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Negotiators will take another stab at reaching a global pact on plastic pollution at talks opening Tuesday in Geneva but they ...

Bangkok refutes "brutality" claims, asserting adherence to Geneva Conventions amidst ongoing border tensions and a fragile ...

Negotiators will take another stab at reaching a global pact on plastic pollution at talks opening Tuesday in Geneva but they face deep divisions over how to tackle the health and ecological hazard.

Global representatives have spent five sessions and almost three years negotiating a legally binding treaty on plastic ...

Multilateralism without the US has its limitations, but it still holds the potential for tangible, incremental progress on global challenges.

The amount each UN member must pay varies. In 2025, the U.S. was responsible for 22% of the UN’s regular budget and 26.2% of its peacekeeping budget.

Historically, most United Nations agreements have been reached by consensus. But based on recent events, this no longer seems ...

NEW YORK, 30 July 2025 – Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed 25 experts to the United Nations Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters for the 2025–2029 term. The ...

Since March 2022, the global community has been negotiating a global plastics treaty within the framework of the United ...

UNITED NATIONS/GENEVA/CAIRO (Reuters) -A worst-case scenario of famine is unfolding in Gaza and immediate action is needed to ...

Switzerland's Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) explained that under its host-state agreement, it is obliged to ...