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Mass starvation stalks Gaza as deaths from hunger rise
Aid agencies warned for months that Israel’s harsh limits on food aid would bring acute malnutrition and widespread suffering ...
Israel studies Hamas reply to Gaza ceasefire plan as fighting continues
Israel is reviewing a revised response from Hamas to a proposed ceasefire and hostage release deal, Prime Minister Benjamin ...
US-funded contraceptives for poor nations to be burned in France, sources say
U.S.-funded contraceptives worth nearly $10 million are being sent to France from Belgium to be incinerated, after Washington ...
A look at UNESCO and its work as the US decides again to leave the cultural agency
With the support of international partners and $115 million in funding, the U.N. cultural agency UNESCO recently helped ...
UN's top court says all countries have to act against climate change. Here are the key takeaways
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The United Nations’ top court has issued a landmark advisory opinion on climate change, its 15-black ...
Top U.N. Court Says Countries Must Act on Climate Change
The International Court of Justice called global warming an “urgent and existential threat” at a closely watched case in The ...
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ICJ rules nations legally obligated to fight climate change
The U.N.'s top court was due to set out a non-binding legal opinion on the extent of legal and financial responsibility ...
UN’s top court says failing to protect planet from climate change could violate international law
The United Nations’ top court in a landmark advisory opinion says countries could be in violation of international law if ...
UN court rules wealthy nations pay up for climate change damages in controversial global ruling
International Court of Justice determines countries are responsible for corporate emissions and must cooperate to achieve ...
EU and China Will Pledge Climate Leadership Role as US Retreats
The European Union and China will commit to leading the world in the fight against climate change in a symbolic show of unity ...
Landmark ICJ verdict on climate change: Inaction by nations is illegal; reparations possible
The International Court of Justice says countries may break international law by not protecting the climate. The court opened ...
Taliban tortured and threatened Afghans expelled from Pakistan and Iran, UN report says
A UN report says the Taliban have tortured and threatened Afghans forcibly returned from Iran and Pakistan because of their identity or personal history.