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‘Historic Development’ In Thailand As It Moves To End Statelessness For Nearly 500,000 People
Monday, 4 November 2024, 8:49 am | UN News
In a landmark move towards ending statelessness, Thailand’s cabinet has approved an accelerated pathway to permanent residency and nationality for nearly half a million stateless people, marking one of the region’s most significant citizenship initiatives. More >>
Afghanistan: Expert Urges A Comprehensive Human Rights-Centred Action Plan
Monday, 4 November 2024, 8:42 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Richard Bennett, UN Special Rapporteur, urged States not to normalise relations with the Taliban until there are demonstrable human rights improvements and pathways to justice and accountability. More >>
Deadly Floods In Spain Highlight Need To Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Monday, 4 November 2024, 8:42 am | UN News
The record-breaking rainfall and deadly flash floods that hit Spain this week underscore why saving lives as climate change turbocharges extreme weather must be a top priority, the World Meteorological Office (WMO) said on Friday. More >>
International Day To End Impunity For Crimes Against Journalists: “Safety Of Journalists In Crises And Emergencies”
Monday, 4 November 2024, 8:33 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
On this International Day, Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, urges all those with influence to step up action to end impunity for crimes against journalists, to protect media workers, and to contribute to building open, More >>
Middle East Crisis: Gaza Polio Vaccine Campaign Under Fire
Monday, 4 November 2024, 8:13 am | UN News
Attacks on a clinic and UN staff member were reported during a resumed polio vaccine campaign in besieged northern Gaza, Israeli forces continued airstrikes on Lebanon on Sunday and in Yemen, a new water project launched a “lifeline” for populations ... More >>
Start Of Cyclone Season Increases Danger From Manawanui Wreck - Expert
Sunday, 3 November 2024, 8:53 pm | RNZ
The wreck of the New Zealand Navy ship is sitting in shallow water close to a reef off the South coast of Samoa's most populated island, Upolo. Already, more than 200,000 litres of diesel and oil is thought to have leaked out into the ocean, which many More >>
New Report Exposes Risks In Digital Twin Technology For Deep Sea Mining
Saturday, 2 November 2024, 6:41 pm | Deep Sea Mining Campaign
The new report highlights that the application of Digital Twin Technology and Adaptive Management Systems to DSM is fraught with risks due to the limitations of the technology and significant gaps in knowledge about deep sea ecosystems. More >>
UN Backs New Zealand's Proposal To Study Effects Of Nuclear War
Saturday, 2 November 2024, 5:40 pm | RNZ
The 21 experts on the panel would focus on the physical effects and consequences to society of a nuclear war. The study would also aid nuclear disarmament and arms control. More >>
Cook Islands Prime Minister Calls For Easing Of Tensions In New Caledonia
Friday, 1 November 2024, 9:09 pm | RNZ
Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown has returned from New Caledonia saying it is not a simple "black and white situation". More >>
Operation Kurukuru: Joint Forces Combat IUU Fishing To Secure Sustainable Fisheries Future
Friday, 1 November 2024, 8:08 pm | Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency
This two-week comprehensive Operation underscores the unwavering commitment to safeguard the invaluable marine resources of Pacific Island nations in the Western Central Pacific Ocean. More >>
Pacific Handbook To Strengthen Coastal State Enforcement Of Fisheries Laws Launched
Friday, 1 November 2024, 8:04 pm | Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency
The handbook focuses on the implementation of Article 73 of the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. Article 73 provides for the compliance and enforcement of coastal State laws and regulations in the exclusive economic zone. More >>
Statement & Call To Action - Palestinian Organisations To COP29
Friday, 1 November 2024, 7:00 pm | The Palestine Institute for Public Diplomacy
All energy transfers to Israel, and the genocide and environmental destruction they wreak, must be stopped. More >>
Detention Of MSF Dr Mohammed Obeid And Several Medical Staff From Kamal Adwan Hospital, North Gaza
Friday, 1 November 2024, 6:46 pm | MSF Australia
MSF's last contact with Dr Obeid was on the afternoon of 25 October. He had been sheltering and offering his support as a surgeon at Kamal Adwan hospital when it was besieged by Israeli forces. More >>
World More Dangerous Than Ever For Children With Crimes In Conflict At Highest Ever In 2023
Friday, 1 November 2024, 11:41 am | Save The Children
The report found 31,721 documented cases of grave violations against children [2] in conflict took place in 2023, which equated to an average of 86 crimes against children per day, eclipsing the previous record set in 2022. More >>
Talent RISE Marks 10th Anniversary Of Helping Young People Into Meaningful Employment
Friday, 1 November 2024, 11:10 am | Talent RISE
Established in 2014 Talent RISE was created to address the high level of youth unemployment and is dedicated to supporting young people facing barriers to employment by upskilling and empowering them to commence and build thriving, sustainable careers. More >>
