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Statement Of The G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting In Charlevoix
Tuesday, 18 March 2025, 9:06 pm | U.S. Department of State
The statement was released by the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union. More >>
Visa Restriction Policy To Address The Forced Return Of Uyghurs And Members Of Other Ethnic Or Religious Groups
Tuesday, 18 March 2025, 9:03 pm | U.S. Department of State
Visa restrictions on current and former officials from the Government of Thailand responsible for, or complicit in, the forced return of 40 Uyghurs from Thailand on February 27. More >>
Border Agreement Between The Kyrgyz Republic And Tajikistan
Tuesday, 18 March 2025, 8:59 pm | U.S. Department of State
The United States hopes this landmark agreement opens the door to robust trade and people-to-people ties and to increased prosperity and peace for both countries and for the greater region. More >>
Mali: UN Experts Outraged By Alleged Arbitrary Executions Of At Least Ten People
Tuesday, 18 March 2025, 7:02 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Six men, three women & a two-year-old boy were killed in the Dioura sector (Mopti region) between 2 and 4 January 2025, during counter-terrorist military operations carried out by the Malian armed forces (FAMa), accompanied by Russian military and ... More >>
Fiji: New Water Systems Bring Relief To Four Rabi Island Communities
Tuesday, 18 March 2025, 6:55 pm | Habitat for Humanity Fiji
By improving access to safe and reliable water, this initiative has significantly enhanced the quality of life for approximately 800 people across -four communities on Rabi Island. More >>
Hold Rohingya Militants Accountable For War Crimes, Cooperate With International Mechanisms
Tuesday, 18 March 2025, 6:51 pm | Fortify Rights
New Report Exposes Killings, Abductions, Torture, and Other Serious Violations by Rohingya Militant Groups in Bangladesh More >>
Statement From Dayenu: New Zealand Jews Against Occupation In Response To The End Of The Gaza Ceasefire
Tuesday, 18 March 2025, 6:48 pm | Dayenu
"Again, we are seeing shocking images of innocent children lying dead in destroyed hospitals. Scores of innocents slaughtered in what is probably the largest bombing campaign in this conflict," says Avigal Allan, Dayenu co-founder. More >>
Office Of The Pacific Ocean Commissioner & Conservation International Strengthen Partnership To Safeguard Pacific Ocean
Tuesday, 18 March 2025, 6:26 pm | Conservation International
MOU strengthens Pacific leadership in ocean stewardship—focused on driving 30x30, advancing BBNJ implementation and securing ocean finance. More >>
Pacific News In Brief For 18 March
Tuesday, 18 March 2025, 6:07 pm | RNZ
A round-up of news from around the region, including Fijian authorities still looking into what caused the illness of a group of tourists in December. More >>
Bougainville Needs 'Serious Conversation' About Its Economic Readiness - James Marape
Tuesday, 18 March 2025, 6:06 pm | RNZ
The PNG leader has urged Bougainville's leadership to consider the importance of economic independence alongside political aspirations. More >>
Fiji Marks World Consumer Rights Day With A Call For A Just Transition To Sustainable Lifestyles
Tuesday, 18 March 2025, 6:04 pm | Consumer Council of Fiji
“This year, we are bringing together stakeholders from all sectors—government agencies, businesses, civil society organisations, and educational institutions—because we know that real change requires collective action.” said Ms Shandil. More >>
Catholic Priest Calls PNG's Christian State Declaration 'Cosmetic' Change
Tuesday, 18 March 2025, 5:51 pm | RNZ
The PNG parliament passed a constitutional amendment last week to formally recognise the nation as a Christian country. More >>
Premiere Of 'With NAGAs' Documentary, The India-Naga-Myanmar Conflict And A War Fought In The Shadows
Tuesday, 18 March 2025, 5:39 pm | Naga International Support Center - NISC
This 42-minute documentary unearths a people's fight for identity, dignity, and the right to exist on their own terms, their right to self-determination. It is a story of betrayal and resilience, of voices long silenced demanding to be heard. More >>
ICHRP: Arrest And Trial Of Duterte Must Lead To Full Accountability — Marcos Regime Not Off The Hook
Tuesday, 18 March 2025, 5:38 pm | ICHRP
The press conference concluded with a call to the global community for continued solidarity and pressure on the Marcos regime to end the cycle of violence and impunity that has plagued the Philippines for years. More >>
Consumer Council Cautions Shoppers Ahead Of Eid
Tuesday, 18 March 2025, 5:28 pm | Consumer Council of Fiji
The Consumer Council of Fiji is urging consumers to watch out for common issues that have surfaced in previous years, including price gouging, misleading advertisements, and the sale of expired or spoiled food items. More >>
