The head of U.S. diplomacy proposed a ‘humanitarian pause’ to allow aid to enter the enclave, just a week after Washington vetoed a resolution that called for the same measure
U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield criticized the resolution for not saying anything about Israel’s right to self-defense
The invasion announced by the Israeli army to ‘completely destroy’ Hamas will involve urban warfare that favors the Islamist militia and will entail large numbers of casualties
This meteorological summer — June, July, and August — has been the warmest on Earth since at least the mid-1850s, when reliable records began
The most recent figures show that the number of planted coca hectares increased from 204,000 to 230,000 in 2022 and the government is rolling out a ‘concerted effort to swap one economy with another’
The head of the United Nations called for more and faster cuts in heat-trapping emissions and in spending, to help poor countries shift to renewable energy and adapt to a warmer world
At the opening of the United Nations General Assembly meeting, António Guterres ticked off a list of ‘existential threats’ the world is facing, from climate change to disruptive technologies like artificial intelligence
The March to End Fossil Fuels featured such politicians as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and actors Susan Sarandon, Ethan Hawke, Edward Norton, Kyra Sedgewick and Kevin Bacon
Kenya’s government and the African Union are launching the ministerial session while more than a dozen heads of state begin to arrive, determined to wield more global influence and bring in far more financing and support
In remarks at the opening of a three-day food summit, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres lamented that there are already negative effects on global wheat and corn prices
The summit for a New Global Financing Deal marked an important milestone in global efforts to address the intertlinked crises of climate change, biodiversity and inequality
Macron invites dozens of world leaders to redefine financial architecture and release funds for low-income countries at risk due to environmental crisis
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in the report to the Security Council that he is ‘appalled’ by the high number of ‘grave violations’ against children in Ukraine in 2022
The organization’s emergency aid program launched after the war broke out on April 15 has received less than 17% of the required $3 billion in aid
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres also dismissed suggestions by some oil executives that fossil fuel firms can keep up production if they find a way to capture carbon emissions
The U.N. secretary general talks to EL PAÍS about the Russian invasion, Europe’s failure to address the refugee crisis and why more needs to be done to address global warming
The Russian invasion “has unleashed widespread death, destruction and displacement,” U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said
The more than five-week session of the Human Rights Council opens as the world grapples with rights concerns including Russia’s war in Ukraine
Moscow has alleged that the US was behind the attack, but Washington denies the allegations
Led by French economists Thomas Piketty and Lucas Chancel, the study advocates a progressive rate of 1.5% to 3% for fortunes of over $100 million
The charter states that members whose arrears equal or exceed the amount of their contributions for the preceding two full years lose their voting rights
Ukraine’s officials have expressed mistrust of Moscow’s proposal for a 36-hour cessation of hostilities, but not observing a truce could play against the country in international public opinion
The Lancet Countdown says rising temperatures increase cardiovascular and respiratory ailments, heat-related deaths, mental problems and food insecurity