‘Catastrophic’ Hunger Persists In Multiple Countries, Warn Food Agencies
Friday, 1 November 2024, 10:06 am | UN News
“Catastrophic levels of acute food insecurity” bordering on starvation are expected to impact hundreds of thousands of people in coming months, driven by violence and conflict. Five hunger hotspots are of great concern: Haiti, Mali, the OPT, South ... More >>
Potentially ‘deadly’ Consequences Could Arise From Israel’s UNRWA Ban: UNICEF
Friday, 1 November 2024, 9:42 am | UN News
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday that Israeli legislation to shut down the main lifeline for Palestine refugees in Gaza “will be deadly” if fully implemented. More >>
Ongoing Hostilities And Evacuation Orders Impact Thousands In Lebanon
Friday, 1 November 2024, 8:38 am | UN News
People in Lebanon continue to be killed, injured and displaced by airstrikes, hostilities and displacement orders, the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, said on Thursday. More >>
UN Expert Calls For Action As Marshall Islands Faces Dual Displacement Crisis
Friday, 1 November 2024, 8:27 am | UN News
An independent UN expert on Thursday called on the international community to fulfill its “urgent moral obligation” to support the Marshall Islands in addressing displacement challenges stemming from the impacts of historical nuclear testing and the growing ... More >>
NZ Bottom Trawler Trashes Corals As Govt Pledges Millions To Coral Protection
Friday, 1 November 2024, 8:22 am | Deep Sea Conservation Coalition
The NZ government has reported the damage done by Tasman Viking (owned by Westfleet, a 50% joint venture of Sealord) to South Pacific Regional Fisheries Organisation (SPRFMO) as an “encounter” with a vulnerable marine ecosystem on the Lord Howe ... More >>
The Long Human Tragedy Of The Nakba And Israel's Settler Colonial Genocide – UN Expert
Friday, 1 November 2024, 8:07 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
In her report to the General Assembly, Albanese said that Gaza has become a wasteland of rubble and human remains, with people barely holding on to life amid deprivation and disease, while battling with the deep, inherited trauma of the Nakba survivors. More >>
Belarus: Inmate Ill-treatment And Possible Enforced Disappearances Ongoing Concerns, Say UN Experts
Friday, 1 November 2024, 5:35 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The experts said the apparent misuse of article 411 of the Criminal Code for indefinitely extending the stay in prison of inmates accused of “malicious disobedience” to penitentiary administrations is also concerning. More >>
General Assembly Renews Long-standing Call For End To US Embargo Against Cuba
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 9:13 pm | UN News
The UN General Assembly on Wednesday once again urged the United States to end its economic, commercial, and financial embargo on Cuba, renewing a demand it has made annually since 1992. More >>
Stories From The UN Archive: What UNRWA Built
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 9:11 pm | UN News
Education, health care, humanitarian and social services, camps for displaced people, including in times of armed conflict. These are just some of the services that the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has been providing Palestinians ... More >>
Rewards For Justice – Reward Offer For Information On 1994 Bombing Of AC Flight 901 In Panama
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 9:08 pm | U.S. Department of State
The U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence has assessed that Hizballah was responsible for the bombing of AC 901. More >>
BSI And DAFF Collaborate With Local Stakeholders To Promote And Strengthen Market Access And Trade
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 9:05 pm | Solomon Islands MRD
Deputy Secretary Technical for MAL, Mr Michael Ho’ota, remarked that the agriculture sector was being prioritised by the Government of National Unity and Transformation as the bedrock for sustained economic development in the Solomon Islands. More >>
Troublemaker Methane: New Apparatus To Simulate Arctic Explosions
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 9:03 pm | Skoltech
Will the new test unit help make the northern oil and gas infrastructure safer? More >>
Peru: Fujimori Government’s Forced Sterilisation Policy Violated Women’s Rights, UN Committee Says In Landmark Ruling
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 8:56 pm | UN Treaty Bodies
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) published its Decision after reviewing a joint complaint filed by five victims who were forcibly sterilised between 1996 and 1997 as part of a State-led birth control policy in Peru. More >>
Argentina: ITUC Supports Trade Unions Fight For Workers’ Rights
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 8:53 pm | ITUC
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) expresses its resolute support for workers on strike in Argentina as their trade unions defend workers' rights and democracy in the country. More >>
Hospital-Acquired Infections Are Fuelling Antimicrobial Resistance
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 8:51 pm | CNS
Empowering people who deal with AMR and are surviving it will help humanise the issue as everyone is at risk if medicines stop working. More >>
Which Countries Are On The Brink Of Going Nuclear?