HAITI: MSF Vehicles Shot During Hospital Evacuation Amid Escalating Violence In Port-au-Prince
Tuesday, 18 March 2025, 4:12 pm | Doctors Without Borders
“This attack serves as stark reminder that no one is safe amidst the ongoing violence between armed groups and law enforcement. Despite our precautions, we have been targeted and this is unacceptable," says Benoit Vasseur, Head of Mission for MSF in Haiti. More >>
Palestine Forum Of New Zealand Condemns Israel’s Resumption Of Military Operations In Gaza
Tuesday, 18 March 2025, 3:35 pm | Palestine Forum of New Zealand
We call on the New Zealand government and the international community to take immediate action to hold Israel accountable for its ongoing violations of international law and to demand an end to the assault on Gaza. More >>
Comment By UN Human Rights Office Spokesperson Liz Throssell On Discovery Of Human Remains On Ranch In Mexico
Tuesday, 18 March 2025, 12:01 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
The clandestine camp, on a ranch in the state of Jalisco, was reportedly used by the “Jalisco New Generation Cartel” in the state to train young people who were forcibly recruited into this organisation with false job offers. More >>
In Bangladesh, UN Chief Vows To Prevent Rohingya Suffering As Aid Cuts Loom
Tuesday, 18 March 2025, 11:09 am | UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres, during his visit to the Rohingya refugee camps in southern Bangladesh, vowed to do everything in his power to prevent further hardship as drastic aid cuts threaten food supplies and other critical relief efforts. More >>
Iran Protests: Human Rights Council Probe Condemns Online, App-Based Repression
Tuesday, 18 March 2025, 11:03 am | UN News
The Iranian Government has continued to ramp up efforts to restrict the rights of civilians including young children as part of a concerted effort to crush dissent, investigators mandated by the UN Human Rights Council said on Friday. More >>
Reject Bigotry And Discrimination, UN Chief Says, Urging Everyone To Combat Islamophobia
Tuesday, 18 March 2025, 10:50 am | UN News
The UN Secretary-General has urged everyone to speak out against xenophobia and discrimination to combat a “disturbing rise” in anti-Muslim bigotry. More >>
World News In Brief: Fresh Fighting In Eastern DR Congo, Global Trade Update, Elections In CAR, Pakistan Train Hijack
Tuesday, 18 March 2025, 10:47 am | UN News
Fresh fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has displaced tens of thousands of families, with children particularly at risk, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Friday. More >>
Funding Shortages Risk Undermining A ‘Watershed Moment’ For Syria
Tuesday, 18 March 2025, 10:37 am | UN News
Fourteen years of war have left Syria’s people in desperate need – but international support is dwindling, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Monday, calling for urgent investment in the country’s recovery. More >>
World News In Brief: US Strikes On Yemen, Gaza Aid Update, Debt Burden Weighs On Developing World
Tuesday, 18 March 2025, 10:33 am | UN News
The UN on Monday expressed concern over the continued threat posed to shipping in the Red Sea by Houthi attacks from their bases in Yemen as well as recent airstrikes by the United States which have left over 50 reportedly dead. More >>
International Tax Rules Are Losing Their Grip - Academic
Tuesday, 18 March 2025, 9:58 am | University of Auckland
For decades, tax treaties have been the backbone of cross-border taxation, designed primarily to prevent double taxation - where the same income is taxed in two different countries. Over time, tax treaties have also been used to prevent tax avoidance and ... More >>
Syria: Relative Of Assad Regime’s Disappeared Speaks Of Anguish In Search For Truth And Justice
Tuesday, 18 March 2025, 9:15 am | UN News
A relative of two Syrians tortured and murdered by the Assad regime has spoken of the anguish caused by their enforced disappearance during the country’s civil war. More >>
Afghanistan: Security Council Renews UN Mission As WHO Warns Of Health Catastrophe
Tuesday, 18 March 2025, 8:45 am | UN News
The Security Council on Monday extended the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for another year, as UN agencies reported sharp declines in resources for lifesaving aid. More >>
Ratings Agency Says Banks Can Afford Social Responsibilities
Monday, 17 March 2025, 10:13 pm | Cash Welcome
"We believe major bank ratings have ample headroom in their credit ratings to absorb the costs of unprofitable branches," S&P observed. More >>
China Hands Over State Of The Art Sports Complex To Tonga
Monday, 17 March 2025, 7:42 pm | RNZ
The complex, which cost more than US$25 million, includes the Tonga High School Indoor Stadium, an international-standard rugby field, netball and tennis courts, and an aquatics center. More >>
