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International organizations spread their reach as growth on X stalls

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LinkedIn nears Facebook in median audience as global bodies expand social presence across Bluesky, Instagram and TikTok.

France's U.N. Ambassador Jérôme Bonnafont confirmed to reporters on Sept. 18, 2026, that the third poll had taken place but disclosed no vote totals.

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Grynspan leads U.N. race but veto uncertainty leaves contest unsettled

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Costa Rican wins nine ‘encourage’ votes in third Security Council straw poll as Bachelet withdrawal narrows the field.

On the northwest coast of Greenland, Pituffik Space Base, formerly known as Thule Air Base, is the northernmost installation of the U.S. military. It was secretly built in the early 1950s and

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Trump claims ‘permanent control’ of Greenland security under new deal

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Accord would restrict Russian and Chinese access and expand U.S. military presence while preserving Danish sovereignty

Yemen's capital, Sanaa, pictured here, was seized by Iranian-backed Houthis in late 2014, forcing the internationally recognized government to relocate to Aden.

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Over 100,000 displaced in Yemen in two weeks as fighting intensifies

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Thousands flee to Djibouti as U.N. agencies warn health services and humanitarian operations are overwhelmed.

Scientists have shown through direct satellite observations of the ozone hole that levels of ozone-destroying chlorine are declining, resulting in less ozone depletion.

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Ozone recovery advances as the global monitoring network shrinks

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Antarctic ozone hole was among smallest in decades, but WMO says ability to track long-term recovery is disappearing.

U.S. Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink delivers a keynote address during the 2026 Air, Space and Cyber Conference at the National Harbor, Md., on Sept 14, 2026.

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U.S. weapons disclosure raises stakes in global space arms debate

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First acknowledgment of U.S. weapons in orbit comes as governments divide over how to prevent a space arms race.

A global report finds 2025 was the 11th consecutive year in which more countries declined than improved in overall democratic performance.

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Democratic decline is raising risks of conflict, global report warns

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Democracies declined for 11 consecutive years as rule of law weakens, key U.S. indicators fall to lowest levels in 50 years.

Fewer than half of aligned national targets are assessed by countries themselves as on track to meet global biodiversity goals.

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National pledges fall short as global biodiversity pact reaches midpoint

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U.N. biodiversity chief points to finance and subsidies as hurdles to filling gaps between commitments and targets.

Murat Kurum, at right, who serves as Turkey's minister of environment, urbanization and climate change, addresses reporters at a pre-summit press conference.

Climate & Health

Turkey's COP31 president urges leaders to prioritize climate finance

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Nation's top climate official calls for nations to pay for "concrete outcomes that address real challenges people face."

The chair of IAEA's Board of Governors, Australian U.N. Ambassador Ian David Grainge Biggs, addresses the opening of a board meeting in Vienna on Sept. 7, 2026.

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Iran nuclear dispute returns to Security Council on verification gap

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IAEA says it lost continuity of knowledge over Iran's enriched uranium as Tehran says war made inspections impossible.

UNCTAD data through Aug. 31 show daily ship transits in the Strait of Hormuz falling from roughly 100 to 130 at the beginning of the year to close to zero after the disruption.

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Hormuz disruption risks squeezing smaller firms out of supply chains

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UNCTAD warns trade could recover while becoming more concentrated as smaller companies face higher costs.

Human Rights

U.N. rights chief pushes AI ‘red lines’ as nations vie to shape global rules

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Volker Türk calls for independent verification and common safety limits as AI initiatives reach the Human Rights Council.

Togo's Foreign Minister Robert Dussey speaks to reporters about the African-led map initiative at the United Nations on Sept. 4, 2026.

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U.N. backs African push to redraw how the world is mapped

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General Assembly votes 164-1 for equal-area maps as African countries challenge Mercator's distortion of continental size.

UNITAR is headquartered inside the World Meteorological Organization in Geneva.

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U.N. training merger to cut staffing by 26% under UN80 reforms

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Consolidation of UNITAR and the U.N. System Staff College is expected to generate savings of up to $7 million.

Workers construct gabion boxes to prepare for the El Niño-related severe flooding threat to communities along the Shabelle River in Beletweyne, Somalia, on October 16, 2023.

Climate & Health

El Niño has strengthened into a major global weather threat

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WMO expects a strong event into 2027, prompting an unprecedented mobilization of national weather services.

The U.N. Environment Program says global warming is expected to exceed 1.5° Celsius within the next few years.

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Warming must peak near 1.8° to keep Paris climate goal within reach

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Breaching 1.5° is now expected, leaving governments with a narrower and more difficult task of limiting the overshoot.

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