Global fisheries and aquaculture production reached a record 188.2 million tonnes in 2024, cementing seafood’s role as a critical source of nutrition and income for billions of people, according to The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2026a new report from the Food and Agriculture Organization (F.A.O.). For the first time, aquaculture now accounts for … Read more
The discussion focused on the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, established by the Council in 2010 to carry forward essential functions after the closure of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). Addressing the Council, Mechanism President Graciela Gatti Santana said the body had … Read more
“There’s no question that this is the most serious disruption in the HIV response since the world came together to fight this disease.,” said Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of UNAIDS. Every week, 3,000 adolescent girls and young women in sub-Saharan Africa acquire HIV, one of the clearest signs the world is failing to reach some … Read more
At the Human Rights Council in Genevadeputy UN rights chief Awa Dabo stressed how disruption to shipping in the Gulf’s narrow strait and the US naval blockade on ships using Iranian ports had upended the world’s energy supply network. The crisis has seriously impacted aviation and restricted humanitarian aid flows, causing a much broader crisis … Read more
Released on Friday ahead of World Blood Donor Day on 14 June, the WHO The study offers the most comprehensive assessment to date of blood systems worldwide, drawing on data from 168 countries representing 97 per cent of the global population. The report highlights significant advances in blood donation and safety. More than 85 per … Read more
Today, nearly 138 million children remain trapped in child labor globally, including 54 million engaged in hazardous work that threatens their health, safety and development. “This is unacceptable – we must accelerate action,” said Gilbert F. Houngbo, Director-General of the International Labor Organization, ILOin a video message. He called for renewed global commitment through expanded … Read more
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk expressed alarm on Thursday over the rioting and destruction in Northern Ireland resulting from the attack which went viral on social media – and the release of police bodycam footage linked to the murder of a student in Southampton by a British-born Sikh. Offering sympathy to victims … Read more
Mr. Guterres was speaking at UN Headquarters in New York at the launch of the Muscat Plan of Action – an initiative that highlights the role of traditional and Indigenous leaders in promoting peace and strengthening social cohesion. Hate speech “divides communities, dehumanizes entire groups, and sets the stage for bloodshed,” he said. “It is … Read more
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk unveiled the initiative in Geneva, describing it as a direct response to what he called a world “in disarray.” speaking to UN News,Mr. Türk said the Alliance was designed to channel the energy of people who want change. A better world “The vast majority of people around … Read more
The latest strike, which the United States said had been carried out as part of its blockade enforcement operations, involved the Palau-flagged tanker MT Settebello near the coast of Oman. Tit-for-tat strikes by the US and Iran following the apparent suspension of negotiations to end the war threaten to accelerate, with President Trump on social … Read more