The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

At least 51,000 women and girls were intentionally killed around the world in 2023 – the majority by a partner or family member – two United Nations agencies have found, warning that the deadliest place for women is at home. They insist that such murders could be prevented.

The U.N. chief, Pope Francis and others are calling for nations to end the production and use of land mines, even as their deployment grows

“Misogyny, sexism, and women’s inequality are rife across the country”

In today’s newsletter: The view from Azerbaijan is of disappointingly low direct finance guarantees to the developing world, although it is ‘less bad than nothing’

Coca-Cola extracts largest amount of freshwater of any drinks company in England, FoI request finds

Killing of journalists in Israeli strike could be war crime, legal experts say after Guardian investigation

Australia and Pacific island nations had hoped to leave this year’s global climate talks in Azerbaijan having won a bid to host the 2026 summit.

Two U.N. agencies say an average of 140 women and girls were killed by an intimate partner or family member per day last year

Of the 85,000 women killed by men in 2023, 60% died at the hands of a partner or family member, new UN figures show

A last round of negotiations on a legally binding treaty to address the global scourge of plastic pollution has opened in Busan, South Korea

Wealthy nations agree to take the lead in helping developing countries shift to a low-carbon economy