
Myanmar junta seeks aid, struggles to deal with devastating earthquake
U.S. Geological Survey predictive modeling shows the death toll from a 7.7-magnitude earthquake could exceed 10,000.
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U.S. Geological Survey predictive modeling shows the death toll from a 7.7-magnitude earthquake could exceed 10,000.
With the Earth growing hotter and the oceans becoming warmer, rising sea levels threaten islands and coastal areas.
The expert report identifies Thai and Chinese banks as the main providers of financial support for Myanmar's junta.
Some pointed to a recent landmark human rights ruling on climate change as a potential use for a Global Plastics Treaty.
A new report's evidence of threats and retaliation extends to 12 of the U.N. Human Rights Council's 47 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.
The IMF was thrust into a dispute over currency manipulation as the U.S. accused Vietnam and Switzerland of currency manipulation.
Nations met to examine how to help pandemic-battered farmers keep supplying food for tens of millions of people.
ASEAN leaders pushed back at China, asserting a 1982 U.N. treaty should serve as the basis for resolving disputes over claims in the South China Sea.
UNHCR's chief Filippo Grandi and goodwill ambassador Cate Blanchett appealed to governments to help 10 million people.
IAEA will collaborate with ASEAN's 10 nations on a framework for developing nuclear technology for peaceful purposes.
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 new law results from a global sex abuse scandal that has threatened the church's credibility and the pope’s leadership.
Despite fears about being weighed down with too much debt, developing nations embraced the infusion of Chinese cash.
The biggest beneficiaries are likely to be the E.U., Mexico, Japan, Canada, South Korea, India, Australia and Brazil.
The U.N. secretary-general demanded that nations act far faster and more decisively to combat the climate crisis.