The U.N. says it is lowering its forecasts for global economic growth in 2019 and 2020 as a result of high trade tensions, uncertainty over economic policies and softening business confidence. Continue reading →

UN ambassador Kim Song said at a news conference Tuesday that the “heinous act” of seizing the ship was aimed at bringing maximum pressure on North Korea to make it “kneel down.” Continue reading →

A concrete dome built on an uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean to house waste from atomic bomb tests could be leaking radioactive material. Continue reading →

A U.N. commission on Monday presented a roadmap to boost economic development in three Central American nations whose poverty and violence now pushes desperate migrants to travel across Mexico to the United States. Continue reading →

North Korea said in a letter to the U.N. that the Trump administration committed “an unlawful and outrageous act” by taking over the ship Wise Honest and moving it to American Samoa. Continue reading →

“I think we’re here as a beacon to tell a message about what’s happening to our environment, and I see that as as probably the most important role of a beekeeper nowadays.” Continue reading →

Some 70 aid groups called for an immediate end to the fighting. They said that the violence has displaced an estimated 180,000 people in the last two weeks alone. Continue reading →

Cameroon is facing worsening violence and conflict and the number of people needing humanitarian assistance has increased 30 per cent from last year to 4.3 million people, the U.N. humanitarian chief said Monday. Continue reading →

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Sunday that the political will to fight climate change seems to be fading at the same time as things are getting worse for those feeling the effects. Continue reading →