World Feb 23 Rape and sexual violence in Sudan's ongoing conflict may amount to war crimes, a new UN report says Sudan plunged into chaos in April when clashes erupted in the capital, Khartoum, between rival Sudanese forces — the country's military and a paramilitary faction known as the Rapid Support Forces.
Politics Jan 31 UN organizations rally around aid agency for Palestinian refugees in Gaza as some donors cut funding The United States and more than a dozen other countries have announced plans to suspend contributions to the agency known as UNRWA after Israel alleged that 12 of its thousands of workers participated in the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel…
Politics Jan 18 Red Cross toes fine line trying to help civilians in Israel-Hamas war amid pressure from Netanyahu The International Committee of the Red Cross has been losing influence, funding and staff, and disparaging remarks from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are just the latest headache for the Geneva-based humanitarian group.
World Jan 18 In Davos, Israel's president calls ties with Saudi Arabia key to ending war in Gaza Isaac Herzog said Thursday at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, that the relationship is still fragile but is "an opportunity to move forward."…
World Jan 17 Blinken calls a pathway to a Palestinian state a necessity for Israeli security Speaking at World Economic Forum's annual meeting in the Swiss ski resort of Davos, Blinken said Wednesday that the view of leaders in the Arab and Muslim world have changed on Israel and the creation of a Palestinian state would…
World Jan 15 At Davos, conflict, climate change and AI get top billing as leaders converge for the World Economic Forum Climate, conflict and the rise of artificial intelligence round out a to-do list of global priorities at this year's edition of the World Economic Forum gabfest of business, political and other elites.
World Dec 13 At COP28, nations agree to transition away from fossil fuels and reach world net zero carbon emissions by 2050 COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber gaveled through the text at a plenary session in Dubai after more than two weeks of discussions that saw nations try and figure out a way for the world to stay in line with limiting warming…
World Dec 12 COP28 winds down with climate deal stuck in fossil fuel stalemate The climate talks almost always run long, and Monday's release of a draft agreement angered countries that insist on a commitment for rapid phase-out of coal, oil and gas.
World Dec 11 As COP28 climate talks move closer to final deal, critics say draft is lacking A new draft released Monday afternoon on what’s known as the global stocktake called for countries to reduce “consumption and production of fossil fuels, in a just, orderly and equitable manner.”…
Science Dec 05 UN reports worrying rates of warming as COP28 tries to tackle climate crisis Warming oceans and melting of ice sheets caused the rate of sea-level rise to nearly double in less than a generation.