‘Unrealistic’ that UN could play role in Gaza’s future but could monitor potential ceasefire, says Guterres
Gazan health ministry says almost 41,000 had been killed in Israel’s military action since beginning of war last October
Gazan health ministry says almost 41,000 had been killed in Israel’s military action since beginning of war last October
Gaza authorities claim 21 people were killed in evacuation zone
Combined pressures of over-exploitation and climate changes are not without consequences for human development
US makes ‘bridging proposal’ for number of jailed Palestinians to be released by Israel in exchange for every hostage freed by Hamas
António Guterres fears conflict will spread and calls for a pause in hostilities during Ramadan
Report released on Monday found abuse of hostages still held in Gaza may be continuing
Senior officials from the United States, Israel, Egypt and Qatar are involved in attempts to broker a deal
Palestinian foreign ministry criticises what it describes as an ‘Israeli campaign against UNRWA’
Instead, Blinken’s handwringing and crocodile tears merely strengthen the impression of US hypocrisy
The question can now be asked: is the United Nations out of options for bringing an end to the bombardment of Gaza?
What is most disturbing about Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber’s exchange with Mary Robinson over phasing out fossil fuels is his view is at such variance with science
Carbon-capture and storage technologies to be deployed to meet climate targets, Ryan confirms
More needs to be done on home front but Irish emissions are coming down, says Taoiseach
UN secretary general addresses conference, saying humanity living through ‘climate collapse in real time’
We risk losing the race to save our glaciers and to rein in sea level rise, World Meteorological Organisation report warns
Contrary to what Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu says, Hamas is not Isis
‘Our [carbon] pollution levels are pushing us over the edge into catastrophic climate breakdown’ - FoE
Countries’ ‘emissions gap’ is like an emissions canyon littered with broken promises, broken lives, and broken records, says UN chief
The mindlessness of appeals to Islamic jihad finds an echo in the farcical biblical inspiration for the ever-expanding Israeli seizure of the occupied territories, which belong to the Palestinians
The statement made by Antonio Guterres, that October 7th did not happen in a vacuum, was based on considerable and substantive evidence
Call caps day of heated exchanges at Security Council over violence threatening to spark regional war
Gaza’s hungry, dehydrated, ailing and wounded people need supplies now
The Security Council has been weakened by tensions between the West, Moscow and Beijing
United Nations targets include the eradication of extreme poverty by 2030
Reopening Bab al-Hawa border crossing makes it possible to reach 2.7 million people in need
The omerta on speaking bluntly about the climate emergency may be finally lifted
Wildfires in north America and southern Europe, storms of hailstones the size of tennis balls in Italy and flooding in Donegal - this summer has shown the growing risks from the climate crisis
Secretary general António Guterres appeals for renewable energy switch as ‘global boiling’ arrives
Wagner mercenaries are no longer participating in ‘any significant capacity’ in Ukraine fighting, says Pentagon
Eamon Ryan sees hope in ‘alternative path’ of embracing wind and solar power
Countries must start phasing out oil, coal and gas rather than just emissions, António Guterres says
‘Big implementation gap’ and lack of political will are main obstacles to rapid decarbonisation
UN secretary general calls on wealthy countries to mobilise resources to keep global temperature down
‘Multiple, feasible and effective options’ immediately available to slash emissions and to adapt to human-caused climate change
IPCC set to release ‘fundamental policy document for shaping climate action in the remainder of this pivotal decade’
Davos 2023: Zelenskiy says ‘tyranny is outpacing democracy’ as he seeks more western help to fight Russia
Pakistan’s prime minister Shehbaz Sharif asks for ‘new lifeline’, as country needs $16 billion for recovery
While increasingly hitting the developed world, it is poorer countries suffering most
Almost 200 countries gather in Montreal in attempt to address biodiversity loss
A welcome UN push to tighten corporate rules is sending shudders through some boardrooms
EU says any new mechanism must support climate-vulnerable countries - Eamon Ryan
Exploring a range of potential outcomes, from moderate success to nightmare, is an effective way of giving citizens a sense of agency
World Meteorological Organisation releases annual report as Cop27 opens in Egypt
Deepening gulf between the developed and developing world casts doubt over the ability of COP27 to secure a significant breakthrough
Action to cut global carbon emissions to date described as ‘woefully inadequate’
Kremlin says West wrong to reject allegation but produces no evidence to support it
Western states warn results of so-called ‘referendums’ will not be recognised under international law
Biden to press Truss to reach deal with EU on Northern Ireland protocol
World View: It’s almost a decade since Fadwa Mahmoud’s husband and son were seized outside Damascus airport. She still doesn’t know what happened to them
UN nuclear watchdog says its experts found extensive damage at Zaporizhzhia facility
Official Russian reaction to former Soviet leader’s death is much cooler
‘Pakistani people are facing a monsoon on steroids’ says UN secretary general as estimates put damage from floods at more than €9.9 billion
United Nations nuclear watchdog is still waiting for clearance to visit the plant
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Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
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