World News in Brief: Aid for Syria, children under attack in Mozambique, rights-based climate action
Nearly 16 million people in Syria need urgent humanitarian health [...]
Deadly flooding in Nigeria displaces thousands
Flash flooding in western Nigeria at the weekend has caused [...]
‘This is not just ice’: Glaciers support human livelihoods, UN deputy chief says
UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed called for urgent action to [...]
‘We are the present’: Tajik climate activist urges leaders to include youth voices in dialogue
A young activist from Tajikistan is speaking up to show [...]
Climate change: World Likely to Breach 1.5°C limit in next five years
2024 was the warmest year on record – but the [...]
UN aims to transform urgency into action at Nice Ocean Conference
Countries are uniting in the French city of Nice next [...]
Real cost of disasters is 10 times higher than previously thought, says UN
As countries face increasingly steep bills from natural hazards, the [...]
Biodiversity loss demands urgent global action, says UN chief
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called on countries to radically [...]
‘On thin ice’: UN chief sounds alarm over rapid Himalayan glacier melt
The United Nations Secretary-General warned on Friday that Himalayan glaciers [...]
A historic course correction: how the world’s shipping sector is setting sail for net zero
Long overlooked as a major contributor to global greenhouse gas [...]
Climate change takes increasingly extreme toll on African countries
Devastating floods in South Sudan in recent months left thousands [...]
‘We can do better’ for pedestrian and cyclist safety worldwide
A cycling network expanded from 70 kilometres to over 400 [...]
Climate change: How mountain communities are scaling new heights
Low-lying islands aren’t the only ones at risk from our [...]
Indigenous Peoples sidelined in global climate fight, UN warns
As the planet heats up and the push to decarbonise [...]
World leaders rally for ‘full-speed’ climate action ahead of COP30
At a high-stakes virtual summit on Wednesday, UN Secretary-General António [...]
Climate crisis driving surge in gender-based violence, UN report finds
Without urgent action, climate change could be linked to one [...]
Local leaders raise temperature on action to fight climate change
City officials, state governors and other leaders across the world [...]
Countries reach historic deal to cut shipping emissions
After years of intense negotiations, countries on Friday reached a [...]
Myanmar earthquake latest: Entire communities flattened, aid teams say
As the death toll continues to rise in Myanmar after [...]
Myanmar earthquake tragedy ‘compounds already dire crisis’
Entire communities in central Myanmar have been devastated and the [...]