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Empowering West Are'are Communities For Self-Reliance And Sustainable Growth Through CDF

Saturday, 12 April 2025, 7:55 pm | Solomon Islands MRD

Constituency Development Funds Program is a national programme of the Solomon Islands Government (SIG) administered by the Ministry of Rural Development (MRD). It is implemented by the 50 constituencies in the country purposely to improve the socio-economic livelihoods ... More >>

Northern Mariana Islands Lists 29 Species As Endangered Or Threatened

Saturday, 12 April 2025, 3:20 pm | RNZ

The CNMI's Division of Fish and Wildlife is actively engaged in a variety of projects aimed at enhancing the recovery of these species. More >>

Tokelau Turtle Hatchlings Leave Their Young Carers For Big Blue Pacific Ocean Voyage

Saturday, 12 April 2025, 3:19 pm | RNZ

Popo, Uto, Sonic and Shadow, Tokelau's turtle team, have made a dash into the big blue Pacific Ocean, leaving behind their young carers. More >>

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Jewish Organisations' Passover Statement, After 40 Days Of Starvation

Saturday, 12 April 2025, 1:36 pm | Global Jews for Palestine

We plead and we work for the end of this needless hunger, for ceasefire, for the justice which underlies real peace. More >>

Pacific Voices Call For Unity, Leadership & Action For Gender Equality At Pacific CEDAW Talanoa

Saturday, 12 April 2025, 8:01 am | Pacific Community SPC

From strengthening women's political leadership to breaking gender stereotypes & advancing the rights of children, youth, & ensuring inclusion of persons with disabilities, each session spotlighted the lived realities of Pacific peoples, and the bold actions ... More >>

Defending America’s Security Through Visa And Travel Restrictions On South Sudan

Saturday, 12 April 2025, 7:52 am | U.S. Department of State

As South Sudan’s transitional government has failed to fully respect this principle, effective immediately, the United States Department of State is taking actions to revoke all visas held by South Sudanese passport holders and prevent further issuance ... More >>

EU-STREIT PNG Programme Boosts Livelihoods For 13,000+ Fisher Folks In Papua New Guinea

Saturday, 12 April 2025, 7:47 am | EU STREIT PNG

The EU-STREIT PNG Programme delivered 50 engine-powered boats and 200 durable canoes with essential accessories to 91 fisher groups in Papua New Guinea’s greater Sepik region. More >>

UN Experts Urge Switzerland And Other States To Step Up Climate Action One Year After Landmark Climate Ruling

Saturday, 12 April 2025, 6:40 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

In March 2025, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, in charge of monitoring the implementation of the decision, required more information on the action plan submitted by Switzerland to fulfil its obligations. More >>

UN Committee On Enforced Disappearances Clarifies Its Procedure Under Article 34 Of The Convention

Saturday, 12 April 2025, 6:30 am | United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies

The Committee wishes to highlight and welcome the State party’s reiterated openness to international scrutiny and its contribution to the work of the Committee and other human rights mechanisms. More >>

Duterte Arrest Underscores Urgent Need For Upsurge In Faith Solidarity For The Filipino People’s Struggle

Saturday, 12 April 2025, 6:23 am | ICHRP

As the ICC proceedings against Duterte unfold in Europe and the human rights situation in the Philippines deteriorates, the need for a unified faith-based response has never been more critical. More >>

Comment By UN Human Rights Office Spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani On Continued Attacks In Myanmar Amid Rescue Efforts

Saturday, 12 April 2025, 6:18 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk calls on the military to remove any and all obstacles to the delivery of humanitarian assistance and to cease military operations. More >>

Pacific News In Brief For 11 April

Friday, 11 April 2025, 6:36 pm | RNZ

A round-up of news from around the region, including Pacific nations pushing for the International Maritime Organisation to a carbon levy. More >>

Trump Tariffs: Guam's Exemption Could Be Short-lived, Says Former US Delegate

Friday, 11 April 2025, 6:30 pm | RNZ

Guam sits outside the US customs zone, which means items imported into Guam are exempt from the tariffs that are being implemented in the 50 states. More >>

FFA Members Push For Digital Shift In Fisheries Surveillance: MCSWG28 Outcomes

Friday, 11 April 2025, 3:54 pm | FFA

The weeklong meeting, from 31 March – 4 April, brought together over 115 representatives to Honiara from all 17 FFA Members and international observers including SPC, WCPFC, Pacific QUAD, PEW, WWF Pacific, IMCS Network, Global Fishing Watch and NOAA. More >>

