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UNAIDS Chief Warns Of ‘Real Surge’ In Deaths Without US Funding

Tuesday, 25 March 2025, 8:45 am | UN News

Amid continuing uncertainty about the impact of deep US funding cuts to humanitarian work worldwide, the head of the UN agency coordinating the fight against HIV-AIDS warned that an additional 6.3 million people will die in the next four years, unless ... More >>

As WHO Air Pollution Conference Opens Today, New Roadmap Launched To Help Governments Tackle Health Impacts

Tuesday, 25 March 2025, 8:39 am | Global Climate and Health Alliance

The recommendations are detailed in a new publication, Clean Air, Healthy Lives: A Policy Roadmap for Health Systems to Tackle Air Pollution, by the Global Climate and Health Alliance (GCHA) ahead of the World Health Organization’s Second Global ... More >>

Mass Displacements In Northern West Bank Take A Dramatic Toll On Palestinians, Warns MSF

Tuesday, 25 March 2025, 8:32 am | Medecins Sans Frontieres

Since the war in Gaza broke out in October 2023, Israeli forces have increased the use of extreme physical violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, as MSF highlighted in its report “Inflicting harm and denying care”. More >>

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Bougainville Landowners Sign Deal For Planned Mine Exploration

Monday, 24 March 2025, 8:24 pm | RNZ

More than 250 landowners from the Taonita-Teop areas in North Bougainville signed a land access and compensation agreement with Bougainville Minerals Investment last Thursday. More >>

Debate On Statehood Takes Center Stage As CNMI Celebrates Covenant Day

Monday, 24 March 2025, 8:23 pm | RNZ

As the Northern Mariana Islands celebrates Covenant Day, its status as a commonwealth of the US is again front and center, as economic woes and China's influence looms in the region. More >>

Qatar’s Move To End Conflict In The DRC Is Timely, Commendable And Welcome Solidarity With Africa

Monday, 24 March 2025, 8:04 pm | STBHF

In our view, the move to restart the DRC’s peace talks is a sigh of relief for a country that has been engulfed in conflicts for decades on end. More >>

We Condemn Israel’s Renewed War Crime Campaign Of Race Purification In The Palestinian Territory Of Gaza

Monday, 24 March 2025, 8:02 pm | The New African Charter International NACI

The failure by the international community to address the Middle-east conflict in a fairer, moral and just manner has encouraged the occupation Israeli forces to wage unstopped campaign of race purification and ethnic cleansing that is killing thousands ... More >>

$2.1m Worth Of CDF Livelihood Assistance Delivered To North Malaita Constituency

Monday, 24 March 2025, 7:58 pm | Solomon Islands MRD

This support aims at boosting the productive sector, mainly for projects under the agriculture and fisheries sub-sectors. More >>

Comment By UN Human Rights Spokesperson Liz Throssell On Hungary’s New Anti-LGBTIQ+ Law

Monday, 24 March 2025, 7:45 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk also urges them to combat the high levels of intolerance, discrimination, bullying and harassment related to sexual orientation and gender identity, faced by children in particular, in line with Hungary’s international ... More >>

UN Report Details Devastating Impact Of Hostilities On Children In Ukraine

Monday, 24 March 2025, 7:43 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

Between 24 February 2022 and 31 December 2024, the UN Human Rights Office verified that 669 children were killed and 1,833 injured, many as a result of the extensive use of explosive weapons in populated areas. More >>

Catapulting Funding Crisis Into Opportunity By Getting On Track To End TB And Tobacco Use

Monday, 24 March 2025, 7:42 pm | CNS

We also need to unite and hold governments to account to deliver on the promises made for saving our lives from both: TB and tobacco - along with all other sustainable development goals and targets. More >>

Tackling Tuberculosis In The Pacific – A Call To Action

Monday, 24 March 2025, 7:37 pm | UNDP Pacific Centre

The statistics are alarming. In 2024 alone, there were 1,534 reported cases of TB across the region, with a notable increase of 33 percent compared to 2023. This rise underscores the need for intensified case finding and treatment efforts. More >>

“We Will Be Watching” – People With Disability Australia Warns Against Cuts To The NDIS

