The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

A new report has found that gang violence has displaced a record 1.3 million people across Haiti as the local government and international community struggle to contain the spiraling crisis

A widespread armed struggle against military rule in Myanmar began in February 2021 after generals seized power from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi.

A brain cell discovery could help explain why people with memory issues overeat

Thousands of migrants from African, Middle Eastern and South Asian countries seeking a better life in Europe attempt irregular migration every year.

The United Nations said the blockade brought the Palestinian enclave to the brink of famine and that food supplies remain critically low

Countries have shown a united front for ambition after talks on a landmark plastic pollution treaty collapsed last year.

A panel of UN experts urged Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to abandon the agreement reached with Mauritius last month and negotiate a new one.

Protesters defy overnight curfew as California governor issues searing rebuke of administration. Plus, who is behind the hedonistic party palaces of New York’s Fire Island?

New study shows regions with best potential to regrow trees and suck climate-heating CO2 from the air

On a remote raised coral atoll in the South Pacific, the tiny island nation of Niue is quietly protecting one of the world’s most ambitious marine reserves. While global leaders at the UN oceans gathering in Nice debate how to scale up efforts to safeguard the seas, Niue – population…

Israeli finance minister ends waiver that Palestinian banks rely on to operate after Western sanctions announced.