Stronger Immunization Policies Needed As Vaccine Confidence Falls

Friday, 11 April 2025, 3:17 pm | APEC News

Gaps in data collection and assessment remain a critical challenge, according to the dashboard. Only one-third of APEC economies currently track the indirect benefits of vaccination, despite growing evidence that adult vaccines can return up to 19 ... More >>

Indigenous Groups From The Pacific, Brazil & Canada Hand Demands To COP30 Presidency To End Fossil Fuels

Friday, 11 April 2025, 10:42 am | 350.org

Over 180 Indigenous, youth, and environmental organizations from across the world have signed on to the letter, coordinated by 350.org, to urgently demand that COP30 reaffirms the global commitment, and supports the implementation of a fair and equitable ... More >>

Myanmar: UN Seeks Additional $240 Million To Bolster Earthquake Relief

Friday, 11 April 2025, 10:02 am | UN News

The United Nations is ramping up its response to Myanmar’s devastating earthquake, calling for increased funding and an immediate ceasefire to ensure more aid reaches those in desperate need. More >>

Lustrous Surfaces: Easy On The Eyes, Easy On The Nervous System

Friday, 11 April 2025, 9:39 am | Independent Media Institute

The attraction to luster is rooted in our evolutionary history and has persisted among prehistoric artifacts, ancient civilizations, and consumer culture. More >>

Breaking Free From Carbon With A Clean Energy Shift In The Asia-Pacific

Friday, 11 April 2025, 9:08 am | APEC

APEC economies, which account for a significant portion of the world's energy use, are now leading a shift towards clean energy. Expanding clean electricity is essential to ensure stable and reliable power supply and to achieve carbon neutrality targets. More >>

Bombardment, Deprivation And Displacement Continue In Gaza

Friday, 11 April 2025, 9:01 am | UN News

Hostilities across the Gaza Strip continue to take a devastating toll on the population, with daily reports of Israeli strikes killing and injuring many civilians, UN aid coordination office OCHA said on Thursday. More >>

Asia-Pacific Business Forum Opens With Bold Commitments To Private Sector-Led Sustainability Action

Friday, 11 April 2025, 8:52 am | UN ESCAP

Delegates at this year’s forum urged businesses, governments and other stakeholders to move beyond just adapting to climate emergencies to actively leveraging sustainability as a source of innovation, resilience and long-term value creation. More >>

Sudan War: UNHCR Chief Stresses Need To Help Refugee Hosts In Chad

Friday, 11 April 2025, 8:36 am | UN News

As the brutal war in Sudan nears the two-year mark, thousands of people continue to flee into neighbouring countries, including Chad, UN refugee agency chief Filippo Grandi said on Wednesday. More >>

UN Expert Calls For Emergency Security Council Action To Address Ceasefire Violations After Myanmar Earthquake

Friday, 11 April 2025, 8:30 am | OHCHR

“After refusing to curtail its attacks to allow earthquake relief to reach those in need, the junta finally announced last week that it would suspend military operations,” said Tom Andrews, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar. More >>

Iran: UN Experts Call For Immediate Halt To Imminent Amputation Sentences For Theft

Friday, 11 April 2025, 8:22 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

The three men were convicted of theft in November 2019 and sentenced to amputation under article 278 of the Islamic Penal Code. Iran’s Supreme Court upheld the verdict in May 2020, despite allegations that their confessions were extracted under torture. More >>

World Court Begins Hearing Sudan’s ‘Complicity In Genocide’ Case Against The United Arab Emirates

Friday, 11 April 2025, 8:16 am | UN News

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday began hearing Sudan’s case against the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which it accuses of being complicit in acts of genocide against the Masalit community in West Darfur by backing the paramilitary ... More >>

Syria’s Political Transition At Risk Due To Israeli Military Action, Security Council Hears

Friday, 11 April 2025, 8:11 am | UN News

Recent military actions by Israel are undermining Syria’s political transition and the chances of a new security pact between the two countries, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Thursday. More >>

Sudan Faces Unprecedented Hunger And Displacement As War Enters Third Year

Friday, 11 April 2025, 8:02 am | UN News

The conflict in Sudan has become one of the worst humanitarian crises of the 21st century, leaving millions of women, children and displaced families suffering from violence, food insecurity and the collapse of essential services. More >>

'We Cannot Let This Moment Pass': Palau Leader Is All-In For Australia-led Pacific COP

Thursday, 10 April 2025, 5:21 pm | RNZ

President Surangel Whipps Jr fully supports a Australia-led Pacific United Nations climate change conference (COP31) next year. More >>

