UN chief mobilizes global leaders for climate action by 2025

Led by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the UN Development Programme, the campaign mobilizes a diverse group of participants including social media influencers, indigenous leaders, and major ... Read More

UN labor agency report warns of rising threat of excess heat, climate change on world's workers

The U.N. labor organization is warning that over 70% of the world’s workforce is likely to be exposed ... The ILO estimates that over 2.4 billion workers — more than 70% of the global workforce — are ... Read More

World leaders urge restraint in aftermath of Iran attack on Israel – what we know so far

UN chief tells emergency security council meeting Middle East is ‘on the brink’ as US warns Israel it will not take part in counterattack against Iran Global ... on the World Trade Centre ... Read More

UN warns Israel assault on Gaza's Rafah on 'immediate horizon'

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday said there has been incremental progress toward averting "an entirely preventable, human-made famine" in the northern Gaza Strip, but much ... Read More

UN Warns 800,000 People in Sudan City in 'Extreme, Immediate Danger'

UN Warns 800,000 People in Sudan ... Rapid Support Forces (RSF), creating the world's largest displacement crisis. U.N. political affairs chief Rosemary DiCarlo told the 15-member Security Council ... Read More

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By Mark Landler The Chinese leader has carefully chosen three countries — France, Serbia and Hungary — that to varying degrees embrace Beijing’s push for a new global order. By Roger Cohen ... Read More

World leaders, UN chief slam Ecuador over raid of Mexican embassy, arrest of former VP

The shocking, highly unusual move has outraged world leaders on both sides of the ... Spain on the left — as well as the head of the United Nations. U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres ... Read More

UN rights chief warns of further escalation of violence in Sudan

As the conflict in Sudan marked its first anniversary, the UN human rights chief on Monday warned of ... warrants against Hamdok and other civilian leaders and prioritize confidence-building ... Read More

NATO chief warns of 'dangerous authoritarian alliance' threatening Western democracies

Kim Jong Un, leader of North Korea ... Stoltenberg said NATO allies are working with other allied countries around the world, including Japan and South Korea, to stave off aggression from the ... Read More

IMF chief quotes Churchill as she warns of global chaos

The head of the International Monetary Fund has urged countries to cut debt and slash red tape to revive growth as she warned the world was becoming ... for the next global crisis. Read More

Ukrainian and Western Leaders Laud US Aid Package While the Kremlin Warns of 'Further Ruin'

Ukrainian and Western Leaders Laud US Aid Package While the Kremlin Warns of 'Further Ruin' KYIV ... many welcomed the U.S. vote as a piece of good news after a tough period that has seen Russia ... Read More

UN Warns 800,000 In Sudan Face "Extreme, Immediate Danger' From Violence

War erupted in Sudan one year ago between the Sudanese army (SAF) and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), creating the world's ... she said. A United Nations-backed global authority on ... Read More