January 22, 2025UN seeks US$910-million to help tackle humanitarian crisis in northeastern Nigeria, documents show1 min read
January 16, 2025China’s population falls by almost 1.4 million, a third consecutive year of decline4 min read
January 15, 2025UN says priority must be easing Gaza suffering, warns security poses aid challenge 3 min read
January 14, 2025More than one million people displaced by raging Haiti gang violence, UN data show1 min read
January 10, 2025Rwandan soldiers fired rockets that killed 17 in a refugee camp, United Nations says3 min read
January 8, 2025More than 12,300 civilians killed since the start of the war in Ukraine, UN says2 min read
January 7, 2025Haiti’s death toll rises 20% to 5,600 people in 2024 as gang violence continues, UN says4 min read
December 30, 2024opinionA blueprint for a better UN Security CouncilLloyd Axworthy and Allan Rock4 min read
December 10, 2024opinionUN climate conferences have become a pointless waste of timeGary Mason4 min read
December 9, 2024More than three-quarters of Earth’s surface has become permanently drier, UN report says4 min read
November 26, 2024rob magazineWhy Middlefield Capital real estate whiz Dean Orrico is bullish on Canadian REITs. U.S. ones, not so much3 min read
November 26, 2024Taliban arbitrarily detained journalists 256 times in Afghanistan since takeover, UN says2 min read
November 25, 2024An average of 140 women and girls were killed by a partner or relative per day in 2023, the UN says3 min read
November 19, 2024U.S. envoy says truce in Israel-Hezbollah war ‘within our grasp’; Gaza’s food crisis worsens after looting 5 min read
November 18, 2024Young people push through anger to fight for hope at COP29 climate summit 3 min read
November 15, 2024World’s most polluting cities revealed at COP29 summit as frustration grows at fossil fuel presence5 min read
November 14, 2024Masses flee homes in Haiti’s capital as gangs ratchet up violence amid political turmoil2 min read
November 11, 2024Canadian UN peacekeeping veterans in Cyprus remember their 28 colleagues who did not come home alive3 min read