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Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the global number of people fleeing wars, conflicts or human rights violations rose to almost 82.4 million last year.

In Depth

Europe leads on ESG as global rules sought

The rise of ESG investing creates an “urgent demand for global standards,” says an organization working on them as the next U.N. climate summit nears.

Under The Radar

Landmark climate ruling in Dutch court

Climate activists used the 2015 Paris Agreement to win a Dutch court ruling ordering Royal Dutch Shell to cut carbon emissions nearly in half this decade.

How It Works

WHO chief urges treaty and ‘lot of work’

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus closed out the World Health Assembly with a warning against complacency and an appeal for a global pandemic treaty.

In Brief

The U.N. General Assembly is expected to approve a resolution urging Myanmar’s military to end violence and restore democracy.

U.N. climate officials reported some progress in talks but “a significant amount of work” remains before a November summit.

The Arab League urged the U.N. Security Council to intervene in a regional dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.

ICC chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda called on Sudan to hand over Omar al-Bashir and other Darfur war crime suspects.

WasteAid and musicMagpie partnered to create a “Mount Recyclemore” sculpture of G-7 leaders in Cornwall.

The ILO reported first-quarter employment losses globally were equivalent to 140 million full-time jobs.

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A Selection of ESG Indicators

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Inside International Organizations

Guterres re-elected as U.N. chief through 2026

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres was re-elected to lead the world body for the next five years, winning the General Assembly’s unanimous support.

Biden and Putin agree to reduce nuclear risks

With U.S.-Russia tensions nearing Cold War-era dimensions, Presidents Biden and Putin used Swiss diplomacy to agree to nuclear talks and other measures.

E.U. and U.S. end Airbus-Boeing dispute

The E.U. and U.S. announced a deal to end the bitter trade dispute between Airbus and Boeing as E.U. leaders and U.S. President Joe Biden met in Brussels.

With Biden, NATO warns on China, Russia

NATO agreed to address China’s military goals along with Russia’s aggressiveness at a summit on threats and challenges “from all strategic directions.”

G-7 takes on pandemic, climate and China’s role

The G-7 summit wrapped up with vows to end the pandemic, fight climate change and incorporate U.S. President Biden’s pledge to “build back better.”

After 80 years, Atlantic Charter 2.0 is agreed

The U.S. and the U.K. signed a “revitalized” version of the 1941 Atlantic Charter to focus on 21st century risks such as cyber attacks and rising temperatures.