Latest News from International Orgnization

Geneva/Djibouti, 5 November 2025 – During a recent visit to Djibouti, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Deputy Director General for Operations, Ugochi Daniels, urged the international community to increase investment in comprehensive migration management that links humanitarian response with long-term development. 

South Sudan is entering a period of rising instability marked by political polarisation, renewed armed clashes, and severe humanitarian strain, senior UN officials told the Security Council on Tuesday.

As the planet heats up, so does the race for smarter, cleaner technology. At COP30 in Belém, Brazil, delegates are weighing a paradox at the heart of climate innovation: how to harness powerful tools like artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced cooling systems without deepening the very crisis they aim to solve.

Coercion and sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) are “assaults on the very principles of international law itself,” the President of the UN General Assembly warned on Tuesday.

Fifty-two prisoners have died in Haiti’s overcrowded prisons between July and September this year in conditions that have been described by the United Nations as “inhuman and degrading.”

In war-torn Sudan, rape is likely being used as a weapon of war and simply being a woman there is “a strong predictor” of hunger, violence and death, the UN’s gender equality agency warned on Tuesday.

At a meeting of the Committee on Rules of Origin (CRO) on 5-6 November 2025, members discussed transparency initiatives, notification procedures and preferential and non-preferential rules of origin. The Committee also heard updates from preference-granting members on recent developments in their programmes for least-developed countries (LDCs). The formal meeting was chaired by Ms Carol Tsang

At a meeting of the Working Party on the Accession of Uzbekistan held on 5 and 6 November, the head of Uzbekistan’s delegation, Deputy Prime Minister Jamshid Khodjaev, noted that Uzbekistan remained committed to its goal of acceding to the WTO at the 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14). He emphasized the country’s readiness to work on

Geneva/Tripoli, 28 October 2025 – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is deeply saddened by the tragic incident off the coast of Surman, Libya, earlier today. A wooden vessel that departed from Al Zawiya capsized only a few hours into its journey due to high waves.

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees appealed on Thursday for more solutions to address forced displacement in his final address to the General Assembly.