The Global Report on Food Crises, an alliance of humanitarian organizations founded by the U.N. and European Union, said people faced starvation and death in seven of those countries: Somalia, Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Haiti, Nigeria, South Sudan and Yemen. read more >
The United Nations chief called for an end to new fossil fuel exploration and for rich countries to quit coal, oil and gas by 2040. read more >
Under the new policy, profits from the sale of energy would be directed to paying down debt owed to Chevron. read more >
The arrangement ends a wartime standoff that had threatened food security around the globe. read more >
Conflict, weather extremes and the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic created a "toxic triple combination." read more >
China stood alone in failing to condemn the attack and instead accused the United States and its allies of worsening the crisis. read more >
Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel is to take part in a United Nations hearing in Geneva to review the United States' efforts to implement an international treaty to eliminate racial discrimination. read more >
As conflict escalates in Iraq, President Obama is faced with the difficult and unpopular decision to intervene. What does it mean for the future of Iraq and the fate of the Middle East? read more >
