South Pacific Island nation Vanuatu spearheaded the Climate Justice Initiative at UN
Body would be strictly humanitarian in nature, to provide families with information on their missing loved ones
Action expected on global water crisis as thousands from government, private sector, academia and civil society help form new Water Action Agenda.
At first major conference on water since 1977, leaders, experts and activists are seeking ways to protect the planet’s most important resource
World Food Program says 418 million children receive free, nutritious meals at school, helping to keep them in class and build their futures
US, backed by several council members, urges action in face of Pyongyang's defiance
Russia agrees to extend grain deal for only 60 days, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova tells Russia’s TASS news agency
Russia wants only a 60-day renewal, but terms of deal call for 120 days
International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant for Putin
At UN, defector's message meant to show link between rights abuses, Pyongyang’s pursuit of WMD
Country is in its third year of a military takeover that has seen thousands killed or jailed in junta crackdown
UN Chief in Ukraine to Seek Grain Deal Extension
The aging and neglected FSO Safer has 1.1 million barrels of oil aboard and poses an environmental threat
Calls for women’s empowerment as rights are under threats in many parts of the world
Antonio Guterres says at opening of major women’s conference that progress won over decades is ‘vanishing before our eyes’
American to head U.N. Food Agency
New leader takes helm at time of staggering need, with an estimated 349 million people acutely food insecure
Funding shortages would impact families recovering from the earthquakes
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