Canada joins P4M summit declaration backing multilateral reform and international law
Initial co-sponsors: Australia, Barbados, Brazil, Canada, the European Union, India and Kenya. Signatories: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Finland, Guatemala, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Moldova, Norway, San Marino, Slovakia, Spain, Türkiye and Uruguay. We come together at a time of profound global transformation. The escalating pace and scale of global change are reshaping our present and will define our collective future. We are concerned by growing polarisation, the spread of conflict, violations of international law and the increasing resort to power politics, protectionism, coercion and the threat or use of force. These trends are a threat to international peace and security... [Continue Reading]
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Costa opens first Partners for Multilateralism meeting with six co-hosts
President António Costa opened the first meeting of Partners for Multilateralism, saying he was pleased to co-host the initiative with Australia, Barbados, Brazil, Canada, India and Kenya. He described the gathering as a wide and diverse representation of the international community, bringing together partners from different regions, cultures and histories. Costa said the world is at a critical moment, with conflict spreading and international law, including the United Nations Charter, being repeatedly violated. He said this includes violations by permanent members of the UN Security Council. He also said the multilateral system is under stress while climate change, pandemics, artificial... [Continue Reading]
UN says US strikes on alleged drug boats may amount to crimes against humanity as death toll rises
A United Nations human rights expert has said US attacks on suspected drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean may violate international law and could plausibly amount to crimes against humanity. The assessment focuses on a campaign of strikes carried out outside US territorial waters and comes amid continuing questions over the legal basis for the operation. The report says the strikes have killed at least 223 people in 68 attacks since September 2025.The report, published by Ben Saul, the UN special rapporteur on human rights and counterterrorism, says the US struck 68 vessels in international waters... [Continue Reading]

