UN votes to ask world court to rule on countries’ climate duties | Climate News
The call for the International Court of Justice to provide a legal opinion on the climate crisis follows a campaign led by the Pacific island…
UN considers role of Int’l Court of Justice in climate change | United Nations News
The United Nations General Assembly is scheduled to vote on a resolution proposed by the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu that would ask the International…
UN Security Council turns down request for Nord Stream inquiry | United Nations News
Questions remain over explosions in September that damaged gas pipelines connecting Russia and Germany. Russia has failed to get the United Nations Security Council to…
UN mission accuses EU of aiding crimes against humanity in Libya | Crimes Against Humanity News
United Nations investigators say there is evidence that crimes against humanity have been committed against Libyans and migrants stuck in Libya, including women being forced…
Picking up the pieces after twin cyclones hit Vanuatu | Humanitarian Crises News
Port Vila, Vanuatu – Vanuatu is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world and it is regularly affected by cyclones during the wet…
UN calls for rapid, ambitious action to tackle climate crisis | United Nations News
The world has the tools to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to secure a sustainable future if more ambitious actions are taken, a United Nations…
US blasts China for attempt to ‘shield’ North Korea at UN meeting | United Nations News
The United States has denounced members of the United Nations Security Council for what it considers an attempt to protect North Korea from public scrutiny.…
UN extends Afghanistan mission by another year | United Nations News
The United Nations Security Council renews UNAMA and asks for recommendations on working with the Taliban-ruled country. The United Nations Security Council has renewed the…
Will peace ever come to eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo? | Conflict
From: Inside StoryFighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has worsened in recent months. More than 100 armed groups are fighting government and regional…
Russia, China creating world of ‘danger, disorder, division’: UK | Conflict News
The United Kingdom views China as representing an “epoch-defining challenge” to the world order and sees the UK and Europe’s security tied to Russia’s unsuccessful…
Cambodia gov’t rejects concern over opposition leader’s sentence | Human Rights News
Opposition leader Kem Sokha, 69, was sentenced to 27 years on charges of treason and is currently under house arrest. Cambodia’s government has accused Western…
Rohingya in Bangladesh camps decry ‘devastating’ UN food aid cuts | Rohingya News
After a $125m donation shortfall, monthly food vouchers were cut from $12 to $10 per person, said the World Food Programme. Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh…
Argentina to renew push for sovereignty over Falkland Islands | Border Disputes News
The South American country hopes to bring the question of the islands’ disputed sovereignty before the United Nations. Argentina has called on the United Kingdom…
Former US pilot Daniel Duggan’s ‘degrading’ Australian prison conditions raised with United Nations
Lawyers for a former US fighter pilot are urging the United Nations to investigate the "degrading" treatment he's receiving in an Australian prison, with his…
UN tells Russia to leave Ukraine: How did countries vote? | Russia-Ukraine war News
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has again condemned Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, calling for Moscow’s immediate withdrawal and an end to the…
UN condemns Russia over Ukraine war, calls for withdrawal | Russia-Ukraine war News
Some 141 members of the UN General Assembly back resolution, a year after Russia invaded its neighbour. The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has voted…
UN Security Council voices ‘dismay’ over Israeli settlements | Israel-Palestine conflict News
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has expressed “deep concern and dismay” over Israel’s settlement activity in a watered-down statement replacing a draft resolution that…
UN ocean treaty talks: ‘Life support system of our planet’ | United Nations News
United Nations members will gather in New York City in the United States on Monday to resume efforts to forge a long-awaited and elusive treaty…
UN calls move to strip Nicaraguan dissidents’ citizenship illegal | Human Rights News
UN chief Guterres said that the right to nationality was ‘fundamental’ and should not be weaponised against critics. The United Nations has condemned legislative reforms…
Alarm grows over WFP plan to cut food aid for Rohingya refugees | Rohingya News
Experts say the reduction, resulting from a severe funding shortfall, could be ‘catastrophic’ for hundreds of thousands in Bangladesh camps. Alarm is growing over the…