Since the 19th century, industrialisation has had a transformative effect on the world, both positive and negative. It has ...

From wood-based panels used in construction, to charcoal for cooking food, forest products are valued and traded all around ...

More than two years into the conflict, Sudan is facing one of the world’s most serious and complex health emergencies, ...

With Central Africans set to vote in presidential, legislative, regional and long-delayed municipal elections this weekend, the United Nations has appealed for calm and restraint, warning that the ...

Although “significant restrictions and impediments” continue to hamper humanitarian operations in Gaza, teams are still responding to the population’s needs, the UN aid coordination office OCHA said ...

At a meeting to discuss nuclear non-proliferation on Tuesday, the Security Council’s stance on Iran’s nuclear activities ...

The UN and partners continue to provide assistance to people in Gaza, where recent winter storms have worsened conditions for ...

Senior UN political and humanitarian officials are set brief the Security Council this afternoon as members meet to discuss ...

The Security Council convened earlier today for a packed agenda, adopting a resolution extending the authorisation of the African Union support mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) and hearing a briefing on ...

A new wave of overnight strikes and front-line hostilities in Ukraine have caused further civilian casualties and damage to critical energy infrastructure, the UN Office for the Coordination of ...

As Myanmar approaches elections scheduled for 28 December, the UN’s top human rights official has said that civilians are being coerced from all sides – forced by the military to vote and threatened ...

Brutal slashes to aid budgets are hampering efforts to assist millions of people in Somalia affected by drought, the UN ...