Accelerated melting in the world's cryosphere alarms climate scientists
New measurements show a dramatic decline in the health of glaciers and sea ice, perpetuating the cycle of warming.
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New measurements show a dramatic decline in the health of glaciers and sea ice, perpetuating the cycle of warming.
African leaders say they have a market-based plan to fight human-caused global warming that will spread economic development among millions of people on the continent.
In the recording, UAE officials anticipate a need to "minimize" attacks on the Gulf nation's human rights record when it hosts COP28 in Dubai later this year.
'Extremely high water stress' afflicts 83% of the population in the Middle East and North Africa and 74% in South Asia.
Don't say we weren't warned: Extreme weather events and new records are becoming the norm as our polluted Earth suffers warming oceans, raging fires and rising floods.
"Let's face facts. The problem is not simply fossil fuel emissions. It's fossil fuels – period," he said.
Syrian President Bashar Assad, formerly ostracized by most Arab nations, was warmly readmitted to the Arab League.
A U.N. Security Council resolution calls on Afghanistan's de factor rulers to quickly restore the rights of women and girls to 'full, equal, meaningful and safe' participation in society.
With COP27 not yet finished and so much 'controversy' to consider, it is too early to debate the outcomes. But there's more to the story than meets the eye. A climate change and sustainability expert explores some of the less-reported aspects of COP27, including its less-than-savory side.
Five nations won seats on the U.N. Security Council for the next two years, putting them in a position to influence global policies on peace and security.
The COVAX Facility's global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines finally launched with the delivery of 600,000 doses to Ghana's capital Accra.
Delegates to a U.N.-backed forum in Geneva chose four Libyans to lead a transitional government that will oversee nationwide elections in late December.
Libya’s two main warring factions agreed to hold nationwide elections on December 24, 2021, the U.N. acting envoy for Libya said.
Libya’s two main warring sides signed a U.N.-brokered cease-fire deal that also requires military pullouts by Russia, Turkey and other regional powers.
The signatories to the Iran nuclear deal allowed a U.N.-imposed embargo on arms trade with the nation and some travel bans to expire as planned.
Seven nations joined the U.S. in signing agreements to reinforce and use international rules for peacefully cooperating on and around the Moon's surface.