Climate con? Rich countries overstate climate financing to developing nations by up to 76 percent
News / 14th July 2026New analysis reveals a widening gap between reported support and the actual resources reaching countries on the frontline of climate change.
Aid cuts leave at least one million women and girls without vital support
News / 13th July 2026Unprecedented aid cuts are pushing women’s organizations in crisis zones to the brink of collapse, warns the UN’s international gender equality agency.
‘Collective failure of humanity’: Nearly 118 million refugees violently displaced worldwide
News / 12th June 2026The number of people who were forcibly displaced at the end of last year dropped from 2024 levels, but that change was largely driven by people who were forced to return home, sometimes to precarious conditions.
Wars and geopolitical divisions constitute ‘dangerous erosion’ of world order, warns UN chief
News / 28th May 2026The UN Charter is facing one of its gravest tests in decades, Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council this week, warning of intense pressure on a multilateral system established to prevent a third world war.
Pope Leo takes aim at big tech in sweeping encyclical on AI
News / 26th May 2026Pope Leo calls for tax systems that ease the burden on the most vulnerable and demand more from those with greater resources, while the benefits of innovations should be transparent and shared with the entire community.