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"Protecting biodiversity amounts to protecting humanity," says UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay, who warns that species are being lost at an alarming rate.

Lofty rhetoric about multilateralism is meeting the hard reality for President Biden at the UN General Assembly as he tries to smooth over a dispute with America's oldest ally, France.

A 16-year-old Swedish activist has sailed the Atlantic to attend a U.N. climate summit. She's become a high-profile presence in climate diplomacy, and inspired teens to push for action.

Humans must drastically alter food production in order to prevent the most catastrophic effects of global warming, according to a U.N. report.

At Monday's U.N. Security Council meeting, the U.S. hoped to get an explanation from Russia of exactly what it was doing regarding Ukraine. But instead, the meeting was full of tense exchanges.

The U.N. humanitarian agency announced the agreement Wednesday. Since fighting began in the disputed region roughly a month ago, tens of thousands of residents have fled for Sudan.

The body's call to speed up a transition from fossil fuels is part of a pact designed to bring countries together to tackle challenges in the 21st century.

The push by Syrian government forces and their allies in the northern city of Aleppo has also displaced some 51,000 civilians since the beginning of last week, according to the U.N.

President Trump is accused of withholding aid to Ukraine ahead of a call with the new leader. Trump speaks today at the U.N. Survivors try to hold Syria's Assad regime accountable for torture.

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