Extreme weather likely to displace 113 million children in next 30 years
UNICEF forecasts 96 million displaced by river flooding, 10.3 million by cyclonic winds, and 7.2 million by storm surges.
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UPU closes fourth 'Extraordinary Congress' in Riyadh on digital future
The talks centered on climate, financial services and more cooperation among governments and private partners.
Geneva is 'building bridges' to connect finance with the SDGs
The idea is to speed up the adoption of a global economic model that more closely aligns with the U.N.'s 17 Global Goals.
2030 World Cup to be hosted in Europe, Africa and South America
Football's governing body will mark the 100th anniversary of the World Cup in Uruguay, where the first was held in 1930.
U.N. trade body forecasts sluggish global economy as inequality widens
A new report says the world's marketplace appears to be growing at a modest rate that's defined as a global recession.
As Tigray seethes, NGO reveals state-led campaign against WHO chief
The Platform to Protect Whistleblowers in Africa said the health leader was "targeted" by the Ethiopian government.
Human rights groups protest lack of justice, closure in Khashoggi murder
'The path to justice for his killing remains fully blocked,' said Amnesty International’s Secretary General Agnès Callamard.
Minister and oil executive defends UAE hosting U.N. climate summit
Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber insists the world's seventh largest oil producer sees the 1.5° climate goal as its "North Star."
Reprisals against human rights defenders cited among 42 nations
A new report's evidence of threats and retaliation extends to 12 of the U.N. Human Rights Council's 47 member nations.
Accelerated melting in the world's cryosphere alarms climate scientists
New measurements show a dramatic decline in the health of glaciers and sea ice, perpetuating the cycle of warming.
Clean energy buoys odds for Paris Agreement's preferred 1.5° limit
In 2015, nations committed to hold global warming to no more than 2° Celsius above pre-industrial levels, or preferably 1.5°.
Switzerland, Sweden and U.S. top WIPO's global innovation rankings
The world's five biggest science and technology clusters are now in East Asia; Japan's is the largest and China has the most.
U.N. panel cites Russian war crimes and possible genocide in Ukraine
The panel said it found evidence of human rights abuses on both sides, but those by Russia far outweigh those by Ukraine.
Developing nations address climate threat at U.N.'s high-level gathering
Some in the developing world fear that the war in Ukraine is diverting attention away from the dangers of climate change.
Negotiations for a pandemic treaty gain ground in political declaration
The U.N. health agency praised world leaders for a 'historic' commitment to working together against future pandemics.
Ukraine's president warns Russian 'mass destruction' threatens world
Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Joe Biden each told the U.N. there are global stakes in the outcome of the war.