Accelerating The Clean Energy Transition Across Asia-Pacific
Monday, 17 March 2025, 6:26 pm | APEC News
APEC economies are laying the groundwork for a future in which energy is cleaner, more secure, and more accessible. More >>
New Zealand’s Record Of Colonial Oppression Of The Cook Islands
Monday, 17 March 2025, 6:03 pm | Socialist Equality Group
The existential problems facing the Cook Islands are of a global character and cannot be solved within the Cook Islands. Workers across the Pacific must unite with those in Australia, NZ & internationally, in a revolutionary movement to abolish capitalism ... More >>
UN Chief Affirms Solidarity With Bangladesh Amid Political Transition
Monday, 17 March 2025, 4:12 pm | UN News
On a visit to Bangladesh, UN Secretary-General António Guterres underscored the pivotal moment the country is facing as it navigates a period of significant transition and reform. More >>
Pacific’s First Access To Business Funding Act To Expand Financing Options For Businesses In Fiji
Monday, 17 March 2025, 2:39 pm | Pacific PSDI
The Access to Business Funding Act being passed in Parliament is a welcome step towards providing alternative financing options. More >>
Greenpeace: The Deep Sea Mining Industry Is Crumbling And Desperate
Monday, 17 March 2025, 11:01 am | Greenpeace
The deep sea mining industry is facing significant challenges due to the lack of financing support, the unavailability of ships and delays with building its equipment; mining test results failing to support industry claims of little harm. More >>
Comments On Joint Statement By Greenland's Party Leaders In Response To Trump's Rhetoric On The Annexation Of Greenland
Sunday, 16 March 2025, 10:07 pm | Polar Research and Policy Initiative
At a time when the US really needs Greenland for all of the many security and resource reasons that Trump correctly identifies, Trump is doing more to hurt and undermine the US-Greenland relationship than any of his predecessors. More >>
Big Hopes Pinned On PNG-Bougainville Moderation Talks Next Week
Sunday, 16 March 2025, 7:53 pm | RNZ
Bougainville's Minister responsible for implementing independence, Ezekiel Masat, says that while some may be surprised by the date for independece, he is not. More >>
How A NZ Charity Is Helping To 'Normalise' The 'Disease Of The Poor' In Papua New Guinea
Sunday, 16 March 2025, 7:51 pm | RNZ
Leprosy Mission New Zealand is breaking the stigma surrounding the disease by working in partnership with communities and "raise awareness to normalise leprosy". More >>
Tough Lessons For Fiji Under-20s In Big Loss To Hurricanes
Sunday, 16 March 2025, 7:46 pm | RNZ
Fiji's head coach Senirusi Seruvakula predicted the tournament would be a tough one for his young players. More >>
Tokelau Sets Sights On A Potential Third Referendum
Saturday, 15 March 2025, 7:58 pm | RNZ
Tokelau is a non-self-governing territory of New Zealand and will celebrate the 100th anniversary of its relationship with New Zealand next year. More >>
Marshall Islands: Rongelap Evacuation Changed Course Of History
Saturday, 15 March 2025, 7:37 pm | RNZ
Feature - Greenpeace's Rainbow Warrior, which helped evacuate people of Rongelap Atoll in 1985, shines a spotlight on the legacy of US nuclear testing in the Marshall Islands, writes Giff Johnson. More >>
Law Society Warns Cook Islands' Religious Rules 'Against Human Rights'
Friday, 14 March 2025, 9:09 pm | RNZ
This comes as churches on the island are pushing for a constitutional amendment to declare Cook Islands a Christian nation. More >>
Cook Islanders 'Completely Sucked In': Deep Sea Mining Companies Accused Of Infiltrating Society
Friday, 14 March 2025, 8:17 pm | RNZ
However, one mining company disagrees, saying that, "If you do not do anything, you get accused, and if you do something, you still get accused." More >>
MSF Briefs UN Security Council On Sudan: A Catastrophic "War On People"
Friday, 14 March 2025, 3:37 pm | Medecins Sans Frontieres
MSF provides medical care in 11 of Sudan's states, on both sides of the conflict, according to humanitarian principles. MSF teams in Sudan have warned of alarming levels of malnutrition in many areas, while infectious and vaccine-preventable diseases ... More >>
New Zealand-Led Task Force Makes $NZ375-million Drug Bust In The Middle East
Friday, 14 March 2025, 3:04 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
HMS Lancaster’s commanding officer, Commander Sam Stephens, says it was pleasing to demonstrate the use of a tailored air group, which included the Wildcat helicopter and the recently procured uncrewed Peregrine air system. More >>
A Third Of Myanmar’s Population Faces Food Insecurity: UN Human Rights Experts
Friday, 14 March 2025, 10:23 am | OHCHR
“As the junta continue to lose territory to armed resistance groups, it has retaliated by blockading aid, and restricting humanitarian access, limiting trade routes, and targeting humanitarian workers, further compounding an already dire food crisis." More >>
