The UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Wednesday condemned new threats from Nicaragua’s co-president Daniel Ortega to ...

As demand continues to grow for the critical minerals that power our mobile phones, electric cars and more, who’s looking out ...

Flash floods have killed at least 26 people across eastern Afghanistan, including 23 in the mountainous province of Nuristan, ...

The Security Council is meeting now in New York to debate critical minerals — the lithium, cobalt and copper powering the ...

The world's shift to clean energy is driving huge demand for critical minerals such as lithium, nickel, cobalt and copper.

Amid intensified deadly Israeli attacks in Gaza, the UN chief and top officials condemned the killings while a surge violence ...

The UN General Assembly closed its first ever High-level Meeting on road safety on Tuesday by adopting a sweeping new ...

As countries accelerate the transition to clean (non-fossil fuel) energy, demand for minerals such as lithium, cobalt, nickel ...

Independent UN human rights experts on Tuesday condemned the M23 armed group’s “reign of terror” over territory it controls ...

The United Nations again called for restraint as war ramps up in the Middle East, underscoring the need for dialogue and an ...

UN health teams and partners are still racing to contain the rapidly expanding Ebola outbreak, despite ongoing insecurity in ...

The UN’s refugee agency (UNHCR) reports that 144 migrants attempting to reach Europe are dead or missing due to a series of ...