The commission responsible for preparing for the entry into force of a new treaty on marine biodiversity continued its first session today, with speakers urging gender balance and equitable geographic representation in the membership of ...

Mining companies must obtain free, prior and informed consent from Indigenous Peoples when pursuing projects on their ancestral lands, speakers emphasized at the 2025 session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues — a high-level advisory ...

The commission tasked with preparing for the entry into force of a new treaty on marine biodiversity continued its first session today, tackling matters such as how the accord’s Clearing-House Mechanism will function, where the agreement’s ...

Eight years after the signing of Colombia’s peace accords, significant challenges remain, the Head of the United Nations special political mission in the country told the Security Council today, warning that violence is resurging in some areas.

The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues continues its 2025 annual session today.

The situation in Haiti has reached a pivotal moment and is further deteriorating and approaching what is likely to become “a point of no return”, requiring urgent international attention and political will to address the rapid erosion of that ...

The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues opened its 2025 annual session today, with speakers united in their call to protect and promote the rights of Indigenous Peoples worldwide.

The commission tasked with preparing for the entry into force of a new treaty on marine biodiversity began today the second and final week of its first session, resuming its discussions on financial rules to govern the instrument’s ...

The commission assigned to prepare for the entry into force of a high-seas biodiversity treaty continued its first session today, addressing financial rules governing the instrument’s operationalization. Among the key proposals presented were ...