United Nations

Delegates expected to land in Scotland in matter of weeks

Experts say government intervention will be key in tackling environmental crisis

China, Russia and Saudi Arabia among nations set to win seats on the council

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UN expert says the crisis is causing a ‘hunger pandemic’

International leaders throw their weight behind plans for a global ceasefire – but will it hold?

The warring factions in the country are due to resume talks this week in hopes of a ceasefire

New South Wales declares second state of emergency in as many months as bushfires ravage region

Governor of Bank of England to take up new role at the end of January

‘Bleak’ global emissions gap report slams collective failure on climate

Government comes in for criticism after ignoring calls to return islands to Mauritius

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From climate change denial to the Kashmir conflict, this year’s meeting looks set to be a tense affair

‘Towering achievement’ risks being undermined by growing inequality and climate change

Experts say Western powers could be held responsible for horrors of the conflict

Young migrants risk dangerous sea crossings to avoid abuse and forced labour

UN refugee agency says one person is forcibly displaced every two seconds as worldwide total hits record high

As many as one million people from the Tutsi ethnic group were brutally slaughtered over the course of just 100 days in 1994

Report says 'the foundations of our food systems' are being undermined

Prominent critic of Riyadh regime ‘was the victim of a brutal and premeditated killing’

COP24 summit seals accord, but major issues remain unresolved

Experts say that decision to replace Nikki Haley with ‘inexperienced’ ex-journalist is ‘hard to believe’

BBC investigation exposes ‘prison-type structure’ exclusively for Xinjiang’s Muslim minorities

US ambassador to UN has been ‘one of Trump’s most trusted advisors’ and dismissed rumours she will challenge him in 2020

Leading scientists say urgent changes needed to cut risk of extreme heat, drought, floods and poverty

US president uses second address to General Assembly to stress the importance of sovereignty

Researchers say more than half of all UN countries will miss targets on cutting premature deaths from quartet of killers

US president says he may withdraw US from the WTO - so what other pacts has he dumped?

Secretary-General warns member states to pay up or face urgent cuts

Ambassador calls body ‘a cesspool of political bias’

Unpublished report implicates 40 aid organisations whose workers traded food, oil and access to education for sex

UN warns of threat of civil unrest, mass migration and wars over water

Local men delivering aid for the UN and international charities responsible for abuse, report finds