By UN News/Vibhu MishraCome hell or high water, nations must urgently scale up climate adaptation efforts, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) warned Thursday, starting with a commitment to boost adaptation financing at the upcoming COP29 summit.In i...

By AFPThe 2024 US election, which went to the polls on Tuesday, is set to become the most expensive in history, with total contributions reaching $15.9 billion.The spending, which includes congressional contests, will surpass the $15.1 billion spent...

By AFP/Amélie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOISThe UN aid agency for Palestinians is facing its "darkest hour" and requires support from UN members after Israel's decision to cut ties with the organization, its chief said on Wednesday."Without intervention by member...

By AFPThe UN said Wednesday its Gaza child polio vaccination drive was complete, with more than half a million children vaccinated despite the Israel-Hamas war raging in the Palestinian territory.The World Health Organization and the United Nations c...

By AFP/Thomas UrbainDonald Trump's election as US president brings back a champion of the oil industry to the White House, but experts warn that his push for low prices could be at odds with petroleum companies' priorities.On the campaign trail, Trum...

By AFPChip-making giant Nvidia surpassed Apple on Tuesday to become the highest valued company in the world as the artificial intelligence boom continues to excite Wall Street.Shares in the AI juggernaut rose 2.9 percent to $139.93, swelling its mark...

By AFP/Nadine Chalak with Cyril JulienAt least five UN peacekeepers were wounded in an Israeli air strike in south Lebanon on Thursday, the United Nations said, in a raid that also killed three civilians.Israel, which has not commented on the inciden...

By AFPAustralia's prime minister on Thursday vowed to ban children under 16 from social media, saying the pervasive influence of platforms like Facebook and TikTok was "doing real harm to our kids".The tech giants would be held responsible for enforc...

By UN NewsOne of the main messages conveyed by women leaders, activists, young people and others gathered for a discussion on Wednesday in Cairo at the World Urban Forum was that: “a city safe for women is a city safe for all.”As the twelfth edition...

By AFP/David CourbetThe wives and girlfriends of dozens of men on trial in France accused of raping another woman while she was drugged by her husband have reacted with anger and disbelief, although some say they will stand by the accused.In a court...

By UN NewsThe war in Lebanon has now killed more than 3,000 people in Lebanon amid ongoing Israeli airstrikes and Hezbollah missile hits in Israel, UN humanitarians said on Wednesday.According to the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, the updated deat...

By UN NewsNearly one in three students worldwide says they have been physically attacked at least once during the year, the UN educational and cultural organization UNESCO said on Wednesday.The agency is calling for pupils to be better protected from...