The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

Guinea’s leader defends coups in Africa and rebuffs the West, saying things must change

The head of the junta in Guinea has defended the recent coups in Africa

The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2023

The Guardian view on Derna’s flood tragedy: Libya’s leaders have enjoyed impunity for too long

Editorial: The catastrophe stands for the wider crimes and failures of those in power. The people have had enough

The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2023

The U.N. plan to improve the world by 2030 is failing. Does that make it a failure?

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals — starting with an end to poverty — were set in 2015. At the halfway mark, the world is reeling from crises. Progress is stunted. Do the goals still help?

WEKU · Sep 21, 2023

China, U.S. and India absent at U.N.’s Climate Ambition Summit

In the run-up to the summit, about 100 heads of state had written in response to a call from Secretary General Antonio Guterres to ramp up action to address the climate crisis

The Hindu · Sep 21, 2023

Libya flood disaster displaced over 43,000 people: IOM

Libya's flood disaster, which killed thousands in the city of Derna, also displaced more than 43,000 people, the International Organisation for Migration said Thursday.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 21, 2023

Dining across the divide: ‘We had a real difference of opinion about the limits of democracy’

They’re both Labour supporters, but disagree over whether human rights should trump voters’ rights. Can they find common ground with the barge?

The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2023

Sunak’s bold climate plan? Wait until 2047 – then push the panic button

Close to implosion on Radio 4, the PM insists to Nick Robinson that he is not watering anything down. Even though he is

The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2023

Ukraine hit with largest wave of Russian missiles since mid-August

At least two dead and dozens injured as falling debris causes damage in Kyiv and Kharkiv suffers several strikes

The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2023

Biden’s UN speech barely mentioned Russia and China. That’s no coincidence

Biden was pitching global cooperation to developing nations long suspicious of the US-dominated world order

The Guardian - US · Sep 21, 2023

Congo's president wants the large U.N. peacekeeping mission to start leaving the country this year

Congo’s president wants the world’s second largest United Nations peacekeeping mission to move up its departure from the country, starting this December, saying it has failed

The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2023