“These are instruments that should have been ratified within two to five years of their adoption. Unfortunately, no ...

“The world wants and indeed needs a plastic conventional treaty because the crisis is getting out of hand – and people are frankly outraged,” said Inger Andersen, UNEP Executive Director of the UN ...

GENEVA (5 August 2025) - The Special Rapporteur on torture, Alice Jill Edwards, has welcomed the adoption by the European Union on 31 July of revised lists that prohibit and control the use and export ...

If you're too busy to read the whole thing, here's a snapshot: As recently as June, the European Union was the largest buyer of Russian Liquified Natural Gas, buying up 51 per cent of Russia's LNG ...

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese unveils a plan to lift Indigenous communities out of poverty, saying it's time First Nations ...

After a disastrous first 100 days, Donald Trump is starting to have a much more successful presidency. It's not what his ...

Amid rising strategic competition, the pursuit of a security treaty and a long-standing shared history have made Australia the security partner of choice for Papua New Guinea. PNG formally remains a ...

Defence and Foreign Ministers from the United Kingdom and Australia have signed a new 50-year military pact designed to underpin Australia’s acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines.

On July 18, Ukraine formally informed the United Nations that it has suspended its operation of the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty, the landmark international treaty prohibiting antipersonnel landmines. The ...

While United Nations agreements like the Basel Convention have put limits on global trade in plastic scrap, industry groups say it's important for the plastics treaty to find ways to facilitate ...

Carney tells Inuit leaders his new major projects law ‘fully respects treaty rights’ The prime minister's comments come a week after several First Nations chiefs left a summit saying their ...