US President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky in Davos, while his special envoy, Steve Witkoff, travels to Moscow for another meeting with Russia’s Vladimir Putin. Ahead of his departure, Witkoff stated that progress is b…

From humanitarian crises and youth unemployment to climate resilience and development financing, many of today’s global challenges pass through a single United Nations body that is quietly turning 80 this year.Read the full story, “Eighty years at the …

A rising trend towards government-enforced internet shutdowns – with at least 300 incidents in more than 54 countries over the last two years – is prompting renewed warnings from the UN about the threat these digital blackouts pose to freedom of expres…

United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed urged countries to protect the UN Charter in a powerful speech to the Danish Parliament on Thursday, urging countries to “stand up for a rules-based order” – or pay the price. Read the full story, …

A tense standoff between the Syrian Government and Kurdish-led forces in the country’s northeast risks igniting wider instability just as Syria struggles to emerge from years of conflict and authoritarian rule, senior UN officials told the Security Cou…

Russian forces launched a fresh wave of strikes across Ukraine this week which have left hundreds of thousands of families without electricity and heating amid freezing temperatures. Read the full story, “World News in Brief: Winter attacks in Ukraine,…

The world spends billions to protect nature, but trillions are being invested in business activities that harm the environment. Read the full story, “For every $1 spent protecting nature, $30 goes to destroying it”, on globalissues.org →

As President Trump launched the international Board of Peace plan for Gaza on Thursday, top independent rights experts tasked by the UN Human Rights Council with investigating grave abuses linked to the Hamas-Israel war pledged to continue their work s…