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Devastating New Figures Reveal Gaza’s Child Hunger Catastrophe
Wednesday, 26 June 2024, 2:59 pm | Save The Children
Aid and access to aid is the difference between life and death for people in Gaza right now, said Save the Children, reiterating the need for full unfettered access across the Gaza Strip for aid workers and life-saving supplies to tackle malnutrition. More >>
Italy’s New Regional Autonomy Law Undermines Solidarity, Opens Door To Public Service Commercialisation
Wednesday, 26 June 2024, 9:09 am | Globetrotter
On June 19, members of Parliament voted in favour of a bill on differentiated autonomy. The new legislation will decentralise decision-making and financing on education, health, public services, and culture, among other areas. More >>
Panamanian Workers Are Being Punished By Their Government For Leading Anti-Mining Protests
Wednesday, 26 June 2024, 9:03 am | Globetrotter
Panamanian business groups and large transnational corporations are trying to take revenge on the National Union of Workers of Construction and Similar Industries (SUNTRACS), says Saúl Méndez Rodríguez, general secretary of the union. More >>
G20 Finance Ministers: It's High Time We Tax The Super-rich, For The Sake Of People And The Planet
Wednesday, 26 June 2024, 6:11 am | Climate Action Network
CAN welcomes the report as an important step to ensure political commitment to deliver a real agenda on taxing the super-rich. More >>
UN Special Committee On Israeli Practices In Occupied Territories Concludes Field Mission
Wednesday, 26 June 2024, 4:08 am | OHCHR
“Security personnel publicly and shamelessly share photos on social media platforms that violate the privacy and intimate sphere of Palestinian women, aimed at mocking, shaming and humiliating them,” the Special Committee said in an end of mission ... More >>
New Famine Alert For Gaza Where Families Go Days Without Food
Wednesday, 26 June 2024, 4:00 am | UN News
Gaza remains on famine alert after food security experts warned on Tuesday that more than one in five households “go entire days without eating”. More >>
Pacific News In Brief For June 25
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 4:29 pm | RNZ
A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including drug concerns raised in Samoa's Parliament. More >>
Fresh Violence Flares Up In New Caledonia
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 4:27 pm | RNZ
There has been more burning and destruction in the French overseas territory. More >>
Assange Reaches Plea Deal
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 3:58 pm | Reporters Without Borders
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is still reviewing the details of the case, but this development represents a historic victory for press freedom and the right to information. More >>
UN Launches Recommendations For Urgent Action To Curb Harm From Spread Of Mis And Disinformation And Hate Speech
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 2:47 pm | United Nations
Global Principles for Information Integrity address risks posed by advances in AI More >>
Mass Casualties In Gaza
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 1:37 pm | Medicines Sans Frontiers
We have a collective responsibility to do all we can to stand on the side of humanity. Each one of us. More >>
Air Pollution Is Killing Millions And Rising Exponentially—A Shift In Agriculture Can Solve It
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 9:02 am | Independent Media Institute
We must find a better way to prevent land use from changing. More >>
World News In Brief: Guterres Condemns Terror Attacks In Dagestan, Call To End ‘War On Drugs’, Women Heads Of State
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 8:37 am | UN News
The UN Secretary-General has condemned Sunday’s terror attacks against several churches and synagogues in Russia’s mainly-Muslim Dagestan region, with the death toll now rising to at least 20, according to latest reports. More >>
First Person: Moving From Fear To Hope After War On Drugs In The Philippines
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 8:29 am | UN News
People who use drugs in the Philippines are being treated less as criminals and more as patients who need medical help and other interventions, as authorities there look to update the country’s former controversial policies. More >>
Officials Highlight Ongoing Terrorist Threats And Dire Humanitarian Needs In Somalia
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 8:07 am | UN News
A UN Security Council meeting on Monday detailed Somalia’s “exacerbated” humanitarian needs in the face of climate shocks and ongoing Government efforts to counter the terrorist group, Al-Shabaab. More >>
Australia: 25 Years Of World Class Cycling History
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 5:10 am | South Australian Tourism Commission
In celebration of the 25th edition, Adelaide’s CBD will provide the backdrop for the final day of men’s racing, as the Santos Tour Down Under race routes are revealed for 2025. More >>
UN Launches Recommendations For Urgent Action To Curb Harm From Spread Of Mis- And Disinformation And Hate Speech
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 4:58 am | UN Department of Global Communications
The world must respond to the harm caused by the spread of online hate and lies while robustly upholding human rights, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said today at the launch of the United Nations Global Principles for Information ... More >>
Algorithms Should Not Control What People See, UN Chief Says, Launching Global Principles For Information Integrity
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 4:44 am | UN News
The United Nations launched new Global Principles for Information Integrity on Monday, emphasizing the need for immediate action to address the harms caused by misinformation, disinformation and hate speech. More >>
