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UN Rights Chief Calls Time On ‘economic Violence’ Against Women And Girls
Sunday, 30 June 2024, 4:46 am | UN News
Human Rights On Friday, at the UN Human Rights Council's (OHCHR) first panel for the annual full-day discussion on women's rights, The UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Friday told a Human Rights Council panel that it’s time to eliminate laws ... More >>
Haitian Capital’s Crippled Health System ‘on The Brink’
Sunday, 30 June 2024, 4:35 am | UN News
The health system in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince is “on the brink” and “crippled by escalating violence” according to the UN Pan American Health Organization’s (PAHO) representative in the Caribbean island nation, Dr. Oscar Barreneche. More >>
World News In Brief: Burkina Faso, Refugees And Climate Change, Afghan Women Deserve Seat In Doha: CEDAW
Sunday, 30 June 2024, 4:22 am | UN News
Resources are desperately needed to ramp up aid supplies for Burkina Faso, a landlocked country in West Africa, which is staring at an “unprecedented humanitarian crisis”, according to the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). More >>
Top UN Official Calls For Strict Compliance With Sanctions On DPR Korea
Sunday, 30 June 2024, 4:13 am | UN News
Any relationship that any country has with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), including Russia, “must entirely abide” by Security Council sanctions, Izumi Nakamitsu, UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs said on Friday, as ... More >>
Joint Statement On The U.S. – Romania Strategic Dialogue
Saturday, 29 June 2024, 3:58 pm | US Department Of State
The text of the statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and Romania on the occasion of the U.S. – Romania Strategic Dialogue. More >>
Up To $5 Million Reward Offer For Info Leading To Arrest And/Or Conviction Of Cryptocurrency Fraudster Ruja Ignatova
Saturday, 29 June 2024, 3:54 pm | US Department Of State
Beginning in approximately 2014 in Bulgaria, Ignatova, as co-founder of OneCoin Ltd, and others defrauded investors from across the world out of billions of dollars. More >>
Preserving Indigenous Rights While Protecting The Planet
Saturday, 29 June 2024, 3:48 pm | East West Center
At the EWC International Media Conference in Manila, renowned oceanographer Sylvia Earle and several Indigenous leaders urge new perspectives on climate and the environment. More >>
ICHRP Condemns Proposed Visiting Forces Agreement Between New Zealand And The Philippines
Saturday, 29 June 2024, 3:38 pm | ICHRP
A VFA between the two countries is an agreement to have closer military ties making it easier for the armed forces of the two countries to work together. More >>
MRD Concludes Interviews For Constituency Positions, Submission To PSC Next
Saturday, 29 June 2024, 3:35 pm | Solomon Islands MRD
The Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) has successfully completed interviews for the constituency’s various positions on Friday 28 June 2024. More >>
FAO Training Boosts Forest Data Collection In Southeast Asia
Saturday, 29 June 2024, 3:31 pm | UN FAO
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has shared the latest tools and techniques to support data collection from satellite imagery for monitoring forests with experts across Southeast Asia, including for the subregion’s ... More >>
With Less Than One Fifth Of Targets On Track, World Is Failing To Deliver On Promise Of The SDGs, Warns New UN Report
Saturday, 29 June 2024, 3:29 pm | UN Department of Global Communications
Achieving the SDGs – the best pathway to tackle global challenges – remains elusive More >>
Fiji: A Step Forward For Increased Consumer Spending Power
Saturday, 29 June 2024, 3:26 pm | Consumer Council of Fiji
