Sea life, and the ocean that sustains it, is in “very deep trouble”, says the UN Special Envoy tasked with helping the world reach Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14, but it’s not too late to get there. At UN Headquarters for high-level week of the General Assembly, Mr. Thomson told Paulina Kubiak of UN News a huge collective effort was needed now to save the ocean.

In an interview with UN News on Wednesday, Najat Rochdi, who is UN Deputy Special Representative and humanitarian coordinator in Central African Republic, explained that 64 per cent of people there need assistance this year, and the humanitarian budget for the year is less than 40 per cent funded. Ms. Rochdi outlined the key challenges her teams face in CAR.

Migration “is a force for good” for host nations, but Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary-General of UNCTAD, tells UN News what Ethiopia and Rwanda have done to offer migrants economic opportunities closer to home. The UNCTAD chief also reflects on the passing of former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, whom he describes as an inspiration for his moral leadership.

Ongoing assault on Yemen’s Hudydah can only cause more suffering: UN’s Deputy rights chief

Cambodia facing ‘departure’ from democratic trend, says Special Rapporteur

Fragile world economy driven by tax cut ‘sugar rush’: UN trade agency report

When it comes to tackling migration, climate change or seemingly intractable conflicts, the doctrine of collective responsibility, embodied by the UN, is the only way forward, according to Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed. She spoke to Conor Lennon, who asked her what should be done to strengthen multilateralism.

A focus on the benefits of fighting climate change is one of the best ways to engage more people, according to Erik Solheim, head of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). Conor Lennon asked Mr. Solheim, at UN Headquarters in New York for the General Assembly High-Level week, what needs to be done to make climate change a day-to-day political priority.

The President of the International Criminal Court (ICC) said on Monday it was important not to be distracted by threats from the United States, whose National Security Adviser this month described the ICC as “illegitimate”. Judge Chile Eboe-Osuji, told Abdelmonem Makki of UN News, that the world needed the US in the ICC, adding that “humanity cries for justice”.

Ebola-hit DR Congo faces ‘perfect storm’ as uptick in violence halts WHO operation

UN urges Syria to allow aid to reach civilians displaced near Jordanian border

IOM ambulances provide boost to life-saving care in Cox’s Bazar refugee camp

Francis Gurry, Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), tells Daniel Johnson how the Patent Information Initiative for Medicines, a new data-sharing online platform involving the UN and the pharmaceutical industry, could result in more medicines reaching those who need them, particularly in the developing world.