The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

Human rights probe on Ethiopia scrapped

In tonight's edition: A UN human rights probe on Ethiopia will soon wrap up after no international attempt was made to extend it. Also, increasing numbers of Senegalese migrants are heading to Central America in the hope of eventually making it to the United States. Finally, a young Guinean cycles…

France 24 · Oct 5, 2023

Drone attack on military academy kills 80 and wounds 240 in Syria

A drone attack on a Syrian military academy graduation ceremony killed at least 80 people and injured more than 240.

Evening Standard · Oct 5, 2023

Drone attack kills 80 and wounds 240 at a packed Syrian military graduation ceremony, official says

Syria’s health minister says a drone attack that hit a packed military graduation ceremony in the central city of Homs has killed 80 and wounded 240

The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2023

Bangladesh gets first uranium shipment from Russia for its Moscow-built nuclear power plant

Bangladesh has received the first uranium shipment from Russia to fuel the country’s only nuclear power plant, still under construction by Moscow

The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2023

World's largest climate fund seeks cash for developing nations

The world's largest climate fund was seeking fresh cash at a donor conference on Thursday, with all eyes on what the United States will provide for vulnerable nations impacted by climate change.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 5, 2023

Lack of safety nets hurt Ghana’s most vulnerable as economic woes deepen

Ghana’s low-income households and working class are feeling the effects as the country grapples with an economic crisis.

Al Jazeera · Oct 5, 2023

Bangladesh's anti-graft watchdog quizzes Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus in embezzlement case

Bangladesh’s official anti-graft watchdog has questioned Bangladeshi Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus over suspicions of money laundering and embezzlement

The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2023

UN report urges global end to fossil fuel exploration by 2030

Climate crisis funding for poor nations should reach $200bn to $400bn a year by same date, says pre-Cop28 report

The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2023

US gives 1.1million rounds of ammunition seized from Iran to Ukraine

US said weapons transfer meant ‘actions against one authoritarian regime are now directly supporting the Ukrainian people’s fight against another authoritarian regime’

Evening Standard · Oct 5, 2023

Hottest September on record, with 2023 on track for hottest year ever

The month of September was the hottest on record around the world in a year that is expected to be the hottest in history after the warmest-ever global temperatures during the Northern Hemisphere summer.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 5, 2023