As the United Nations recognises the transatlantic slave trade as a crime and calls for reparations, a growing ‘global diasporic movement’ is pushing for action ...

Several African countries have erected memorials to the victims of slavery, such as this statue in Senegal The United Nations General Assembly this week overwhelmingly backed a resolution declaring ...

The United Nations voted this week to affirm that countries have a responsibility to protect people from climate change, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The United Nations Security Council is preparing to vote on a key resolution to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz — but ...

If resolution is passed, governments will recognise their legal responsibility to cut greenhouse gas emissions ...