelled by armed groups who continue to control most of the capital, according to the UN Children’s Fund ... More >>
Security Council Briefed On Challenges To Peacekeeping In Lebanon, Syria
Sunday, 19 January 2025, 7:53 pm | UN News
Two senior UN peacekeeping officials briefed the Security Council on Friday on recent developments in Lebanon and the occupied Syrian Golan, and the challenges facing “blue helmets” serving there. More >>
Will Those Responsible For Atrocities In Syria Finally Face Justice?
Sunday, 19 January 2025, 7:49 pm | UN News
Hopes are rising that, with the support of the United Nations, the architects of the brutal former regime of Bashar al Assad in Syria will eventually be held accountable for their crimes. More >>
Dignity For Migrants Should Be Our Guiding Light, Insists ‘Cabrini’ Film Star
Sunday, 19 January 2025, 7:47 pm | UN News
'Cabrini' film lead and Gomorrah star Cristiana Dell’Anna travelled to Geneva on Friday to highlight the age-old dangers confronting migrants – and the astonishing Italian missionary who travelled to New York City's slums at the turn of the last ... More >>
Drugs Delivered To Fiji To Support HIV Response
Sunday, 19 January 2025, 7:36 pm | RNZ
The UNDP said Fiji is experiencing a concerning rise in new HIV cases. More >>
Drug Plane Pilot Loses Supreme Court Appeal
Sunday, 19 January 2025, 7:30 pm | RNZ
David John Cutmore was the pilot of an aircraft trying to fly from Central Province to Australia, carrying 611 kilogrammes of cocaine. More >>
GAZA: Food, Water And Medicine Priorities For Children Once Hostilities Paused In Gaza
Sunday, 19 January 2025, 7:06 pm | Save The Children
Nearly all 1.1 million children in Gaza - about half of the population - are in urgent need of food, with many surviving on just one meal a day after 15 months of war. More >>
Relief After Temporary Ceasefire: Immense Scale-up Of Life-saving Aid Must Flow Into Gaza Now
Sunday, 19 January 2025, 6:46 am | Medicines Sans Frontiers
The Israeli government, Hamas, and world leaders have tragically failed the people of Gaza, by not agreeing and imposing a sustained ceasefire sooner. More >>
Samoa Political Saga: Challenge To Party Removal Reported
Saturday, 18 January 2025, 7:31 pm | RNZ
Samoa's prime minister and the five other ousted members of the ruling FAST Party are reportedly challenging their removal. More >>
Smell A Rat? Not On Cooks' Palmerston Island
Saturday, 18 January 2025, 7:30 pm | RNZ
A Cook Islands atoll is totally rat-free after recent monitoring confirmed the success of an eradication programme. More >>
Gaza Ceasefire Could Boost Aid Deliveries To 600 Trucks Per Day: WHO
Saturday, 18 January 2025, 7:11 pm | UN News
Amid reports that Israel’s security cabinet has given the green light to a ceasefire deal with Hamas, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) expressed cautious optimism on Friday over the potentially major boost to aid relief in the devastated enclave. More >>
Joe Biden’s Decision To Delete Cuba From US Terrorist List Is Welcome News
Saturday, 18 January 2025, 7:09 pm | HCIF-PFS
The decision to delete Cuba from US terrorist list is an encouraging sign that the courageous actions of the Cuban Government, the United Nations General Assembly and friends of Cuba worldwide will not be in vain. More >>
Sudan Conflict Taking More Dangerous Turn For Civilians
Saturday, 18 January 2025, 6:59 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
“As the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces battle for control at all costs in the senseless war that has raged for close to two years now, direct and ethnically motivated attacks on civilians are becoming increasingly common,” ... More >>
How Archaeologists Can Solve The Earth’s ‘Wicked Problems’
Saturday, 18 January 2025, 6:52 pm | Human Bridges
Wicked problems are deeply entangled with one another, meaning that any solution to one problem may exacerbate other problems elsewhere. Climate change and social injustice are a well-known example of this entanglement. More >>
United States In 2025: Social Problems Denied Via Rhetorics Of Refusal
Saturday, 18 January 2025, 6:43 pm | Independent Media Institute
The record levels of government, corporate, and household debt alongside abundant signs that such indebtedness is worsening do not help project the United States as an economic model. More >>
Lebanon: Signs Of Hope Amid Immense Challenges, Says Türk At End Of Visit To Beirut
Friday, 17 January 2025, 9:20 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
The ceasefire in Lebanon must transition into a durable peace, and civilians must be able to return safely. More >>
UN Experts Urge All Parties To Accept Gaza Ceasefire, Deliver On Justice, Aid & Palestinian Self-Determination
Friday, 17 January 2025, 9:15 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
"This ceasefire agreement follows 15 months of terrible suffering in Gaza. We are dismayed that shortly after the deal was announced, Israel continued bombing Gaza indiscriminately, killing Palestinian civilians despite expectations of calm until ... More >>
Vanuatu One Month On: Aftershocks, A No-Go Zone And Anxiety
Friday, 17 January 2025, 8:55 pm | RNZ
Downtown Port Vila remains a no-go zone; Star Wharf is still out of action and some areas have not had their water supply reconnected. More >>
Call For PNG Govt To Properly Resource Porgera SOE
Friday, 17 January 2025, 8:53 pm | RNZ
Despite continuing tribal violence a business leader in Porgera is happy more supplies are coming through. More >>
Fire-resistant Design Saves LA House
Friday, 17 January 2025, 8:12 pm | RNZ
The simple gable roof house is still standing after wildfire teared through the neighbourhood. More >>
