Amy Davis

Haiti's youth are being trained to fight corruption where impunity is the norm. Government and UN target the next generation as insecurity and weak institutions fuel graft. Corruption steals futures. This tries to reclaim them. news.un.org/feed/view/en/s… #Haiti

Over 500 people feared dead after two boats capsize off Myanmar coast. Two vessels reportedly sank in recent days. Hundreds missing. Another tragedy the world barely notices. news.un.org/feed/view/en/s… #Myanmar

Pockets of insecurity persist as Colombia awaits its new president, UN tells Security Council. Decades of conflict overcome, but challenges remain. Stability is not guaranteed. news.un.org/feed/view/en/s… #Colombia

UN reaffirms ICC as critical to ending impunity for grave crimes. Amid calls to abolish the court, the UN upholds its role. Victims of atrocities need justice. Accountability cannot be optional. news.un.org/feed/view/en/s… #ICC

3.7 million Afghan children under five at risk of malnutrition as peak wasting season looms. Driven by food insecurity, poor diets, inadequate basic services. Forgetting is a policy decision. news.un.org/feed/view/en/s… #Afghanistan

Port Sudan won't let inspectors verify whether its army used chemical weapons. It hasn't for over a year. Here's the timeline. In April 2025, Secretary of State Marco Rubio determined that the Sudanese Armed Forces used chemical weapons in 2024. That triggered sanctions: suspended US aid, an arms ban, and cuts to military financing. Sudan's response wasn't to open its doors. It stood up its own internal committee, investigated itself, and called that compliance. Washington wasn't having it. At the OPCW's 112th session in The Hague this month, Ambassador Nicole Shampaine told Sudan directly: "The prohibition on the use of chemical weapons is absolute and non-negotiable." A second round of sanctions is now in force, hitting exports, blocking Sudan's access to international loans, and restricting its state airlines. The US is now questioning why a country accused of gassing people and refusing verification still sits on the OPCW's own Executive Council, the body that governs this exact treaty. Port Sudan denies all of it. No OPCW inspector has been allowed in to confirm or refute the claim either way. That gap is the story. This is unfolding inside a war that has killed tens of thousands, displaced more than 12 million people, and pushed roughly half of Sudan's population, about 25 million people, toward hunger. In March, Washington separately designated the Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood, an organization tied to the SAF's senior ranks, as a terrorist group over its role in violence against civilians. Open the borders. Let the inspectors verify it, one way or the other. Full report: thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026…

Ordinary travelers on northwestern Nigerian roads now face IEDs that tear through vehicles without warning. In one June blast on the Anka-Bagega road, ten people died, including a three-year-old girl. Terrorists and bandits have shifted to more frequent use of explosives, expanding their capacity and turning daily routes into death traps for civilians and security agents alike. Families are left grieving while markets empty and fear shuts down normal life. This strategic change demands stronger intelligence, better protection on roads, and real accountability for the lives lost. You can amplify the need for urgent action that puts ordinary people first.

Families in Nigeria wait by the phone knowing every call could be the last from a loved one held by kidnappers. The government insists on a no-ransom policy to stop enriching criminals, and the logic is sound. But when security fails to prevent abductions or deliver rescues, the policy places an impossible burden on parents and spouses. Women and girls face rape and forced marriage, children lose years of school, and families risk total ruin just to bring someone home. A real solution requires stronger intelligence, rapid response, and prosecutions so the no-ransom rule no longer feels like abandonment. You can demand the state match its policy with the protection people deserve.

"The prohibition on the use of chemical weapons is absolute and non-negotiable." The US said that to Sudan's face at the OPCW this week. Then demanded something Sudan has refused for over a year: let inspectors in. Here's what's actually confirmed. In 2024, the Sudanese Armed Forces used chemical weapons, per a US technical determination under the Chemical and Biological Weapons Control Act. Independent reporting has cited officials pointing to chlorine gas. Sudan denies it. Here's what's undisputed. Port Sudan has not allowed a single OPCW inspector on the ground. Instead it stood up its own internal committee to investigate itself, and called that compliance. What a joke! Washington rejected that outright: a country cannot investigate itself out of a chemical weapons allegation. That is not how the Chemical Weapons Convention works. That is not how any accountability works. Two rounds of US sanctions later, Sudan is still sitting on the OPCW's Executive Council, the body that oversees this exact treaty, while blocking the exact verification that treaty exists to provide. An army accused of gassing its own people does not get to help set the rules for the organization built to stop it. Open the borders. Let the inspectors in. Or stop pretending this is about anything but escaping scrutiny.

Over one million Rohingya still live packed into camps denser than Dhaka, many surviving on seven dollars a month. The coming months give Bangladesh’s new government a real chance to chart a better path. Easy solutions do not exist, but endless waiting only deepens hunger and insecurity for civilians. A realistic interim strategy must expand work rights, improve camp conditions, and empower genuine civilian leadership. You can back efforts that put Rohingya dignity first while the long-term goal of safe return stays in view.

Thai youth leaders are shaping policy from local communities to global stages. Climate action. Indigenous rights. Disability access. Youth wellbeing. They demand inclusion, not tokenism. Their voices are rewriting the future. news.un.org/feed/view/en/s… #Thailand

Families in Cox’s Bazar camps survive on seven dollars a month in the world’s largest refugee settlement. Over one million Rohingya remain trapped as births and new arrivals push the camps denser than Dhaka. Repatriation to Myanmar stays the long-term goal, yet conflict and power shifts make safe returns impossible for now. Bangladesh’s new government should reset with a realistic interim strategy that expands work rights, cash aid, and civilian leadership. You can back policies that put Rohingya civilians first and end the cycle of endless limbo.

Deadly double earthquakes struck Venezuela last month. UN relief chief Tom Fletcher says global solidarity must turn into practical recovery support. Promises don’t rebuild homes. news.un.org/feed/view/en/s… #Venezuela

UN General Assembly votes to debate US sanctions on Cuba at Havana's request. Decades-long embargo. Warnings of increasing suffering on the island. The world is watching. #Cuba news.un.org/feed/view/en/s…

Southwest Pacific's last tropical glacier could vanish within months. WMO: oceans hotter, more acidic, threatening coastal communities. The clock isn't waiting. news.un.org/feed/view/en/s… #ClimateCrisis

Afghanistan ranks among the world's largest displacement crises. Poverty, drought, and earthquakes drive millions from home. UN agencies warn the scale is staggering. Forgetting is a policy decision. news.un.org/feed/view/en/s… #Afghanistan

People in Abia state hold hope for better futures through innovation and enterprise development. UNDP reaffirms commitment to the state's priorities with the ManuTech UniPod launch. Infrastructure and partnerships unlock real progress across Nigeria and Africa. Back initiatives centering local voices and needs in development work. These steps help civilians build resilience and opportunity in the face of ongoing challenges.

$37 billion in direct damage from Venezuela's earthquakes. UN scaling up aid alongside government response. Thousands displaced. Infrastructure shattered. The scale of need is still unfolding. news.un.org/feed/view/en/s… #Venezuela

They call it "military training." It means a child taken from a classroom in Khartoum and prepared for war. Al-Baraa Bin Malik Brigade, an SAF-allied militia, stands accused. The UN has verified 234 child recruitment cases since 2023. This is not new. #Sudan #ChildRights #Accountability thearabweekly.com/sudans-army-li…

A refugee woman escaped danger only to be sent back home by an African state working with the US. HRW reveals three out of ten countries have returned asylum seekers in breach of international law. These third country deals put lives at risk and violate protections for people fleeing persecution. African governments must end such arrangements immediately. You can call for accountability and stop these deals from endangering more refugees.