To tackle a major global food waste challenge United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and UN Tourism launched "Recipe of Change' that values immediate and tangible differences in the tourism sector that serve over 600 million guests annually and generate more Read More

World Health Organization (WHO) Member States have agreed to extend negotiations on the Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) annex to the WHO Pandemic Agreement, with discussions to resume in late-April ahead of its scheduled consideration by the World Health Read More

In the aftermath of conflict, disaster, or forced displacement, the speed of the humanitarian response can change lives. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has collaborated with Google Cloud and mapping specialists Network Geographic Information Systems (NGIS) to reimagine IOM’s Read More

The United Nations has endorsed a new global statistical framework for disaster-related statistics to help countries better understand and reduce growing disaster risks. The Global Disaster-Related Statistics Framework (G-DRSF) establishes internationally agreed guidance on how governments produce statistics on disasters Read More

Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Amy Pope and senior Spanish Government officials in Madrid aims to strengthen cooperation on migration governance and human mobility, reaffirming the strong partnership between IOM and Spain in advancing safe, orderly Read More

United States of America's State Department is expanding its visa bond program to apply to a total of 50 countries--Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Botswana, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominica, Read More

An estimated 4.9 million children died before their fifth birthday in 2024, including 2.3 million newborns, according to new estimates released by World Health Organization (WHO) today. Most of these deaths are preventable with proven, low-cost interventions and access to Read More

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Government of Australia signed a Strategic Partnership Framework for 2026–2030, renewing their long-standing collaboration and reaffirming a trusted partnership to address humanitarian challenges and strengthen migration governance across the Indo-Pacific and beyond. Read More

As a part of the Pacific Climate Change Migration and Human Security (Phase II) Programme, ESCAP has organized the Regional Exchange meeting from 3 to 5 March 2026 in collaboration with PCCM-HS partners (IOM, ILO, OHCHR, Pacific Island Forum Secretariat, Read More

South Africa alone hosts 2.6 million international migrants, making it the largest host in Eastern and Southern Africa, followed by Uganda with 2.1 million and Ethiopia with 1.2 million. South Africa, as the region’s largest migrant-hosting country and a key Read More