The budget introduces several key initiatives aimed at improving the purchasing power of citizens, ensuring greater financial security, and addressing consumer-centric issues. More >>
Pacific CSO Farewell Disability Stalwart-Setareki Macanawai
Saturday, 29 June 2024, 3:24 pm | PIANGO
A leading advocate in the Pacific region Mr Macanawai led PDF for 17 years and was recognised for his achievements in pushing for the collective good of our Pacific peoples. More >>
Minister Wasi Pushes To Revive Cocoa Industry
Saturday, 29 June 2024, 3:21 pm | Solomon Islands MAL
Prioritizes $5 Million Funding To Support Local Cocoa Farmers And Buyers To Rejuvenate The Industry More >>
The Mystery Of The Missing Apes Who Came Before Humans
Saturday, 29 June 2024, 5:01 am | Human Bridges
The fossil record of our ape ancestors in Africa is almost nonexistent for a period of about 8 or 9 million years. More >>
Afghan Women And Girls Must Be Included In Upcoming Doha Meeting: UN Women’s Rights Committee
Saturday, 29 June 2024, 4:09 am | OHCHR
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women is deeply concerned about the exclusion of women and girls from the upcoming third UN-convened meeting on Afghanistan, scheduled to commence on 30 June in Doha, Qatar. More >>
Going Back Into ‘hell’: An Aid Worker’s Journey Through Shattered Gaza
Saturday, 29 June 2024, 3:59 am | UN News
Over and above the difficulty of actually getting into Gaza, aid teams now face the crushing realization that with a shortage of fuel and dwindling supplies, there is a limit to what they can do to help all those in need, UN aid worker Louise Wateridge ... More >>
Papua New Guinea Landslide: 80,000 People Face Starvation After Disaster
Friday, 28 June 2024, 4:54 pm | RNZ
With roads still blocked a month on, there is "no food supply" for tens of thousands, community leader says. More >>
Stories From The UN Archive: How The UN Was Founded Amid The Ashes Of War
Friday, 28 June 2024, 4:47 pm | UN News
Take a front seat to how it all began: the birth of the United Nations amid the ashes of the Second World War that devastated continents and communities around the world. More >>
From Banana Bread To Pineapple Pizzas: Women In The Philippines Bake A Better Future
Friday, 28 June 2024, 3:58 pm | UN News
Banana bread, coconut buns and Spanish-style filled rolls are providing a cooperative of women bakers on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines with the promise of a more secure future, thanks to support from the UN Development Programme, (UNDP). More >>
Rights Expert Urges Banks To Stop Financing Myanmar Junta Weapons Trade
Friday, 28 June 2024, 3:42 pm | UN News
Foreign banks are allegedly helping Myanmar’s military junta acquire weapons and military supplies, facilitating a “campaign of violence and brutality” as the civil war there continues, according to an independent UN human rights expert on ... More >>
World News In Brief: ICC Convicts Malian Extremist Of War Crimes, Sudan Crisis Update, UN Police Summit Preview
Friday, 28 June 2024, 3:30 pm | UN News
The International Criminal Court (ICC) handed down a war crimes conviction on Wednesday against an Al Qaida-linked Malian former self-styled police chief who faced a range of charges, from torture to rape. More >>
‘Fragility Of Peace’ Depicted In Giant New Mural On UN Tower In Vienna
Friday, 28 June 2024, 3:16 pm | UN News
In a landmark art project for the Austrian capital Vienna, the UN building there has become a giant canvas representing the challenges of forging peace in a world that is still all too prone to conflict. More >>
Press & Political Freedom On The Line In Our Region? Imprisoned Pro-democracy Activist Jimmy Lai’s Son Visits Australia
Friday, 28 June 2024, 2:28 pm | Pitch Projects
