Oceania New Zealand 'Our Freshwater 2026' report highlights worsening quality of groundwater, rivers and lakes, with increasing levels of nitrates, E.coli above legal limit, and nearly half of New Zealand's river network unsafe for swimming due to faecal contamination
Oceania Tuvalu In the outer islands of Tuvalu, Coastal Fisheries Management Plans were officially launched at the conference room of the Tuvalu Fisheries Department
Asia Turkmenistan An online meeting was held between Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the UN Deputy Secretary-General, Executive Director of UN Environment Programme, to consolidate efforts to solve global environmental problems
Asia Saudi Arabia The Disabled Children's Association's Khotwa Summer Club programme, an eight-day programme aimed at providing a range of recreational, educational, social and craft activities for children with disabilities, has been completed
America El Salvador Around 3.000 minors, even as young as 12, have been detained in El Salvador since President Nayib Bukele's gang crackdown began two years ago, with Human Rights Watch reporting that some have faced severe ill-treatment
Asia Vietnam The biotrade project, run by the Swiss agency Helvetas and the Centre for Rural Economic Development, a local NGO, has been helping small businesses in the Mekong for the past eight years and ended with an event at the Swiss Embassy
America Honduras Honduras has passed a law to protect the environment, inspired by communities where locals have fought against water pollution caused by mining; this legislation stipulates to safeguard natural resources and uphold the right to a healthy environment
Asia Iran According to the Russian news agency TASS, the Iranian ambassador to Moscow, Kazem Jalali, stated that the country is ready to transit Russian gas through its territory
Europe United Kingdom The Scottish Parliament will debate the new Assisted Dying Bill for the terminally ill and mentally competent adults; if passed, Scotland would be the first nation in the UK to allow terminally ill people access to assisted dying
Oceania Vanuatu The Emalus Campus of the University of the South Pacific hosted its annual Open Day, a much-awaited event showcasing the university's diverse offerings
Asia Palestine WHO and UNICEF called for a 7-day pause in the fighting in the Gaza Strip to allow the vaccination of 640.000 children against polio, after a case was found in a 10-month-old child after more than 25 years
Europe Ukraine The International Atomic Energy Agency has warned that safety at Zaporizhzhia, Europe's largest nuclear power plant now in an area occupied by Russia in the south of Ukraine, is 'deteriorating' after a drone attack in the vicinity
Asia Laos Health and labour control centres will be set up to prevent occupational accidents and diseases by the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, in cooperation with six hospitals in Vientiane
Africa Lesotho The National Human Development Report and the Lesotho Sustainable Development Goals Investors Map have been launched by the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning with the support of the United Nations Development Programme