Without urgent action, climate change could be linked to one in every ten cases of intimate partner violence by the end of ...

Europe has been named the fastest-warming continent in the world in a UN-led annual report.

Asia’s sprawling megacities – which are driving economic growth – face an uncertain future as rising temperatures, aging ...

But scientists caution that strategies such as geoengineering and carbon offsets aren’t a substitute for reducing emissions.

A recent UN report highlights alarming melting rates of glaciers, which could in turn jeopardise water security for billions ...

THE United Nations on Monday warned that many cities in Asia-Pacific are unprepared for climate shocks, social inequality and ...

Smoking once symbolized status. Then science and health campaigns changed minds. UN experts say the same deep shift in ...

This Earth Day, a call has been made to rally around renewable energy projects and ambitions as they "can spark a ...

This year UN climate science experts issued their strongest warning yet of the dangers facing people and planet, with a landmark report on climate impacts in February dubbed an “atlas of human ...

As global crises and inequalities escalate, UN University identifies five deep, fundamental changes needed to address several ...

A new U.N. report warns that transnational organized crime groups in East and Southeast Asia are spreading their lucrative scam operations across the globe in response to increased crackdowns by autho ...