
Doomsday Clock set at 90 seconds to ‘midnight’ - closest ever in its history
The symbolic clock was reset closer to the symbolic hour of apocalpyse amid Russia's war in Ukraine, which raised the risk of a nuclear confrontation.
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The symbolic clock was reset closer to the symbolic hour of apocalpyse amid Russia's war in Ukraine, which raised the risk of a nuclear confrontation.
The money is needed for 54 emergencies worldwide that require an "unprecedented" response from donors to provide aid.
Human Rights Watch points to a "litany of human rights crises" but also a silver lining – some "cracks" emerged in authoritarian regimes.
WEF's report finds the biggest short-term risk to the world economy is a globalized cost-of-living crisis and widespread social unrest.
Storage loss by 2050 will equal the combined yearly water use of Canada, China, France, a U.N. University report shows.
The ozone layer is expected to recover to 1980 values by around 2066 over the Antarctic and by 2045 over the Arctic.
Alarmed at a sharp increase in the use of the racist “N” word on Twitter, the experts said all the major social media corporations must immediately show greater accountability for online hatred spewed at people of African descent.
The 17 anti-poverty Global Goals for 2030 have been set back by the pandemic, war in Ukraine, and other major crises.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino said Pelé was unique in so many ways: the only player to have won the FIFA World Cup three times; an athlete with incomparable skills and imagination; and the ability to rise above racism and poverty.
Most of the world's 8 billion inhabitants prefer to stay within their nation of birth, but almost 1-in-20 have left that behind.
Negotiators reached a 30% by 2030 or '30 by 30' deal just as the almost two-week U.N. Biodiversity Conference was ending.
The request is based on "the fundamental importance of the oceans as sinks and reservoirs of greenhouse gases and the direct relevance of the marine environment to the adverse effects of climate change on small island states."
IFJ says the killings point to an "urgent" need for an international treaty on the safety and independence of journalists and other media professionals.
Proponents said its passage is critical with 339 million people in need of aid and nearly 50 million on the verge of famine.
A sharp increase in threats against women parliamentarians was seen in 2022, almost quadruple from just eight years ago.
UNEP's chief describes the summit as an opportunity to 'secure our life-support system, to make peace with nature.'