Pandemic lockdowns and travel restrictions caused dramatic but short-lived improvements in air quality and drops in pollution, the UN said on Friday, but warned the blip...
The United Nations warned on Wednesday that weather-related disasters have skyrocketed over the past half-century, causing far more damage even as better warning systems have meant...
From endangered freshwater dolphins drowned by discarded fishing nets to elephants scavenging through rubbish, migratory species are among the most vulnerable to plastic pollution, a UN...
A deadly combination of racism, xenophobia, and gender-based discrimination means victims of human trafficking are not getting the protection they deserve, and traffickers are able to...
The UN General Assembly will vote Friday on a non-binding resolution condemning the military junta in Myanmar and calling on member states to curb the “flow...
A UN General Assembly meeting set for Tuesday to discuss a non-binding resolution on halting arms transfers to Myanmar was postponed indefinitely because there was not...
Israeli strikes killed 42 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, the worst daily toll in almost a week of deadly clashes, as UN Security Council...
The UN Security Council on Thursday “strongly condemned” the deaths of hundreds of civilians in Myanmar, in a unanimous statement watered down by China after two...
The UN Human Rights Office for Southeast Asia on Thursday (1 Apr) called on States in the region to protect all those fleeing violence and persecution...
UN human rights experts on Wednesday (31 Mar) urged the Indonesian government to respect human rights and the rule of law amid reports that a US$3...
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