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When over 130 world leaders arrive in New York for the high-level segment of the General Assembly next week– it will be rare to hear hard-hittin…
A symposium examining Japan’s death penalty through the lens of human dignity was held on September 5 at Joseph Hall of St. Ignatius Church in Y…
It is nearly a year since the UN Security Council (UNSC) adopted Resolution 2803 on 17 November, 2025, endorsing President Trump’s 20-point fram…
UN officials and humanitarian organizations urged the Security Council to act before the consequences of food insecurity
As the UN commemorates its 81st anniversary, one lingering question remains: what is the future of the world body.? Will a hostile US downsize i…
A massive geophysical disaster along the mountainous Nepal-Tibet border has left at least 160 people dead and hundreds more missing.
Pacific children are inheriting an ocean facing pressures unlike anything before, including warming seas and coral bleaching.
On 24 July, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly reappointed Volker Türk as High Commissioner for Human Rights for a further four years. Onl…
The GEF has announced plans for a new $140 million initiative aimed at helping countries prepare for drought and strengthen resilience.
ECUADOR: ‘Criminalisation Serves as a Deterrent, Seeking to Discipline Others’
When smoking was common in the corridors of the UN, in the delegate’s lounge and in committee rooms during the 1970s and 90s, the office of the…
GAZA: ‘There Are No Standards to Tell You What to Do in Conditions like Gaza’
The 13th of August marked the 100th birthday of Cuba’s revolutionary leader Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz - in short Fidel Castro.
Despite record participation in biodiversity reporting, countries remain off track to meet the world's 2030 biodiversity goals.
Since the collapse of the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon announced in June, the humanitarian situation in Lebanon has deteriorated sharply.
Women-led and women’s rights organizations (WLOs) in humanitarian settings are collapsing.
PARAGUAY: ‘Transparency Should Strengthen Democracy, Not Turn Criticism of Those in Power into a Cause for Suspicion’
Pakistan, one of few South Asian countries to oscillate between democratic governments and authoritarian regimes, is cracking down on journalist…