U.N. adopts first-ever treaty to govern the lawless high seas

The high seas treaty, once ratified by individual nations, will govern the use of international waters in a bid to protect ecosystems and head off disputes.

• Jun 19, 2023

North Korean spy satellite launch fails

North Korea's first attempt at launching a new spy satellite ended in failure earlier Wednesday. It malfunctioned and plunged into the sea shortly after taking off, triggering emergency alerts and brief evacuation warnings in parts of South Korea and Japan. Both countries, as well as the U.S., have condemned the launch as a violation of the U.N. Security Council resolutions. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer has the latest.

• May 31, 2023
• 5:12

U.N. nuclear chief urges Russia and Ukraine to ban attacks at plant

The head of the IAEA urged Russia and Ukraine to commit to a plan "to avoid the danger of a catastrophic incident" at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.

• May 30, 2023

Rwandan genocide fugitive arrested after 29 years on the run

Fulgence Kayishema is accused of orchestrating the brutal killing of 2,000 women, men and children at a church during the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

• May 25, 2023

More kids than ever displaced and at risk of exploitation, U.N. warns

War, poverty and climate change have driven 42 million children from their homes, leaving them "exposed to heightened risk of violence," the U.N. warns.

• May 24, 2023

U.N.-brokered Black Sea grain deal extended to help lower food prices

Details were not announced, but both Ukraine and Turkey made the announcement on Wednesday.

• May 18, 2023

Global heat expected to hit historic records in coming years

"Nobody is going to be untouched by these changes that are happening," an expert from the U.K. Met Office warned.

• May 17, 2023

New UN report shows global food crisis

The latest report from the United Nations shows a 34% increase in food insecurity from 2021-2022. David Beasley, the former executive director of the United Nations World Food Programme, joins CBS News to discuss how climate change is exacerbating insecurity, the impact of the war in Ukraine, and the urgency of the crisis.

• May 9, 2023
• 5:15

Russia accused of using phosphorous

Ukraine has accused Russia of fire-bombing the besieged city of Bakhmut with phosphorous munitions, which is considered a war crime.

• May 6, 2023
• 0:24

U.N. reveals "unbelievable" trends in deadly attacks on journalists

The global body marked World Press Freedom Day by warning that lethal threats were not only rising, but changing in disturbing ways.

• May 3, 2023

Protests as U.N. hosts meeting on "how to engage with the Taliban"

Many Afghan women worry the Doha meeting could lead to something they vehemently oppose, official recognition of the Taliban as Afghanistan's government.

• May 1, 2023

UN members condemn Ukraine invasion

The United Nations secretary-general and multiple members of the body condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine as Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov led a Security Council meeting on international peace. CBS News anchor Errol Barnett spoke with reporter Mary Ilyushina about Kyiv's response.

• Apr 25, 2023
• 4:19

Biden focuses on climate at world summits

President Biden said in a speech at the COP26 U.N. climate summit that there is "no time to hang back" on addressing climate change. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with the latest from the summit in Glasgow, Scotland.

• Nov 1, 2021
• 6:24

One million species at risk of extinction

An unprecedented rate of animal species have disappeared from the planet because of humanity's impact on the planet. CBS News' Elaine Quijano explains why scientists say the crisis is only getting worse.

• Apr 21, 2023
• 1:27

Poll: Most Americans want action on climate

A new climate report from the United Nations says Antarctic ice declined to its lowest levels on record last year. That comes as a CBS News poll found most Americans believe the climate crisis needs to be addressed. CBS News anchors Elaine Quijano and Meg Oliver spoke with senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang about what the Biden administration is doing on the issue.

• Apr 21, 2023
• 4:44

India's population to surpass China's

New data released from the United Nations shows India is expected to surpass China as the world's most populated country in mid-2023. Bradley Schurman, founder and CEO of The Super Age, joined CBS News' Vladimir Duthiers and Anne-Marie Green to discuss the factors behind the shift and what role India could play in the global economy as its population grows.

• Apr 21, 2023
• 5:07

Are U.S. taxpayers helping to fund Afghanistan's Taliban regime?

Aid workers in Afghanistan whose organizations are supported by U.S. funding say they're forced to "serve the Taliban first" since the U.S. withdrawal.

• Apr 21, 2023

U.S. diplomatic convoy fired on in Sudan as intense fighting continues

U.S. Secretary of State Blinken says no one was hurt. The Sudanese army and a powerful rival force were fighting for control of the country for a third straight day.

• Apr 18, 2023

Cindy McCain on her latest challenge

In Rome this month, Cindy McCain started her new job as executive director of the U.N. World Food Programme, an organization working in 123 countries with the ambitious goal of ending world hunger. She talks with correspondent Seth Doane about the increased political and logistical challenges of feeding the world's neediest, a task made more critical by the pandemic and war in Ukraine; and about the advice she continues to carry with her from her husband, the late Sen. John McCain.

• Apr 16, 2023
• 5:28

Cindy McCain on her drive to fight hunger

Beginning her new job as executive director of the United Nations World Food Programme, she talks about the increased political and logistical challenges of feeding the world's neediest, and the most important advice her late husband gave her.

• Apr 16, 2023

Leaked Pentagon docs show rift between U.S. and U.N. over Ukraine

The documents indicate possible surveillance by the U.S. of the U.N. chief over fears he was being too soft on Russia.

• Apr 13, 2023

Migrant deaths in Mediterranean reach highest level in 6 years

A new report from the U.N. found that the first three months of 2023 were the deadliest such period for migrants in the Central Mediterranean since early 2017.

• Apr 12, 2023

U.N. to review presence in Afghanistan after Taliban bars women workers

Distribution of desperately needed food and medical aid has been impeded by the Taliban edict banning women from working at international organizations.

• Apr 11, 2023

Russian official tells U.N. Ukrainian kids kidnapped for their safety

If she wants to give an account of her actions, she can do so in the Hague," Britain's ambassador, who boycotted the meeting with his U.S counterpart, said of Maria Lvova-Belova.

• Apr 5, 2023

Taliban bars Afghan women from working for the U.N.

The latest step in the Taliban's systematic obliteration of women's rights will also be a major blow to the humanitarian aid work millions of Afghans rely on.

• Apr 5, 2023

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