With its big players absent, is Cop29 futile?
Neither China, the US nor India will attend this year’s UN climate conference.
ByUnited Nations
The UN’s celebrity clash
While trying to solve the crisis in Lebanon, David Lammy suddenly found himself listening to Benedict Cumberbatch.
By
Starmer is making Britain a global leader again
Labour’s talking a good game at the UN General Assembly – but what does leadership mean?
By
Can all-out war in the Middle East be prevented?
The UK is at the centre of UN attempts to de-escalate the situation between Israel and Hezbollah.
By
Joe Biden bids farewell to a world on the edge of war
Speaking at the UN, the President eulogised his own record - but leaves behind a global crisis.
By
Joe Biden’s support for Israel hasn’t wavered
Despite the UN resolution calling for a ceasefire, the White House's position remains the same.
By
Sunak’s net zero U-turn breaks with international opinion
While many of his green colleagues were at Climate Week NYC, the Prime Minister was backtracking on climate policy.
By
“Everything, everywhere, all at once”: UN climate report has no time for doomism
A definitive new IPCC assessment of the climate emergency presses for action over despair.
By
Christoph Heusgen: “We have to reach out beyond the West”
The chairman of the Munich Security Conference on why Europeans must prioritise the Global South to uphold the international rule…
By
Cop27: Everything you need to know about the Egypt climate summit
This year’s UN climate change conference has been one of the most challenging yet. Here are the key details from…
By
Alok Sharma: I can still represent the UK at Cop27
The Cop26 president will still negotiate on the government’s behalf, despite the gap between its policies and promises on climate.
By
The bonfire of the Middle East
Jeremy Bowen’s personal history shows how hopes of peace failed and the region entered a new era of instability.
By
The UN is incapable of ensuring peace
Its General Assembly this week underlined how impotent it is in facing up to Russian aggression in Ukraine.
By
Liz Truss faces a frosty reception at the UN
As national mourning for the Queen ends, a priority for the Prime Minister is strained relations with the US and…
By
The UN General Assembly will underline Russia’s isolation
Even the countries Russia hoped it could pivot to after wrecking relations with the West are unsettled.
By
The power of one Russian diplomat’s example
How Boris Bondarev is treated will send an important signal to other Russian officials considering a break with the Kremlin.
By
In Bosnia, fears of state collapse and the return of violence
As Bosnian Serbs threaten to leave the multi-ethnic state, a leaked report to the UN sounds the alarm.
By
High hopes meet harsh realities at the G20 in Rome
Key leaders stayed away and firm commitments on climate change were thin on the ground at this weekend's summit, ahead…
By
Why the Age of Impunity endangers us all
State and non-state actors behave as though the rules don't apply to them, and civilians are paying the price.
ByUN calls for impartial inquiry into Israeli flotilla raid
UN Security Council calls for immediate investigation into raid that killed at least 10 activists.
By