Progress and worry as kids' treaty turns 30
A human rights treaty that is 30 years old helped make children healthier but they still face threats like climate change and online abuse, UNICEF said.
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Paris forum pitches for global governance
The Paris Peace Forum promoted what French President Emmanuel Macron described as a need for "balanced cooperation" among nations.
U.N. chief hears message of mass protests
A year of mass street protests exposed an erosion of public trust in political leaders who need to listen more to people's real problems, the U.N. chief said.
New green tech finance platform launches
A group of nations responsible for nearly half of all global warming pollutants launched a new finance initiative to oversee investment in climate technologies.
Chamber reports drop in maritime piracy
Maritime piracy and armed robbery dropped by 24% in the first nine months of 2019, but Africa's Gulf of Guinea remains a "high risk area."
World Bank and IMF accent island nations
The World Bank and IMF opened fall meetings to survey a slowing world economy, U.S.-China trade war and urgent climate threats to small island nations.
Global Fund raises US$14 billion pledges
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, backed by Emmanuel Macron, Bill Gates and Bono, said it reached its US$14 billion pledges target.
Aid sought for 10 million stateless people
The U.N. refugee agency's chief Filippo Grandi and goodwill ambassador Cate Blanchett appealed to governments to end statelessness for 10 million people.
U.N.: Oceans and frozen regions changing
Coastal flooding with huge ice and snow losses are getting more extreme as oceans warm and acidify while frozen parts of the planet melt faster, IPCC said.
AfDB to end financing for fossil fuel energy
The African Development Bank Group will no longer support "19th century technologies" like coal and oil and will help create the world's largest "solar zone."
U.N. panel urges Myanmar genocide trials
A special U.N. fact-finding mission urged the world to hold Myanmar's military responsible for "genocidal acts" against the Muslim Rohingya minority.
Slow progress getting more kids in classes
Over the past decade, there has been only slight progress in sending more children to classrooms worldwide. One-sixth of school-age kids lack an education.
UNICEF poll finds widespread online bullying of children affects school
The 170,000 young people polled were split over whether to blame governments, companies or other young people.
CITES tightens rules to protect wildlife trade on dozens of species
The summit is held once every three years to examine protections for wild animals and plants traded internationally.
Oxfam's Winnie Byanyima of Uganda to serve as the next head of UNAIDS
The activist, mechanical engineer and ex-parliamentarian is set to replace UNAIDS' embattled leader Michel Sidibé.
U.N. experts conclude U.S. racism is a complicit factor in mass shootings
A U.N. working group called on U.S. leaders to recommit to human rights, including equal protection under the law.