The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

Vanuatu climate change minister says ICJ opinion gives Pacific island nations ‘much greater leverage’ in dealing with partners such as Australia

Thousands of palm trees in the South American country have already been devoured

A founding father of the Pacific climate movement on Thursday welcomed an international court's decision on global warming but said he fears for the future of his almost 30 grandchildren on low-lying Kiribati.

“Families are no longer asking for enough; they are asking for anything.”

The paramount chief of a volcanic island in Vanuatu said on Thursday he was "very impressed" by a global court's declaration that countries must tackle climate change.

Observers question whether South Korea grasps the threat it faces from Pyongyang’s partnership with Moscow

Pacific Islanders have welcomed a landmark ruling from an international court which could leave polluting nations such as Australia liable for climate impacts.

The United Nations’ Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) recently concluded in Seville, Spain. It gathered global leaders from government, development, academia and civil society to discuss key barriers to sustainable development and shape collaborative efforts to address them.

The UN's top court on Wednesday ruled climate change an "existential problem of planetary proportions" and said countries had a legal duty to act or face consequences.

Keir Starmer’s government struggling to convince MPs and public it is doing enough for civilians starving in Gaza

Health and societal ramifications of extreme hunger will reverberate long after the war is over