The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

One week after the category 5 ‘Storm of the Century’ first hit the Caribbean, residents have been left picking up the pieces. Olivia Ireland and Alex Croft report on the sizeable task ahead

After mass killings in El Fasher and four years on from a coup, UAE now admits its Sudan policy has gone wrong

The former Burmese leader has been detained since the 2021 coup

Three hundred mayors have gathered in Rio de Janeiro to pledge coordinated climate action in their cities

Federal scheme will distribute surplus electricity to homes even without them having panels

Resolution may be delayed without agreement over the force’s mandate and a timetable for Israeli withdrawal

Twenty-five years ago, on October 31, 2000, the United Nations unanimously adopted its landmark security council resolution 1325 (WPS 1325). The resolution on women, peace and security reaffirmed “the important role of women in the prevention and resolution of conflicts, peace negotiations, peace-building, peacekeeping, humanitarian response and in post-conflict reconstruction”.…

IN FOCUS: The Democratic Republic of Congo government has opened bids for oil and gas drilling across huge swathes of the country, raising fears that the world’s last great rainforest carbon sink could be destroyed, Nick Ferris reports

International Organization for Migration says displaced are heading to Tawila, which is already sheltering 652,000 displaced people