The UN Security Council is due to meet shortly in emergency session on Sunday in New York following the Israeli cabinet’s ...

For years, low-quality seeds have been a concern in Haiti, with continual climate shocks and political insecurity adding to ...

Climate change has worsened monsoon flooding in Bangladesh, putting women of child-bearing age at risk – but the UN ...

The UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) has warned that the Gaza Strip faces a “catastrophic” humanitarian crisis, with ...

The UN’s top human rights official insisted on Friday that the Israeli Government must not pursue a complete military ...

Millions of people returning to Afghanistan from neighbouring countries are receiving humanitarian support at the border, but ...

The Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries wrapped up earlier Friday in Awaza, Turkmenistan, with delegates ...

United States dropped two atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the “only guarantee” against the use ...

In honour of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples on 9 August, the UN hosted a virtual commemoration on ...

By leveraging their central location, expanding regional connectivity and embracing transformative technologies, Africa’s ...

Extreme heat is breaking records around the world, with wildfires and poor air quality compounding the crisis, according to a ...

Help is needed urgently to halt a deadly cholera outbreak that is sweeping across Sudan, UN agencies said on Friday, while ...