International Finance Corporation case is a challenge to immunity rules
Justices are deciding if the World Bank's financial lending arm has the same immunity afforded to nations under U.S. laws.
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
The 17 U.N. Sustainable Development Goals are a universal blueprint for a better world. Adopted by all 193 U.N. member nations, these goals provide a roadmap to address the most urgent global challenges — from ending poverty and hunger to improving health, education, and climate action. The diplomatic and international efforts to achieve these goals by 2030 depend on global cooperation and are essential for peace and prosperity.
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Move over tobacco, air pollution is the next major public health target
As much as 91% of the world's population breathes unhealthy air, which is why it's the focus of a global health conference.
Nations agree to fishing ban allowing Arctic marine protections
Concerns about climate change's rapid rate of advance in the far north drove three years of talks on commercial fishing.
Critics see lost chance on fighting noncommunicable diseases
Low- and middle-income countries and the poorest and most vulnerable populations worldwide are the hardest hit.
Under U.S. pressure, WTO welcomes revamp from G-20 trade ministers
The World Trade Organization is a major target of the Trump administration, which prefers to let the U.S. set its own tariffs.
High seas treaty moves a step closer to reality among U.N. delegates
A new treaty is being negotiated aimed at protecting the rich biodiversity of the open ocean against commercial pressures.
Under pressure, global postal system grapples with tech and costs
For only a second time in its 144-year history, the Swiss-based Universal Postal Union held an "Extraordinary Congress."
Trump threatens pullout from WTO in latest snub of multilateralism
The U.S. president said he would withdraw the U.S. from the independent World Trade Organization if it doesn't 'shape up.'
UNDP joins partnership with big tech testing AI for poverty reduction
Artificial intelligence could be a tool for sustainable development by organizations, tech giants and academics.
Experts warn of U.S.-led existential threat against global trade body
Experts warned the WTO could become irrelevant if trade wars and tensions cause "backsliding" to trade protectionism.
Clean energy investment lagging behind global decarbonization goals
Investment in renewable power dropped 7% last year and "there is a risk" that it will slow more this year, IEA said.
Faster eco-improvement urged on multiple fronts despite financial cuts
The Global Environment Facility, or GEF, sent up smoke signals warning that 'incremental change will not suffice.'
Food and fish waste challenge import-dependent poorer nations
A third of the world’s fish stocks are overfished, FAO said, and 35% of what's caught never makes it one someone's plate.
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.
An 'alphabet soup' of high seas rules stands in way of sustainability
Ocean areas and deep seabeds beyond national jurisdictions fall within a patchwork of rules for the global commons.
Global foreign investment reaches 3-year low as economic recovery lags
A report shows continued but slowing recovery from the crisis that began in 2008 and almost toppled the financial system.