HMNZS Aotearoa Departs On Resupply Mission To Antarctica
Friday, 17 January 2025, 2:52 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Commander Rob Welford, Aotearoa’s Commanding Officer, says he and his ship’s company are excited to be travelling to a part of the world few people get to experience. More >>
Gaza Ceasefire Fragile - Struggle For Freedom Continues
Friday, 17 January 2025, 12:05 pm | Justice for Palestine
We urge all supporters of justice and human rights to continue to stand up for Palestine and maintain pressure on our government and institutions until Palestine is free. More >>
Economic Outlook For 2025 Weighed Down By Fragmentation, Debt And Political Uncertainty
Friday, 17 January 2025, 11:51 am | World Economic Forum
The global economy is set to face significant challenges in 2025, with 56% of chief economists surveyed expecting conditions to weaken, according to the latest Chief Economists Outlook from the World Economic Forum. More >>
Expert Dismayed By Continued Misuse Of Counter Terrorism Law To Keep Human Rights Defenders In Long-Term Detention
Friday, 17 January 2025, 11:31 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The Special Rapporteur noted that since the start of her mandate in May 2020, she has written twice to the Turkish authorities about the case of the human rights defenders. More >>
UN Human Rights Chief Hails ‘Signs Of New Beginnings’ In Lebanon And Syria
Friday, 17 January 2025, 11:14 am | UN News
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights expressed solidarity with the people of Lebanon and Syria on Thursday, acknowledging the traumas both nations have endured over decades. More >>
Increase In Climate-driven Wildfires Calls For More Investment In Prevention
Friday, 17 January 2025, 11:01 am | UN News
The deadly wildfires that have swept through the Los Angeles area, destroying whole communities and causing billions in damage, reveal why countries must invest more in stopping these devastating blazes before they start. More >>
World News In Brief: Libya, Mozambique, Tanzania & Türkiye
Friday, 17 January 2025, 10:40 am | UN News
The UN Security Council on Thursday passed a resolution to renew the mandate of the Panel of Experts (PoE) of the 1970 Libya Sanctions Committee which also extends measures related to the illicit export of petroleum from oil-rich Libya, initially authorised ... More >>
The Carbon Footprint Of A Genocide
Friday, 17 January 2025, 10:17 am | Jeremy Rose
The International Court of Justice heard, last month, that after reconstruction is factored in Israel’s war on Gaza will have emitted 52 million tonnes of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. A figure equivalent to the annual emissions of ... More >>
WHO Launches $1.5 Billion Appeal To Tackle Global Health Crises
Friday, 17 January 2025, 10:14 am | UN News
The world is facing an extraordinary convergence of crises that has left 305 million people in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. More >>
VANUATU: 12,610 Children Face Disrupted Start To School Year One Month On From Devastating Earthquakes
Friday, 17 January 2025, 9:29 am | Save The Children
At least 80,000 people have been impacted by the magnitude 7.3 earthquake that struck on December 17, 2024, according to the latest figures from the Vanuatu Government. More than 200 people were injured, with 14 confirmed deaths, including two children. More >>
How To Educate The Parliamentarians On Justice Reforms
Thursday, 16 January 2025, 6:45 pm | AHRC
The third letter to the Honorable President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka on How to Educate the Parliamentarians on Justice Reforms More >>
UNDP Supports Vanuatu's Snap Election While Continuing Earthquake Recovery Efforts
Thursday, 16 January 2025, 6:37 pm | UNDP Pacific Office in Fiji
UNDP’s technical support to the Vanuatu Electoral Office comes via Phase Three of the Vanuatu Electoral Environment Project, generously funded by New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. More >>
Global Risks Report 2025: Conflict, Environment And Disinformation Top Threats
Thursday, 16 January 2025, 5:58 pm | World Economic Forum
Misinformation and disinformation remain top short-term risks for the second consecutive year, underlining their persistent threat to societal cohesion and governance by eroding trust and exacerbating divisions within and between nations. More >>
Samoan Women’s Cricket Team Looking Forward To World Cup Debut
Thursday, 16 January 2025, 5:39 pm | RNZ
Samoa's Under-19 women's cricket captain is excited about her team's debut appearance at the ICC Under-19 Twenty20 World Cup. More >>
New Lava Lobe On Tonga's Home Reef Volcano
Thursday, 16 January 2025, 5:38 pm | RNZ
Thermal anomalies have continued to be detected on Home Reef Volcano. More >>
UN High Commissioner For Human Rights Volker Türk Statement At The End Of His Mission To Syria
Thursday, 16 January 2025, 5:33 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
This is really a seminal moment for Syria after decades of repression. My most fervent hope is for all Syrians to be able to thrive together, regardless of gender, religion or ethnicity and to build a common future. More >>
DAWN On Ceasefire In Gaza: Accountability, Reparations, And The Path To Justice
Thursday, 16 January 2025, 5:04 pm | DAWN
"Israel bears primary responsibility for the devastation it has wrought, and it should bear the primary cost of reconstructing and rehabilitating the Gaza Strip, including reparations to the people whose lives have been destroyed," said Sarah Leah Whitson, ... More >>
Investigate Military Killing Of Two Youths In Masbate!