Monday, 24 March 2025, 7:27 pm | People with Disability Australia - PWDA

“Australians with disability and our millions of allies are paying attention. We are voters. We are workers. We are community members. And we will be keeping this front of mind when we cast our votes at the upcoming election,” PWDA Deputy CEO ... More >>

Climate Data Enhancement And Analysis Workshop To Strengthen Climate Resilience

Monday, 24 March 2025, 2:56 pm | SPREP

Representatives of Pacific National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) with regional technical partners gathered for the Climate Data Enhancement and Analysis Workshop and map ways to improve the collection of data. More >>

CAPHRA Condemns WHO's Double Standard On Funding Secrecy And Consumer Exclusion

Monday, 24 March 2025, 2:35 pm | CAPHRA

Internal documents reveal the FCTC Secretariat controls all COP agendas and materials, with Bloomberg-funded NGOs often drafting policy recommendations for low-income countries. This creates an echo chamber that excludes scientific evidence supporting safer nicotine ... More >>

Running To Bomb Shelters, Nothing New For Ukraine’s Schoolchildren

Monday, 24 March 2025, 9:22 am | UN News

Classes cut short by air raid sirens have become a routine part of school life for many Ukrainian youngsters in the three years since Russia’s full-scale invasion began, a new UN report published on Friday details. More >>

Children, Refugees Pay Hefty Price Of Global Aid Funding Crisis

Monday, 24 March 2025, 9:15 am | UN News

Children, refugees and displaced people worldwide are paying the price for the deep-seated funding crisis that has engulfed the international aid sector, made worse by pronounced cuts in Washington, the UN children’s and refugee agencies said on Friday. More >>

'Babies Born Positive With Meth': Northern Mariana Islands Child Abuse And Neglect Cases Rise

Sunday, 23 March 2025, 8:37 pm | RNZ

"When parents are stressed, a lot of things can happen in the home," US territory's Division of Youth Services diretor says. More >>

As The Rescued Astronauts Return, Space Law Is Still In Orbit Over Who’s Responsible When Missions Go Wrong

Saturday, 22 March 2025, 7:22 pm | The Conversation

As ‘space tourism’ grows and private companies become more involved in orbital missions, space law has failed to keep up. Urgent reform is called for. More >>

'Is Rabuka forgetful or plain fickle?': Chaudhry says Fiji PM 'unfit to lead'

Saturday, 22 March 2025, 7:13 pm | RNZ

The Labour Party leader made the comment after Sitiveni Rabuka did a u-turn on restoring a backbencher to Cabinet who he demoted after she appeared in a private video dancing naked. More >>

Tokelau Statistician Says Data Gathering 'Crucial'

Saturday, 22 March 2025, 7:12 pm | RNZ

A Tokelau statistician says it needs data to measure cost of living impacts amid "global economic and also regional economic crisis". More >>

Operation Rai Balang 2025: FFA Members Hunt For Illegal Fishing Across 14 Million Square Kilometres Of Ocean

Saturday, 22 March 2025, 3:28 pm | Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency

During the Operation, FFA Members conducted 96 boardings, tracked 189 vessel contacts and identified 7,629 satellite detections. The Operation resulted in the detection of seven high risk vessels of interest. More >>

Joint Statement On Unjust Detention

Friday, 21 March 2025, 9:42 pm | U.S. Department of State

The text of the statement was released by representatives of the of the United States of America, Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, Israel, and the United Kingdom at a multilateral meeting in Big Sky, Montana. More >>

Statement From Secretary Rubio And NSA Waltz On Call With Zelenskyy

Friday, 21 March 2025, 9:38 pm | U.S. Department of State

The leaders agreed Ukraine and America will continue working together to bring about a real end to the war, and that lasting peace under President Trump’s leadership can be achieved. More >>

'Defence Is Interested': Mining Company And Campaigners Clash Over Deep Sea Mining's Role

Friday, 21 March 2025, 9:35 pm | RNZ

The Metals Company is being accused by environmental groups of changing its corporate branding from fueling the green transition to supporting security and defence. More >>

'Heaps Of Stigma' Affecting Pasifika Participation In Medical Studies, Says Researcher

Friday, 21 March 2025, 9:33 pm | RNZ

A Wellington-born Tongan researcher wants to see more Pasifika included in clinical studies in Aotearoa New Zealand. More >>

Pacific News In Brief For 21 March

Friday, 21 March 2025, 9:30 pm | RNZ

A round-up of news from around the region, including the economic cost of violence in Papua New Guinea. More >>

United And Unwavering: We Are Here To Lead

Friday, 21 March 2025, 4:40 pm | 6PACplus

The Republic of the Marshall Islands, alongside Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Palau, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu, stands as a united front. We are bringing everything to this moment—our fight, our research, and our global allies. More >>

How Can We Leave Those Behind Who Are At Higher TB Risk?

