Topic: United Nations

The U.N. climate panel issued a report Wednesday, saying all nations will be vulnerable to the expected increase in heat waves, floods and a probable rise in the intensity of droughts.  The panel calls on policy makers to prepare. 

Syrian Deputy Oil Minister Abdo Hussameldin has announced his defection on YouTube, becoming the first high-ranking civilian official to abandon President Bashar al-Assad since the uprising against his rule erupted a year ago.

Iran’s Supreme Leader has once again rejected accusations of pursuing a nuclear weapon, and insisted the country’s policy would not change despite a ramp-up in sanctions.

Syrian forces resumed their bombardment of the city of Homs on Monday after Arab countries called for U.N. peacekeepers and pledged their firm support for the opposition battling President Bashar al-Assad.

As many observers had expected, Russia and China used their veto privileges to block the latest attempt by members of the United Nations Security Council to take concrete measures to stop the bloodshed in Syria.

Western and Arab states voiced outrage on Sunday after Russia and China vetoed a U.N. resolution that would have backed an Arab plan urging Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to give up power, and Washington vowed harsher sanctions against Damascus.

The Arab League will renew a call for an end to violence in Syria, but stop short of asking the United Nations to send experts to bolster an Arab peace mission to the country, according to a draft statement under discussion.

The new head of the U.N. food agency said he expects food prices to remain volatile in 2012 —and more people will go hungry.

The head of Egypt's ruling army council will deliver a statement to the nation later on Tuesday, state television said, as protests demanding an end to military rule intensify.

If feeding 7 billion people is proving hard, how will the world feed 9.1 billion people by 2050? That is the key question the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) faces as it seeks to increase production and improve distribution across the globe.