UN warns

Global temperatures are likely to exceed the critical 1.5°C warming threshold within the next few years, increasing the risk of dangerous climate impacts. However, it is still possible to bring temperatures back below that limit and pursue…
Read More...

The United Nations on Tuesday warned that the Iran war has delivered a fresh shock to the global economy, lowering growth expectations, reviving inflation concerns and threatening development gains, particularly across poorer nations.…
Read More...

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Tuesday strongly criticised the United States’ intervention in Venezuela, warning that such actions violate international law and risk making countries around…
Read More...

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday that deep funding cuts will leave it unable to feed even a third of the 318 million people expected to face severe hunger in 2026. “Declines in global humanitarian funding are forcing WFP…
Read More...

Nearly 13,500 square kilometers (about 5,000 square miles) of Ukraine’s lakes, rivers, and coastal areas are potentially contaminated with explosive remnants of war, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said on Wednesday. While…
Read More...

The UN has warned that nearly one in five children around the world live in areas affected by war. The global body’s children’s agency UNICEF has said 473 million children face the worst violence seen since the Second World War, with the…
Read More...