Trade Facilitation Agreement: Eight Years of Cutting Trade Costs and Boosting Growth for All Members Geneva, February 26, 2025, 17:00 WTO News – Today marks the eighth anniversary of the entry into force of the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), and the WTO has released a comprehensive report highlighting its significant impact … Read more
Divisions Between Nations Biggest Threat to UN Peacekeeping, Warns UN Peace Operations Chief New York, NY – February 26, 2025, 12:00 PM – In a stark warning issued today, the Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, speaking from UN Headquarters in New York, declared that the increasing divisions and geopolitical tensions between member states pose the most … Read more
Greatest Threat to UN Peacekeeping is Divisions Between Nations, Says UN Peace Operations Chief New York, February 26, 2025 (12:00 PM EST) – The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, speaking in a press conference at UN Headquarters today, warned that the escalating divisions between member states are posing the single greatest threat to the … Read more
West Bank Security Situation Remains Alarming, Warn UN Aid Agencies New York, NY – February 26, 2025 (12:00 PM EST) – The security situation in the West Bank remains deeply alarming, a coalition of UN aid agencies warned today, highlighting a significant escalation in violence, displacement, and humanitarian need in the occupied Palestinian territory. In … Read more
New Report Flags Severity of US Funding Cuts to Global AIDS Response Washington D.C. – 2025-02-26 (12:00 ET) – A newly released report is sounding alarm bells about the significant impact of recent US funding cuts on the global response to the AIDS epidemic. The report, commissioned by the Global HIV Policy Watch (GHPW), a … Read more
Syria: UN Scales Up Aid Deliveries as Regional Fighting Continues Geneva/Damascus – 2025-02-26 (12:00 GMT) – The United Nations announced today a significant increase in aid deliveries to Syria, as regional fighting continues to exacerbate an already dire humanitarian crisis. The move comes amidst escalating tensions in the region, fueled by protracted conflict, economic instability, … Read more
Human Rights Council: Gaza Ceasefire Must Hold, Türk Insists Geneva – February 26, 2025 (12:00 GMT) – The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has delivered a forceful plea to the international community, insisting that the ceasefire in Gaza, currently in its third week, must be maintained and strengthened to pave the … Read more
Sudan War: Any Peace Deal Must Respect National Sovereignty, UN Envoy Declares Geneva, Switzerland – 2025-02-26 (12:00) – In a strong statement delivered today in Geneva, the United Nations Special Envoy to Sudan, Ambassador Leyla Khalil, emphasized the crucial need for any prospective peace deal in the ongoing Sudanese conflict to unequivocally respect the national … Read more
Conflict Has Turned Parts of Sudan ‘Into a Hellscape,’ Security Council Hears New York, February 26, 2025 (12:00 PM ET) – The United Nations Security Council was presented with a harrowing assessment of the escalating conflict in Sudan today, with multiple aid organizations and UN officials describing conditions in the country as a “hellscape,” particularly … Read more
Somalia Faces Escalating Crisis Amid Drought, Conflict, and Price Hikes Mogadishu, Somalia – February 26, 2025 (12:00 GMT) – Somalia is teetering on the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe as a devastating drought, persistent armed conflict, and soaring food and fuel prices converge to create a perfect storm of hardship for its citizens. The situation, … Read more