Sep 11 UN chief: World is at `pivotal moment’ and must avert crises By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued a dire warning that the world is moving in the wrong direction and faces “a pivotal moment” where continuing business as usual could lead to a breakdown of global order and a future of perpetual… Continue reading
Sep 05 Soldiers detain Guinea’s president, dissolve government By Associated Press Mutinous soldiers in the West African nation of Guinea detained President Alpha Conde on Sunday after hours of heavy gunfire rang out near the presidential palace in the capital, then ann… Continue reading
Sep 01 Food in Afghanistan could run out this month, U.N. official says By Kathy Gannon, Rahim Faiez, Associated Press About one third of the country's population of 38 million is facing "emergency" or "crisis" levels of food insecurity, according to the local U.N. humanitarian coordinator. Continue reading
Aug 16 WATCH: U.N. Security Council urges inclusive talks on new Afghan government By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The U.N. Security on Monday called for an immediate end to violence in Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover of the country and inclusive talks to form a new Afghan government that includes women. Continue reading
Jul 27 U.N. says its food aid runs out this week in Ethiopia’s Tigray By Associated Press The head of the U.N. World Food Program says the agency will "run out of food" in Ethiopia's conflict-hit Tigray region on Friday, while hundreds of thousands of people there face the world's worst famine crisis in a decade. Continue reading
Jul 26 Climate change and conflict are fueling poverty and food prices, UN chief says By Associated Press U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday warned that climate change and conflict are both a consequence and a driver of poverty, income inequality and food prices. Continue reading
Jul 22 Watch 9:22 Migrants left adrift at sea after boat pushback from Greek coast guard By Malcolm Brabant, Daphne Tolis Pro-refugee groups allege the Greek coast guard is endangering migrants in the Aegean Sea and breaching international law with a new aggressive migration policy that involves pushing them back towards Turkish waters. Critics also accuse the European Union of ignoring… Continue watching
Jul 21 Watch 5:47 The world is striving to fully adopt clean energy. Will we succeed in time? By Miles O'Brien The consequences of extreme weather are evident and unmistakable. Scientists say human-caused climate change is making these events more frequent and severe. Miles O'Brien looks at a pivotal upcoming moment in addressing the climate crisis with Alok Sharma, president of… Continue watching
Jul 02 U.N. documents prisoners’ torture, abuse in Ukrainian conflict By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press Friday's report issued by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) noted that prisoners' abuse was particularly rampant in the initial stage of the seven-year conflict but continues to this day. Continue reading
Jun 29 Watch 9:05 Understanding the fragile ceasefire and humanitarian crisis in Tigray By Nick Schifrin, Morgan Till, Ali Rogin There is fragile ceasefire in Northern Ethiopia's Tigray after Ethiopian and allied forces withdrew after an occupation late in 2020. It's a dramatic turn in conflict that has killed thousands, uprooted millions and featured atrocities the global community attributes to… Continue watching