Thursday, 16 January 2025, 4:35 pm | ICHRP
Fourteen-year-old Jeffrey ‘JP’ Osabel and 18-year-old Redjan Montealegre were shot and killed while walking home alongside each other from a Christmas party in a nearby barangay. JP and Redjan were in Grades 9 and 10, respectively. More >>
Hitting Russia’s Military Industrial Base And Enablers Of Sanctions Evasion
Thursday, 16 January 2025, 4:08 pm | U.S. Department of State
The Department of the Treasury is re-designating under Executive Order 13662 nearly 100 major entities across Russia’s financial, defense, and energy sectors. More >>
Disappointing Response From The Fiji Police Force
Thursday, 16 January 2025, 3:26 pm | Fiji Women's Rights Movement
FWRM research shows that it takes women a total of 868 days (about 2.5 years) before trying to get help, and when they do, their experiences include that, only 50% of the women surveyed feel safe in the station. More >>
New Zealand Takes Command Of International Task Force Disrupting Drug Smuggling In The Middle East
Thursday, 16 January 2025, 2:55 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Commodore Rodger Ward took command of Combined Task Force 150, accepting responsibilities from Commodore Asim Sohail Malik of the Pakistan Navy at a ceremony in Bahrain on Wednesday. More >>
World Vision Welcomes Ceasefire, But Warns Humanitarian Situation Remains Catastrophic
Thursday, 16 January 2025, 11:47 am | World Vision
Destruction in Gaza and movement restrictions in West Bank have left many unable to access food, water, or health care. In Lebanon and Syria, the displacement of thousands in recent months has compounded the struggles faced by already vulnerable ... More >>
In Wake Of December Earthquake, World Bank Provides $30million Grant To Bolster Vanuatu’s Recovery And Resilience
Thursday, 16 January 2025, 11:44 am | The World Bank
The US$30 million adds to US$12 million in emergency World Bank funding that was disbursed just days after the December 17, 2024 earthquake that devastated the capital, Port Vila. This was made available through flexible, fast access to financing. More >>
PSNA Pleased At Temporary Ceasefire Announcement
Thursday, 16 January 2025, 11:32 am | Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa
It’s important to point out the ceasefire has been necessary for Israel because it has failed in its aims to destroy Palestinian resistance groups such as Hamas and ethnically cleanse Gaza for Israeli settlements. Palestinian resistance groups ... More >>
Palestine Forum Of New Zealand Welcomes Temporary Ceasefire Agreement
Thursday, 16 January 2025, 11:23 am | Palestine Forum of New Zealand
While the ceasefire provides an essential reprieve, its sustainability remains uncertain. The current Israeli government faces mounting international condemnation for alleged war crimes and ongoing violations of international law, raising doubts about its ... More >>
A Decade Of Conflict: ‘Almost 40 Million Yemenis Have Waited Far Too Long’
Thursday, 16 January 2025, 10:41 am | UN News
The UN’s Special Envoy for Yemen and a top aid official briefed the Security Council on Wednesday warning of the grave consequences that could follow if hostilities stemming from its long running civil conflict – which have now spilled across the entire ... More >>
Any Pause Must Become A Definitive Ceasefire To Protect Children & Allow Life-Saving Services For Malnutrition & Disease
Thursday, 16 January 2025, 10:16 am | Save The Children
Save the Children is relieved that the Government of Israel and Hamas have finally reached agreement on a pause in hostilities after 15 months of siege and bombardment by Israeli forces that followed attacks by Palestinian armed groups in Israel on ... More >>
UN Human Rights Chief Expresses Huge Relief At Gaza Ceasefire Announcement, Urges Prompt Implementation
Thursday, 16 January 2025, 10:11 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
“My thoughts, right now, are with those who have suffered so much unbearable pain and misery over the past 15 months, and I hope for everyone’s sake that no one will ever have to go through this again,” UN High Commissioner for Human Rights ... More >>
