Onshore, women in this tropical zone gather to mend torn nets, sort the day’s catch, and prepare their harvests for the market. Among them is Christina Guevarra, who gently frees a blue swimming crab ...

Since January, the region has seen a new escalation of violence as the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group launched an offensive in North and South Kivu provinces. While tensions persist in the DRC, both ...

Jean-Pierre Lacroix briefed journalists on his recent visit to the two countries ahead of Security Council meetings on the extension of the mandates of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and the ...

On Friday, the UN Security Council heard sobering briefings from Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Africa, and Shayna Lewis, Sudan Specialist and Senior Advisor with ...

In a stark briefing to the Human Rights Council in Geneva, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk described a country gripped by war, repression and deepening suffering. Since the military ...

Eva Granados, Spanish Secretary of State for International Cooperation, insists that global solidarity is still alive, despite indications to the contrary. For decades, helping the least developed ...

GENEVA/ BISHKEK (30 June 2025) - The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) is dismayed at Kyrgyzstan’s decision to abolish its independent torture prevention monitoring body, the National ...

In June last year, a colorful parade and showcase of culture and stories filled the plenary of the International Festival for People’s Rights and Struggles (IFPRS) in Penang, Malaysia. Led by the ...

Over 40 international filmmakers, producers, and film subjects are arriving in Aotearoa for the 20th anniversary of the Doc Edge Festival, and will available for in-person interviews and panels as ...

Join the Auckland Opera Studio and Friends of Holy Trinity Cathedral on Friday 8 August as they proudly present Opera in the Cathedral, a Grand Opera Gala which will showcase some of New Zealand’s ...

New Zealand’s right-wing coalition government is refusing to condemn the illegal US bombing of nuclear facilities in Iran and the continuing war being waged by Israel in collaboration with US ...

Despite volatile short-term growth, the Taranaki tourism sector continues to outpace national trends, reporting a 3.9% uplift in tourism expenditure over the past five years based on the latest ...