Kanak Pro-Independence Leader Christian Téin To Remain In French Jail

Thursday, 10 April 2025, 5:08 pm | RNZ

Téin is the head of a Field Action Coordinating Cell that organised a series of marches and demonstrations that later degenerated into months of civil unrest in New Caledonia. More >>

'Final Hurdle': Bougainville Sets Non-negotiable Terms For Independence

Thursday, 10 April 2025, 5:03 pm | RNZ

The Autonomous Bougainville Government president says the people of Bougainville will not accept any unlawful veto by the PNG parliament of their democratic decision for self-determination. More >>

Children Speak Out: What Tamariki And Rangatahi Really Want From A Safer Internet

Thursday, 10 April 2025, 12:21 pm | Save The Children

The survey, launched in the lead-up to New Zealand Children’s Day in March, asked tamariki and rangatahi aged 6 to 18 about their experiences in the online world, what makes them feel safe, and what they want adults - including parents, teachers, ... More >>

Conservation International Expedition Reveals Ecosystem Recovery In Tokelau

Thursday, 10 April 2025, 11:06 am | Conservation International

Expedition reveals signs of coral reef recovery and thriving seabird populations in Tokelau—local leaders welcome findings and look ahead to new environmental education tools for schools. More >>

East Jerusalem Schools Told To Close, Guterres Saddened By Santo Domingo Deaths, DR Congo And Haiti Updates

Thursday, 10 April 2025, 10:52 am | UN News

Six schools run by the UN Palestine refugee agency (UNRWA) in East Jerusalem have been issued “illegal closure orders” after being forcibly entered by Israeli security forces, according to the agency’s head Philippe Lazzarini. More >>

Fear And Uncertainty Are Daily Staples For Gaza’s Most Vulnerable

Thursday, 10 April 2025, 8:04 am | UN News

In Gaza, ongoing Israeli military operations and the aid blockade have continued to add to daily fears and hardships being faced by those about to give birth in the devastated enclave. More >>

South Sudan: Conflict And Hunger Push Millions To The Brink

Thursday, 10 April 2025, 7:09 am | UN News

Hunger in South Sudan’s northeast has reached a critical tipping point, with nearly 7.7 million people facing severe food insecurity as conflict escalates, the UN’s emergency food relief agency warned on Wednesday. More >>

UN Expert Urges States To Finance Inclusive And Sustainable Development, Not A War Economy

Wednesday, 9 April 2025, 8:39 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

As negotiations preceding the 2025 ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development and the Fourth Preparatory Committee for the FfD4 unfold, the expert issued a Negotiation Brief, outlining key considerations that should underpin negotiations of the outcome ... More >>

Fiji And Other Pacific Nations Decry 'Unfair And Disappointing' US Tariffs

Wednesday, 9 April 2025, 8:05 pm | RNZ

Leaders in Pacific Islands nations are disappointed and trying to wrap their heads around the United States' tariffs. More >>

Pacific News In Brief For 9 April

Wednesday, 9 April 2025, 8:03 pm | RNZ

A round-up of news from around the region, including the discovery of an empty bullet shell casing on a Fiji Airways flight. More >>

Samoa's Lelei Lelaulu Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize

Wednesday, 9 April 2025, 8:02 pm | RNZ

There are 338 candidates nominated for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize. More >>

Myanmar Earthquake: Risk Of Waterborne Disease Outbreak Amidst Devastation Compounded By Weekend Heavy Rains

Wednesday, 9 April 2025, 11:04 am | Oxfam Aotearoa

The destruction of roads and bridges, together with the disruption in telecommunications have already slowed rescue and relief operations over the past week. Millions of people in hardest-hit areas remain with limited access to electricity, clean water ... More >>

New UN Report Assesses The Readiness Of Asia-Pacific Economies Amid Climate Change

Wednesday, 9 April 2025, 10:18 am | UN ESCAP

Published today by UN ESCAP, the report highlights the complex macroeconomic-climate interplay. It outlines the challenges testing the economic resilience of the region – including slower productivity growth, high public debt risks and rising trade ... More >>

World News In Brief - 8 April 2025

Wednesday, 9 April 2025, 10:10 am | UN News

The UN Secretary-General on Tuesday warned that when it comes to trade wars, “nobody wins” and “everybody tends to lose.” More >>

Kosovo’s Inclusive And Peaceful Election Marks Progress, But Challenges Remain

Wednesday, 9 April 2025, 10:04 am | UN News

Kosovo’s recent parliamentary election – conducted peacefully and inclusively – marked a significant step in its democratic development, the UN’s top envoy said on Tuesday, noting gains in women’s representation. More >>