As relations with China improve after Premier Li’s visit, Sebastien Lai will visit Australia with international human rights experts Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC and well-known Australian barrister Jennifer Robinson to raise issues of human rights and democracy More >>
Myanmar: UN Expert Spotlights Role Of Foreign Banks In Facilitating Probable War Crimes & Crimes Against Humanity
Friday, 28 June 2024, 2:03 pm | OHCHR
Foreign banks are facilitating the Myanmar military junta’s access to weapons and related materials that are sustaining its campaign of violence and brutality against the people of Myanmar, according to a new report released today by Tom Andrews. More >>
CDO Applicants Kick-off Interview Process For Constituency Positions
Friday, 28 June 2024, 1:40 pm | Solomon Islands Ministry of Rural Development
Date: 27th June 2024, Thursday The Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) this morning kicked off interviews for the constituency various positions with accepted applicants for the Constituency Development Officer (CDO) positions. This will be followed subsequently ... More >>
UNFPA's Podcast Series Shines With Double Wins At PR Awards Asia-Pacific 2024
Friday, 28 June 2024, 1:29 pm | UNFPA Asia and the Pacific
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is delighted to announce that its pioneering podcast series in Asia and the Pacific, titled 'Hold on a Minute', has been honoured with two prestigious awards at the PR Awards Asia-Pacific 2024. More >>
Seven Journalists Of Courage And Impact Honored At EWC International Media Conference In Manila
Friday, 28 June 2024, 12:44 pm | East West Center
At an awards banquet held Monday evening as part of the East-West Center’s International Media Conference this week in Manila, Philippines, the Center recognized seven journalists who exemplify the impact that EWC media program participants have had throughout ... More >>
Authorities In Kenya Must Immediately Restore Internet Access And Keep It On Throughout Protests And Unrest
Friday, 28 June 2024, 12:36 pm | Access Now
Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition strongly condemn the ongoing disruption of internet access and increased crackdown on the people of Kenya amid protests. More >>
Sanjana Thakur Wins 2024 Commonwealth Short Story Prize
Friday, 28 June 2024, 12:22 pm | Commonwealth Foundation
Indian writer Sanjana Thakur has today been announced as the overall winner of the world’s most global literature prize. The 26-year-old from Mumbai saw off 7,359 entrants worldwide to take the £5,000 prize. More >>
UN Mission Boosts Presence In Central African Republic’s Conflict-Stricken Southeast
Friday, 28 June 2024, 11:53 am | UN News
The UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) has expanded its presence in the country’s southeast to prevent further violence in areas heavily affected by conflict and systemic issues. More >>
Global Leaders Address Security And Peacekeeping Challenges At UN Police Summit
Friday, 28 June 2024, 11:49 am | UN News
Police chiefs and government leaders convened at UN Headquarters on Thursday for the opening session of UNCOPS 2024. More >>
Gaza: Aid Constraints And Health Issues Persist Amid Ongoing Conflict
Friday, 28 June 2024, 11:45 am | UN News
Delivery of humanitarian aid in Gaza remains a difficult and frustrating task for UN and partner agencies as the conflict there grinds on amid intense civilian suffering. More >>
The Promise And Perils Of AI In The Media
Friday, 28 June 2024, 11:10 am | East West Center
Experts weigh in on artificial intelligence and the press at the 2024 EWC International Media Conference in Manila Image: demaerre via Getty Images Quick Take: Human judgment will be crucial to ensure journalistic integrity and safeguard against the spread ... More >>
UNFPA Report: Are The Vulnerable Left Behind Or Pushed Behind?
