UN - UN Affairs

1. ‘Overshoot is not a reason to surrender’: UN calls for accelerated climate action ahead of COP31 summit

   As world leaders prepare for November’s major COP31 climate summit in Türkiye, record-breaking heat, devastating floods and an unprecedented El Niño climate pattern are making global climate action ever more urgent.

2. Reform, or lose trust: Governments press the UN to reflect the world as it is

   Can the UN still remain relevant if it still looks and acts like the organization it was when it was formed in 1945? The debate over UN reform at the General Assembly in New York last month produced a striking common refrain from a diverse range of Member States.

3. In Islamabad, Guterres calls for end to US-Iran conflict

   The UN Secretary-General appealed on Tuesday for an end to the United States-Iran war and the toll it has taken on global trade, as he began an official visit to Pakistan.

4. Security, sacrifice or opportunity: Visions differ over effective climate action

   Should the world move away sharply from fossil fuels, or manage a slower, more careful retreat? 

5. Collective action needed to tackle global information crisis, UN-led dialogue hears

   Governments, UN entities, civil society, media, academia and the private sector have called for stronger cooperation and practical action to respond to a rapidly changing global information landscape.