Now playing Next Myanmar Myanmar coup: UN backs return of democracy and release of detainees UN Security-General Antonio Guterres said everything possible would be done to mobilise international pressure "to make sure that this coup fails". 05/02/2021
Now playing Next Belarus Belarus referred to the United Nations over jailing of journalists Data shows Belarus was the most dangerous country in Europe for journalists in 2020. 28/01/2021
Now playing Next Green News Climate change a ‘global emergency’, says world’s biggest opinion poll 1.2 million took part across 50 countries, covering 56 per cent of the world's population. 27/01/2021
Now playing Next world news Nuclear weapons ban welcomed, but no nuclear power has signed up Hailed by humanitarian groups as a “victory for humanity”, the international treaty banning nuclear weapons doesn’t involve the nine countries that possess nuclear weapons. 22/01/2021
Now playing Next Ethiopia Hospitals struck by artillery in Ethiopia's Tigray region, says report The report, compiled by the Ethiopian government, the UN and NGOs on the ground in Tigray, has laid bare the scale of the damage inflicted on the region. 09/01/2021
Now playing Next world news Brian Urquhart, early leader of United Nations, dies at 101 British diplomat Brian Urquhart, an early leader of the United Nations who played a central role in developing the UN practice of peacekeeping, has died. 04/01/2021
Now playing Next Central African Republic Three UN peacekeepers killed in Central African Republic Three peacekeepers from Burundi were killed and two others wounded in the Central African Republic as tensions mount ahead of the country's general election on Sunday. 26/12/2020
Now playing Next World 'Humans putting too much pressure on environment': UN report author The UN Human Development Report 2020 points to potential multiple crises if leaders fail to act now. 15/12/2020
Now playing Next world news How are European countries planning to vaccinate their citizens? Europe is racing to vaccinate its citizens but the UN has warned damage from the coronavirus pandemic will last for years, vaccine or no vaccine. 15/12/2020
Now playing Next Green News UN Secretary-General issues stark warning on 'state of the planet' Antonio Guterres called on humanity to end the 'war on nature' in a landmark speech. 04/12/2020
Now playing Next Green News ‘There is no vaccine for climate change’, warns British scientist Why the climate crisis must not be forgotten amid the global health pandemic. 03/12/2020
Now playing Next Ethiopia UN, Ethiopia sign deal for aid access to embattled Tigray This will allow the first food, medicines and other aid into the region of 6 million people that has seen rising hunger during the fighting between the federal and Tigray regional governments. 03/12/2020
Now playing Next world news Nobel-winning UN agency warns of 'famines of biblical proportions' With the U.S. elections and COVID-19 monopolising the news agenda, the World Food Program has struggled to highlight "the travesty that we're facing". 14/11/2020
Now playing Next Green News Why has the UK Space Agency won an award for sustainability? The Agency has been honoured for its International Partnership Programme. 07/11/2020
Now playing Next World Nobel Peace Prize winning World Food Programme battling challenges of Covid-19 The World Food Programme was awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize for its "efforts to combat hunger". Now it has to grapple with the challenges posed by Covid-19. 27/10/2020
Now playing Next USA UN treaty banning nuclear weapons made official after 50th signatory The historic - though largely symbolic - treaty will apply from January 2021. Nuclear powers US, Russia, China, UK and France have not signed. 25/10/2020
Now playing Next Bangladesh Euroviews. The need to support Rohingya refugees is at an all-time high ǀ View This year, most of us have had to learn to live amidst a deadly crisis and uncertain future. For the Rohingya, this is not new. COVID-19 is yet another threat to their families, to their lives. 21/10/2020
Now playing Next Iran Iran: UN arms embargo ends after ten years amid U.S. anger Iran welcomed the expiration of the deal, but said it was not planning to go on a 'shopping spree'. 19/10/2020
Now playing Next world news China and Russia win seats on UN rights council while Saudis lose Russia and Cuba were running unopposed, but China and Saudi Arabia were in a five-way race in the only contested race for seats on the Human Rights Council. 14/10/2020
Now playing Next world news Natural disasters have doubled due to climate change, says UN Almost twice as many natural disasters have been reported in the last two decades compared to the preceding 20 years, with the climate emergency the main cause of this rise, according to the UN. 12/10/2020