United Nations
2026, Jun 08
Countries urged to ‘go further, faster’ and deliver on climate...
The United Nations climate chief called on Monday for countries to step up action to implement existing commitments, warning that fossil fuel...
2026, Jun 07
Humanity’s future depends on protecting the rapidly changing ocean
The ocean covers more than 70 per cent of the planet and regulates climate, sustains biodiversity, and supports economies and cultures worldwide. It’s...
2026, Jun 06
Five things you need to know about ocean plastics
From surgical gloves to water bottles, shopping bags and chewing gum, every part of our daily lives includes plastic. They epitomise convenience...
2026, Jun 05
‘The true cost of peace’: UN honours fallen peacekeepers as...
The United Nations paused on Friday to pay tribute to the more than 4,500 peacekeepers who lost their lives in the line...
2026, Jun 05
World News in Brief: Millions displaced in South Sudan, global...
Months of fighting and insecurity have forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes in South Sudan’s eastern Jonglei State,...
2026, Jun 04
World Ocean Assessment highlights urgent need for science and global...
In the wood-panelled rooms of New York’s storied Explorers Club, where portraits of pioneering adventurers line the walls, diplomats, scientists and ocean...
2026, Jun 04
World News in Brief: UN scales up Ebola response, refugees...
The UN and its partners are continuing efforts to contain Ebola outbreaks in both the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and...
2026, Jun 04
From food lines in Somalia to clinics in Afghanistan, Hormuz...
What began as a geopolitical crisis in the Middle East nearly 100 days ago is increasingly becoming a food security crisis elsewhere,...
2026, Jun 04
AI’s environmental costs threaten water, land and climate
Artificial Intelligence is not only responsible for worrying amounts of earth-warming greenhouse gases: the technology’s environmental footprint is also expanding at a...
2026, Jun 03
Unsafe food kills 1.5 million people each year; children most...
Unsafe food causes an estimated 866 million illnesses and 1.5 million deaths every year worldwide, highlighting the often-overlooked toll of contaminated food...