Europe Grapples With Highest Number Of Measles Cases In More Than 25 Years
Friday, 14 March 2025, 10:06 am | UN News
Measles cases in Europe have doubled in just a year, with the highest number reported since 1997, UN agencies announced on Thursday. More >>
‘Brighter Future Hangs In The Balance’ In Syria After 14 Years Of War
Friday, 14 March 2025, 9:47 am | UN News
The Constitutional Declaration issued by Syria’s caretaker authorities marks a pivotal moment in the country’s turbulent transition, with UN Special Envoy expressing cautious optimism about its potential to fill a legal vacuum and pave the way for ... More >>
Sudan War: Children Facing ‘Unimaginable Suffering’, Warns UNICEF Chief
Friday, 14 March 2025, 9:43 am | UN News
Sudan is now the world’s largest and most devastating humanitarian crisis, the head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Thursday. After two years of war, over 30 million people – more than half of them children – are living in ... More >>
UN Chief Hails Kyrgyz-Tajik Border Treaty Breakthrough
Friday, 14 March 2025, 9:31 am | UN News
The UN Secretary-General warmly welcomed the presidential signing of the State Border Treaty by Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan on Thursday following decades-long negotiations. More >>
Conflict, Hunger, Poverty Impede Children's Early Development: Türk
Friday, 14 March 2025, 9:08 am | UN News
Governments everywhere are “letting children down instead of lifting them up” as conflict, hunger, poverty and climate change hold back child development, UN rights chief Volker Türk told Member States in Geneva on Thursday. More >>
UN SPT Welcomes Establishment Of National Preventive Mechanisms In Benin, Madagascar, Nigeria, And South Africa
Thursday, 13 March 2025, 10:28 pm | United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies
The OPCAT’s torture prevention architecture is built on the partnership between the SPT, the international body designated by the treaty, and the NPMs, our national counterparts. More >>
Bangladesh, Arakan Army: Establish Humanitarian Corridor For War-Affected Civilians In Myanmar
Thursday, 13 March 2025, 10:25 pm | Fortify Rights
Myanmar junta’s restrictions on aid may constitute war crimes More >>
APEC Calls For 2025 Healthy Women, Healthy Economy Research Prize Entries
Thursday, 13 March 2025, 10:22 pm | APEC
Since its launch in 2019 by Chile during its APEC host year, the Healthy Women, Healthy Economies Prize has celebrated research that equips policymakers and business leaders with the knowledge to implement strategies that empower women in the workforce. More >>
Massive Victory By Nexperia Philippines Workers Union Against Savage Union-Busting Strategy
Thursday, 13 March 2025, 10:19 pm | ICHRP
ICHRP Salutes Workers and Supports the Fight Ahead More >>
Welcoming Surinamese Foreign Minister Albert Ramdin As The Organization Of The American States Secretary General
Thursday, 13 March 2025, 10:09 pm | U.S. Department of State
The United States believes that a stable, secure, and prosperous hemisphere is vital to advancing the Trump Administration’s priorities to make America safer, stronger, and more prosperous. More >>
Joint Statement On The United States-Ukraine Meeting In Jeddah
Thursday, 13 March 2025, 10:07 pm | U.S. Department of State
The text was released by the Governments of the United States of America and Ukraine. More >>
UN Launches Gender Equality Plan: ‘We’re At A Turning Point’
Thursday, 13 March 2025, 10:02 pm | UN News
The UN launched a bold new action agenda to boost rights and achieve gender equality at a high-level event on the sidelines of the ongoing Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) session at UN Headquarters in New York on Wednesday. More >>
Guterres Prioritises UN Reform To Ensure Taxpayers’ Money Reaches Those In Need
Thursday, 13 March 2025, 10:01 pm | UN News
The United Nations is prioritising reform to ensure it remains effective, cost-efficient and responsive to the people it serves, Secretary-General António Guterres announced Wednesday, as part of a continued push to modernize the Organization. More >>
Gaza Aid ‘Unravelling’, Funding Cuts In Ukraine, Concern Over Syria Aid Access, Duterte In ICC Custody
Thursday, 13 March 2025, 9:51 pm | UN News
Following 11 days of an Israeli aid blockade in Gaza, “crucial progress” made during the first six weeks of the ceasefire between Israeli forces and Hamas militants “continues to unravel”, said UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric on Wednesday. More >>
In The Face Of ‘Unprecedented Pressure’, EU Calls For Primacy Of International Law And Partnership
Thursday, 13 March 2025, 9:42 pm | UN News
The European Union remains committed to upholding international law and defending the United Nations Charter amid growing security threats, the bloc’s top diplomat told the Security Council on Tuesday. More >>
