A United Nations-led conference to reduce plastic waste caused an uproar after discussions repeatedly excluded and dismissed the voices of Indigenous peoples. Delegates from over 170 countries ...

Delegates agreed at the United Nations conference on biodiversity to establish a subsidiary body that will include Indigenous peoples in future decisions on nature conservation.

Many governments left to catch flights as key negotiations continued. Delegates outraged after United Nations summit fails to address critical issue: 'The pace … did not reflect the urgency of ...

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses the the Summit of the Future at United Nations headquarters, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. Credit: AP/Seth Wenig ...

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which convenes the summit, said there was space for people to “assemble peacefully and make their voices heard on climate-related ...

Frustration is growing over stalled efforts by a United Nations summit to respond to several different environmental issues. What's New In recent months, United Nations-led negotiations on climate ...

Three University of Connecticut students had the opportunity to attend the United Nations Summit of the Future Action Days in New York City last weekend.

Kudos to the United Nations for convening a “Summit of the Future.” At this fall’s General Assembly, the summit brought together great minds to discuss issues that bedevil the world.

Sibel Manafova watched her homeland of Azerbaijan transform as nearly 200 countries came together there for the Conference of the Parties (COP29), the annual United Nations climate summit. “I’ve never ...

The United Nations Summit of the Future last week offered a critical opportunity to reflect on the far-reaching consequences of our actions. If we got it right, thousands of generations (and ...

Addressing world leaders during the Summit of the Future at the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach thanked them wholeheartedly ...

Delegates from almost 200 countries are gathering this week in Cali, Colombia, for the biennial United Nations summit on biodiversity, the first one since the landmark Global Biodiversity ...