Blue Finance: Why Investing In Responsible Aquaculture Is Good For The People And Planet
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 4:42 am | Aquaculture Stewardship Council
As blue food becomes one of the solutions to solving hunger and food security worldwide, the role of blue finance and sustainable investments has become more important today. More >>
Solomon Islands MRD: Interview For Constituency Positions Set For June 27-28
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 4:39 am | Solomon Islands MRD
The Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) has scheduled interviews for the constituency's various positions for this coming Thursday 27 and Friday 28 June 2024. These positions include Constituency Development Officer (CDO), Constituency Project Officer (CPO) ... More >>
ITUC Builds Alignment For Robust International Treaty On Corporate Accountability
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 4:08 am | ITUC
“The international trade union movement will continue to actively participate in this process and will demand the strongest possible treaty language. We need a binding treaty that holds corporations accountable and ensures justice for working people ... More >>
Chief Of Key UN Agency In Gaza Warns ‘entire Generation’ Could Be Lost
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 3:59 am | UN News
The head of the main UN agency responsible for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, issued a stark warning on Monday that it “will crumble” unless funding is found quickly, with an “entire generation” of children at risk of being condemned to “poverty…hatred, ... More >>
'Geopolitical Manoeuvring Means Nothing To Pacific Peoples' - Baron Waqa
Monday, 24 June 2024, 7:48 pm | RNZ
The new Pacific Islands Forum secretary general has sounded a warning to officials attending a regional conference on security not to allow geopolitics to disrupt peace in the region. More >>
Gaza: Over 20,000 Children Estimated To Be Lost, Disappeared, Detained, Buried Under The Rubble Or In Mass Graves
Monday, 24 June 2024, 6:44 pm | Save The Children
Save the Children has been providing essential services and support to Palestinian children since 1953. More >>
6 Pacific Journalists For New Financial Investigative Reporting Initiative From East-West Center, Report For The World
Sunday, 23 June 2024, 6:35 pm | East West Center
This new initiative supports the establishment and expansion of financial investigative reporting units within local newsrooms committed to public service journalism. More >>
Another Feather In The Cap Of Treatment As HIV Prevention
Sunday, 23 June 2024, 4:59 am | CNS
Many countries have not yet fully rolled out existing PrEP (or not rolled it out at all in public services). Every new HIV infection that occurs, is a grim reminder we could have done better in terms of prevention. More >>
World News: UNHCR Rushes Support To Rohingyas, End ‘Normalisation’ Of Prostitution, Zambia’s Devastating Drought
Sunday, 23 June 2024, 4:22 am | UN News
Deadly monsoon landslides in southern Bangladesh have destroyed over 1,200 shelters and displaced around 2,000 ethnic Rohingya from neighbouring Myanmar who need urgent assistance, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has said. More >>
‘Nowhere Is Safe’ For Civilians As Sudan War Descends Further Into Chaos
Sunday, 23 June 2024, 4:20 am | UN News
The UN Security Council in New York on 18 June focused on the worsening crisis in Sudan as civilians continue to suffer amidst the brutal fighting between rival militaries. More >>
Officials Highlight Massive Poverty, Humanitarian Despair In Afghanistan
Sunday, 23 June 2024, 4:16 am | UN News
The humanitarian needs in Afghanistan are “alarmingly high” and the international community is in “crisis management mode”, the UN Security Council heard on Friday. More >>
Systemic Gender Oppression In Afghanistan May Amount To Crimes Against Humanity
Sunday, 23 June 2024, 4:12 am | UN News
The systemic oppression against Afghan women and girls is “so severe and extensive that they appear to form a widespread and systematic attack” which could amount to crimes against humanity said Richard Bennett, the independent rights expert monitoring ... More >>
Systematic Terror, Brutal Atrocities Rife In Myanmar: UN Human Rights Chief
Sunday, 23 June 2024, 4:08 am | UN News
The UN’s top human rights official said on Tuesday that Myanmar is in “agonizing pain”, suffocated by an illegitimate military regime which uses “horrific war tactics” and commits brutal atrocity crimes. More >>
WFP Increases Response In West And Central Africa To Address Rising Hunger
Sunday, 23 June 2024, 4:05 am | UN News
The World Food Programme (WFP) will increase its food and nutrition assistance programme this month in West and Central Africa in hopes of reaching 7.3 million people as the June-August lean season is under way at a time when hunger levels are high and ... More >>
Libya: UN Official Highlights Need For Inclusive Talks To End Stalemate
Sunday, 23 June 2024, 4:03 am | UN News
Libyans overwhelmingly desire a political consensus so that credible national elections can be held that will restore legitimacy to national institutions, the deputy head of the UN Support Mission in the country (UNSMIL) said on Wednesday. More >>
World News: Women Doing ‘Inspirational’ Work In Gaza, Huge Increase In Haiti Displacement, Uyghur Rights In China
Sunday, 23 June 2024, 4:00 am | UN News
UN aid coordination office OCHA said on Wednesday that Gazans continue to be displaced due to active fighting and bombardment. More >>
World News In Brief: Weapons Sales Threat, More Aid For Haiti, Global Refugee And Migrant Survey
Sunday, 23 June 2024, 3:57 am | UN News
A conference focused on small arms and light weapons is taking place at a “difficult and dangerous moment for humanity,” according to the UN Chief António Guterres. More >>
Parent, Technician, Farmer, Merchant: What More Can A Teacher Be?
