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UN experts concerned by forced conversion through marriage in Pakistan
Ministers meet to reflect on agrifood challenges in vulnerable Asian and Pacific countries
Türk alarmed by increase in drug-related executions, calls for moratorium: Singapore
UN expert: UN-backed roadmap provides blueprint for eradicating poverty beyond growth
Extreme heat is pushing agrifood systems to the brink worldwide
UN experts warn Jagtar Singh Johal’s prolonged detention amounts to psychological torture: India
Australian Prime Minister Radio Interview – ABC Sydney 22 April
Former UN ambassador, USAID director calls for rebuilding foreign aid
UN women’s rights committee reaffirms protection of girls from prostitution and sexual exploitation
Cocaine Pollution Alters Salmon Behaviour In Wild
Parents most critical element in keeping kids safe online 
UN experts call for immediate suspension of EU-Israel trade agreement as ‘minimum requirement’ under international law
Human Rights Council President appoints Chair of Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela
 UN experts condemn Government move to invalidate passports of exiled opponents: Belarus
Conflict in the Near East region adds pressure on fragile agrifood systems, FAO Director-General warns
UN experts warn of torture, suicide attempts, deaths and reprisals in custody: Belarus
Schools must do more than box-ticking to support Indigenous kids: report
Joint Statement, Australia-Japan Defence Ministers’ Meeting
More than half of Haitians still facing acute food insecurity: Government and partners urge intensified efforts to safeguard progress
UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk to visit Mexico 19-22 April
UN experts urge transparency and respect for Indigenous Peoples’ rights in Ngorongoro: Tanzania
More than 38,000 women and girls were killed in Gaza between October 2023 and December 2025 – UN Women
Sub-Saharan Africa: FAO report presents new data on women’s labour, food security, nutrition, and wellbeing in agrifood systems
Reports of burial sites highlight hidden cost of renewed violence, UN Commission calls for proper handling and investigation: South Sudan
From National Training Centre to Continental Reference: Strengthening TPTC’s Role in Peace Operations
FAO Regional Conference for Africa: Director-General urges “abundance” narrative for youthful continent
UN experts demand accountability for trafficking allegations in ‘Epstein files’, warn of continuing violence of patriarchal power systems
UN experts hold New York session marking 40 years of the right to development
World Food Forum Africa: Tapping the continent’s greatest asset, people, to drive sustainable agrifood transformation
UN experts condemn Israel’s unprecedented bombing in Lebanon after ceasefire announcement, demand immediate halt to hostilities
Five Things You Should Know About Sudan’s Food Crisis
UN experts condemn human rights defender Zweli ”Khabazela” Mkhize’s murder: South Africa
UN experts alarmed by law targeting LGBT, women’s rights advocates and independent voices in Belarus
Australian National Statement in the IMO Legal Committee’s 113th Session
Vaccine research at the heart of new Centre of Research Excellence
Connecting climate, NCDs & women’s health at Women Deliver 2026
Draft antisemitism law could seriously undermine free expression and other human rights, warn UN experts: France
Sudan’s war on women: The number of people in need of sexual violence support quadruples as abuse of women and girls becomes…
UN Human Rights expert on Sudan renews calls for dialogue, accountability as conflicts enters fourth year
New research provides updated estimates on global forest-sector employment
SUDAN: Three children born into war every minute as maternal deaths rise and health services deteriorate
The ‘ungrateful lungfish’: study focuses on sustainable food sources for hungry ancient fish 
Humanitarian Scorecard: Six Months In, Gaza Ceasefire is Failing
FAO: Protracted Strait of Hormuz crisis could turn into global agrifood catastrophe
More than 250 women killed in Lebanon over past seven weeks
UN experts call for end to attacks on Gaza shelters, forced displacement in West Bank
Griffith Is Breathing New Life Into Brisbane’s CBD
Comment by UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk on Russian designation of Memorial as “extremist”