A new report by the United Nations’ World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has found that sand and dust storms are leading ...

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

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

By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -Countries are set to vote at the U.N. Human Rights Council on Tuesday on a pledge to phase ...

Powerful corporations, governments and political parties intentionally spread false information about climate change to avoid ...

As extreme heat grips many countries and becomes “the new normal”, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) warns of heightened ...

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday praised the recent advisory opinion on the climate crisis from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) as a ...

Sand and dust storms affect about 330 million people in over 150 countries and are taking an increasing toll on health, ...

The multilateral system is the best we've got. There is no other system that can help us to deal with our global problems,” says Bob Rae, President of the Economic and Social Council and Permanent ...

Climate and environment updates: Warmest Junes on record all occurred within the past 3 years Last month was the third-warmest June on record globally.