United Nations (UN)

United Nations (UN)

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UN says world must navigate 'reality' of 1.5C overshoot

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres last year acknowledged the inevitability of overshooting 1.5C but this is the first time a UN agency has addressed this head-on in a dedicated report

A banner with a picture of U.S. President Donald Trump next to an Iranian missile system at Azadi Square in Tehran, Iran, July 30, 2026.

UN faces contentious Iran nuclear vote ahead of General Assembly

An arial view shows uildings near Trishuli River damaged and covered in mud following deadly flash floods and a mudslide, in Betrawati Bazaar in Rasuwa district, Nepal, 30 August 2026. Photo: Reuters

Himalayas face severe glacial flood risks in years ahead, UN official warns

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi, Russia November 23, 2021. Photo :Reuters

US plans to bar Abbas from UN General Assembly for second year: Report

The United Nations headquarters building is pictured with a UN logo in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, US, March 1, 2022. File Photo: REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

Who are the candidates running for UN secretary-general?

The United Nations headquarters building is pictured with a UN logo in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, US, March 1, 2022. File Photo: REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

US plans $725m payment towards its large UN debt

The United Nations headquarters building is pictured with a UN logo in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, US, March 1, 2022. File Photo: REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

Ecuadorean diplomat nominated as candidate to lead UN

A Malian soldier stands in position with his weapon during an attack on Mali's main military base Kati outside the capital Bamako, Mali April 25, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer

A $50m hostage ransom funded al Qaeda's Mali offensive: UN

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk holds a press conference in Beirut, Lebanon on 27 July, 2026. Photo: Reuters

UN rights chief says Iran executed at least 56 people since March

A satellite image shows two Boeing 727 aircraft, which Reuters found to be linked to companies controlled by a US veteran and part of a network identified by United Nations experts as transporting mercenaries, weapons and drones for Sudan's Rapid Support Forces, parked next to each other in the military section of the airport in N’Djamena, Chad, June 4, 2025. Photo: Vantor/Handout via REUTERS

Boeings identified in Reuters report carried weapons for Sudanese paramilitary: UN experts

The UN estimates that some 300,000 people from more than 80 countries are kept in prison-like conditions and forced to carry out online crimes that cost unsuspecting victims billions of dollars. Photo: Chalinee Thirasupa/REUTERS

UN says online scam center trafficking is skyrocketing

A logo is pictured outside a building of the United Nations AIDS agency (UNAIDS) in Geneva, Switzerland, April 6, 2021. Picture taken April 6, 2021. Photo: REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

World risks HIV resurgence as funding falls 18%: UNAIDS

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk. Photo: Collected

US, France trade barbs in fight over UN rights chief's second term