World Nov 05 U.N. rights body holds urgent session in wake of Sudan coup U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet decried excessive use of force by security forces that has left at least 13 people dead and more than 300 injured since the coup.
World Nov 03 U.N. report says Ethiopia’s war marked by ‘extreme brutality’ The U.N. human rights chief says Ethiopia's yearlong war has been marked by "extreme brutality" as a joint investigation into alleged atrocities faults all sides for committing abuses.
World Oct 25 UN says Greenhouse gas levels hit a new record, cuts fall short The U.N. weather agency says greenhouse gas concentrations hit a new record high last year and increased at a faster rate than the annual average for the last decade.
Health Sep 23 U.N. health agency sets higher, tougher bar for air quality Since the last update, better monitoring and science has cleared up the global picture about the effects of six air pollutants on human health. The agency says 90% of the world's people already live in areas with at least one…
World Sep 22 U.N. health agency sets higher, tougher bar for air quality The World Health Organization is setting a higher bar for policymakers and the public in its first update to its air quality guidelines in 15 years.
World Sep 16 ‘Rapid’ reduction in greenhouse gas emissions needed to curb climate change, U.N. chief says Antonio Guterres warned governments that climate change is proceeding faster than predicted and fossil fuel emissions have already bounced back from a pandemic dip.
World Sep 02 Countries take steps toward curbing plastic waste in oceans he pollution can choke off sea life, harm food safety and coastal tourism and contribute to climate change.
World Aug 24 CIA head meets Taliban leader as fears for Afghanistan grow The director of the CIA met with the Taliban’s top political leader in Kabul, an official said Tuesday, as more reports emerged of abuses in areas held by the fighters.
World Aug 04 Head of U.N. health agency seeks vaccine booster moratorium WHO officials say the science is unproven about whether giving booster shots to people who have already received two vaccine doses is effective in preventing the spread of the coronavirus.
World Jun 18 U.N. says millions driven from homes in 2020 despite COVID crisis The United Nations' refugee agency says war, violence, persecution, human rights violations and other factors caused nearly 3 million people to flee their homes last year, even though the COVID-19 crisis restricted movement worldwide.