The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

The U.N. food agency has announced cuts to food assistance for hundreds of thousands in Somalia, where millions face the devastating effects of climate change and severe hunger

The Net-Zero Banking Alliance, a UN-backed initiative seeking carbon neutral investments by banks, announced Friday its immediate shutdown -- at a time of faltering climate commitments in the United States and Europe.

The UN's scientific and cultural agency, Unesco, faces criticism for being slow, politicised and short of funds. As it prepares to choose a successor to its French director general, Audrey Azoulay, on Monday, Congolese veteran Firmin Édouard Matoko tells RFI that his three decades inside the organisation are an asset…

Muttaqi’s trip to Delhi marks the first ever visit by a Taliban leader to India after the hardline Islamist group captured power in Afghanistan

In this week’s newsletter: At a major gathering in New York, climate advocates say that language has to change

Pope Leo XIV dramatically blessed melting ice to condemn climate denial, urging political leaders to act before more damage is done.

Two boats were struck earlier in September with a drone and incendiary device

Six people arrested in connection with terror attack

Managing director predicts broadcaster will be stronger in 50 years’ time. Plus: Private Media chief upsets business travellers all over the world

Police say Jihad Al-Shamie, a British citizen of Syrian descent, was behind car and knife attack that left three people seriously injured

Israeli PM calls for ‘strength and unity’ while foreign minister accuses UK of inaction against antisemitism