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The UN's 2019 Human Development Report reveals how income inequality has been widening for decades, while highlighting a new generation of inequalities that are opening up

The UNWTO calls for greater collaboration between the transport and the tourism sectors to fight #climatechange. #COP25

What could have been a heavy blow for Chile’s environmental movement has turned into a new opportunity, activists say.

Here's a history of major global events in climate change decisions, treaties and negotiations from 1951 to 2019.

The publishing house is the first media outlet to sign a climate pledge to reform the fashion industry.

Not having access to a toilet has serious consequences but researchers have plenty of ideas on how to tackle the problem

Today’s fast-changing geopolitical landscape is creating an environment in which a return to the collective security system of the UN should be attractive to great and small powers alike. The Secretary-General must seize this opportunity.

As the UN turns 74 this week, we can look back on its legacy and credit the organisation, and the system of multilateral cooperation built around it, with the avoidance of major wars. But do its recent failures spell the demise for the UN?

UN chief António Guterres warned the organisation was facing the worst cash crisis in nearly a decade, and runs the risk of not being able to pay staff and suppliers.

The United Nations is running a deficit of $230 million (€209 million) and could run out of money by the end of this month, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday.

Because of my position, no matter what I thought of leaders like George W Bush, Tony Blair, Barack Obama, Benjamin Netanyahu, Vladimir Putin or Ignacio Lula da Silva, I would never make a face like that of young climate activist Greta Thunberg when she saw President Trump passing near her at the UN.

The stage is set for another day of speeches at the General Assembly in New York

One group has created a platform to help people across the globe make the world a better, more sustainable place

In light of an ongoing climate crisis, the United Nations hosted world leaders and civil society to talk about "reducing emissions and protecting people against increasing impacts of climate change".

From the climate crisis to the Brexit impasse, including rising tensions in the Middle East, Euronews takes a look at the key issues that will dominate the agenda at the multilateral summit.

An article on the UN website wrongly attributed the 1937 attack by Nazi and Italian fascist forces.

Pope Francis has called for the UK to honour a UN resolution calling for it to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius

The James Bond star and his brother are famed Greenpeace supporters, having travelled to the Antarctic to highlight issues

No one should underestimate the scale of the mountain facing Zimbabwe after 37 years under Mugabe. The presidential election in 2018 was a turning point, with voters having a real choice for the first time in decades.