The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

As the UN’s climate summit, Cop29, gets underway in Azerbaijan this week, the effect of climate change on human health is high on the agenda. And rightly so, amid some alarming emerging statistics. By the end of this century, climate change could be the cause of more than 3 million…

The proposed UN resolution on Israel-Hamas conflict raises tensions and debates among key stakeholders.

At least 123 oil and gas bosses and staff invited as ‘guests’ by Azerbaijani government and given host country badges, the Guardian has learned

Speculation that RFK Jr, a known vaccine denier, may be given influence over children’s health in the US

In the nosebleed seats of a nearly-empty Baku Olympic stadium coated with a layer of dust, activists used a giant banner to beam the words “Pay Up” to the world

The 12-year-old is one of 2,500 children in Gaza that need to be evacuated urgently yet humanitarian agencies say few are being allowed to leave by the Israeli authorities

From banning tuk-tuks and barbecues to demolishing old brick kilns, Pakistan's government is pushing a series of measures to fight record-breaking smog.

The meeting between the tech billionaire and Amir Saeid Iravani reportedly lasted more than an hour and was held at a secret location in New York on Monday

Australia has supported a UN resolution recognising Palestinian sovereignty over natural resources for the first time in over 20 years.