The presence of United Nations peacekeepers, whose shortcomings can frustrate local populations, is not a "magic wand" for conflict zones, said their leader Jean-Pierre Lacroix, who supports an expanded tool kit to protect civilians in increasingly complex territory.

The number of people over 65 who died from heat rose by 85% from 1991-2000 to 2013-2022.

More children in South Asia are struggling due to severe water scarcity made worse by the impacts of climate change than anywhere else worldwide, the United Nations said Monday.

Hunger affected some 43.2 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2022, about 6.5 percent of the region's population, the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization said Thursday.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday warned that the bombarded Gaza Strip was becoming a "graveyard for children," as he urged an immediate ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict.

Since returning to power in 2021, Taliban authorities have vowed to end illegal drug production in Afghanistan and in April 2022 banned the cultivation of the poppy plant, from which opium and heroin are made.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for "new solutions" to close the gap between AI and its governance, proposing that it should be based on the UN Charter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

With the war between Israel and Hamas raging, a UN humanitarian official urged the Security Council on Tuesday to "not lose focus" on Ukraine, especially as another brutal winter looms.

The deeply divided 15-member council has not adopted a single resolution on the three-week-long war between Israel and Hamas.

The United States vetoed a UN Security Council resolution on Wednesday calling for a "humanitarian pause" in the raging Israel-Hamas conflict as the text did not respect Israel's right to defend itself, the US ambassador said.

The funds would be used to help more than 1.2 million people, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said, adding that recent fighting in the region had left aid groups without adequate resources.

Consumers discard or possess disused electronic goods containing raw materials critical for the green energy transition and worth almost $10 billion every year, the United Nations said on Thursday.

A group of high-profile activists including Hillary Clinton, Malala Yousafzai and Gloria Steinem have signed a call for the United Nations to criminalize gender apartheid, according to a letter sent to member states Thursday.

A UN-backed force is finally being sent to try and restore calm to Haiti, but experts fear it may have no more success than previous foreign interventions in an impoverished nation hit by crisis after crisis.

An increasing number of countries like Panama and Costa Rica are urgently seeking international assistance in managing the influx of migrants.

Brutal gangs are tightening their grip on Haiti, with snipers shooting indiscriminately from rooftops and people burned alive, which prompts vigilante groups to respond with more violence.

Venezuela's government has been intensifying efforts to reduce civic and democratic space, UN experts said Wednesday, voicing alarm at the situation in the run-up to elections next year.

President Santiago Pena called for Taiwan's readmission to the United Nations in recognition of its democratic credentials. He said the world body should reflect "participatory, democratic and equitable practices" in line with the United Nations Charter.

Thousands of protesters took to New York City urging Biden to do more to fight climate change and demanding an end to the use of fossil fuels.

At UN headquarters in New York, nations reached a historic agreement Saturday evening to protect the world's oceans following 10 years of negotiations.

Guatemala's ex-president Alvaro Colom, who governed from 2008 to 2012, died at the age of 71.

The United States and Canada has expressed disinterest in sending armed troops to Haiti to help them deal with their current humanitarian crisis, despite pleas from the United Nations and the country.

The Guatemalan government announced that they will be pursuing charges against Colombian Defense Minister Iván Velásquez for his role in the U.N.-backed anti-corruption mission.

The murder of two environmental activists in Honduras has caused alarm and international uproar, with their families demanding the government to investigate their murders.

The killing of two local environmental activists in Honduras on Sunday has garnered condemnation internationally, with a U.N. representative calling for the investigation of the deaths.

The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday condemned the assassination attempt on Colombian Vice President Francia Márquez, whilst she uses the opportunity to recommit to her goals during the presidency.

Despite calls from the United Nations to intervene in the current crisis happening in Haiti, the international community has largely taken no action to start the necessary coalition to address the issues.

The UN High Commissioner of Human Rights said on Thursday that the human rights violations in Nicaragua continues to escalate under the administration of Daniel Ortega.

As Haiti faces an escalating humanitarian crisis exacerbated by a cholera outbreak and food shortage, U.N. humanitarian chief Ulrika Richardson claims that close to 60% of the capital is controlled by gangs.

United Nations report shows over 50 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean going hungry, and a 'social crisis' that may have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.