Customs seize 341 kg of cocaine
Customs seized 341 kg of cocaine on Friday October 17 on quay 1718 in the Port of Antwerp. The drugs were hidden…
Central African Republic: “3R” fighters in the northwest lay down their arms
Some carried weapons of war; others, ammunition – the very elements on which their eligibility for the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR)…
The Security Council renews sanctions against Haiti
The sanctions regime was established in 2022 and includes a travel ban, an assets freeze and an arms embargo. Panama and the…
Negotiations on a net-zero shipping framework are on hold as nations fail to reach consensus
IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) decided to adjourn its extraordinary session convened this week in London and to resume it in…
World news briefs: Airstrikes in Lebanon, hope in CAR, call to ban lead paint
UN spokesman Stéphane Dujarric told correspondents at the daily press briefing on Friday that this included mortar shells and damaged rockets. Since…
UN faces ‘race to bankruptcy’ as Guterres unveils sharply reduced 2026 budget
THE revised proposal marks a significant decline compared to its initial request of $3.715 billion for next year and is 15.1 percent…
Crypto-asset data exchange
On the proposal of Minister of Finance Jan Jambon, the Council of Ministers approved a preliminary draft law transposing European Directive 2023/2226…
UN calls for all Gaza crossings to be opened to deliver food for three months
The agency says it already has enough supplies to feed the entire population of the Gaza Strip for three months – if…
Haiti is subject to a UN arms embargo: so why are 500,000 illegal weapons circulating?
Haiti faces an acute security crisis as rival gangs fight for control of the capital, Port-au-Prince, and surrounding areas, while terrorizing local…
Financial crisis forces deep cuts to UN peacekeeping missions
The crisis, which UN peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix called “more intimidating than ever,» follows the partial non-payment of assessed contributions – the…