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United Nations (UN) is a global intergovernmental organization established in 1945 to promote international peace, security, cooperation, and development. It comprises six principal organs, specialized agencies, and related bodies, and includes 193 member states and two observers. The UN plays a central role in coordinating international action on issues such as human rights, humanitarian aid, and sustainable development.

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UN warns of strong looming El NiñoClimate

UN warns of strong looming El Niño

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | Muser NewsDesk El Niño will quickly develop into a strong event between July and September, fuelling the likelihood of extreme weather,…
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UN Secretary-General launches AI transparency push on carbon, water and land impactsNews

UN Secretary-General launches AI transparency push on carbon, water and land impacts

The launch of the initiative comes after a UN University report highlights the AI's massive electricity demand and environmental impacts Summary: The United Nations Secretary-General…
SourceSourceJune 24, 2026 Full article
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‘Destructive’ fossil fuels behind energy and climate crises: UN chiefNews

‘Destructive’ fossil fuels behind energy and climate crises: UN chief

Paris, France | AFP UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Tuesday for the world to act with "far greater urgency" to limit global warming, warning that fossil…
SourceSourceJune 23, 2026 Full article
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COP31 hosts unveil ‘electrification’ priority for climate talksNews

COP31 hosts unveil ‘electrification’ priority for climate talks

Bonn, Germany | AFP | Muser NewsDesk COP31 host Turkey urged countries Tuesday to join a voluntary push to make electricity account for 35 percent of…
SourceSourceJune 9, 2026 Full article
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UN warns of ‘deepening crisis’ in oceans, urges actionNews

UN warns of ‘deepening crisis’ in oceans, urges action

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Oceans are in a "deepening crisis" that demands urgent global action, a major UN report warned Monday, with seas…
SourceSourceJune 8, 2026 Full article
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Energy crisis shows need to speed up transition: climate envoysNews

Energy crisis shows need to speed up transition: climate envoys

Bonn, Germany | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The oil crisis triggered by the Middle East war highlights the need to cut fossil fuel dependence and accelerate…
SourceSourceJune 8, 2026 Full article
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UN General Assembly to take up climate change ‘obligations’ resolutionNews

UN General Assembly to take up climate change ‘obligations’ resolution

United Nations, United States | AFP The UN General Assembly on Wednesday will weigh a draft resolution underlining states' obligations to combat climate change, a long-awaited…
SourceSourceMay 18, 2026 Full article
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Warming El Niño set to return in mid-2026: UNNews

Warming El Niño set to return in mid-2026: UN

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The El Niño weather phenomenon, which pushed global temperatures to record highs the last time around, is expected to…
SourceSourceApril 24, 2026 Full article
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10 countries are home to two-thirds of world’s most hungry: UN-backed reportNews

10 countries are home to two-thirds of world’s most hungry: UN-backed report

Rome, Italy | AFP Two-thirds of people facing food crises globally last year lived in just 10 countries, with a third of them in Sudan, Nigeria…
SourceSourceApril 24, 2026 Full article
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France condemns effort to delay major IPCC climate reportNews

France condemns effort to delay major IPCC climate report

Paris, France | AFP France on Tuesday expressed deep concern over attempts by some countries "to slow down and arbitrarily delay" the publication of the next…
SourceSourceApril 1, 2026 Full article
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Forty new migratory species win international protection: UN bodyNews

Forty new migratory species win international protection: UN body

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The UN Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) on Sunday approved the…
SourceSourceMarch 29, 2026 Full article
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First UN high seas summit proposed for January in New YorkNews

First UN high seas summit proposed for January in New York

United Nations, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Countries that ratified a landmark treaty to protect the high seas on Monday set January 2027 as…
SourceSourceMarch 24, 2026 Full article
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Image of the day: The Greater Virunga Landscape on World Wildlife DayNews

Image of the day: The Greater Virunga Landscape on World Wildlife Day

The 2026 theme of the international day, 'Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: Conserving Health, Heritage and Livelihoods', highlights the vital role of these plants in sustaining…
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Prolonged drought risks famine for millions in Somalia: ICRCNews

Prolonged drought risks famine for millions in Somalia: ICRC

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP Millions of people in Somalia are at risk of famine due to prolonged drought, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)…
SourceSourceMarch 3, 2026 Full article
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‘Unofficial’ talks on plastic pollution treaty to begin in JapanNews

‘Unofficial’ talks on plastic pollution treaty to begin in Japan

Tokyo, Japan | AFP Delegates from around 20 countries will hold three days of "informal" talks in Japan from Sunday aimed at salvaging efforts towards a…
SourceSourceMarch 1, 2026 Full article
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UN carbon market approves first credits under the Paris AgreementNews

UN carbon market approves first credits under the Paris Agreement

The UN carbon market has approved the first issuance of carbon credits under the Paris Agreement, marking the start of operations for a mechanism designed…
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UN climate chief says ‘new world disorder’ threatens cooperationNews

UN climate chief says ‘new world disorder’ threatens cooperation

Istanbul, Turkey | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The UN's climate chief on Thursday urged countries to unite against an "unprecedented threat" to international cooperation from pro-fossil…
SourceSourceFebruary 12, 2026 Full article
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Chile’s climate summit chief to lead plastic pollution treaty talksNews

Chile’s climate summit chief to lead plastic pollution treaty talks

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Countries on Saturday elected Chile's COP climate summit chief negotiator to revive stalled talks on striking a landmark global…
SourceSourceFebruary 8, 2026 Full article
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World enters era of global water bankruptcy, UN scientists warnClimate

World enters era of global water bankruptcy, UN scientists warn

Report in brief The world has entered what United Nations scientists describe as an era of “global water bankruptcy,” a condition in which decades of…
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Trump withdraws US from key climate treaty, deepening global pullbackNews

Trump withdraws US from key climate treaty, deepening global pullback

Washington, United States | AFP President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the United States from a bedrock climate treaty was slammed Thursday by the EU, which…
SourceSourceJanuary 8, 2026 Full article
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UN slams world’s ‘apathy’ in launching aid appeal for 2026News

UN slams world’s ‘apathy’ in launching aid appeal for 2026

United Nations, United States | AFP The United Nations on Monday hit out at global "apathy" over widespread suffering as it launched its 2026 appeal for…
SourceSourceDecember 8, 2025 Full article
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To counter climate denial, UN scientists must be ‘clear’ about human role: IPCC chiefNews

To counter climate denial, UN scientists must be ‘clear’ about human role: IPCC chief

Saint-Denis, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk With US President Donald Trump and other sceptics calling climate change a hoax, the UN's climate science body must…
SourceSourceDecember 5, 2025 Full article
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COP30: Key reactions to climate dealNews

COP30: Key reactions to climate deal

Belém, Brazil | AFP Nearly 200 nations on Saturday pushed through a modest deal at the UN's COP30 climate summit in the Amazon region of host…
SourceSourceNovember 23, 2025 Full article
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Fossil fuel showdown looms on UN climate summit’s final dayNews

Fossil fuel showdown looms on UN climate summit’s final day

Belém, Brazil | AFP A breach, a blockade, and a blaze: tumultuous UN climate talks head into their final day Friday in the Brazilian Amazon, with…
SourceSourceNovember 21, 2025 Full article