FAO Warns the Window to Restore the World’s Forests Is Narrowing
FAO’s State of the World’s Forests 2026 report calls for urgent, large-scale restoration as deforestation, degradation, fires and climate pressures…
UN Experts Urge Immediate Halt to US Third-Country Deportation Deals
United Nations human-rights experts say U.S. third-country deportation arrangements expose migrants and asylum seekers to torture, persecution and other serious…
UNHCR Warns Funding Crisis Could Cut Aid to 8.3 Million Displaced People
UNHCR says a severe 2026 funding shortfall threatens essential assistance and protection services for nearly 8.3 million refugees and forcibly…
Pope Leo Warns UN Diplomacy Risks Becoming a ‘Charade’
Speaking at UNESCO in Paris, Pope Leo said the United Nations and other multilateral institutions face a crisis of effectiveness…
UN Launches Global Grids Accelerator for Africa and South-East Asia
The UN initiative aims to turn electricity-grid priorities into investable projects and remove a major bottleneck in the clean-energy transition.
UN Marks Slavery Convention Centenary With Warning That 50 Million Remain Trapped
A century after the 1926 Slavery Convention, UN experts say contemporary slavery persists worldwide and urge states to strengthen accountability…
UN Rights Chief Warns Ethiopia Escalation Is Already Harming Civilians
UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk has urged immediate de-escalation in Ethiopia after reported airstrikes, civilian deaths, recruitment abuses and…
UN Report Documents Widespread Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in Ukraine
A UN human rights report has verified more than 1,000 cases of conflict-related sexual violence in Ukraine and warns that…
UN Appoints Luke Lindberg to Lead World Food Programme
Luke Lindberg has been appointed to lead the World Food Programme as the UN agency confronts severe hunger and funding…
UN Chief Calls for Accountability Over Foreign Support Fueling Sudan War
The UN secretary-general has urged accountability for external actors whose military support is prolonging Sudan’s devastating conflict.
US Payment Eases UN Budget Pressure but Leaves Major Arrears
A new U.S. payment has reduced immediate pressure on the United Nations budget while leaving a substantial balance unresolved.
United Nations General Assembly Opens 81st Session Under New Presidency
The UN General Assembly’s 81st session has opened in New York under President Khalilur Rahman, with trust, institutional transformation and…
Global Food Prices Climb to Highest Level Since 2022
The FAO food-price index rose sharply in August as extreme weather, conflict and shipping disruption placed renewed pressure on essential…
UN Endorses Equal-Area World Map to Correct Africa’s Distorted Scale
A United Nations decision supporting an equal-area world map challenges the distortions of the familiar Mercator projection, particularly its diminished…
European Governments Advance Controversial Migrant Return-Hub Plan
Five European countries are developing plans for return centres outside the EU, raising significant legal and human-rights questions.
WHO Medical Warehouse Struck in Kyiv Region
An attack hit a WHO warehouse holding humanitarian medical supplies near Kyiv, adding to concern over the protection of health…
The « Supersized » El Niño of 2026–2027: Risks, Readiness, and the Imperative for Early Action
Geneva Policy Forum — Policy Brief Prepared for: Geneva Policy Forum Date: September 2026 Subject: The intensifying 2026–2027 El Niño…
‘Fight for humanity’: Avoiding a climate catastrophe means acting now
2 September 2026 Climate and Environment Record heat waves, deadly flooding and extreme weather reflect an ever-warming planet poised to…
Global Reaction and Consequences a documented account of the international response to the Gaza War
GLOBAL AFFAIRS · SPECIAL REPORTThe Israel-Hamas War:Global Reaction and ConsequencesA documented account of the international response to the Gaza War…