
Opinions | Science will prevail over profits for a planet of plastic eaters
Some pointed to a recent landmark human rights ruling on climate change as a potential use for a Global Plastics Treaty.
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Some pointed to a recent landmark human rights ruling on climate change as a potential use for a Global Plastics Treaty.
Escalating violence prompts U.N. condemnation as lawless gangs terrorize and displace thousands and impede aid.
The COP28 accord calls for weaning the world off burning oil, coal and natural gas 'in a just, orderly and equitable manner.'
The vote undermined Moscow's claim it still has support from a silent majority of the United Nations' 193 member nations.
The bottled water industry is expected to grow to $500 billion a year in sales but isn't aligned with the U.N.'s Global Goals.
Most of the world's 8 billion inhabitants prefer to stay within their nation of birth, but almost 1-in-20 have left that behind.
The U.N. Security Council, bowing to Russia, constricted aid for Syrians in areas still beyond Syrian government control.
Oxfam International it will shed almost 30% of its global staff and pull up stakes in 18 nations due to financial hardship.
Six countries and the U.N. opened the first Global Refugee Forum to help poor nations overwhelmed by taking in people fleeing for safety across borders.
UNHCR's chief Filippo Grandi and goodwill ambassador Cate Blanchett appealed to governments to help 10 million people.
Refugees International gave the Trump administration's U.S. practices a 'failing grade' for a second year in a row.
The number of refugees, internally displaced people and asylum-seekers rose by 2.3 million from 2017. And over the past two decades, the number has doubled.
The Trump administration's broadsides embolden nations with poor rights records and encourage attacks on journalists.
The non-binding deal tries to solve some of the polarizing but age-old issues surrounding people crossing borders.
The effort accompanied a similar pact for migration that the U.N. General Assembly also approved this month.