Human-induced climate change worsened Horn of Africa drought
Low rainfall and high evaporation rates 'would not have led to drought at all in a 1.2° C. cooler world,' scientists concluded.
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Aid flows constrict and civilians in danger as Sudan descends into chaos
Sudan's unraveling forced humanitarian aid organizations, including those with staff killed by fighting, to suspend operations, despite millions of civilians in great need.
U.N. chief rebukes Russia at a meeting chaired by its top diplomat
Twice in a week U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres has criticized two powerful members of the world body: Russia for invading Ukraine and the U.S. for spying on his phone calls.
Opinion | The great Twitter cull looms for leaders and organizations
Hundreds of accounts of world leaders and their institutions, plus 40 organizations and their leaders, were to be demoted.
International arms control at a 'crossroads' over nuclear threats
The NATO chief emphasized the need to negotiate new arms control arrangements, despite broad geopolitical worries.
G-7 pushes back against aggressive nuclear moves by Russia and China
The Group of Seven's nonproliferation directors expressed alarm that Russia, China and North Korea have all been pushing to expand their nuclear-armed capabilities.
Wanted on war crimes charges, Russian official appears before U.N.
Diplomats from other nations objected to the Russian-led U.N. Security Council session as an exercise in disinformation.
Putin, charged with war crimes, takes over U.N.'s most powerful arm
Russia's status as president of the U.N. Security Council is bound up in a frozen-in-time power structure dating to the end of World War II.
Stockpiles of nuclear weapons available for use increased in 2022
The number of nuclear warheads available to nations for deployment reached 9,576 at the start of 2023, up from 9,440 a year earlier.
At U.N., leaders link debt, climate to unity in fighting counterterrorism
Mozambique hosted a discussion on how to strengthen efforts between the U.N. and regional organizations at curbing terrorism and violent extremism.
World marks horrific slave trade history to guard against more abuses
The idea is to preserve and teach an ugly chapter of history that might help ward off humanity’s worst impulses.
Swiss devise $3.25B deal for UBS to aquire 'too big to fail' Credit Suisse
The Financial Stability Board designated Switzerland's two biggest banks as so critical to the world that they must not be allowed to fail.
Pushed to the brink: War, disaster, lost rights challenge kids worldwide
From the killing fields of Ukraine to the earthquakes of Turkey and Syria, children struggle in an often indifferent world.
McCain is the next U.S. conservative tapped to lead World Food Program
WFP's leader represents a seemingly bygone era of bipartisanship as both a close political ally of Joe Biden and widow of John McCain.
U.N. conference raises 28% of emergency aid target for Yemen
The U.N. emergency relief coordinator's office set a $4.3 billion target to help people suffering in the war-torn nation.
Lost childhoods: Ukraine's most innocent victims in Putin's war
The global demands for peace grow as humanitarian aid workers emphasize the war's devastating effect on children.