The Earth's climate is in a "state of emergency", according to the United Nations which has warned it is more out of balance than at any other time in observed history. The World Meteorological ...

The UN General Assembly has passed the resolution on transatlantic slavery despite opposition from the US and European countries. The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution recognizing the ...

The UN General Assembly on Wednesday designated the transatlantic African slave trade as "the gravest crime against humanity" despite opposition by the United States and some European countries. In a ...

A resolution proposed by Ghana at the United Nations on Wednesday to recognise transatlantic slavery as the 'gravest crime against humanity' and calling for reparations has been adopted. The ...

The U.N. General Assembly has adopted a resolution declaring the trafficking of enslaved Africans “the gravest crime against humanity” and calling for reparations. The vote at U.N. headquarters in New ...

Ghana-led UN resolution on transatlantic slavery adopted Experts say resolution is 'large step' at UN US votes against it, EU abstains over concerns Ghana said the resolution ‌was needed because the ...

I realized it was time to pivot my career when I was halfway around the world in Singapore. I was facilitating a leadership workshop when I knew something had to change. My 2-year-old was sick. I was ...

Members call for reparatory justice as landmark resolution aims for ‘political recognition at the highest level’ The United Nations has voted to describe the transatlantic chattel slave trade as the ...

The US and Israel were among a handful of countries to vote against a UN resolution condemning slavery as the "gravest" crime against humanity and calling for reparations. The resolution, brought by ...

In recent decades, global shipping—carrier of 80 per cent of world trade—has faced numerous threats that challenge the long-established right to freedom of navigation for all merchant ships. Piracy, ...

BRUSSELS — United Nations Secretary General António Guterres is defending the U.N.’s role as the world’s multilateral organization for responding in times of crisis, but acknowledges he is cooperating ...

The United Nations General Assembly has voted to recognise the enslavement of Africans during the transatlantic slave trade as "the gravest crime against humanity", a move advocates hope will pave the ...