Protecting underwater ecosystems from the growing interest in rare mineral mining, framing deep-sea laws and building a biobank are among landmark achievements of the UN’s International Seabed Authori ...

The chief economist of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Máximo Torero Cullen, previewed its annual State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report in a briefing on Tuesday ...

The Governments of Mauritania and Chad on Tuesday signed funding agreements for the Regional Engagement for Learning and Collaboration in Education (RELANCE) Project, supported by the World Bank and ...

The United States announced on Tuesday that it will leave the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), which will take effect at the end of December 2026 ...

As the humanitarian crisis deepens in Sudan, the UN and partners have revised and scaled up a response plan to support more than 380,000 displaced people in Tawila, North Darfur state ...

The Security Council on Tuesday adopted a resolution urging all Member States to “utilise effectively” the mechanisms for pacific settlement of disputes as outlined in the United Nations Charter, incl ...

Hosts Morocco booked their place in a second successive Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) final after edging Ghana 4-2 on penalties in a tense semi-final clash that ended 1-1 after extra time in ...

Nigeria edged arch-rivals South Africa 2-1 in a pulsating Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) semi-final on Tuesday evening to book their place in the final and keep alive hopes of a record-extend ...

UN Secretary‑General António Guterres declared the world has “passed the point of no return” on the shift to renewables and implored governments to file sweeping new climate plans before November’s C ...

Nigeria on Tuesday beat South Africa 2-1 in their semi-final match in Casablanca to reach the final of the 2024 CAF TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) ...

South Sudan’s dramatic hunger crisis is worsening and millions of people there could miss out on food aid because of the global humanitarian funding crisis, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on T ...

Worrying alerts from United Nations staff in the Gaza Strip who have been fainting from hunger and exhaustion over the past 48 hours have increased fears for people’s survival in the devastated ...