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In a speech to Member States on Thursday, the veteran diplomat said his three priorities would be inclusivity, accelerating the Sustainable...

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) wants to close that gap. Last month it announced a new push – backed by...

The appeal by the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran follows the 19 July execution of two other men in the same case – Erfan Esfandiari, reportedly 18-years-old, and Gol...

The warning from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), UN child rights agency UNICEF and the World Food Programme (WFP), comes as people across the war-torn enclave still struggle to restore their livelihoods,...

In brief:Hormuz shipping remains almost completely halted. 6,000 seafarers remain stranded aboard 500 ships. Tolls for safe passage illegal international law. Higher energy...

Independent human rights experts, appointed by the UN Human Rights Council, warned on Wednesday that civilians are paying a “devastating and...

Mr. Ortega said on Sunday that the country would no longer hold elections, which were scheduled for next year. In his...

The flooding, triggered by heavy rainfall on 20 July, also claimed the lives of three Afghan refugees at a returnee...

The Security Council met Wednesday in New York to debate critical minerals — the lithium, cobalt and copper powering the...

The story in 60 secondsEvery electric vehicle, wind turbine, solar panel, smart phone; they all depend on minerals extracted from...