The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

Majority of Ukrainian refugees hope to return home as soon as possible, a survey finds

The UN survey was carried out in six countries

Irish Mirror · Jul 14, 2022

US Embassy alarmed by power struggle at Libya's oil company

The U.S. Embassy in Libya is voicing concern over the struggle for control of Libya’s oil corporation after its chairman was sacked

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2022

Russia says some elements of possible deal on Ukraine grain are settled

Contact between Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and the United Nations on the issue of exports of Ukrainian grain will continue after Wednesday's talks in Istanbul delivered some elements of a possible deal, Russia's foreign ministry said.

Reuters · Jul 14, 2022

Commentary: Failing to act on climate change is robbing future generations of choices

Things could have been so different. In June 1992, the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro created the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Convention on Biological Diversity, launching the formal international mission to bring global warming emissions under control and reduce humanity’s negative impacts on our…

Chicago Tribune · Jul 14, 2022

Indian model of SDG localisation is relevant: NITI Aayog Vice Chairperson Suman Bery

He said the achievements in India in the last six-seven years are captured and driven by the SDGs.

The Hindu · Jul 14, 2022

‘People are waking up’: fight widens to stop new North Sea fossil fuel drilling

From trade unions to a bishop, activists are uniting to keep the UK government to its North Sea climate commitments

The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2022

Zelenskiy calls Russian missile attack on Vinnytsia an ‘open act of terrorism’– as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Jul 14, 2022

Ghana ‘fix the country’ activist says he was assaulted and illegally detained

Cambridge doctoral student Oliver Barker-Vormawor says ‘trauma is still there’ as he files lawsuit

The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2022

Spanish response to COVID poverty was too little, too late, report says

Human Rights Watch says pandemic exacerbated weaknesses in country’s social security system

The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2022

Ukraine condemns Russia strike that killed 23 in 'ordinary, peaceful' city

Russian missiles struck the Ukrainian city of Vinnytsia far behind the frontlines on Thursday in an attack which Ukrainian officials called a war crime and said had killed at least 23 people, including three children.

Reuters · Jul 13, 2022