Sunday, 23 June 2024, 3:53 am | UN News
On World Refugee Day, marked annually on 20 June, meet some of the multi-talented teachers and principals of migrant learning centres in Thailand along the border with Myanmar, who, with UN support, are doing all they can to keep up with the influx ... More >>
Record Levels Of Displacement Amid Global Conflict And Natural Disasters
Sunday, 23 June 2024, 3:49 am | UN News
There are twice as many internally displaced people today as there were ten years ago - the largest numbers ever recorded, said Special Advisor on Solutions to Internal Displacement Robert Piper, on Friday. More >>
Starvation And Healthcare Collapse Loom Over Gaza
Saturday, 22 June 2024, 10:08 pm | Globetrotter
The ongoing starvation, bombardments of health facilities, arrests of health workers, and blocked roads leading to hospitals are devastating for everyone, especially women and children. UNICEF refers to an “unbearable” level of child deaths. More >>
Venezuela Is Prepared To Defend Itself Against Fraud Allegations & Right-Wing Attacks Ahead Of July Elections
Saturday, 22 June 2024, 9:50 pm | Globetrotter
On July 28, Venezuela will hold its presidential elections. More >>
Global South Countries Break With West On Ukraine Summit Final Declaration
Saturday, 22 June 2024, 9:48 pm | Globetrotter
Countries such as Indonesia, Thailand, and Mexico, as well as BRICS members India, South Africa, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), did not agree to what was outlined in the communique, despite participating in the summit. More >>
Laws Banning Same-Sex Intimacy Overturned By Namibian High Court
Saturday, 22 June 2024, 3:33 pm | The Human Dignity Trust
Victory means LGBT Namibians can look to a brighter future where their rights to love freely are recognised, says the Human Dignity Trust More >>
Global Foreign Investment Declines For Second Year As Geopolitical Tensions Rise, UN Trade Body Reports
Saturday, 22 June 2024, 5:00 am | UN News
Foreign direct investment (FDI) fell by two per cent to $1.3 trillion in 2023 amid global economic slowdown and rising geopolitical tensions, according to a report released on Thursday by the UN trade and development body, UNCTAD. More >>
Global Survey Reveals ‘truly Astonishing’ Consensus For Stronger Climate Action
Saturday, 22 June 2024, 4:50 am | UN News
The Overwhelming Majority Of People Around The World Want An End To Geopolitical Differences When It Comes To Fighting Climate Change, The Results Of A Landmark Public Opinion Poll Conducted By The UN Development Programme (UNDP) Has Shown. More >>
Stories From The UN Archive: Archivists Unerase Mystery Woman
Saturday, 22 June 2024, 4:39 am | UN News
Too often, women’s names have been erased from history, including at the signing of the landmark Refugee Convention in 1951. But, this is no longer the case for Margaret (Kitchen) Bruce, thanks to tenacious deep diving archive teams from across the UN ... More >>
Birth In A War Zone: Coping Amid Ongoing Attacks In Ukraine
Saturday, 22 June 2024, 4:26 am | UN News
Like many expecting parents, Oleksandra and Oleksandr Chebotar were eagerly awaiting the birth of their daughter. The way it happened, however, was unlike anything they had ever imagined. More >>
UN Chief Warns Of ‘cyber Mercenaries’ Amid Spike In Weaponising Digital Tools
Saturday, 22 June 2024, 4:12 am | UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday highlighted the dual-edged nature of cyberspace, stressing its potential for both immense benefits and significant risks when misused. More >>
‘World Cannot Afford Lebanon To Become Another Gaza’: Guterres
Saturday, 22 June 2024, 3:59 am | UN News
The UN Secretary-General on Friday voiced profound concern over escalating violence and “bellicose rhetoric” between Israel and Hezbollah militants across the frontier with Lebanon, warning that one false move could trigger a catastrophe for the whole ... More >>
Papua New Guinea Population Census Marred By Delays
Friday, 21 June 2024, 3:47 pm | RNZ
Papua New Guinea's national census has got off to a rocky start with reports reaching RNZ Pacific that training of enumerators is yet to be completed in parts of the country. More >>
