Russia weaponising food and energy, Zelensky tells UN

Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky has told the United Nations General Assembly that Russia is weaponising food and energy, and threatens the whole world with nuclear radiation.

What to expect for UN General Assembly week

World leaders will soon arrive in New York for the annual opening session of the UN General Assembly. What's on the agenda?

Can the UN's plan to rescue humanity be rescued?

A major summit kicks off tomorrow to mark the half way point to 2030. That's the year the UN's Sustainable Development Goals - a blueprint to save the planet and life on it - were supposed to have been reached. But the agenda is way off track.

Fisticuffs and faux pas: 8 memorable moments at the UN

Can the UN succeed where the League of Nations failed?

The League of Nations was set up in the aftermath of World War I to prevent another global conflict. It failed. A few years later, the world was once again on the path a war. With the the highest level of armed conflict globally since 1945, can the UN succeed where the League failed?

'Climate breakdown has begun', as world 'simmers' - UN

Climate breakdown has begun as the world experiences a "season of simmering", UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, has said.

Will the UN intervene in Haiti's 'living nightmare'?

Haiti is in violent chaos as warring gangs terrorise a population in dire need of humanitarian support. The UN chief has since called on the Security Council to act. A US proposal for the deployment of Kenyan police to Haiti is criticised by rights groups. But it's the only option on the table

Israel-Palestinian deaths highest since 2005 – UN

The number of deaths in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories has reached its highest since 2005, the UN's Middle East Peace Process special coordinator has told the Security Council.

China, Russia protest US-led meeting on North Korea

The United Nations Security Council has discussed human rights in North Korea for the first time since 2017.

UN short on solutions to Afghan 'gender apartheid'

Two years after the Taliban took power in Afghanistan, the United Nations has accused the group of shocking and systematic human rights abuses. But the Taliban shows little sign of changing course.