Scientists say humans must keep global temperatures from increasing more than 1.5 degrees Celsius. The World Meteorological Organization warns that number is looming.
This week, in the middle of a pandemic, the United Nations took a stand about an issue that has nothing to do with disease but is one of the top causes of death for children ages 5 to 14.
The 168 school desks make up an exhibit called "Pandemic Classroom." Each of the seats represents 1 million children living in countries where schools have been closed for almost a year.
A South Korean human rights group sheds light on how North Korean prison camps help the country support its military operations through "mafia-type" tactics.
Linda Thomas-Greenfield was grilled by members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee about a speech she gave at a Chinese-backed institution on the campus of Savannah State University in 2019.
On the United Nations' new Planetary Pressures-Adjusted Human Development Index, the United States drops 45 places from its overall ranking, a reflection of the country's outsize environmental impact.
The U.N. humanitarian agency announced the agreement Wednesday. Since fighting began in the disputed region roughly a month ago, tens of thousands of residents have fled for Sudan.
The United States is the only country to back out of its promises to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. America has contributed more cumulative carbon dioxide to the atmosphere than any other nation.
Before COVID-19 came along, the world wasn't so great at counting deaths and understanding why people die. But the virus has propelled countries to ramp up their efforts.
In a letter to the U.N., the president said the United States will terminate its relationship with the World Health Organization effective July 6, 2021. He was met with a barrage of criticism.
Zoonotic pathogens, which include not only COVID-19, but HIV/AIDS and Ebola, have increasingly emerged due to stresses humans have placed on animal habitats, according to a new United Nations report.
The Security Council has struggled for months to pass a resolution related to COVID-19 because of tussling between the U.S. and China over a reference to the World Health Organization.
Philonise Floyd calls for a United Nations probe into police brutality in the U.S., which is not part of the council. "I'm asking you to help him," he tells the diplomats. "I'm asking you to help me."
A group of African nations requested the urgent debate on racism and police brutality in the wake of George Floyd's death. The U.S. is no longer a member of the U.N.'s top human rights body.
The coronavirus pandemic has brought the world to its knees, says U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres. He says the global body requires more enforcement mechanisms and more "appetite to bite."
The United Nations' policy brief laid out concerns that the spread of COVID-19 and its economic consequences will take a heavy toll in ways that may not be immediately obvious.
Some 700 million of the world's most vulnerable people will require food assistance, according to the U.N. humanitarian office, which is asking wealthy nations to commit $90 billion in aid.
The outgoing U.N. monitor for human rights says Myanmar's military has attacked civilians in Rakhine and Chin states, including children. Myanmar is also accused of genocide against Rohingya Muslims.
Some 135 million people globally lived on the edge of starvation last year. The World Food Program fears the effects of the virus could balloon that number to a staggering 265 million this year.
And that's the best-case scenario laid out by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. The commission said the continent, in the worst case, may see up to 3.3 million deaths this year alone.
Kelly Craft, the U.S. ambassador to the U.N., defended President Trump's decision to halt funding for the international health body, and said both Beijing and the WHO must show more accountability.
According to the United Nations, almost two dozen countries on three continents have closed schools because of the virus. China by far has the most students affected: more than 233 million.
As the world's second-worst Ebola outbreak in history drags into a new year, experts think the solution is less about medicine, and more about security.