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 7:12 pm | Independent Media Institute
Global nuclear tensions are rising, emboldening Iran’s ambitions and putting other nuclear-threshold nations on notice. As major powers posture, countries once cautious may now reconsider their restraint. More >>
‘Move Beyond The Politics’: Experts Respond To Apia Commonwealth Ocean Declaration
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 7:10 pm | RNZ
The declaration was adopted at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Samoa by all 56 member nations. More >>
Pacific Academy Of Sciences To Foster Regional Collaboration
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 5:58 pm | University Of South Pacific
As a regional university, USP’s young scientists would also benefit from the Academy through the mentorship opportunities and forging connections with scholars across the globe, says Professor Vanualailai. More >>
Olaf The Rare Albino Wallaby Joey Celebrates First Halloween
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 2:32 pm | Symbio Wildlife Park
Olaf who is now approximately 8 months old, being originally born the size of a jelly bean, is going from strength to strength, and visitors have been flocking to the Southern Sydney Wildlife Park to meet him More >>
UN Women’s Rights Committee Issues Guidance On Women’s Equal And Inclusive Representation In Decision-making
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 12:56 pm | UN Treaty Bodies
In 2022, women made up merely 16% of peace negotiators, and only 33% of peace agreements included provisions for women or girls, according to UN Women. It reflected that “women remain structurally excluded from conflict and crises prevention as well ... More >>
U.N. Security Council: Impose An Aviation Fuel And Arms Embargo On Myanmar Junta
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 12:36 pm | Fortify Rights
Children among victims of Myanmar junta airstrike attack on displaced civilians More >>
Thailand: Statute Of Limitations Must Give Justice To Families Of 85 Victims Killed In Tak Bai Incident, Say UN Experts
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 12:21 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“Families have waited for nearly two decades for justice – we urgently call on the Government to take immediate action to prevent further delays in accountability and ensure their rights to truth, justice and reparations are upheld,” the experts ... More >>
Brazil: 5 Years On, Amazon Guardian’s Killers Still Escape Justice
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 12:05 pm | Survival International
Five years after the killing of Paulo Paulino Guajajara, an Indigenous Amazon Guardian who was gunned down by illegal loggers, his family still waits for justice. More >>
Gaza: Polio Could Spread Unless Vaccines Reach War-torn North
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 11:55 am | UN News
An immediate ceasefire is needed in Gaza as the enclave faces the additional threat of polio spreading, if the final phase of a vaccination campaign continues to face delays in reaching the besieged north, where the “nightmare is intensifying”, ... More >>
‘Climate Crunch Time Is Here,’ New UN Report Warns
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 11:41 am | UN News
Annual greenhouse gas emissions are at an all-time high, and urgent action must be taken to prevent catastrophic spikes in temperature and avoid the worst impact of climate change, according to a new report released on Thursday by the UN Environment ... More >>
BRICS Summit: Guterres Underscores Bloc’s Role In Boosting Global Cooperation
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 11:31 am | UN News
The BRICS intergovernmental organization can play a greater role in strengthening multilateralism for global development and security, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday, in remarks to the group’s summit hosted by Russia in ... More >>
‘Lebanon Risks Falling Off A Humanitarian Cliff’: UN Relief Coordinator
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 11:11 am | UN News
The UN Deputy Special Coordinator for Lebanon on Thursday urged the international community to push harder for a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah warning that the country is on the brink of a humanitarian collapse. More >>
New UN Push To Ensure Women’s Equal Participation Peace
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 11:01 am | UN News
The UN on Thursday launched the “Common Pledge” initiative, designed to bring together mediators, governments, and civil society to ensure the full, equal and meaningful engagement of women in peace processes. More >>
Gaza: Palestinians Are Dying Amid Lethal Evacuation Delays
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 10:46 am | UN News
Children and disabled people are facing ever more horrific conditions in war-torn Gaza, with some dying as they wait for medical evacuations, as the year-long war grinds on, UN officials and rights experts said on Friday. More >>
UN Chief Urges Halt To Escalation After Israeli Strikes On Iran
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 10:31 am | UN News
The UN Secretary-General on Saturday called for an immediate halt to all escalatory actions in the Middle East, following overnight attacks by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on targets in Iran. More >>
Global Sustainability Changemakers Take Top Prize At United Nations SDG Action Awards
