United Nations

  • Nov 21, 2016
  • 2 min read

Syria faces major food shortages

Humanitarian concerns have risen, as a new report shows a massive contraction in agricultural output

Syria
  • Nov 18, 2016
  • 8 min read

Prospects for climate governance in 2017

Backsliding by Washington threatens to unravel the international political consensus behind the Paris climate pact

International
  • Nov 11, 2016
  • 2 min read

Hunger will grow in Syria's Aleppo

Food rations have run out in the rebel-held area, and chemical weapons are in use

Syria
  • Nov 4, 2016
  • 2 min read

Yemen push may bring talks but not peace

The UN envoy is promoting his roadmap to end the conflict

Yemen
  • Oct 18, 2016
  • 2 min read

Ceasefire in Yemen will depend on Saudi calculations

The UN hopes all parties to the conflict will implement a cessation of hostilities

Yemen
  • Oct 14, 2016
  • 2 min read

More evacuations of Syrian rebels are likely

Rebels have evacuated two towns near Damascus, as the government blocks aid to key besieged areas

Syria
  • Oct 13, 2016
  • 7 min read

New Secretary-General Guterres will reinvigorate UN

Antonio Guterres has become UN secretary-general after an unprecedentedly transparent and rigorous selection process

International
  • Oct 7, 2016
  • 2 min read

Syrian Aleppo offensive will be slow and bloody

As the government advances in Aleppo, rebels and civilians are offered evacuation

Syria