Moderate gains in some areas but only 18% of the SDGs are on-track
A critical U.N. summit opened to confront the sobering reality that only modest gains have been made in a select few areas.
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U.S. announces sanctions on International Criminal Court judges
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio singled out four ICC judges in retaliation for actions against the U.S. and Israel.
Trump's climate retreat diverges from global shift to green initiatives
Trump's speech to Davos contrasted sharply with other leaders' creation of a Global Energy Transition Forum.
Plastic pollution treaty targets production or waste management
This is the third round of talks to develop an international legally binding deal that includes plastic waste in the ocean.
Nations reject Russia's attempt to rejoin U.N. Human Rights Council
The vote undermined Moscow's claim it still has support from a silent majority of the United Nations' 193 member nations.
Amazon nations renew cooperation but fall short on deforestation plan
The Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization agreed on some policies but not a unified goal to end deforestation.
Paris summit approves drafting global plastic pollution treaty
The summit ended with support for creating a "zero draft" treaty ahead of the next negotiations at Nairobi in November.
Talks open on plastics treaty to defuse environmental 'time bomb'
About 69% of all the plastics produced, mainly through fossil fuel burning, are used just once or twice before they are thrown away. About 22% is mismanaged. Just 9% is recycled.
Vaccine nationalism clouds the world's pandemic recovery efforts
Rich countries locked up most of the COVID-19 vaccine supply despite the COVAX Facility's efforts to provide equal access.
U.N. chief points to 'deficit of trust' prompting mass street protests
A year of protests exposed an erosion of public trust in political leaders who aren't listening to people's real problems.
U.N. mission to probe suspected human rights abuses in Venezuela
The Human Rights Council created a mission to investigate cases in the beleaguered country from the past five years.
No school for 3.7 million refugee children as financing falls short
Little more than 60% of all refugee children are able to go to primary schools, versus 90% among all children globally.
OECD sets new voluntary ethical standards for artificial intelligence
IBM, which helped develop the standards, said they offer policy guidance for governments and stakeholders worldwide.
Who will be the winner of the U.S.-China trade war winner? Neither.
The biggest beneficiaries are likely to be the E.U., Mexico, Japan, Canada, South Korea, India, Australia and Brazil.
Anti-corruption movement is betting on 'the power of people's pressure'
Corruption has wide-ranging impacts. Transparency International says ordinary people can fight back.
Trump trade war erodes the U.N.'s global anti-poverty goals for 2030
International organizations said the tit-for-tat tariffs will undercut a broad array of global development efforts.