WHO extends work on the Pandemic Agreement’s benefit-sharing annex

The annual forum closed after reviewing public and private finance, trade and international financial architecture. Calls for delivery on development commitments continued, while reliance on...

The annual forum ended after discussions on Indigenous rights and the implementation of UN commitments. Its work highlights a continuing tension: postcolonial states can oppose external domination...

Kenya and France convened African leaders and businesses around investment, innovation and a renewed partnership. The summit’s colonial history matters: contemporary cooperation must be assessed...

Summit participants adopted a declaration covering peace and security, finance, green industrialization, technology, health and agriculture. Its language of partnership coexists with scrutiny of how...

WHO member states met to set health policy after the Pandemic Agreement’s adoption in 2025. Equity in access, the authority of states over public health and the distribution of technology remained...

The Assembly adopted a resolution to strengthen monitoring of medicine safety. The action highlights a practical dimension of health sovereignty: countries need reliable institutions and resources...

At the Security Council, the Secretary-General called for a complete ceasefire and restoration of navigational rights and freedoms under international law. The crisis around the Strait of Hormuz...

The Special Political and Decolonization Committee heard sharply divided views about Western Sahara and the UN mission. The dispute reflects the unfinished process of decolonization and the Sahrawi...

China’s foreign minister presented proposals for UN and governance reform, arguing that developing states need a stronger voice. Such calls overlap with NAM’s long-standing demands, though rhetoric...

The Council met at Bahrain’s request following an Iranian attack on the kingdom. The episode extended the regional war and placed state sovereignty, civilian protection and maritime security under...