Mourning Hong Kong’s democracy
29/6/2022: July 1, 2022 marks the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s transfer of sovereignty from British to Chinese rule. Beijing has broken the 1997 promise to respect the city’s freedoms and imposed a draconian National Security Law on the city.
Source: Human Rights Watch
G-7 pledges $4.5 billion for global food security
28/6/2022: The G-7 group of leading nations has pledged contributions totaling $4.5 billion to address the deterioration of global food security due to Russia’s war in Ukraine and the continued effects from COVID-19 and climate change. Apart from the US share, few details have been presented.
Source: Devex
International Criminal Court at 20: renewing the promise of justice
29/6/2022: The Registrar of the International Criminal Court takes stock of its progress over the 20 years since its founding treaty entered into force. The ICC has established itself as a permanent, impartial and independent judicial institution. with 17 ongoing investigations.
Source: Inter Press Service
New government in Philippines must confront human rights crisis
29/6/2022: Amnesty International is calling on incoming President Ferdinand Marcos Jr to end the catastrophic disregard for human life and dignity shown under the Duterte administration. Extrajudicial executions and arbitrary detention committed in the name of the ‘war on drugs’ must end.
Source: Amnesty International
Campaigners call on Guterres to rescue biodiversity agenda
27/6/2022: The last preparatory meeting before the December UN biodiversity conference has ended with virtually no progress being made. Eight conservation groups have urged UN chief António Guterres to convene political leaders to intervene.
Source: Climate Home News
Five takeaways from the 2022 State of Civil Society report
27/6/2022: In a year of immense disruption, mayhem and contestation, concerned citizens and civil society organisations are responding by campaigning for justice and helping out those worst affected. CIVICUS’s 2022 State of Civil Society Report takes stock of the role of the sector.
Source: Inter Press Service
Aid Transparency Index at risk of closure
24/6/2022: The Aid Transparency Index, which scrutinizes aid data from the biggest donors, is at risk of closure if it cannot find more funding by the end of the year. The index is a biennial tool produced by Publish What You Fund, a UK nonprofit, which assesses data submitted to the International Aid Transparency Initiative by the world’s major aid agencies.
Source: Devex
Will the world deliver at the UN Summit of the Future?
21/6/2022: A mere 15 months from now, the UN is committed to convene a Summit of the Future in response to the Secretary-General’s groundbreaking report, “Our Common Agenda.” Is it possible to deliver a tangible outcome document that will improve global governance?
Source: PassBlue
Global refugee resettlement needs will rise steeply next year
21/6/2022: More than 2 million refugees will be in need of resettlement next year, according to the Needs Assessment for 2023 released by the UN Refugee Agency. As the figure for 2021 was only 39,266, the Agency is calling on states to significantly increase places made available.
Source: UN Refugee Agency
FAO outlines five urgent steps to address global food crisis
24/6/2022: The G7 ministerial conference "Uniting for Global Food Security” hosted in Germany was addressed by the Director-General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization. He outlined five urgent steps to halt the global food crisis.
Source: UN Food and Agriculture Organization