The agreement on marine biodiversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction was reached in 2023 with much fanfare, partly because it sets up a system for establishing marine protected areas (MPAs) in international waters. On Sept. 19, Morocco became the 60th country to ratify the deal.

Security Council LIVE: Guardrails urgently needed for #AI on the #battlefield, warns Guterres #KillerRobots #AIGovernance #GovernTheAgeOfAI #DigitalColonialism

Syrian President outlines reforms, pledges national renewal #Syria

#Shipping faces ‘stormy seas’ as trade slows and costs rise #MaritimeTrade

#Kenya’s Ruto demands permanent African seat on the Security Council, highlights support for #Haiti #UNSC #AfricanSeatOnUNSecurityCouncil

World News in Brief: WHO reaffirms safety of #vaccines, appeal for Sudanese civilians trapped in El Fasher, DR Congo #Ebola outbreak update #Sudan

‘#Iran has never sought and will never seek to build a #nuclear bomb,’ President tells General Assembly

#Gaza: UN agencies warn of escalating attacks, mass #displacement and #famine #genocide

We have no choice but to fight, #Ukraine’s Zelenskyy tells world leaders

Afghan Women Die Needlessly After Natural Disasters #Afghanistan #NaturalDisasters #GenderInequality #Earthquake

Saving the Ocean – Act Now! #SustainableDevelopment #SaveTheOcean #SDGs

From Fishers to Forest Keepers: Women and Communities Reviving #India’s #Mangroves #biodiversity #conservation #CoastalForests

Toxic #Air in #Tanzania’s Port City Threatens Millions, Researchers Warn #AirPollution #ToxicAir #TooManyCars #UrbanSustainability

#Climate Summit 2025: The path to #COP30 #ClimateChange

Prospects for the Upcoming High-Level Conference on #Rohingya #Myanmar #Rakhine

Echoes of #Gaza war dominate UN halls, from Assembly podium to Council chamber #UN80 #UNGA80 #Genocide

Guterres calls for ceasefire as European leaders affirm #Ukraine’s rights at UN #UN80 #UNGA80

Guterres warns against loss of ‘fragile’ diplomatic momentum over #Ukraine #UN80 #UNGA80

#Haiti’s #security crisis ‘is like the Sword of Damocles above us’: Foreign Minister #Gangs #GangViolence #Abductions

Failure to end #Gaza war undermining world’s credibility, UN chief warns #UN80 #UNGA80 #Genocide

US President #Trump criticizes UN, NATO and #climate ‘hoax’ #UN80 #UNGA80 #WorldLeaderSummit

SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Fragile diplomatic momentum on #Ukraine must continue, Guterres urges #UN80 #UNGA80 #WorldLeadersSummit #Gaza

World News in Brief: #Gaza and #Nicaragua human #rights update, #WHO hypertension alert and alarm over US #autism claim

‘Our #democracy is non-negotiable’, President Lula of Brazil tells General Assembly #UN80 #UNGA80 #WorldLeadersSummit

Uphold founding principles and ‘be better together’: General Assembly President #UN80 #UNGA80 #WorldLeadersSummit

UN’s Guterres to world leaders: Choose #peace and #cooperation over chaos #UN80 #UNGA80 #WorldLeadersSummit #War

GENERAL DEBATE LIVE: Presidents #Lula and #Trump due to lead off first session #UN80 #UNGA80

#Sudan war: Life-saving #cholera #vaccination campaign begins in #Darfur

The Rise of Androids Among Human Populations #AI #Android #AIGovernance

‘The State Cannot Pardon Itself for Violating Human #Rights’ #Peru #Amnesty

Finally, a majority of Republican voters now agree with the rest of us that Trump is leading this country in the wrong direction.

1/ THREAD: 🇨🇴 Colombian Pres. Gustavo Petro’s final address to the UN General Assembly directly confronted Donald Trump, who he said was complicit in genocide in Palestine, and was now seeking to bring that genocidal violence to the Latin American sphere. The speech, which lasted nearly 45 mins...🧵

Official launch of the UN Global Seaweed Initiative at #UNGA 🌊 From food security to eco-friendly plastics, from empowering women in coastal communities to driving innovation in textiles, cosmetics – seaweed is a true game-changer. 🌍✨ 📺 Watch live today, 23 Sept – 6:15 PM EDT: ow.ly/IiTK50X17Sn

@brenttoderian.bsky.social I'd be interested to hear if you've come across this that I've reported plus this other one: www.globalpolicyjournal.com/projects/gp-... and if so what are your thoughts?

New Free GP/ORF E-Book Surviving the Anthropocene Urban Climate Resilience and Disaster Management www.globalpolicyjournal.com/projects/gp-...

“Even for Donald Trump, this was not normal. It was not normal for the UN General Assembly. It was not usual for any world leader, elected or not – dictators usually take decades to lose contact with reality in the way Trump appeared to have done today.”

Good News: UN announces new COP measures in huge win for people over polluters. This week the UN announced new disclosure requirements for delegates attending COP30 – a big win for accountability and transparency at the world’s most important climate talks. globalwitness.org/en/campaigns...

Just created my first Feed on the global south: bsky.app/profile/did:... Matches any post with #GlobalSouth hashtag, or the phrase "global south", or from my also recently created Global South list: bsky.app/profile/did:... Please follow/share. Also let me know of people/orgs to add to the List.

#Mamdani’s Stand on #Genocide is More Important than the Dynamics of Arresting #Netanyahu #Gaza

UN at 80: a Mixed Legacy of Highs and Lows #UN80 #UNGA80

Beware Independent Central Banks #CentralBankIndependence #Finance #Inequality

Recommit to a two-State solution for #Israel-#Palestine conflict, ‘before it’s too late’: Guterres #TwoStateSolution

World News in Brief: Call for new #Haiti force, #Ukraine and #Sudan war updates, ‘disturbing’ sentence for #China blogger

Offensive shutters nearly half of all #malnutrition centres in and around #Gaza City #Starvation #Genocide

High-level week opens with celebration of #women’s empowerment #UN80 #UNGA80 #WomenEmpowerment

WHO Warns of Global #NCD Crisis, Calls for Urgent Investment to Save 12 Million Lives By 2030 #Health #HealthInvestment

Hey, people who work on climate especially, you should know this is happening.

When Saabira Chaudhuri began covering consumer-goods companies for The Wall Street Journal, she found a tale of industrial ingenuity turned liability. Her new book traces how plastic became indispensable to modern capitalism and why efforts to rein it in have so often failed.

🚸 Millions of children face a disrupted return to school this October, warns ChildFund Alliance member Educo. Funding for education in emergencies has fallen sharply, with only 13.5% of identified needs covered. 🔗 Read the latest reporting from @elpais.com: elpais.com/planeta-futu... #ChildRights

A toxic mining spill devastated Zambian farmers’ livelihoods, releasing millions of gallons of waste into the environment. The Chinese company responsible told shareholders the spill did not have “a significant impact.”