Global: Recorded Executions Highest Since 2015

Wednesday, 9 April 2025, 9:10 am | Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand

According to the report, Death Sentences and Executions 2024 , 1,518 executions were recorded in 2024 - the highest number since 2015 (at least 1,634) - with the majority in the Middle East. More >>

DR Congo Crisis: 41,700 Refugees Have Fled Violence To Uganda

Wednesday, 9 April 2025, 9:01 am | UN News

Some 41,000 refugees have crossed from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) into Uganda since January, many of them having witnessed killings, “sexual violence and other traumatic experience during their flight,” said the UN refugee agency ... More >>

Aid Cuts Threaten To Roll Back Progress In Ending Maternal Mortality

Wednesday, 9 April 2025, 8:45 am | UN News

One woman continues to die during pregnancy and childbirth every two minutes on average worldwide – that's 712 each and every day. More >>

At A Pivotal Meeting, The World Is Set To Decide How To Cut Shipping Emissions

Wednesday, 9 April 2025, 8:39 am | The Conversation

There are two crucial and interlinked decisions to be taken, and at the moment the proposals range from strong to exceptionally weak. From a climate perspective, these policies should be judged by whether they will work together to cut shipping emissions ... More >>

What Happens When Russian And Ukrainian Soldiers Come Home?

Wednesday, 9 April 2025, 8:30 am | Independent Media Institute

Russian and Ukrainian soldiers will eventually largely lay down their arms, but as the Soviet Afghanistan War shows, returning from the frontlines causes its own issues. More >>

Aid Data Critical To Crisis Response Threatened By Funding Cuts

Wednesday, 9 April 2025, 8:19 am | UN News

The gathering of data which is essential for an effective response during a humanitarian crisis - and can help save lives – is under increasing threat due to global funding cuts, according to the UN’s humanitarian coordination office, OCHA. More >>

Ukraine Crisis: ‘Even Wars Have Rules,’ UN Relief Chief Tells Security Council

Wednesday, 9 April 2025, 8:04 am | UN News

Nearly 13 million people in Ukraine urgently need humanitarian aid as displacement, psychological trauma and the destruction of essential services continues to take a devastating toll, the UN relief chief warned on Tuesday. More >>

UN Committee On Enforced Disappearances Publishes Findings On Belgium, Central African Republic, Gambia, Malta & Serbia

Wednesday, 9 April 2025, 7:50 am | UN Treaty Bodies

The findings contain the Committee’s main concerns and recommendations on the implementation of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, as well as positive aspects. More >>

Gaza: Guterres Calls On Israel To Ensure Life-Saving Aid Reaches Civilians

Wednesday, 9 April 2025, 7:43 am | UN News

With no aid allowed into Gaza for more than a month, the UN Secretary-General appealed on Tuesday for guaranteed humanitarian access to the enclave. More >>

Pacific Nations Push For Universal Carbon Levy For International Shipping At IMO Talks

Tuesday, 8 April 2025, 6:16 pm | RNZ

Marshall Islands' special envoy for maritime decarbonisation says finalising a carbon levy for global shipping at the International Maritime Organisation this week "is essential". More >>

Tokelau's Trifecta Of Issues: Trump's Tariffs, Delayed Tuna Funds, And Self-determination

Tuesday, 8 April 2025, 6:14 pm | RNZ

The initial reaction from Tokelauans to President Donald Trump's tariffs of surprise and laughter has turned to sadness. More >>

Joint Statement: World Must Act With Urgency To Save Palestinians In Gaza

Tuesday, 8 April 2025, 12:37 pm | UNICEF Aotearoa NZ

More than 2.1 million people are trapped, bombed and starved again, while, at crossing points, food, medicine, fuel and shelter supplies are piling up, and vital equipment is stuck. We are witnessing acts of war in Gaza that show an utter disregard for ... More >>

Myanmar Quake: ‘I Constantly Worry – What If Another Earthquake Happens?’

Tuesday, 8 April 2025, 10:55 am | UN News

Ten days after the catastrophic quake which struck Myanmar, children remain the most vulnerable – losing their homes, their schools, and in many cases, their families. More >>

MYANMAR: Heavy Rains Heighten Risk Of Disease Outbreaks Following Earthquake

Tuesday, 8 April 2025, 10:33 am | Save The Children

Families are telling Save the Children that food and drinking water are their urgent priorities, but that they also need repairs to toilets and washing facilities which are crucial to limiting the spread of water and mosquito borne disease such as cholera ... More >>