Can U.N. meetings save the planet? A faltering year brings up questions about the process
United Nations-sponsored negotiations to tackle climate change and environmental issues have either failed or come out with ...
After Assad's ouster in Syria, U.N. envoy calls for end to sanctions
The Syrian government has been under strict sanctions by the United States, the European Union and others for years.
UN talks fail to reach agreement on dealing with rising risk of global drought
Despite two weeks of U.N.-sponsored talks in Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh, the participating 197 nations failed to agree on a plan ...
In Lesotho, UN chief Guterres urges rich nations to meet new commitments on climate finance
General Antonio Guterres has urged rich nations to honor their new commitments to help the world’s poorer countries fight ...
UN Security Council appears united on Syria, say diplomats
United Nations Security Council members will work on a statement on Syria in the coming days, U.S. and Russian diplomats said ...
The wait begins for a verdict on closely watched climate case at U.N.’s top court
Two weeks of historic and closely watched hearings on the threat of climate change have wrapped up at the U.N.'s top court.
UN General Assembly demands ceasefire in Gaza and backs UN agency helping Palestinian refugees
The U.N. General Assembly has overwhelmingly approved resolutions demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and backing the ...
UN General Assembly overwhelmingly demands immediate Gaza ceasefire
The United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly voted on Wednesday to demand an immediate, unconditional and permanent ...
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Can U.N. summits save the planet? A faltering year of talks brings up questions about the process
The world’s nations keep faltering in their efforts to join together to save the planet from several environmental crises. In ...
FIFA names Saudi Arabia as 2034 World Cup host; three nations to co-host 2030 edition
The decisions complete a mostly opaque 15-month bid process which FIFA president Gianni Infantino helped steer toward Saudi ...
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United Nations conference in Riyadh charts a path for global action on land, drought
The nearly 200 countries convening at the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the United Nations Convention to Combat ...
After Assad's Ouster, Nations Intensify Contact Efforts With New Syria Rulers
Foreign countries stepped up efforts Sunday to establish contacts with Syria's interim rulers, a week after Islamist-led ...