The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

Congo’s security forces are fighting against Rwanda-backed rebels who advanced into a key eastern city in a major escalation of a decadeslong conflict

The M23 rebel group has declared the key city of Goma under its control, signalling a big blow to the Congolese army.

Conservative peer Lord Davies called for a review on sentencing to allow whole-life orders to be given to under-18s.

Another day brings another monster tide for residents of Carteret county, North Carolina, whose coastal towns and villages are being swallowed by the rising Atlantic. Nonetheless, its voters returned Donald Trump to the White House, a man who denies the science of climate change and had withdrawn his country from…

M23’s lightning advance into east DRC being supported by up to 4,000 Rwandan troops, say UN officials

European Union foreign ministers have agreed to begin lifting sanctions on Syria, but insist that the measures should be reimposed if they see any abuses by the country’s new rulers

UN report reveals how climate change exacerbates extreme weather, impacting food security in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Lebanese officials say firing by Israeli troops has killed two people and wounded 17 in the second day of deadly protests in southern Lebanon

Rwanda-backed militia continues to make territorial gains in country suffering one of world’s worst humanitarian crises