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Germany

Germany withdraws UN court case against Italy over war reparations

Germany withdrew the case "following recent judicial developments in Italy and discussions between the representatives of the two Parties."

06/05/2022

World News

Nearly 200 million people suffered from acute food insecurity in 2021

Nearly 200 million people suffered from acute food insecurity in 2021, and the war in Ukraine could make the situation worse

04/05/2022

Ukraine

Civilians in Mariupol steel mill 'begging to get saved'

The situation inside the vast Soviet-era Avozstal steel plant has grown more extreme after Russia dropped a series of so-called “bunker buster” bombs and unguided munitions.

29/04/2022

Russia

UN key players urge accountability for Russian atrocities in Ukraine

The meeting brought together prosecutors and human rights lawyers, and was convened by Albania and France.

28/04/2022

Ukraine

Ukraine faces 'extremely difficult weeks', defence minister says

Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov called for "resilience and unity" as the Russian army's build-up of forces for a major offensive in the east was deemed complete.

27/04/2022

Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein takes on the world's most powerful countries at the UN

The European micro-state wants to see more accountability from USA, Russia, China, France and Britain.

26/04/2022

Ukraine

Russian troops 'killed entire families', Zelenskyy tells UN

Speaking for the first time to the United Nations' highest body charged with ensuring international peace and security, President Zelenskyy laid out some of the evidence of Russian atrocities in Bucha.

05/04/2022

Climate

Cost of keeping global heating to 1.5°C is far less than you'd guess

The cost of curbing CO2 will just be a few per cent of global GDP by 2050 - and that's without accounting for avoided disasters.

04/04/2022

Green News

UN panel to release report on efforts to curb climate change

A United Nations-backed panel is due to release a highly anticipated new report on the world's efforts to curb global warming.

04/04/2022

Ukraine

UN figure of four million Ukraine refugees exceeds worst-case estimate

Ukrainians who have fled abroad from Russia's war on their country see nothing from this week's peace talks to give them confidence it may be safe to return.

30/03/2022

Europe News

'Open the gates of hell': UN wants trapped people freed from Mariupol

"It's very hellish over there, and I think the gates of hell have to open so people can come out."

23/03/2022

Climate

Everyone will be warned of dangerous floods and storms within 5 years

A third of the world is still not covered by live-saving alerts - something the UN and WMO are determined to fix.

23/03/2022

Europe Decoded

UN denies banning staff from using 'war' and 'invasion' over Ukraine

Multiple UN spokespeople have denied the reports published in the Irish Times.

08/03/2022

Nature

Laughing seals and sunbathing foxes: The best wildlife photos of 2022

Celebrate World Wildlife Day with these stunning animal photos.

03/03/2022

No Comment

Lavrov boycotted in two Geneva UN forums

Many delegations, including Western countries, boycott two speeches by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the UN headquarters in Geneva in solidarity with Kiev, with diplomats leaving the proceedings shortly before his video was broadcast

01/03/2022

Green News

The long-awaited UN climate change report is out. How bad is it?

Climate change is a grave and mounting threat to our wellbeing and a healthy planet, the IPCC says.

28/02/2022

Ukraine

'It's too late': Russian move roils UN meeting on Ukraine

An emergency UN Security Council meeting that was meant as an effort to de-escalate the situation became moot as it was delivered.

24/02/2022

Green News

Wildfires getting worse globally and governments unprepared, says UN

U.N. researchers said many nations continue to spend too much time and money fighting fires and not enough trying to prevent them.

23/02/2022

Green News

UN to finalise report on 'nightmare' impacts of global warming

The IPCC will spell out how climate change is set to impact people's day to day lives with a strong emphasis on cities.

14/02/2022

Green News

Euroviews. The fate of our planet 'hinges on soil', scientist reveals

Why is preserving soil so important in the fight against climate change?

12/02/2022