Bangladesh: Heavy Rain And Landslides Kill Two Rohingya Children And Affect Over 4,000 With More Rain Forecast
Friday, 21 June 2024, 3:35 pm | Save The Children
"It is vital that we protect all communities in Bangladesh from the effects of extreme weather events, which are getting more frequent and severe due to the climate crisis." More >>
Declining Fertility Rates Put Prosperity Of Future Generations At Risk
Friday, 21 June 2024, 4:50 am | OECD
Fertility rates have declined by half in OECD countries over the past 60 years, posing the risk of population decline and serious economic and social challenges for future generations, according to a new OECD report. More >>
Her Majesty The Queen Announced As Vice-patron Of The RoyalCommonwealth Society
Friday, 21 June 2024, 4:38 am | Royal Commonwealth Society
The Royal Commonwealth Society (RCS) is delighted to announce Her Majesty The Queen as Vice-Patron of the RCS, the oldest charity dedicated to the Commonwealth. More >>
C190: Fifth Anniversary Of The Convention To Tackle Violence And Harassment In The World Of Work
Friday, 21 June 2024, 4:19 am | ITUC
C190 is the first international treaty to recognise the right of every person to a world of work free from violence and harassment, including gender-based violence and harassment. More >>
States And Companies Must End Arms Transfers To Israel Immediately Or Risk Responsibility For Human Rights Violations
Friday, 21 June 2024, 4:11 am | OHCHR
The transfer of weapons and ammunition to Israel may constitute serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian laws and risk State complicity in international crimes, possibly including genocide, UN experts said today, reiterating ... More >>
Haiti: Soaring Number Of Displaced Desperately Need Protection And Aid Priority, UN Experts Urge
Friday, 21 June 2024, 4:03 am | OHCHR
UN experts said today Haiti’s escalating gang violence and political instability have forced a record 578,074 internal displacements in 2024 including over 310,000 women and girls and 180,000 children, more than double the figure from 2022. More >>
UN Report: Israeli Use Of Heavy Bombs In Gaza Raises Serious Concerns Under The Laws Of War
Thursday, 20 June 2024, 9:10 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
The report details six emblematic attacks involving the suspected use of GBU-31 (2,0000 lbs), GBU-32 (1,000 lbs) and GBU-39 (250 lbs) bombs from 9 October to 2 December 2023 on residential buildings, a school, refugee camps and a market. More >>
350.org Pacific Responds To Australian Coalition Nuclear Plans
Thursday, 20 June 2024, 9:08 pm | www.350.org.nz
Nuclear power plants are currently banned in all states and territories in Australia. While the final cost has not been revealed, it is estimated that a nuclear power plant in Australia would cost at least $8.5 billion. More >>
USP Ranked Amongst Top Universities In The 2024 THE Impact Rankings
Thursday, 20 June 2024, 9:06 pm | University Of South Pacific
The University of the South Pacific (USP) has been ranked in the 2024 Times Higher Education (THE) World Impact Rankings. More >>
Energy Transition Momentum Slowing Amid Rising Global Volatility, New Report Finds
Thursday, 20 June 2024, 8:54 pm | World Economic Forum
The 14th annual edition of the Forum’s report, Fostering Effective Energy Transition 2024, published in collaboration with Accenture, uses the Energy Transition Index (ETI) to benchmark 120 countries on the performance of their current energy systems. More >>
Millionaires On The Move: Where Are The World’s Wealthy Migrating To And From In 2024?
Thursday, 20 June 2024, 8:34 pm | Henley and Partners
UAE remains world’s leading millionaire magnet More >>
Evaluating G7 Commitments On Climate Change, Health, Well-Being, And Agriculture
Thursday, 20 June 2024, 8:31 pm | Asia Pathways
Accountability and transparency are fundamental principles of the G7. They are essential for maintaining the credibility of the commitments made by leaders and cementing their leadership role in global affairs. More >>
