Acute global food insecurity and malnutrition remain alarmingly high
24/4/2026: The 2026 edition of the Global Report on Food Crises has been released by an international alliance. Acute hunger has doubled over the past decade, with famines declared last year in Gaza and parts of Sudan. Ten countries accounted for two-thirds of all people facing high levels of acute hunger.
Source: World Food Programme
Hungary should halt withdrawal from International Criminal Court
24/4/2026: At his first international press conference, Hungary’s prime minister-elect Péter Magyar pledged to reverse his country’s move to leave the International Criminal Court. His predecessor had announced Hungary’s intention to withdraw from the Court, while hosting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is wanted for war crimes in Gaza.
Source: Human Rights Watch
Frustration at UN stalemates inspires alternative talks on phasing out fossil fuels
24/4/2026: UN climate negotiations require consensus, enabling oil-producing countries to block the necessary action on fossil fuels. The world’s first Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels conference is under way in Colombia where a “coalition of the willing,” including 54 countries, will try to chart an alternative way forward.
Source: The Guardian
UN conference faces challenge of nuclear non-proliferation review
24/4/2026: At a time of deepening global mistrust, governments from nearly every country are about to convene at the UN to review the Treaty on the Non‑Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. The Treaty’s last two review conferences, in 2015 and 2022, ended without agreement.
Source: UN News
WHO reports measurable global health improvements in 2025
23/4/2026: The World Health Organization has released its annual Results Report, highlighting measurable improvements in people’s health worldwide in 2025, despite funding cuts affecting the global health sector. An estimated 300 million people were living healthier lives in 2025 than the previous year.
Source: World Health Organization
EU budget support for Ethiopia ignores human rights reality
22/4/2026: Ahead of national elections to be held on June 1st, Ethiopian authorities have imposed heightened restrictions on independent media, harassed and detained journalists, threatened civil society groups, and severely curtailed peaceful assembly and free speech. Despite these abuses, the European Union has resumed direct budget support to the Ethiopian government.
Source: Human Rights Watch
Amnesty calls on states to confront attacks on human rights and international law
21/4/2026: Amnesty International's annual report warns that predatory attacks on multilateralism, international law and civil society amount to a pivotal moment for humanity. The alternative on offer is a racist, patriarchal, unequal and anti-rights world order.
Source: Amnesty International
The debt crisis is worse than we thought
21/4/2026: A report published by ONE Data concludes that the cost of borrowing for African countries has almost doubled between 2020 and 2024. Some countries have been locked out of capital markets altogether. Attention to the debt crisis has been overtaken by the Iran war and the collapse of USAID.
Source: Devex
Jubilee US chief optimistic Trump administration will tackle debt crisis
21/4/2026: The executive director of the Jubilee USA Network says the White House has an appetite for helping poorer countries restructure their debt. He cites comments by US Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent.
Source: Devex
US spending on ‘reckless’ Iran war could have saved 87 million lives
20/4/2026: The $2bn a day that the US has been spending on the war in Iran could have saved more than 87 million lives, according to the head of the UN’s humanitarian agency. He also warned that language threatening to bomb Iran back to the stone ages was very dangerous.
Source: The Guardian