The top United Nations court will on July 23 issue a nonbinding opinion on countries' legal obligation to fight climate ...

Thorny questions about who will pay for global climate action derailed a climate summit in Bonn, Germany, this week.

From Pacific Island students to executives at global organizations like Greenpeace, a wide swath of people are losing ...

The U.N. Human Rights Council passed a motion on climate change and human rights on Tuesday after the Marshall Islands ...

As Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen tours the Pacific this week, nations’ legal obligations to phase out fossil ...

The hosts of the most recent UN climate talks are worried international lenders are retreating from their commitments to help boost funding for developing countries' response to global warming.

An advisory opinion from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights also concluded that governments have special obligations to ...

There have been many memorable moments in the 80-year history of the United Nations at its headquarters in New York and at its far-flung global operations.

Nice, France, 13 June 2025 – The 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference concluded today with more than 170 countries adopting an intergovernmentally agreed declaration committing to urgent action ...