The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

UN logs 260 attacks in October alone, its highest monthly tally. Plus, protests in North Carolina’s Charlotte after aggressive immigration arrests

When she became president, Samia Suluhu Hassan offered hope. But the country’s sudden democratic decay is more than just a national tragedy

Bangladesh’s capital and major cities are calm despite a call for a nationwide shutdown by supporters of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

The first trial has opened of some of the hundreds of suspects linked to deadly clashes in Syria's coastal provinces that quickly spiraled into sectarian attacks earlier this year

A new exhibition in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, asks, what if the most radical climate tool isn't technology, but the ability to dream?

Nicki Minaj will represent the Trump administration at the United Nations to address Christian persecution in Nigeria. Here's what she plans to announce and why her collaboration with the White House is drawing global attention.

The United Nations Security Council voted Monday in favour of a US-drafted peace plan for Gaza, that includes the deployment of an international force and a path to a future Palestinian state. It marks a significant step for the fragile ceasefire after more than two years of war between Israel…

Lobbyists representing industry responsible for a quarter to a third of global emissions participated in key talks at the UN climate summit

INVESTIGATION: As Donald Trump's aid cuts leave African health programmes scrambling, The Independent pieces together events at a number of conferences where American religious organisations are looking to move in to shape the future. Rachel Schraer reports