Three years into Sudan's war, women and girls suffer explosion in violence
U.N. Women says its 'gender alert' highlights the surge in sexual violence that is a defining feature of the war.
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Climate cases spread across Africa over rights, energy and development
Regional and national tribunals are being asked to define how countries can balance climate action with economic growth.
The Global South is rethinking AI but not yet controlling it
As governments reframe AI around justice and sovereignty, control over infrastructure and governance is elsewhere.
WTO ministers leave Cameroon without deal on digital tariff ban
Failure to extend the e-commerce moratorium underscores divisions over digital trade and the limits of consensus.
U.N. vote elevates slavery to ‘gravest crime,’ advances reparations push
The General Assembly resolution reflects growing debate over legal claims tied to injustices of the transatlantic slave trade.
A.U. summit shows shift toward regional pillars in global governance
African Union seeks financing, security and representation as U.N. signals an expanded reliance on continental bodies.
U.N. and U.K. lawmakers urge pause in Chagos deal over people displaced
Parliamentary inquiry finds displaced islanders were 'consistently sidelined' as diaspora forms government in exile.
U.N. peacekeeping base in South Kordofan hit by deadly drone attack
The U.N. chief condemned the attacks, which killed six people and injured several others, and said they may be war crimes.
$8 trillion pollution risk prompts first global rules on AI resource use
The resolution was paired with a measure on minerals and metals essential to AI and the clean energy transition.
Famine hits and atrocities feared as war engulfs Sudan's Kordofan region
The past month's intensified violence has led 45,000 people to flee their homes, seeking safety within or outside Kordofan.
G20 pushes ahead on climate and debt agenda despite U.S. absence
The bloc committed to tripling renewable energy capacity globally and working towards U.N. Security Council reform.
Global Fund secures $11.34 billion but progress threatened by shortfall
The amount of pledges was down from its $18 billion target, and 27% less than the $15.7 billion it raised three years ago.
'Foreseen and preventable': Nations demand urgent inquiry in Sudan
The U.N. Human Rights Council called on independent experts to investigate killings and other violations in el-Fasher.
Trump escalates racial claims to boycott of G20 summit in S. Africa
As the first African country to hold the G20 presidency, South Africa said its focus is framed around Nelson Mandela's legacy.
U.N., ICC and others issue dire warnings on atrocities in Sudan
The ICC prosecutor's office is investigating reports of 'mass killings, rapes, and other crimes' by paramilitary forces.
Famine confirmed in Sudan: 375,000 face starvation, 21.2M acute hunger
The volatility of the conflict heightens the risk of famine spreading further, with 20 other localities under threat.