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

THE HAGUE (Reuters) -The top United Nations court will on July 23 issue a nonbinding opinion on countries' legal obligation ...

By Sharon AtienoExtreme climate events, including heatwaves and floods, are putting the lives of older persons at risk, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) cautions in the Frontiers 2025 ...

Beyond heat, the report warned that melting glaciers may awaken ancient microbes, increasing risks of antimicrobial ...

High Commissioner Volker Türk says he has not been allowed access to inspect El Salvador’s notorious CECOT prison.

GENEVA (Reuters) -Countries are set to vote at the U.N. Human Rights Council on Tuesday on a pledge to phase out fossil fuels ...

COP30 CEO Ana Toni said geopolitical tensions could undermine climate talks, but that progress is possible on "less flashy" ...

The UN’s top rights official on Monday urged the international community to confront the growing human rights implications of ...

World leaders push for better financial systems at the Financing for Development conference to help developing countries ...

A proposal calling on countries to transition away from fossil fuels had to be dropped from the final UN Human Rights Council resolution ...

Ten years ago, the world committed itself to keeping global warming well below 2°C (and preferably below 1.5°C) above the pre ...

Websites displaying legally mandated U.S. national climate assessments seem to have disappeared. The reports tell state and ...