The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

After an extensive consultation process, the organization that supervises banks and large insurance companies in Canada — the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) — has released guidelines for financial institutions to address climate change. This is timely, considering banks and insurers are massive funders of the fossil…

Protesters cut up credit cards and march to Washington branches of JPMorgan Chase, Citibank, Bank of America and Wells Fargo

As of March 15, 2024, five noteworthy candidates are running in the 2024 presidential election, including one Democrat and four Republicans.

Russia’s invasion has created the need for old alliances to be strengthened and new alliances to be forged, writes Kim Sengupta

Irfan Mehraj, who worked with a prominent human rights organisation, was accused of funding ‘terror’ activities.

Senior government officials at a climate meeting in Copenhagen have given a muted response to calls from the head of the United Nations for greater ambition when it comes to reducing countries' greenhouse gas emissions

Families in flood-hit areas have ‘no alternative but to drink and use potentially disease-ridden water’, UNICEF says.

Officials are bracing for protests and possibly violence after Trump urged supporters to protest ahead of a potential indictment. An indictment could also test a Republican Party divided over whether to support Trump next year.

‘Specialized support force’ urged for Caribbean state where 530 have been killed in gang-led violence so far this year