Até 56 mil bilionários concentram o triplo da riqueza da metade mais pobre do planeta; neste 23 de setembro, Declaração da ONU sobre o Direito ao Desenvolvimento completa 40 anos; apelo é que já passou da hora da dignidade para todos sair do papel para alcançar a todos.

Rising sea levels and ever-more-powerful storms are eroding shorelines, submerging land and threatening to evict millions of people from their homes worldwide. 

Rising sea levels and ever-more-powerful storms are eroding shorelines, submerging land and threatening to evict millions of people from their homes worldwide. 

El Niño is strengthening in a world that is already hotter, raising the risk of drought, floods and crop losses across some of the world’s most important food-producing regions. But unlike many disasters, this one can be seen coming. UN experts say the months ahead offer countries a chance not only to protect the next harvest and our food security, but to prepare for a more unpredictable climate in the long run.

US President Donald Trump used his address to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday to defend recent military action against Iran, urging countries to maintain economic pressure on Tehran – and declaring that he now faces a choice between making a deal, or taking far more drastic steps.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva told the General Assembly on Tuesday that the UN needs to become a “temple of peace” once again, as it confronts one of the most critical periods in its 80-year history.

Along the coast of Tanzania, in East Africa, the Indian Ocean is pushing saltwater ever farther inland, shrinking coconut harvests, driving fish away and leaving some residents wondering how much longer they can stay.

Temporarily exceeding the 1.5°C global warming goal set in Paris is widely considered inevitable. The challenge now is to keep that overshoot as small and short as possible by cutting emissions faster, unlocking finance and strengthening international cooperation.

Pelo Dia Internacional da Paz, secretário-geral destaca papel exemplar de voluntários, líderes comunitários, defensores dos direitos humanos e forças de manutenção da paz; apelo do líder da ONU reforça necessidade de investimento ativo em dignidade humana, justiça e diálogo.

Documento elaborado pelas Nações Unidas identificou mais de 1 mil casos; 89% foram atribuidos a autoridades russas e 11% às forças ucranianas; relatos de vítimas revelam práticas como estupro coletivo, mutilação genital, choques elétricos e espancamentos nos genitais, além de outros atos degradantes.

Cerca de 60 mil cidadãos chegaram à Europa por via marítima em 2026; pelo menos 2.292 morreram ou desapareceram em travessias; OIM sublinha que o número real de mortes deve ser superior.

For Benin, making progress on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has meant finding new ways to finance development.

Haiti is facing a worsening child malnutrition crisis, with an estimated 253,725 children aged 6 to 59 months projected to suffer from acute malnutrition between June 2026 and May 2027, new UN-backed analysis has revealed.   

The catastrophic flooding that swept away entire villages in northern Nepal could occur again in the country or elsewhere in the Himalayas due to climate change.

The Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran confirmed that civilians in the country suffered serious human rights violations and “crimes against humanity committed by their government,” while finding "reasonable grounds" to believe that the United States committed “war crimes” in the context of its ongoing conflict with the Islamic Republic.

The world is entering a period in which abnormal water supplies are becoming the norm, with river flows, groundwater and glaciers all showing signs of sustained disruption, the UN weather agency warned on Thursday. 

Nas últimas semanas, mais de mil alertas de ataques aéreos soaram em território ucraniano; desde 2002, 4,2 mil instituições de ensino foram danificadas; quase metade das crianças em idade pré-escolar continua sem acesso à educação ou a cuidados regulares.

In Venezuela’s El Rodeo maximum security prison, some of those detained for political reasons are subject to forced intubation – and prolonged confinement in a sealed underground cistern. 

Em entrevista a jornalistas antes da chegada de líderes internacionais a Nova Iorque, líder da organização António Guterres diz que é preciso agir agora ou será tarde demais; em português, ele citou conflitos duradouros e disse que ao sair do posto, vai voltar a Portugal.

Since the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021, the continuing presence of terrorist groups as well as rights violations against women and girls are a growing concern as the Security Council met Wednesday to hear latest developments, including from a civil society representative who said being born as a woman in the country “is a crime”. Follow full coverage here.