The United Nations paused on Wednesday to remember the more than 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys killed in the town of Srebrenica in July 1995, and the women and survivors left to rebuild their lives in the aftermath.
Remembering the Srebrenica genocide: ‘Fear is all that kept me moving’ Read More »
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk urged the armed forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group to cease hostilities as he deplored recent civilian deaths on Thursday.
Use of explosive weapons ‘must stop’ in eastern DR Congo: Türk Read More »
UN investigators have urged Syria’s Government to trace thousands of missing detainees and hold perpetrators to account after a week-long visit that took in bomb attacks in Damascus, prison visits in the northeast and reports of vigilante violence in Homs.
UN Syria inquiry presses for answers on missing detainees after wide-ranging visit Read More »
The widespread solidarity shown to Venezuela must now be transformed into real, practical support for recovery from the deadly double earthquakes last month, UN relief chief Tom Fletcher said on Wednesday.
‘Help is coming’: UN relief chief briefs on Venezuela quake recovery Read More »
Renewed attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz unsettled energy markets on Wednesday and prompted calls from the UN maritime agency, IMO, for “maximum restraint and de-escalation”.
US-Iran war: Renewed attacks in Strait of Hormuz prompts another global energy alert Read More »
Atrocities committed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia against Sudanese civilians in El Fasher in October – including mass killings, abductions and gang rapes – bear the markers of genocide, independent UN human rights investigators reported on Wednesday.
Sudan: ‘El Obeid must not become the next crime scene’ warn UN investigators Read More »
WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala welcomed the President of Georgia, Mikheil Kavelashvili, to the WTO on 8 July to discuss Georgia’s economic and trade performance, its engagement in the multilateral trading system, and current developments in the global trading environment.
DG Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala welcomes President Kavelashvili of Georgia to the WTO Read More »
On 8 July, the WTO circulated the panel report in the case brought by Indonesia in European Union – Anti-Dumping Measures on Imports of Fatty Acid from Indonesia (DS622).
WTO panel issues report regarding EU duties on imports of fatty acid from Indonesia Read More »
At a meeting of the Negotiating Group on Rules held on 8 July, the Chair, Ambassador Leslie Ramsammy of Guyana, reported on WTO members’ active participation and constructive engagement in three information and thematic sessions on fisheries subsidies negotiations held since the 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14). He announced his intention to organize three Fish Weeks
Rules Negotiating Group Chair reports on fisheries subsidies negotiations, next steps Read More »
At a meeting on 6 July, co-sponsors of the Dialogue on Plastics Pollution and Environmentally Sustainable Plastics Trade (DPP) focused discussions on developing a workplan for 2026-27 in preparation for the 15th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC15) with a view to continuing to deliver concrete, practical and member-driven outcomes. They identified priority areas and expressed broad
DPP co-sponsors identify priority areas, advance on workplan towards MC15 Read More »
