
U.N. adopts 'pact' of new governance ideas for 21st century challenges
The pact, approved by consensus, outlines 56 broad actions, including an explicit call to phase out fossil fuels.
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The pact, approved by consensus, outlines 56 broad actions, including an explicit call to phase out fossil fuels.
If an agreement is reached before the end of the year, the World Health Assembly would need to meet in December.
The summit will attempt to overcome fracture lines that have been dividing major powers and the developing world.
A U.N.-led group says the world won't be able to get to net-zero emissions without first cleaning up the mining business.
U.N. leaders urged nations to bring the Sustainable Development Goals 'back to life' and chart a post-2030 agenda.
People's health, nature and farmland all suffer from the spiraling negative impacts, says the U.N. health agency.
The guidance comes weeks before the U.N. General Assembly takes up the issue of AMR at its high-level meeting this month.
More than a third of the funds will support aid efforts for people in Yemen ($20 million) and Ethiopia ($15 million).
With the Earth growing hotter and the oceans becoming warmer, rising sea levels threaten islands and coastal areas.
The International Labor Organization notes the post-pandemic job recovery for 15- to 24-year-olds is not universal.
The effects of climate change hit hard from the bombed streets of Gaza to the glitzy venues of the Paris Olympics.
The U.N.'s annual report card shows the Sustainable Development Goals improved from 85% off track last year.
A U.N. staff survey finds 80% of respondents believe harmful information endangers communities.
South Korea pushed to fight malicious cyber operations like those run by North Korea to fund its weapons program.
The U.N. refugee agency’s report documents lives upended by persecution, conflict, violence and human rights violations.
The U.N. chief urges a tax on fossil fuel profits and ban on fossil fuel ads amid new climate reports of breaching 1.5°.