July 2025
WHO endorses twice-yearly HIV prevention injection of lenacapavir (LINK) 14 July 2025
Visual Capitalist: the 28 biggest global risks, according to the UN (LINK) 14 July 2025
— 1. Climate change inaction. 2. Large-scale pollution. <h4>WHO endorses twice-yearly HIV prevention injection of lenacapavir<small> (<a href="https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/who-endorses-twice-yearly-hiv-prevention-injection-2025a1000ilu" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">LINK</a>) <span class="odate">14 July 2025</span></small></h4> <hr> 3. Fake news. — UN Global Risk Report 2024 (LINK PDF)
The United Nations Set of Principles and Rules on Competition: Implementation after 40 years: also identifies areas for improvement (LINK) 14 July 2025
— "The Set has not been updated to take into account the significant economic, political and technological changes that have taken place during the last 40 years. In order for the Set to retain its policy significance, there should be some effort made to reconnect with the current discussions relating, first, to the transition from a global economy dominated by multinational enterprises/ transnational corporations to one in which most of the economic activity is structured within global value chains and global business ecosystems, second, to the increase of global economic concentration and the complexity and inherent difficulty of enforcing competition law vis-à-vis the Big Tech Platforms, and third, to the importance of SDGs in guiding various fields of public policy, including competition law enforcement." (p34)
UN agencies warn fuel shortage in Gaza reaches critical levels (LINK) 12 July 2025
— "Fuel is the backbone of survival in Gaza. It powers hospitals, water systems, sanitation networks, ambulances, and every aspect of humanitarian operations. Fuel supplies are needed to move the fleet used for transporting essential goods across the Strip and to operate a network of bakeries producing fresh bread for the affected population. Without fuel, these lifelines will vanish for 2.1 million people. For the first time in 130 days, a small amount of fuel entered Gaza this week. This is a welcome development, but it is a small fraction of what is needed each day to keep daily life and critical aid operations running."
Haiti gang violence claims 5,000 lives in less than a year, UNOCHR report (LINK) — ground.news: 20 media reports (LINK) 12 July 2025
UN's food agency limits aid operations in West and Central Africa due to funding cuts (LINK) — ground.news: 16 media reports (LINK) 11 July 2025
UNESCO adds Diy-Gid-Biy (Cameroon), Mount Mulanje (Malawi) sites to heritage list (LINK) — ground.news: 21 media reports (LINK) 11 July 2025
— UNESCO seeks to boost Africa's representation in the heritage list, as highlighted by Director-General Audrey Azoulay.
UN, Netherlands cancel LGBTQ event in Senegal after government warning (LINK) — ground.news: 7 media reports (LINK) 11 July 2025
Tighter borders and aid cuts could risk greater instability, IOM chief warns (LINK) — ground.news: 18 media reports (LINK) 10 July 2025
Sand and dust storms affect about 330 million people in over 150 countries, WMO says (LINK) — ground.news: 21 media reports (LINK) 10 July 2025
ICC issues sealed arrest warrants for Taliban Supreme Leader and Chief Justice for persecuting women and girls as a crime against humanity (LINK) — ground.news: 226 media reports (LINK) 9 July 2025
US 'will sanction' UN official over political 'warfare' against Israel (LINK) — ground.news: 167 media reports (LINK) 9 July 2025
ITC: Green trade is a path to climate resilience for the Philippines (LINK) 8 July 2025
The U.N. General Assembly adopts a resolution over U.S. objections calling on Afghanistan's Taliban rulers to reverse their worsening oppression of women and girls and eliminate all terrorist organizations (LINK) 7 July 2025
World Tariff Profiles 2025: approximately 74% of global trade is still conducted on MFN (most-favoured-nation) terms [reduced or zero tariffs], as of May 2025, despite recent trade tensions. (LINK) 7 July 2025
IAEA pulls inspectors from Iran as standoff over access drags on (LINK) — ground.news: 51 media reports (LINK) 4 July 2025
UNAids chief 'shaken and disgusted' by US cuts that will mean millions more deaths: Winnie Byanyima tells the Guardian she considered resigning when Donald Trump cancelled Pepfar funding (LINK) 4 July 2025
UN experts say Rwanda supported rebels in Congo and smuggled minerals at 'unprecedented levels' (LINK) — ground.news: 8 media reports (LINK) 4 July 2025
Reuters: Blistering heat and empty chairs mar UN's flagship development event (LINK) 4 July 2025
— Just one G7 leader — France's Emmanuel Macron — attended the event, where he and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez addressed rooms with dozens of empty chairs. Organisers initially said they expected 70 heads of state; that was whittled to 50 as the conference got under way. Event leaders were relieved to produce an outcome document — despite gnawing fears in the past months that Washington would torpedo any deal.
UN: The Sevilla Commitment is a turning point. At the #FFD4 Conference in Spain, countries reached consensus on a new roadmap for financing sustainable development—fairer tax systems, debt relief, and investment in local solutions. Now, the focus is on implementation (LINK on X) 3 July 2025
Investing in communities beats b
order spending on security, says UN migration chief (LINK) 2 July 2025
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