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The U.S. and China say they'll work together to limit methane emissions. Environmental experts say the agreement has more significance for geopolitics than it does for climate change.

Russia's action was universally condemned in an emergency U.N. Security Council meeting, which concluded with no action taken.

We look at what happened during the first week of the United Nation's annual climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Noel King speaks with U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield about how the U.S. plans to address pressing humanitarian crises like those unfolding in Ethiopia and Syria.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Juliette Touma of the United Nations about deteriorating conditions for civilians inside Gaza.

A new report from the U.N. Office of Drugs and Crime finds that violent conflict is creating new opportunities for traffickers — and children and girls are increasingly targeted.

Nations will disagree about when and how to stop tyrants from committing mass murder, the president told the U.N. General Assembly. But he made the case that the international community must do more to prevent atrocities. Obama also used his address to say the U.S. is encouraged by signs of moderation from Iran.

The pact, set to be approved this week, is meant to help the European Union navigate its most politically sensitive issue. The pact is non-binding, but several countries have pulled support.

Syrians are fleeing fighting from the Syrian government and its Russian ally as troops push into the country's last rebel-held province. Satellite images give a sense of scale to that crisis.