Global greenhouse gas emissions, rather than fall, rose in 2017 by 0.7 gigatons to 53.5 gigatons, after three years of decreases.
The gap is widening between the goal of limiting global warming to no more than 2° Celsius this century and what is realistically achievable, U.N. Environment warned.
Almost 200 nations signed onto the landmark 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change that committed the world to "holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2° C. above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5° above pre-industrial levels."
U.N. leaders hailed Pope Francis as a champion of the environment and tireless advocate of refugees and migrants.
WHO members finally reach consensus on a draft pandemic agreement after 13 formal rounds of meetings since Dec. 2021.
Talks will reconvene next week to finish a proposed global accord for the World Health Assembly to take up in May.
The loss of funding could unravel major progress since 2000 in reducing women's deaths during pregnancy and childbirth.
A Palestinian diplomat told the U.N.'s top court that Israel uses aid as a 'weapon of war,' targeting civilians and aid workers.
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A human rights group and journalists question Beijing's use of 'Chinese government-organized NGOs' at the United Nations.
A day after saying a deal with Russia was close, Trump expressed doubt that Putin is willing to end the Ukraine war.
