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Can Africa turn its population boom into prosperity?

United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), Africa’s population is projected

IAEA brokers Ukraine ceasefire to allow nuclear plant repairs

United Nations’ nuclear agency reported that the ceasefire had taken effect on Friday morning. The safety

Timeline: How Mali went from democracy beacon to instability

United Nations brokered a peace deal between his government and northern Tuareg groups fighting for an independent

How Iran war has triggered soaring cost of medicines, condoms

United Nations. Miah Kiat noted that because of shipping disruptions, cargoes of condoms en route

Clashes as Venezuelan prisoners protest over alleged mistreatment

United Nations' High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, said that his office had been

Greenlandic woman wins case against Danish authorities who confiscated her child

United Nations had told Denmark that authorities’ treatment of Kronvold “[may amount to ethnic discrimination

Deadly attack on Pakistan outpost puts Afghanistan ceasefire at risk

others in the first three months of 2026 alone, the United Nations said earlier this week.

‘A calamity’: Why is a record heatwave sweeping South Asia?

United Nations’ weather and climate agency, said El Nino conditions could potentially form as early

Hezbollah and Israel swap threats and strikes across Lebanon’s border

United Nations envoy to Lebanon Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, according to a statement issued by his office

Iran’s leaders debate war and peace after Trump ceasefire extension

United Nations, Saeed Iravani, told reporters that another round of negotiations can take place in Islamabad

Russian missiles and drones bombard Ukraine in hourslong attack

United Nations says. The latest bombardment came in the wake of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

The Baltics urgently need a de-escalation mechanism; Belarus can help

United Nations issued menacing warnings, accusing Baltic states of having greenlit air corridors for Ukrainian

The U.S. awaits Iran's response as the UAE reports another missile barrage

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea calls for countries to permit peaceful

Forced to drop out: Yemen’s children trade school for survival

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) estimates that 3.2 million school-aged children in Yemen

Nuclear weapons spending surges to record high of $119bn, report says

United Nations adopted the first legally-binding global treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons. Ninety-nine countries

Three Russian diplomats expelled from Austria over spying accusations

United Nations (UN), and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). Many countries

Singapore’s economy beats expectations as gov’t warns of Iran war fallout

United Nations last week cut its 2026 growth forecast for the global economy to 2.5 percent

Tackling methane emissions key for climate change and energy security: IEA

United Nations’ November COP31 summit. “I sincerely hope that the discussions we will have today

Record number of Rohingya refugees died at sea last year, UNHCR says

United Nations refugee agency has revealed that nearly 900 Rohingya refugees were reported dead or missing

‘I can’t feel my leg’: Israeli gunfire disables teenagers in West Bank

United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). Refugee camps originally were makeshift tented communities intended