DDG Ellard: Accepting Fish Subsidies Agreement Can Give Boost to Global Trading System Geneva, Switzerland – February 26, 2025, 17:00 CET – World Trade Organization (WTO) Deputy Director-General (DDG) Angela Ellard has urged member states to accept the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, highlighting its potential to inject significant momentum into the global trading system. Speaking … Read more
Greatest Threat to UN Peacekeeping is Divisions Between Nations, Says UN Peace Operations Chief United Nations, February 26, 2025 (12:00 PM EST) – The effectiveness of UN Peacekeeping operations is being increasingly undermined by divisions and competing interests among member states, according to the UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, speaking at a press briefing earlier … Read more
New Report Flags Severity of US Funding Cuts to Global AIDS Response Washington D.C. (2025-02-26) – A newly released report is sounding alarm bells about the devastating impact of recent US funding cuts to the global AIDS response. Published today by the independent think tank, the “Global Health Advocacy Project (GHAP),” the report paints a … Read more
Human Rights Council: Gaza Ceasefire Must Hold, Türk Insists Geneva – February 26, 2025, 12:00 PM – Volker Türk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, today delivered a forceful statement to the Human Rights Council, emphasizing the crucial need for a sustained and comprehensive ceasefire in Gaza. Speaking before the council in Geneva, … Read more
Somalia Faces Escalating Crisis Amid Drought, Conflict, and Price Hikes Mogadishu, Somalia – February 26, 2025 (12:00 PM) – Somalia is teetering on the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe as it grapples with a devastating confluence of factors: a prolonged and intensifying drought, persistent armed conflict, and soaring food and commodity prices. The situation, which … Read more
Greatest Threat to UN Peacekeeping is Divisions Between Nations, Says UN Peace Operations Chief New York, NY – 2025-02-26 (12:00 ET) – In a stark warning delivered today, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Isabelle Dubois, identified the growing divisions between member states as the single greatest threat to the effectiveness and future of … Read more
West Bank Security Situation Remains Alarming, Warn UN Aid Agencies Geneva/Jerusalem – February 26, 2025 (12:00) – UN aid agencies today issued a stark warning about the deteriorating security situation in the occupied West Bank, highlighting a surge in violence, escalating displacement, and a growing humanitarian crisis. In a joint statement released this morning, several … 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 its humanitarian aid operations within Syria, driven by a worsening humanitarian crisis exacerbated by escalating regional conflicts. The decision comes as fighting intensifies in several key areas, further displacing civilians … Read more
Human Rights Council: Gaza Ceasefire Must Hold, Türk Insists Geneva, Switzerland – February 26, 2025 (12:00 GMT): The High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, today reiterated the urgent need for a sustained ceasefire in Gaza, warning the Human Rights Council that any breakdown could trigger a further escalation of the already devastating humanitarian crisis … Read more
Sudan War: Any Peace Deal Must Respect National Sovereignty, UN Envoy Says New York, NY – 2025-02-26 12:00 GMT – A lasting peace agreement to end the ongoing conflict in Sudan must prioritize and respect the nation’s national sovereignty, the UN Special Envoy for Sudan stated emphatically today. Addressing the press after a closed-door briefing … Read more