Call for EU to review Tunisia agreement on migrants
26/6/2026: Three years after the signing of the EU-Tunisia Memorandum of Understanding on migrant workers, a group of human rights organisations has written to the President of the European Union, questioning flaws in its implementation. They point to the authoritarian drift in Tunisia, while failing to ensure that refugee and migrants’ rights are fully respected.
Source: Human Rights Watch
Can South Africa survive loss of US funding for HIV?
26/6/2026: The Trump administration has confirmed its plans to end support for South Africa through the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief completely by 2027, as it doubles down on accusations of discrimination against the white community. More than eight million people live with HIV in South Africa.
Source: Devex
UN envoy reports on peace process in eastern DR Congo
26/6/2026: The new head of the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has warned that the security situation in the east remains highly unstable and called for the swift deployment of the mechanism for monitoring and verifying ceasefire commitments under the Doha process. It is nearly a year since the DRC and Rwanda signed a peace agreement in Washington, DC.
Source: UN News
US Democracy at risk on 250th anniversary
25/6/2026: Human Rights Watch has warned that current US policies threaten the exercise of human rights that are essential to democracy and consistent with national celebration. The administration has substantively undermined the rule of law, free speech and expression, and the right to vote.
Source: Human Rights Watch
Why is the World Bank wavering on climate finance?
24/6/2026: The World Bank's target for climate finance for developing countries is under review. Civil society leaders are concerned that the US administration is applying pressure on the Bank to abandon the target altogether.
Source: Devex
Challenges for the Human Rights Council as it turns 20
19/6/2026: It is 20 years since the UN Human Rights Council began its work as the world’s principal forum tasked with promoting and defending fundamental rights everywhere. The current UN-wide funding crisis represents an existential challenge to the Council's human rights investigators who are mandated to monitor situations of concern and encourage action.
Source: UN News
Ebola outbreak accelerates beyond borders of DRC
19/6/2026: The spread of Ebola is accelerating in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, an area where trade, family ties and refugee movements link Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania and South Sudan. The UN refugee agency has warned that the risk has become regional.
Source: UN News
World Food Programme welcomes funding by US State Department
17/6/2026: The World Food Programme welcomes the announcement of an $800 million direct contribution by the US State Department. This builds on the existing US funding of pooled funds in support of emergency assistance in 21 countries.
Source: World Food Programme
Worsening hunger puts 13 countries at significant risk
17/6/2026: The latest edition of the Hunger Hotspots report, released twice a year by the UN food agencies, identifies Sudan, South Sudan, Yemen and Palestine as the world's most critical hunger hotspots, with Nigeria and Somalia joining the overall list. Armed conflict and violence remain the primary drivers of acute food insecurity, affecting 12 of the 13 hotspots.
Source: UN Food and Agriculture Organization
UN call to expand refugee resettlement lifeline
16/6/2026: In 2025, approximately 37,000 refugees departed to a new country through the UN's global resettlement programme, down significantly from more than 116,000 in 2024 and only a fraction of over two million refugees seeking a new home. An urgent expansion of refugee resettlement is needed.
Source: UN Refugee Agency