The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

A key U.N. General Assembly committee has adopted a resolution paving the way for negotiations on a first-ever treaty on preventing and punishing crimes against humanity after Russia dropped amendments that would have derailed the effort

IN FOCUS: December is a time for making merry, but if you are female, a night out can often also be fraught with fear. Olivia Petter investigates why so many women continue to feel frightened when out after dark, and asks whether government awareness campaigns and some of the language…

Talk grows of a walkout from poor countries in response to ‘unacceptable’ and ‘insulting’ finance proposal

Vulnerable nations are seeking $1.3 trillion annually to deal with the damage caused by climate change and to adapt.

Government protests ‘unfriendly and inappropriate’ comments by French president caught on camera

As gangs escalate violence in Haiti, the UN Security Council debates upgrading the current security mission to a peacekeeping force despite opposition from Russia and China.

Wealthy nations on Friday offered $250 billion a year to help poorer nations hit hardest by global warming but faced immediate calls led by Africa to give more as UN climate negotiations extended into overtime.

The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Friday that hospitals have only two days' fuel left before they must restrict services, after the UN warned aid delivery to the war-devastated territory is being crippled.

As the annual UN climate conference, Cop29, draws to a close, negotiators, civil society observers and activists are staying up late, poring over draft texts that will determine how the international community addresses climate change for years to come. Central among their concerns this year: the turbulent world of carbon…