United Nations
2026, Sep 10
UN climate chief warns political division is undermining fight against...
The head of the UN’s climate body has warned that treating global warming as a partisan issue is dangerously out of step with...
2026, Sep 09
‘The water comes up to our knees’: Climate hazards shut...
When the creek beside Taudibura Garo’s school in Papua New Guinea floods, the water doesn’t stop at the gate. It rises through...
2026, Sep 09
Record number of attacks on education, global fund warns
While September traditionally marks the start of the school year across the northern hemisphere, a staggering 93 million children are not in...
2026, Sep 09
Guterres urges leaders to invest in peace as conflicts deepen
The UN Secretary-General appealed on Wednesday for world leaders to invest in peace as violence, division and conflict exacerbate suffering worldwide.
2026, Sep 08
AI datacentres pose growing threat to electricity systems worldwide
Use of data-intensive technologies – in particular artificial intelligence (AI) data centres – is growing faster than electricity infrastructure can handle, the...
2026, Sep 08
Ships and seafarers increasingly caught in the crossfire of unrelated...
The global shipping industry is facing a «genuinely unprecedented» convergence of maritime crises, with vessels and seafarers increasingly used as “leverage” in...
2026, Sep 08
‘This is not 1945’: General Assembly president gavels open new...
The UN General Assembly gavelled open its 81st session on Tuesday at UN Headquarters as the incoming president pledged to restore public...
2026, Sep 08
Tobacco use can undermine fertility, UN health agency warns
Smoking very likely makes it harder to have a baby, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned in a new publication issued...
2026, Sep 07
AI: Türk urges action before it becomes an ‘existential risk...
UN human rights chief Volker Türk added his voice on Monday to growing calls for greater AI controls, warning that the revolutionary...
2026, Sep 07
Coordinated action on clean air and climate change can net...
Tackling air pollution and climate change together can save millions of lives, reduce global warming and generate roughly $15 in economic benefits...
