Hundreds of thousands of people worldwide have been trafficked by criminal networks and forced to participate in online scams in a multibillion-dollar criminal industry, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) warns today, in advance of 30 July which marks World Read More

An estimated 3.9 million people remained internally displaced in Ukraine as of June 2026. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reports in its press note has stated that the number of internally displaced people has stayed at around 12 per Read More

The World Health Organization (WHO) today launched a new report assessing progress in implementing the Global Health Sector Strategies (GHSS) on HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) for 2022–2030. Released during the 26th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2026) Read More

The Government of Venezuela has decided to exit from the International Criminal Court (ICC). Venezuelan Foreign Minister Felix Plasencia confirmed in a social media post on Friday that “Venezuela had informed the United Nations.” The decision to withdraw from the Read More

On 23 July, DİSK Basın-İş, an affiliate of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), announced its submission of a draft bill to political parties to protect the rights of freelance journalists. The IFJ welcomes a well-needed initiative, which aims to Read More

Ms. Saadia Zahidi has been appointed IATA’s ninth Director General. According to the IATA news, IATA’s Board of Directors appointed Ms. Zahidi to the position effective from 1 November 2026. Zahidi is the first woman appointed to hold the position. Read More

World Drowning Prevention Day is observed annually on July 25. The day is observed to raise global awareness, remember those lost to drowning, and share life-saving prevention strategies after the declaration approved by the UN General Assembly in April 2021. Read More

As armed conflicts reach highest levels in 80 years, organisations providing life-saving services to women and girls are running out of money. Beyond the Breaking Point, a new UN Women report published on the impact of aid cuts, finds that Read More

Global hunger declined for a third consecutive year in 2025, demonstrating that progress is possible. However, the improvements remain fragile, unevenly distributed and insufficient to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, according to The State of Food Security and Read More

The Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) will hold its eighth meeting from 14-18 September 2026. WHO Member States have advanced negotiations on the Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) annex, a central component of the WHO Pandemic Agreement. During the seventh Read More