The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

US, Russia and Saudi Arabia create axis of obstruction as Cop30 sputters out

Trump puts US in unflattering company as lack of representative at climate talks reveals disdain for climate progress

The Guardian - US · Nov 25, 2025

'Digital violence is real violence', UN Women Europe director tells Euronews

Online impunity and incel culture are putting women at risk, according to the director of the United Nations Women for Europe and Central Asia. "Online violence is real violence and it's impacting women the most" as gender backlash grows.

Euronews · Nov 25, 2025

‘Fossil fuel giants finally in the crosshairs’: Cop30 avoids total failure with last-ditch deal

It took some oblique wording, but Saudi Arabia made a last-minute decision to sign deal that marks departure for Cop

The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2025

She ran her parents’ dry-cleaning business at 18. Today, the ‘godmother of AI’ is advising world leaders and running a billion-dollar startup

Her advisor warned she was taking her AI idea “way too far.” But Fei-Fei Li had already learned, as a teenager, how far grit could take her.

Fortune · Nov 24, 2025

US and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation to end operations in territory

Four main food distribution sites operated by the opaque company had been flashpoints of deadly violence

The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2025

Why hosting the UN climate summit in the Amazon was so important, despite the disappointing outcome

Extreme heat, fires and flooding – all hallmark consequences of climate change – directly influenced this year’s UN climate change conference Cop30 in Belém, Brazil.

The Conversation · Nov 24, 2025

‘Quiet, piggy’ and other slurs: Powerful men fuel online abuse against women in politics and media

Tuesday is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and the beginning of 16 days of activism against gender-based violence. It’s a global call to action by the United Nations to prevent and eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls.

The Conversation · Nov 24, 2025

Here's what's next in the fight to curb climate change, now that talks in Brazil have ended

Experts have mixed reactions to the recent U.N. climate talks in the Amazon

The Independent UK · Nov 24, 2025

US-backed aid company in Gaza shutters operations

The U.S.- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, set up to distribute aid to Gaza as an alternative to the United Nations but which Palestinians said endangered the lives of civilians as they tried to get food, has said it will shutter operations

The Independent UK · Nov 24, 2025

Greta Thunberg banned from Venice after activists dye Grand Canal bright green in protest

The governor of Venice said the act was ‘disrespectful to our city’s history’

The Independent UK · Nov 24, 2025