Friday, 21 March 2025, 4:36 pm | CNS

With technological advancements, there is no excuse now to not take laboratories and healthcare services closer to the communities, or even at their doorsteps, in a people-centred and rights-based manner. More >>

A New Road Brings Hope To Wautogik Village In Papua New Guinea

Friday, 21 March 2025, 3:49 pm | United Nations In Papua New Guinea

For generations, the people of Wautogik Village in Papua New Guinea’s East Sepik Province carried their dreams—and their crops—on their backs. A steep descending bush track was their only connection to the outside world. More >>

Justice For All Issues Urgent Call To Prevent A Return To War In Bosnia And Herzegovina

Friday, 21 March 2025, 3:39 pm | Justice For All

During the 1992-1995 war, over 100,000 Bosnian Muslims were killed, including 8,000 men and boys in the Srebrenica genocide. The closure of the Srebrenica Memorial Centre—a sacred site for remembrance—marks an alarming escalation in efforts to rewrite ... More >>

Clean Air: A Right, Not A Privilege - New Roadmap Launched To Aid Governments Tackle Air Pollution

Friday, 21 March 2025, 3:29 pm | Global Climate and Health Alliance

20 March 2025 Ahead of next week’s WHO conference on the health impacts of air pollution, health professionals are calling for governments to urgently protect their populations from the deadly health impacts of polluted air and ramp up investment ... More >>

African Union Calls For Justice Through Reparations

Friday, 21 March 2025, 3:22 pm | Colonialism Reparation

Colonialism Reparation welcomes that the African Union has decided to calls for justice for Africans and people of African descent through reparations by officially proclaiming its position. More >>

Coordinate With International Criminal Court To Ensure Accountability For Crimes By Rohingya Militant Commander

Friday, 21 March 2025, 3:19 pm | Fortify Rights

Bangladesh authorities are reportedly holding Ata Ullah and other members of ARSA in remand for offenses under the Bangladesh Anti-Terrorism Act and other crimes. More >>

Georgia Civil Rights Organizations And Leaders Condemn Bills Furthering White Nationalist Agenda

Friday, 21 March 2025, 3:04 pm | Project South

The organizations remarked that these bills further the white nationalist agenda of the Heritage Foundation by deploying false claims of antisemitism, violence, crime and terrorism against communities. More >>

UN High Commissioner For Human Rights Volker Türk Concludes Official Visit To Kyrgyzstan

Friday, 21 March 2025, 2:59 pm | UN Human Rights Office

The UN Human Rights Office has had a long relationship with Kyrgyzstan – our Regional Office for Central Asia has been based here since 2006, covering the five countries in the region. More >>

Comment By UN Human Rights Office Spokesperson Seif Magango On Escalating Violence Against Civilians In Khartoum

Friday, 21 March 2025, 2:55 pm | UN Human Rights Office

Credible reports indicate that the RSF and allied militia have raided homes in eastern Khartoum, carrying out summary killings and arbitrary detentions, and looted food and medical supplies from community kitchens and medical clinics. More >>

End Of Eternal Ice: Many Glaciers Will Not Survive This Century, Climate Scientists Say

Friday, 21 March 2025, 1:34 pm | UN News

Glaciers in many regions will not survive the 21st century if they keep melting at the current rate, potentially jeopardising hundreds of millions of people living downstream, UN climate experts said on the first World Day for Glaciers. More >>

U.S. Must Immediately Release Palestinian Rights-Activist And Stop Threats Of Deportation Against Foreign Residents

Friday, 21 March 2025, 11:33 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

The targeting of foreign nationals in the U.S. with threats to revoke student visas or residency rights is not only discriminatory & violates constitutional protections, but is highly dangerous as it seeks to exert a chilling effect on free expression ... More >>

