The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

Voices: President Trump is right: Nigeria needs foreign military support to eliminate insecurity

COMMENT: It is a fundamental state responsibility to ensure the protection of its own citizens. Nigeria’s government has failed and must now seek support from allies, including the United States, writes Prince Adewole Adebayo

The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2025

Israel breaching international law by limiting Gaza aid, says Unrwa official

Natalie Boucly says supplies are ready but only about half of what is needed is getting into territory

The Guardian - UK · Nov 15, 2025

Hurricane Melissa a ‘real-time case study’ of colonialism’s legacies

Destruction in Jamaica shows why climate justice cannot be separated from reparatory justice, campaigners say

The Guardian - UK · Nov 15, 2025

The Guardian view on Cop30: someone has to pay for the end of the oil and gas age

Editorial: The fossil-fuel era is drawing to a close, but at a pace far too slow for the planet’s good or a fair transition to a clean energy future

The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2025

Ex-Congolese rebel leader on trial for war crimes in Paris begins hunger strike

Ex-Congolese rebel leader Roger Lumbala has begun a hunger strike to protest his trial in France

The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2025

How climate cooperation turned into a global race for green power

Nearly a decade after the Paris agreement, the world is emitting more greenhouse gases than ever. Global emissions reached a record 53 billion tonnes in 2024 – about 10% higher than in 2015, when the deal was signed. Despite near-universal participation, the international effort to cut emissions is failing.

The Conversation · Nov 14, 2025

Protesters blockade Cop30 summit over plight of Indigenous peoples

Munduruku people demand to speak to Brazil’s president, saying they are never listened to

The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2025

How Azerbaijan’s oil fund is expanding its influence in Europe’s private markets

Azerbaijan’s State Oil Fund is ramping up European infrastructure and renewables investments, taking stakes in London Gatwick airport and Italian solar panel capacities as it seeks to diversify away from oil and hydrocarbon revenues.

Euronews · Nov 14, 2025

From Australia to Turkey and, reluctantly, Germany: the tug-of-war over hosting Cop31

A years-long standoff over who should host the 2026 climate summit leaves Brazilian hosts, and other states, frustrated

The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2025

UN human rights council orders investigation into atrocities in Sudan

The United Nations' top rights body on Friday adopted a resolution ordering an independent fact-finding mission to urgently investigate reports of human rights violations in the Sudanese city of El Fasher, where paramilitary forces are accused of mass killings and other atrocities.

Radio France Internationale · Nov 14, 2025