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‘Connect the dots’ between street protests and global turmoil, urges Guterres

The international community must combat inequality and stop wars from expanding to ensure a safer world for all, the UN Secretary-General said on Thursday.

COP17: The world has a plan to save nature. Is it working?

The UN Secretary-General has called for an end to the “war on nature”. On Monday, governments gathering in Yerevan, Armenia, will have to confront a more practical question: are they doing enough to win the peace and put the world’s biodiversity goals back on…

Guterres urges faster action and financing to stop biodiversity loss

The United Nations Secretary-General appealed on Friday for governments, businesses and communities to accelerate efforts to protect biodiversity for future generations and all life on Earth.

Security Council LIVE: Sudan’s war spreads as drones and hunger take a deadly toll

As drone strikes kill civilians from El Obeid to Blue Nile and famine risk spreads across Darfur and Kordofan, the Security Council meets on Sudan – the world’s largest hunger and displacement crisis. Ambassadors are expected to press yet again for a ceasefir…

Yemen: WFP warns of potential ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ as fighting blocks aid delivery

Intensifying fighting in Yemen has cut off life-saving assistance to 800,000 people as shifting frontlines, blocked roads and growing insecurity severely restrict access to the city of Taiz and other conflict zones, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on W…

Security Council LIVE: Syria’s fragile transition – economic strain, Israeli incursions and progress towards elections

The Security Council met to debate Syria's thorny transition Monday as it faces pressure on several fronts. Economic hardship is fuelling unrest, Israeli incursions continue in the south and sectarian tensions persist in Sweida, even as Damascus reports progr…

UN chief ‘gravely concerned’ by renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia, warns against escalation

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for an immediate end to the renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia, saying he is deeply worried by reports that Eritrean forces are present in the country.

Security Council LIVE: Yemen has fallen back into full-scale war, warns UN envoy

The Security Council met to discuss the crisis in Yemen Friday, where a Houthi offensive launched in September has sharply escalated the 12-year-long war for control of the country and spillover from the US-Iran war has provoked a new displacement crisis. Liv…

Security, sacrifice or opportunity: Visions differ over effective climate action

Should the world move away sharply from fossil fuels, or manage a slower, more careful retreat?

Rotting food waste emits 5 times more greenhouse gases than planes

Rotting food waste is causing up to 10 per cent of total global greenhouse gas emissions – five times more than the entire aviation sector, the UN’s environment agency warned this week.

Global hunger declines again but progress remains uneven across regions

Global hunger declined for a third consecutive year in 2025 showing that progress is possible, but gains remain fragile and far too slow to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the 2030 deadline.

Thai youth leaders push for inclusion, partnership and lasting change

From local communities to the global stage, a diverse group of young leaders from Thailand is helping shape conversations on public policy, climate action, inclusion, indigenous rights, disability access and youth wellbeing.