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In war-ravaged Gaza, death appears to be the "only certainty" for 2.4 million Palestinians with no way to escape Israel's relentless bombardment, a UN official said Tuesday, recounting the growing desperation across the territory.

The UN special rapporteur on the human rights situation in Afghanistan has been barred from entering the country, a diplomatic source told AFP on Tuesday.

Exclusive: research tracks dozens of oil and fuel shipments that could have aided Israel’s war on Gaza

Record breaking fossil fuel production, all time high greenhouse gas emissions and extreme temperatures. Like the proverbial frog in the heating pan of water, we refuse to respond to the climate and ecological crisis with any sense of urgency. Under such circumstances, claims from some that global warming can still…

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that Israel has accepted a proposal to bridge differences holding up a cease-fire and hostage release in Gaza

Head of UN mission calls for more peacekeepers as security council told that the nation is far from prepared for its first election as an independent country

In today’s newsletter: Our Seascapes editor on the dangers our seas and oceans face – and what we can do to help

The leader of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, kicks off a two-week Pacific mission this week when he touches down in Samoa.

Experts meet in Bangkok this week to advance what would be the first international treaty to tackle the surging problem of plastic pollution