Fourth Financing for Development Conference opens in Sevilla

The World Health Assembly’s Committee A approved the negotiated agreement for plenary adoption. Developing states had pressed for equity in access to medicines, technology and pathogen benefits,...

Member states adopted the first WHO Pandemic Agreement by consensus. It establishes a framework for cooperation on prevention, preparedness and response; a pathogen access and benefit-sharing annex...

Israel began a series of strikes on Iranian territory, including sites and people connected to Iran’s nuclear programme and military. NAM’s October ministerial declaration condemned the attacks and...

The United States attacked three Iranian nuclear facilities during the Iran-Israel conflict. The strikes escalated the war and sharpened disputes over sovereignty, pre-emptive force and the role of...

A ceasefire halted direct exchanges between Iran and Israel after US strikes. The episode renewed NAM arguments against unilateral force and for peaceful settlement, but left regional security and...

The conference concluded with an outcome framework and initiatives addressing debt, investment and the financing architecture. The text sought to mobilize resources for sustainable development, though...

The Court issued an advisory opinion finding that states have binding obligations under international law to protect the climate system. Pacific island states and other vulnerable countries had helped...

The four-year stocktake reviewed progress on transforming food systems and mobilizing finance. For many developing states, food sovereignty and control over agricultural priorities remain bound to...

France and Saudi Arabia co-chaired the high-level conference to advance a two-state solution. Delegations debated ending the war, recognizing Palestinian statehood, implementing international law...

Conference leaders and representatives issued a declaration calling for a permanent ceasefire, Palestinian sovereignty and an end to occupation. Its co-sponsors included many NAM states; the...