A Statement from the Friends of the High-Level Meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response New York – Today, an overwhelming majority of Member States at the United Nations General Assembly adopted a Political Declaration as the outcome of the 25 September High-Level Meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response (PPPR). The Friends of the…
Nairobi — The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a political declaration calling for stronger global cooperation to prevent and respond to future pandemics, with the United States, Israel and Argentina voting against the text. The declaration received 153 votes in favour, while New Zealand and Paraguay abstained, according to the reported voting record. Rwanda,…
The General Assembly on Monday adopted a political declaration on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response, by 153 in favour to three against (Argentina, Israel and United States) with two abstentions (New Zealand and Paraguay). The text was due to be approved by consensus at a high-level meeting on 25 September. Objections from the United States…
LONDON — A rare copy of the Declaration of Independence lost for 250 years has been discovered in London, where it is now the only known example of its kind outside the United States. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ad-free reading. Printed in Exeter, New Hampshire,…
A rare 1776 printing of the Declaration of Independence has been found in the U.K.’s National Archive by a volunteer. Known as an “Exeter Declaration,” the copy is one of 11 of its kind known to still exist and is believed to be the only one outside the United States, according to the National Archive. …
Mombasa, Kenya — As illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing practices continue to deplete fish populations as well as contribute to human rights abuses at sea, the demand for transparency within the global fishing industry is growing. An estimated one in five fish consumed globally is linked to illegal fishing, a practice often associated with…
We, the Members of the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) and African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), meeting and marking the fifth (5th) year of our Joint Retreat, in Burayu, Ethiopia, from 29 to 30 April 2026. Recalling the Protocol Relating to the Establishment of the PSC of the AU, particularly…
The resolution passed by United Nations General Assembly on 25 May 2026 seeking recognition of the transatlantic slave trade as the “gravest crime against humanity” potentially creates a broader definition of crimes against humanity in international law and allows for restitution claims against perpetrators. The resolution could elevate the legal and moral standard for what…
On the margins of the 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union We, the Heads of State and Government, Ministers of Health of AU member states High-Level Representatives, and Partners Recalling the Assembly Decisions Assembly/AU/Dec.877(XXXVII) and Assembly/AU/Dec.924(XXXVIII) on advancing health products manufacturing, pooled procurement, and regulatory harmonization. Recognizing local manufacturing of pharmaceuticals,…
(Algiers, November 30, and December 1, 2025) WE, Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the participating Member States of the African Union (AU), Heads of Delegations, Representatives of the AU Commission including the Pan-African Parliament, Representative of CARICOM region, academics, experts, jurists, and historians, meeting in Algiers on 30 November and December 1, 2025, within the…
