The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

Exclusive: research tracks dozens of oil and fuel shipments that could have aided Israel’s war on Gaza

Record breaking fossil fuel production, all time high greenhouse gas emissions and extreme temperatures. Like the proverbial frog in the heating pan of water, we refuse to respond to the climate and ecological crisis with any sense of urgency. Under such circumstances, claims from some that global warming can still…

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that Israel has accepted a proposal to bridge differences holding up a cease-fire and hostage release in Gaza

Head of UN mission calls for more peacekeepers as security council told that the nation is far from prepared for its first election as an independent country

In today’s newsletter: Our Seascapes editor on the dangers our seas and oceans face – and what we can do to help

The leader of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, kicks off a two-week Pacific mission this week when he touches down in Samoa.

Experts meet in Bangkok this week to advance what would be the first international treaty to tackle the surging problem of plastic pollution

Changes to Australian privacy laws may not stop employers from requesting invasive medical tests with little explanation, a report has found.

US secretary of state has warned latest talks may be last opportunity to secure release of hostages

Police in Haiti’s capital tear-gassed hundreds of peaceful protesters in the capital, Port-au-Prince, as they called on law enforcement to help them stop the gangs that have violently seized control of their neighborhoods

To mark World Humanitarian Day, the UN released its annual statistics for the number of humanitarian workers killed on the job. 2023 has broken all records, with 280 workers having lost their lives worldwide. Most of them – 163 – were killed in Gaza, but South Sudan and Sudan also…