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 10:23 am | UN Department of Global Communications
Initiatives Plant-for-the-Planet, Gjenge Makers, Assume That I Can, and para-athlete Suvarna Raj honoured for action and excellence in advancing the Sustainable Development Goals. More >>
Special Rapporteur Exposes Torture In Russia As A Tool For Repression At Home And Aggression Abroad
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 10:14 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The report emphasised the impact of torture on political prisoners, human rights and anti-war activists, conscientious objectors and mobilised men, lawyers, journalists, LGBT persons, migrants and asylum seekers, Indigenous Peoples and national minorities, ... More >>
Sudan’s 'Living Nightmare' Continues As 11 Million Flee War, Mass Killings
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 10:01 am | UN News
Escalating violence and new atrocities in Sudan have pushed the humanitarian crisis to unprecedented levels, with displacement now exceeding 11 million people amid reports of mass killings and systematic-sexual violence across multiple regions, UN officials ... More >>
Balancing Biodiversity At Global UN Summit In Colombia
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 9:54 am | UN News
Countries from around the world are meeting in the Colombian city of Cali, to discuss how best to protect biological diversity and develop a lasting blueprint that will allow humankind to live in harmony with nature. More >>
International Day For Care And Support, 29 October 2024
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 9:29 am | International Trade Union Confederation
On the International Day for Care and Support, 29 October, the ITUC calls on governments to recognise care as a human right and a public good, which includes the right to provide care, to receive care and to self-care. More >>
Spokesperson For The UN High Commissioner For Human Rights Seif Magango On Sudan
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 9:17 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Reports suggest hundreds of people were killed in Tamboul, amid widespread looting. They also indicate at least 25 cases of sexual violence in several villages in Sharq Al-Jazira locality, including of three medical personnel and an 11-year-old girl, ... More >>
Over 2.8 Million Children Under Five Forced From Their Home Across Sudan
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 9:16 am | Save the Children
New figures reveal over half of the 11 million displaced - or 5.8 million - are children under 18, and over one quarter - or 2.8 million - are children aged under five. More >>
The U.S. Southwest Offers Blueprints For The Future Of Wastewater Reuse
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 9:08 am | Independent Media Institute
Our existing water supplies could go further by turning wastewater into drinking water. More >>
France: Hijab Bans In Sports Are Discriminatory And Must Be Reversed, Say Experts
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 8:59 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Muslim women and girls who wear the hijab must have equal rights to participate in cultural and sporting life, and to take part in all aspects of French society of which they are a part, the experts said. More >>
Sudan: UN Official Decries Attacks Against Civilians In Al Jazirah State
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 8:50 am | UN News
The top UN humanitarian official in Sudan has raised alarm over a sharp escalation of violence in a region near the capital, Khartoum, where recent attacks reportedly carried out by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have claimed more than 120 lives. More >>
Türk Says World Must Act As Darkest Moment Of Gaza Conflict Unfolds
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 8:42 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Türk called on the world’s leaders to act, saying States have a duty under the Geneva Conventions to ensure respect for international humanitarian law. More >>
UN Rights Chief Urges Bangladesh To Sustain ‘Unprecedented’ Momentum For Change
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 8:32 am | UN News
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Wednesday emphasized the importance of sustaining the momentum for change sparked by recent student protests in Bangladesh and subsequent resignation of the former Prime Minister, speaking at the end of a ... More >>
People Want Action On Plastic Pollution That’s Choking Us: Guterres
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 8:27 am | UN News
Countries gathered in Colombia to work on a treaty to end plastic pollution must strive for “an ambitious, credible and just” deal that responds to the needs of communities everywhere, including some 20 million waste-pickers, UN Secretary-General ... More >>
A Transformed Education System - An Investment In Improved Teaching And Learning In Solomon Islands
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 7:07 am | UNICEF
The transformation agenda focuses on enhancing the quality of teaching and learning in pre-primary, primary, and junior secondary education, with a particular emphasis on gender equality and inclusion. More >>
New Vanuatu Climate Centres To Provide Crucial Weather Data
Wednesday, 30 October 2024, 8:50 pm | RNZ
Six new provincial community climate centres have been established in Vanuatu to provide crucial weather information to local authorities. More >>
