The United Nations called on major artificial intelligence companies on Tuesday to publicly disclose the full environmental cost of their data centres
June 23, 2026
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is calling on artificial intelligence companies to release information about the carbon, water and land used to power their systems
June 23, 2026
By Feras Dalatey June 22 - A United Nations official warned on Monday that efforts to repair divisions and stabilise southern Syria have stalled nearly a year after deadly sectarian violence in a
June 23, 2026
Diplomatic niceties broke down at the United Nations on Friday when Israel's ambassador and the U.N. secretary-general's special representative for children and armed conflict
June 20, 2026
Guyana's candidate to be United Nations secretary-general said on Thursday there is a collective responsibility to ensure the world body can continue to act as a force for good,
June 19, 2026
The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization and World Food Programme on Thursday appealed for $202 million to help protect 8.8 million people across 22 high-risk
June 18, 2026
The United Nations’ food agencies warn that acute hunger is set to worsen across 13 global hot spots in the coming months, calling for urgent action
June 17, 2026
China on Wednesday issued a joint statement with Myanmar following meetings between their leaders earlier this week in Beijing, saying the two nations will continue to
June 17, 2026
Several candidates running to be the next head of the United Nations called for a strengthening of human rights and respect for international law and
June 09, 2026
The outcomes of most of the United Nations' recent COP climate summits have fallen short of the more ambitious action scientists say is needed to address climate change,
June 01, 2026
The United Nations aims to reduce and abolish senior leadership positions over the next two years as part of its reforms, its Secretary-General said on
May 28, 2026
A new report from the United Nations weather agency gives a three-out-of-four chance that the next five years will average more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial temperatures
May 28, 2026
The United Nations’ top court has issued a landmark advisory opinion that says the right to strike is protected by a cornerstone labor treaty
May 21, 2026
The United Nations has lowered its forecast for global economic growth and raised the prospects for inflation in response to Middle East crises and rising oil prices
May 20, 2026
The United Nations is likely to launch a fresh push to resolve the decades-old split of Cyprus before the term of Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expires at the end of
May 13, 2026
Haiti's security is not at a level needed to hold elections this August, Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aime said in an interview broadcast on
May 11, 2026
Somalia faces a severe malnutrition crisis and urgently needs more aid funding to avert a catastrophe, the United Nations World Food Programme said on
May 08, 2026
The U.S. on Thursday urged countries to support its United Nations resolution demanding Iran halt attacks and mining of the Strait of Hormuz, but diplomats said China and Russia are
May 08, 2026
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday that the billions of dollars the United States owes to the world body is "non-negotiable," after reports that
April 30, 2026
Four candidates vying to lead the United Nations have spent hours being grilled about their views on issues from restoring global peace to ending escalating poverty
April 26, 2026
The United States could seek to punish Britain for its lack of support on the Iran war by reviewing its position on London's claim to the Falkland Islands
April 24, 2026
Some people in Sudan say they have struggled to obtain medicines, and the war in Iran has made that worse
April 23, 2026
The 10th United Nations secretary-general will be elected this year for a five-year term starting on January 1, 2027.
April 21, 2026
The U.S. is urging other nations to back a “trade over aid” initiative at the United Nations as part of the Trump administration’s broader shift away from donor-focused development assistance and toward greater private investment
April 17, 2026
Asian refiners see little room for Iranian oil, leaving China as key buyer after US waiver
Scars mark Britain's economy 10 years after Brexit vote
Philippines rethinks school safety after rare shooting kills three
Iran's UN ambassador cites good progress in peace talks, but denies US commodity purchase claims
Bath & Body Works partners with Ulta Beauty as it looks to boost sales
The not-so-silent war being fought in World Cup stadiums: Stadium DJs vs. hydration break boos
Guinness crowns Canberra town crier as the world's loudest person at 122.4 decibels