United Nations


Chickens in grass

People eat six times as much chicken than 65 years ago, UN report finds

ByVictoria HeathJun 9, 2026
Average global meat supply rose from 25 kilograms per person in 1961 to 47 kilograms by 2022
UN Court in New York, USA

How the UN’s General Assembly climate resolution changes everything

ByDoug SpechtJun 8, 2026
The decision that brought international climate law out of the courtroom and into global politic
Why the US seizure of Maduro echoes a century of gunboat diplomacy

Why the US seizure of Maduro echoes a century of gunboat diplomacy

ByDoug SpechtJan 4, 2026
US arrest of Nicolás Maduro is a Trump-led operation that revives a long history of gunboat diplomacy, oil politics and empire
Scottish Highlands

Explore the UK’s Geoparks this summer

ByStuart ButlerJun 13, 2024
Go on a summer holiday through geological and human history in one of the UK’s outstanding Unesco Geoparks.
UN-led panel to address abuses linked to mining of critical minerals

UN-led panel to address abuses linked to mining of critical minerals

ByStuart ButlerApr 29, 2024
The UN has convened a panel to address equity, sustainability and human rights abuses linked to the mining of critical minerals.
International Day of Zero Waste

International Day of Zero Waste

ByStuart ButlerMar 29, 2024
To encourage humanity to rethink how it deals with our mountains of waste March 30 marks the UN’s International Day of Zero Waste.
UN report reveals colossal levels of food waste

UN report reveals colossal levels of food waste

ByStuart ButlerMar 28, 2024
A new UN report reveals that worldwide over a billion meals a day are wasted and that this is taking a significant environmental toll.
Extraction of Earth’s natural resources could soar by 60 per cent

Extraction of Earth’s natural resources could soar by 60 per cent

ByStuart ButlerMar 6, 2024
New report warns that by 2060 extraction of the Earth’s natural resources will soar by 60 per cent putting climate change goals at risk.
UN boss says world faces a hellish future

UN boss says world faces a hellish future

ByStuart ButlerNov 22, 2023
As COP28 approches the world crosses a key warming threshold and UN boss warns of 'hellish future' for the planet.
UN move to end plastic pollution is welcome – now what about biodiversity and climate change?

UN move to end plastic pollution is welcome – now what about biodiversity and climate change?

ByMarco MagriniJun 13, 2022
The UN plastics resolution is a big step forward, but on biodiversity and climate, we’re falling far behind, argues Marco Magrini