
U.N. starts unloading oil from Yemen tanker to prevent disaster
Without U.N. intervention, the tanker could have released as much as four times the oil spilled by the Exxon Valdez in 1989.
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Without U.N. intervention, the tanker could have released as much as four times the oil spilled by the Exxon Valdez in 1989.
Heat waves can be expected about once every 15 years in the U.S. and Mexico, once a decade in Southern Europe, and once every 5 years in China, according to the study.
Guterres' bid to revitalize multilateralism is at the heart of his “New Agenda for Peace” policy paper for the United Nations.
Mining the deep seas: The best way forward to a green energy transition, or a looming environmental disaster?
China's President Xi Jinping took an apparent swipe at mulilateral approaches to the climate crisis at the end of four days of high-level U.S.-China climate talks.
The biennial report noted the erosion of nuclear security coincides with growing nuclear security dangers and alarming increases in stockpiles of weapons-usable nuclear materials.
British diplomats are leading a push at the U.N. that could be a starting point for a multilateral approach to regulating AI.
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Ukraine failed to win a definitive timeline for joining the military alliance while Sweden's path to entry accelerated with plans to deepen counterterrorism cooperation with Turkey.
Nine social robots offered mixed responses to reporters' questions about how strictly they should be regulated.
The weapons are banned under a Geneva-based treaty adopted by 111 nations, but not the U.S., Ukraine or Russia. Certain types are still permitted if they can self-destruct.
The United States signaled its intent to return to UNESCO and pay arrears to counter Chinese funding and leadership.
Speakers blamed major economies for a system that puts profits over fighting poverty and caring for the planet.
The treaty body that gets the worst cooperation is the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
The debate over who should succeed Jens Stoltenberg, a Norwegian former prime minister, has become complicated. It's also possible he could agree to a fourth contract extension.
A new organization to supervise artificial intelligence could be modeled after the U.N. atomic watchdog agency.