Sudan: Civilians Targeted As Hostilities Intensify In The Capital

Friday, 21 March 2025, 11:00 am | UN News

Dozens of civilians, including local humanitarian volunteers, have been killed by artillery shelling and aerial bombardment in the eastern part of Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) reported on Thursday. More >>

Danger Of Substandard And Falsified Medical Products Is Real And Growing

Friday, 21 March 2025, 10:56 am | CNS

The article is based on insights shared by 3 experts who work to address the problem of substandard and falsified medical products. The shocking WHO report of 2017 alarmed us all that 1 in 10 medicine is substandard and falsified in low and middle income ... More >>

Gaza: ‘Bring Them All Home Now’, Freed Hostage Tells Security Council

Friday, 21 March 2025, 10:53 am | UN News

A senior UN political affairs official called for Israel and Hamas to restore the shattered ceasefire in Gaza on Thursday and release all remaining hostages, while one of those freed told the Security Council of his 500-day ordeal in captivity. More >>

India Mission Drives 33 New Business Partnerships And Other Commercial Outcomes

Friday, 21 March 2025, 10:18 am | New Zealand Trade and Enterprise

The economic impact of the mission was further enhanced by the launch of negotiations on a Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement between New Zealand and India, and bilateral agreements to strengthen ties in horticulture and forestry. More >>

Free Societies Are Good For Business Says UN Rights Chief, Wrapping Up Visit To Kyrgyzstan

Friday, 21 March 2025, 10:04 am | UN News

Respect for human rights is not only a moral obligation but a necessity for economic stability, the UN’s top human rights official said on Thursday, during a visit to the Central Asian country of Kyrgyzstan. More >>

Young Ocean Champions Off To France For Global Summit

Friday, 21 March 2025, 9:31 am | Save The Children

The global forum, hosted at Nausicaá, Centre National de la Mer in Boulogne sur Mer, France, brings together more than 60 youth representatives from around the world to share the insights and solutions from their regions. More >>

Global Trade In Flux: Navigating Policy Volatility And Structural Shifts

Friday, 21 March 2025, 8:53 am | UN Department of Global Communications

Global trade is undergoing profound changes, with globalization evolving along different dimensions. Services, rather than merchandise, are increasingly driving trade expansion, while policy uncertainty and shifting partnerships continue to reshape markets. More >>

Gaza Ceasefires Must Never Be Political Bargaining Chips

Friday, 21 March 2025, 8:49 am | Climate Action Network

CAN calls on global leaders to use all channels to ensure Israel’s immediate compliance with international humanitarian law, restore the ceasefire, and re-engage in genuine negotiations to ensure lasting peace, dignity, and justice for the Palestinian people. More >>

Guterres Welcomes Deals To Halt Energy Attacks In Ukraine, Russia

Friday, 21 March 2025, 8:19 am | UN News

UN chief António Guterres on Thursday hailed positive announcements from the White House, Kremlin and Kyiv aimed at stopping crippling attacks on energy infrastructure in Ukraine and Russia, linked to Russia’s full-scale invasion of its neighbour. More >>

How U.S. States Can Protect The Environment From Federal Rollbacks And Intervention

Friday, 21 March 2025, 8:07 am | Independent Media Institute

States have powerful legal tools to counter federal environmental rollbacks, from enacting stronger local regulations to forming interstate coalitions that protect natural resources and public health. More >>

Pacific News In Brief For March 20

Thursday, 20 March 2025, 9:39 pm | RNZ

A round-up of Pacific news from around the region, including Vanuatu's new prime minister saying his government intends to "revisit" a security agreement with Australia. More >>

Pacific Security Heads Meet In Port Moresby

Thursday, 20 March 2025, 9:38 pm | RNZ

PNG's Deputy PM John Rosso says the 7th Joint Heads of Pacific Security Meeting is a vital platform to strengthen regional security architecture and foster deeper cooperation. More >>

North Guadalcanal Constituency Leads The Way In Rural Development

Thursday, 20 March 2025, 7:19 pm | Solomon Islands Ministry of Rural Development

“Our communities, farmers, and constituents are set to benefit significantly from this ongoing road maintenance efforts that are crucial for both local livelihoods and the transportation of agricultural produce to Honiara,” Hon. Dr Bosawai said. More >>