
UNHCR faces liquidity crisis as U.S. policy, $6.1 billion gap strain budget
The U.N. refugee agency expects $3.9 billion in 2025 funding, contrasting sharply with its $10 billion 2024 approved budget.
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The U.N. refugee agency expects $3.9 billion in 2025 funding, contrasting sharply with its $10 billion 2024 approved budget.
To counter these threats, the U.N. formed an independent scientific panel to report on the effects of a nuclear war.
Lula criticized 'unilateral attacks' on Brazil's institutions. Trump said the United Nations is not living up to its potential.
He also warned against a 'glorification of violence' as some nations become an 'extension of their ruler's personal power.'
A new low-pressure system in India is expected to bring more rain, and the high temperatures also are causing glacial melt.
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization's initial security focus has broadened to include economic and trade cooperation.
A prevous study on climatic and global effects of nuclear war raised awareness of the concept of "nuclear winter."
Nuclear-armed nations possess about 12,400 nuclear warheads, but nearly 90% belong to Russia and the U.S.
The former official was found to have made deals that included millions of dollars of personal and family benefits.
People's health, nature and farmland all suffer from the spiraling negative impacts, says the U.N. health agency.
With the Earth growing hotter and the oceans becoming warmer, rising sea levels threaten islands and coastal areas.
The effects of climate change hit hard from the bombed streets of Gaza to the glitzy venues of the Paris Olympics.
The U.N. General Assembly elected Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama and Somalia to the Security Council.
From Gaza to the Philippines, unseasonal temps in parts of Asia shut schools, hurt crops and challenged refugee camps.
The number of people facing high levels of acute food insecurity has increased every year since 2019.
A Swiss-led U.N. Security Council committee will find it harder to deal with 'suspicions' of sanctions violations.