World UN, France raise concern over Amazon wildfires ‘crisis’ Paris and the United Nations called Thursday for the protection of the fire-plagued Amazon rainforest as Brazil's right-wing president accused... on 23 August 2019
News Rival Libya forces agree to UN-backed Eid truce Forces battling for control of Libya's capital agreed to a truce Saturday, on the eve of the Muslim festival of Eid Al-Adha, but a car bomb killed... on 10 August 2019
News Car bomb kills 2 UN personnel in Libya’s Benghazi : security official A car bombing in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi killed two United Nations staff on Saturday, a security official said."Two members of the UN... on 10 August 2019
News World warned : change now or endanger food and climate Humanity faces increasingly painful trade-offs between food security and rising temperatures within decades unless it curbs emissions and stops... on 8 August 2019
World Japan urged to sign UN nuke ban on Hiroshima anniversary The mayor of Hiroshima urged Japan to sign a landmark UN treaty banning nuclear weapons as the city Tuesday marked 74 years since being targeted... on 6 August 2019
News Ecological land grab : food vs fuel vs forests The overlapping crises of climate change, mass species extinction, and an unsustainable global food system are on a collision course towards... on 5 August 2019
News Humanity’s next test : feed 10 billion without ruining Earth Experts Friday began negotiating the most comprehensive scientific assessment ever of the role the land we live off plays in climate change,... on 2 August 2019
World Afghans dying at ‘unacceptable’ level amid peace push : UN Civilians are being killed and wounded at a "shocking and unacceptable" level in Afghanistan's war despite a push to end the 18-year-old conflict,... on 30 July 2019
World UN condemns killing of Brazil tribal chief amid doubts over murder The United Nations on Monday condemned the "reprehensible" murder of a tribal chief in northern Brazil, even as President Jair Bolsonaro and... on 30 July 2019
World Iran’s top diplomat warns US is ‘playing with fire’ Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif warned Monday that the United States is "playing with fire," echoing remarks by President Donald... on 16 July 2019
Politics Worsening world hunger affects 821 million, says UN More than 821 million people suffered from hunger worldwide last year, the United Nations reported Monday -- the third year in a row that the... on 15 July 2019
World Venezuela Independence Day marked by rival rallies, UN rebuke Venezuela's Independence Day on Friday was marked by rival rallies led by opposition leader Juan Guido and President Nicholas Maduro, who waged... on 6 July 2019
News UN calls for Libya ceasefire as death toll climbs to 1,000 The UN Security Council called Friday for a ceasefire in Libya as the death toll from a three-month offensive on Tripoli reached 1,000 including... on 6 July 2019
World IAEA to hold special meeting on Iran on 10 July The UN's nuclear watchdog said Friday it will hold a special meeting on Iran's nuclear programme next week, days after Tehran breached one of... on 5 July 2019
News Cocaine production hit new record in 2017 : UN report Global cocaine production reached an all-time high in 2017, breaking the previous year's record by 25 percent, the UN drugs and crime agency... on 26 June 2019
News Khashoggi fiancee says US ‘ethically’ responsible to seek justice The Turkish fiancee of murdered Saudi journalist and dissident Jamal Khashoggi insisted in an emotional interview Tuesday that Washington has... on 25 June 2019
