UN liquidity crisis: analysis of contributions paid by UN Member States by date of payment (2019-2025)

This analysis is regularly updated and serves as complementary information to ISHR’s report ‘Budget Battles at the UN: How States try to Defund Human Rights’ launched on 21 October 2025. Funding the UN’s regular budget The UN’s regular budget...

Montreal's Festival du Nouveau Cinéma unveils its award winners

21/10/2025 - Portugal has triumphed at the festival's 54th edition thanks to Pedro Pinho's I Only Rest in the Storm in the main competition and Ary Zara's Sun in Saturn in the Nouveau Marché The awards ceremony (© Maryse Boyce/FNC) The Festival du...

The Paradox Of Drug Money

When we think about the drug trade, we often happen to imagine a dark and dangerous underworld, secret deals, criminal empires, and ruthless cartels. However, the reality is far more complex. The drug trade is not just an illegal business; it is a...

Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary 2025 Co-Chaired by The Gambia First Lady and Merck Foundation CEO and Inaugurated by the Gambia Vice President and Merck foundation Chairman

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India & Banjul, The Gambia – Business Wire India • First Ladies of Burundi, Central Africa, Liberia, São Tomé & Príncipe and Senegal attend 12th Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary, Co-chaired by The Gambia First Lady and...

GAMBIA’S AMBASSADOR PRESENTS LETTERS OF CREDENCE TO PRESIDENT OF GUINEA

- Advertisement - Editor’s Note: This statement is published verbatim as received from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad. The Fatu Network has made no editorial changes to its content. BANJUL, 21st...

Montreal's Festival du Nouveau Cinéma unveils its award winners

21/10/2025 - Portugal has triumphed at the festival's 54th edition thanks to Pedro Pinho's I Only Rest in the Storm in the main competition and Ary Zara's Sun in Saturn in the Nouveau Marché The awards ceremony (© Maryse Boyce/FNC) The Festival du...

UN names four new World Restoration Flagships to heal degraded ecosystems

The World Restoration Flagships, spanning 18 countries, showcase large-scale efforts to revive forests, grasslands, farms and coastlines, restore biodiversity and secure sustainable livelihoods The UN has announced four new World Restoration...

Two years of great leadership at Voice of Nigeria

“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.” — John C. Maxwell It has been an auspicious two years of great leadership at the Voice of Nigeria (VON). The organization has undergone a remarkable revival since Mallam Jibrin...

Palenque’s Next Revolution: Colombia’s First Free Black Town Seeks Freedom From City Hall

San Basilio de Palenque, long celebrated as the first free Black territory in the Americas, is preparing for another emancipation—this time from bureaucracy. The historic village outside Cartagena is ready to break from municipal control,...

Sam stresses Macau’s judicial independence conferred by Basic Law

The opening ceremony of the two-day 13th Conference of the Forum of Presidents of the Supreme Courts of Portuguese-speaking Countries and Territories was held in Macau yesterday, where Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai said in a speech that thanks to...

North Africa dominates, as Africa’s gold reserves hit $91.7 billion

The cumulative gold reserves held by African central banks have surged to $91.7 billion, driven by the sharp rally in global gold prices. The price of gold climbed to $3,985 per ounce as of October 10. The rise in valuations has boosted the value...

Gambia, Turkey sign landmark energy cooperation

This energy agreement, which started/ starts in earnest, is seen as a significant development in broadening the existing cooperation between the two countries especially in addressing some loopholes in energy generation and investment. Speaking to...

There are now just 354 leopards across the whole of West Africa. Even they too could soon vanish

The leopard, one of the main carnivores of West Africa, has declined by more than 50 per cent in the last three generations (22.3 years), according to the latest International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) assessment. The main reasons...

Abiodun Aremu: What is at Stake is the Destiny of Humanity

The 1990s were the deadliest for change agents in Nigeria. We lost hundreds. In 1994, some political elites decided to join us. This led to the establishment of the National Democratic Coalition, NADECO.One day, one of these elites brought a...

UN report: Caribbean still facing rising climate threats

Caribbean nations continue to struggle with deep-rooted inequalities and growing climate risks, according to the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) 2025, released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty...

Ghana Scores High on Climate Policy but Struggles with Funding

Ghana has earned recognition as one of Africa’s stronger performers in climate resilience planning, but a critical funding gap threatens to undermine the country’s ambitious adaptation goals, according to a major new assessment released this week....

Caribbean’s poor face growing climate threat – UN report

FILE PHOTO: Siblings Mylouise Veillard, left, and Myson walk home with water they collected from a well, for cooking, cleaning and drinking, in a rural area of Saint-Louis-du-Sud, Haiti, Thursday, May 25, 2023. The siblings were considered...

Jordan Pickford wins Thomas Tuchel praise after England record but Everton team-mate has nightmare

Everton's Jordan Pickford and Beto had contrasting fortunes on international duty for England and Guinea-Bissau respectively Everton's Jordan Pickford during International friendly between England and Wales at Wembley Stadium on October 9,...

Indonesia trains African sailors to boost global maritime influence

..we are building political engagement with African countries, so we will also have stronger support within the IMO from those countries,Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Ministry of Transportation is training dozens of sailors from 13 West and...

Ranked: The World’s Oldest People in History

Mapped: Life Expectancy Around the World (2025) This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Key Takeaways Monaco has the...