Friday, 28 June 2024, 9:04 am | UNFPA Asia and the Pacific
(L-R): Ms. Catherine Breen Kamkong - UNFPA Regional Advisor for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and Maternal Health, Mr. Pio Smith - UNFPA Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, Ms. Chaowarat Yongjiranon - Freelance Journalist and Moderator ... More >>
Timely And Accurate Diagnosis Is The Bedrock To Stop Misuse And Overuse Of Medicines
Friday, 28 June 2024, 4:58 am | CNS
Unless we ensure that timely and accurate diagnosis for TB and all other diseases is a reality on the ground, how will we stop misuse or overuse of medicines and prevent antimicrobial resistance? More >>
Kenya: Government Must Protect Freedom Of Assembly And Investigate Killings
Friday, 28 June 2024, 4:43 am | ITUC
The ITUC calls on the government of Kenya to investigate the killing of more than 20 people by security forces during a protest against its finance bill, which it has now withdrawn. More >>
Comment By UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk On The Situation In Bolivia
Friday, 28 June 2024, 4:36 am | OHCHR
It is crucial for Bolivian authorities, including the armed forces, to ensure full respect for human rights under all circumstances, protect the constitutional order and maintain peace. More >>
Scale And Cycle Of Iraq’s Arbitrary Executions May Be A Crime Against Humanity: Special Rapporteurs
Friday, 28 June 2024, 4:30 am | OHCHR
The Government of Iraq’s systematic executions of prisoners sentenced to death based on torture-tainted confessions, and pursuant to an ambiguous counterterrorism law, amount to arbitrary deprivation of life under international law and may amount ... More >>
Georgia Failed To Protect Children Against Violence And Abuse In Church-run Orphanage, UN Committee Finds
Friday, 28 June 2024, 4:25 am | OHCHR
Georgia violated its child rights obligations by failing to take immediate intervention to address the frequent physical and psychological abuse of children who lived in a close-type orphanage run by the Georgian Orthodox Church, the UN Child Rights Committee ... More >>
Iran Must End Harassment Of Narges Mohammadi And Release All Women Human Rights Defenders: Independent Experts
Friday, 28 June 2024, 4:16 am | OHCHR
A group of independent experts are urging the Islamic Republic of Iran to immediately and unconditionally release Narges Mohammadi and all women human rights defenders, who remain in jail on charges relating to their defence of human rights. More >>
Famine Risk Is Real For 14 Areas Of Sudan Amid Ongoing Fighting
Friday, 28 June 2024, 4:09 am | UN news
The risk of widespread famine in Sudan caused by war there was confirmed on Thursday by leading hunger experts who warned that the country faces “the worst levels of acute food insecurity ever recorded”, with no less than 14 areas at the highest ... More >>
UN Human Rights Committee To Review Croatia, Malta, Honduras, Maldives, Suriname, Syrian Arab Republic, And India
Friday, 28 June 2024, 3:59 am | OHCHR
The UN Human Rights Committee will hold its upcoming session from 2 to 23 July, during which it will review Croatia, Malta, Honduras, Maldives, Suriname, Syrian Arab Republic, and India. More >>
Over Three Million Preventable Deaths Per Year Due To Alcohol And Drug Use
Thursday, 27 June 2024, 7:49 pm | UN News
Over 3 million deaths per year were attributable to alcohol consumption and drug use, a new report from the WHO found. Of these deaths, 2.6 million were attributable to alcohol consumption, accounting for nearly five per cent of all deaths. More >>
Effort To Restore Iran Nuclear Deal ‘Remains Elusive’, Security Council Hears
Thursday, 27 June 2024, 7:46 pm | UN News
Restoring the Iran nuclear deal to its full and effective implementation “remains elusive”, the UN’s top political affairs official said on Monday, adding that participating countries remain at odds with each other. More >>
Syria: Security Council Highlights Escalating Crisis And Civilian Suffering
Thursday, 27 June 2024, 7:41 pm | UN News
Syria continues in a state of “grave crisis” with civilian suffering on the rise, the UN Security Council heard during a briefing on Tuesday. More >>
Security Council: Regional Crisis Deepens As Gaza War Grinds On
Thursday, 27 June 2024, 7:39 pm | UN News
While the situation in Gaza remains catastrophic, ongoing Israeli settlement expansion and escalating violence in the occupied West Bank is ratcheting up tension across the whole region, the UN’s Middle East envoy said on Tuesday. More >>
