Jun 21 World well short of progress needed to meet UN's 2030 sustainable development goals By Melina Walling, Associated Press The world is falling well short of the progress needed to meet the United Nations' sustainable development goals by 2030 in areas ranging from poverty to clean energy to biodiversity. Continue reading
Jun 18 Sudan begins new cease-fire ahead of conference to raise funds for humanitarian aid By Samy Magdy, Associated Press Residents in the capital, Khartoum, and its neighboring city of Omdurman reported “relative calm” in the first hours of the cease-fire Sunday morning, after fierce clashes were reported the previous day. Continue reading
Jun 15 Watch 9:17 UN aid chief on far-reaching consequences of Ukrainian dam disaster By Geoff Bennett, Zeba Warsi In Ukraine, floodwaters are receding more than a week after the destruction of a major dam that severely inundated surrounding towns. But the damage is evolving into a long-term environmental and humanitarian disaster with far-reaching consequences. Martin Griffiths is the… Continue watching
Jun 15 UN chief says fossil fuels are 'incompatible with human survival,' calls for credible exit strategy By Frank Jordans, Associated Press Secretary-General Antonio Guterres also dismissed suggestions by some oil executives that fossil fuel firms can keep up production if they find a way to capture carbon emissions. Continue reading
Jun 12 U.S. plans to rejoin UNESCO and pay $600 million in back dues By Angela Charlton, Matthew Lee, Associated Press U.S. officials say the decision was motivated by concern that China is filling the gap in UNESCO policymaking. Continue reading
Jun 10 Attack in northern Mali kills UN peacekeeper, seriously injures 8 By Associated Press The peacekeepers, all from Burkina Faso, were part of a security patrol that was targeted first by an improvised explosive device and then by direct small arms fire seven kilometers from their base in the town of Ber, U.N. spokesman… Continue reading
Jun 09 Sudan's government declares UN envoy no longer welcome; warring sides agree to a brief cease-fire By Jack Jeffrey, Associated Press The announcement late Thursday comes weeks after the head of the country's military, Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan, demanded in a letter that envoy Volker Perthes be removed from his post. Continue reading
Jun 06 Ukraine brands Russia 'terrorist state' in opening statement at International Court By Mike Corder, Associated Press Kyiv is bringing a case against Russia linked to Moscow's 2014 annexation of Crimea and arming of rebels in eastern Ukraine in the years before Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022. Continue reading
Jun 03 UN delegates agree to produce draft treaty to end global plastic pollution By Angela Charlton, Associated Press Global negotiators have agreed to craft a draft treaty to end plastic pollution, a preliminary but crucial step toward tackling one of the most lasting sources of human waste. Continue reading
May 29 UN begins talks in Paris on a treaty to end global plastic pollution By Thomas Adamson, Jennifer McDermott, Associated Press The self-named "high ambition coalition" of countries, led by Norway and Rwanda, want limits on plastic production and restrictions on some of the chemicals used in plastics. Continue reading