May 01 Evacuations underway from Mariupol steel plant, UN says By Cara Anna, Yesica Fisch, Associated Press As many as 100,000 people are believed to still be in blockaded Mariupol, including up to 1,000 civilians who were hunkered down with an estimated 2,000 Ukrainian fighters beneath the Soviet-era steel plant - the only part of the city… Continue reading
Apr 19 Treasury Secretary Yellen, other finance leaders urge to boost fight against global food insecurity By Fatima Hussein, Paul Wiseman, Associated Press Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has urged world finance leaders to "get concrete" as they look for ways to combat a looming crisis over food insecurity around the global that Russia's war in Ukraine has made worse. Continue reading
Apr 18 U.N. says Yemen’s Houthi rebels have agreed to stop using child soldiers By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press The Houthis signed what the U.N. describes as an "action plan" to end and prevent recruiting or using children in armed conflict, killing or maiming children and attacking schools and hospitals. Continue reading
Apr 14 U.N. envoy hopeful that there’s a ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ for Yemen’s war By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The U.N. special envoy for Yemen has told the Security Council that there's "a light at the end of the tunnel" in the more than seven-year war in the Arab world's poorest country. Continue reading
Apr 07 U.N. General Assembly suspends Russia from Human Rights Council By Edith M. Lederer, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press The U.N. General Assembly has voted to suspend Russia from the world organization's leading human rights body over allegations of horrific rights violations in Ukraine, which the United States and Ukraine have called tantamount to war crimes. Continue reading
Apr 04 Watch 7:30 UN climate report warns governments are falling short on lowering planet’s temperature By William Brangham, Alexis Cox, Tommy Walters The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change laid out its latest report Monday stressing the critical need to implement dramatic cuts in greenhouse gasses to head off the worst impacts of climate change. Dave Roberts writes a newsletter and… Continue watching
Apr 04 We have the tools to save the planet from climate change. Politics is getting in the way, new IPCC report says By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas The report itself was delayed by negotiations over language and key issues, illustrating how each nation's priorities can thwart timely progress. Continue reading
Apr 04 WATCH: IPCC warns Earth is ‘firmly on track toward an unlivable world’ By Frank Jordans, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press A new report from the UN's top body of climate scientists is warning that temperatures will go beyond a key danger point unless countries worldwide cut greenhouse emissions faster than they are currently committed to doing. Continue reading
Apr 02 Former UN prosecutor calls for global arrest warrant for Putin By Associated Press The Swiss lawyer who oversaw U.N. investigations in Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia said there were clear war crimes being committed in Ukraine. Continue reading
Mar 31 U.N. seeks record $4.4 billion for Afghans struggling under Taliban By Jamey Keaten, Kathy Gannon, Associated Press The head of the United Nations says nearly all Afghans don't have enough to eat and some have resorted to "selling their children and their body parts" to get money for food. Continue reading