Security Council: Regional Crisis Deepens As Gaza War Grinds On
Thursday, 27 June 2024, 7:39 pm | UN News
While the situation in Gaza remains catastrophic, ongoing Israeli settlement expansion and escalating violence in the occupied West Bank is ratcheting up tension across the whole region, the UN’s Middle East envoy said on Tuesday. More >>
Budget: Fiji Government Must Focus On Growing Economy, Reducing Debt - Economist
Thursday, 27 June 2024, 4:01 pm | RNZ
Inflation, unemployment, high cost of living, labour shortage and government debt are among a host of challenges plaguing Fiji's economy. More >>
World Economic Forum Identifies Top 10 Emerging Technologies To Address Global Challenges
Thursday, 27 June 2024, 5:31 am | World Economic Forum
Organizations make better choices when they understand the factors shaping the future. The report identifies technologies poised to significantly influence societies and economies. More >>
Major Boost For Resilience And Private Sector Growth In Fiji
Thursday, 27 June 2024, 4:49 am | World Bank
A new package of World Bank support to Fiji, approved last week, will see a major boost for the country’s fiscal, climate and disaster resilience, as well as efforts to support private sector development. More >>
MRD Welcomes New PS, Assured Him Of ‘Full Support’
Thursday, 27 June 2024, 4:40 am | Solomon Islands MRD
The Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) has welcomed its new Permanent Secretary last week and has assured him of total support and commitment towards advancing the ministry’s key priorities. More >>
MRD Staff Undergo Public Integrity And Ethics Training
Thursday, 27 June 2024, 4:39 am | Solomon Islands MRD
The Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) staff last month completed a two-day workshop training on piloting the Integrity and Ethics Agency Improvement Framework, a significant step towards promoting transparency, accountability, and good governance in the public ... More >>
Secret Pentagon Anti-vaccine Campaign In Philippines Tramples On Rights Of People
Thursday, 27 June 2024, 4:35 am | ICHRP
A recent investigation and report by Reuters , released on June 14, 2024, revealed a year-long covert propaganda campaign by the United States military to deter Filipinos from taking the Chinese COVID-19 vaccine Sinovac. The campaign ran from mid-2020 ... More >>
We'll Never Abandon Gaza, Pledges Top UN Aid Official
Thursday, 27 June 2024, 4:33 am | UN News
UN aid teams and partner organizations remain deeply committed to delivering lifesaving supplies to Gazans in need, despite the increasing dangers of working there, the Organization’s top aid official said on Wednesday. More >>
ICHRP Condemns Military Harassment Of Peasant Leaders In Central Luzon
Thursday, 27 June 2024, 4:33 am | ICHRP
ICHRP condemns the reported illegal raid of peasant leader Ronnie Manalo’s residence and the military operation in peasant communities in at least six sitios of barangays San Roque, Paradise 3, and Tungkong Mangga in the City of San Jose Del Monte (CSJDM) ... More >>
Myanmar: Investigate Civilian Killings In Karenni State, Hold Perpetrators Accountable
Thursday, 27 June 2024, 4:31 am | Fortify Rights
Myanmar’s National Unity Government and Karenni State Government should investigate killings and cooperate with international justice mechanisms More >>
Remember The Palestinian Doctors Killed By Israel
Thursday, 27 June 2024, 4:28 am | Globetrotter
According to the WHO, the Israelis have attacked 464 health care facilities, killed 727 health care workers, injured 933 health care workers, and damaged or destroyed 113 ambulances. More >>
Peru: UN Committee Alarmed By Draft Bill Establishing A Statute Of Limitations On Crimes Against Humanity And War Crimes
Thursday, 27 June 2024, 4:11 am | OHCHR
“The Committee on Enforced Disappearances expresses its grave concern about the draft law submitted to the Peruvian Congress, which provides that no one may be prosecuted, convicted, or punished for crimes against humanity or war crimes committed before ... More >>
Using Starvation As A Weapon Of War In Sudan Must Stop: UN Experts
Thursday, 27 June 2024, 3:59 am | OHCHR
Over 25 million civilians in Sudan and fleeing Sudan are being starved and require urgent humanitarian assistance because of the war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF). More >>
