United Nations
March 2026
The Guardian view on Israel’s death penalty: capital punishment is always wrong. This new law is doubly so
‘Discriminatory’ Israeli death penalty law would be war crime, says UN rights chief
- Politics live with Andrew SparrowKing’s state visit to US will take place in April despite calls to delay amid Iran war – UK politics live
- Crowded Space‘This was the real thing’: Meet the woman who alerts the world when an asteroid could hit
The security council has allowed unchecked power and brutality. To protect peace, we must reform the UN
Luiz Inácio Lula da SilvaRecognising the slave trade as a crime against humanity is an essential first step
- Cotton Capital: ongoing seriesUN’s landmark slavery ruling energises African Union’s fight for reparations
UN adopts Ghana's resolution to class slave trade as crime against humanity – video
- Cotton Capital: ongoing seriesUN votes to describe slave trade as ‘gravest crime against humanity’
It doesn’t take a miracle to cut infant deaths, just basic care
Earth being ‘pushed beyond its limits’ as energy imbalance reaches record high
ICC to consider legal advice that criticises UN inquiry into Karim Khan allegations
Philippe LazzariniOpinionIsrael has crushed Unrwa in Gaza – and the rest of the world has done nothingWomen and girls bearing brunt of water shortages globally, UN warns
International Women’s Day website owners urged to stop ‘exploiting’ day
‘The sums don’t add up’: UK farmers struggle as Iran war drives up costs
Trump’s ‘racist hate speech’ and migration crackdowns violate human rights, UN panel says
France returns sacred talking drum looted from Côte d’Ivoire over 100 years ago
- Women in prison‘Groundbreaking’ UN agreement on justice for women to include those in prison for first time
Dismay as ancient heritage sites across Iran damaged in US-Israel bombing