Four candidates are vying to become the next United Nations Secretary-General. This selection process unfolds in a world marked by deep div...

Dr. Thomas P.M. Barnett, principal business strategist at Throughline Inc., discussed the imminent reshaping of the global order due to the...

"Huge mangroves were lost in the British era as well. There is a 5.2 mm rise in sea levels in the Sunderbans. People have been affected by ...

Advocates praised both moves as bold steps toward the world finally recognizing the need to offer refuge to people fleeing not just wars an...

Most climate migrants move within the borders of their homelands, usually from rural areas to cities after losing their home or livelihood ...

A staggering 143 million people will likely be uprooted over the next 30 years by rising seas, drought, searing temperatures and other clim...

Kerry arrived in Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, to hear what the low-lying South Asia delta nation has done to cope with weather extremes and...

India's was the strongest voice among the UN membership that called for text-based negotiations to move the snail-paced UNSC reform process...

A study published in the journal 'Land Use Policy' has warned beyond sea level rise, low-elevation coastal zones in many countries face int...

Hillary offers legislation to end racial profiling & federal matching funds for more police body cameras, while Trump offers no specific po...

Ahead of this 70th anniversary General Debate, Ban Ki-moon will present his annual report on the work of the Organisation.

"Seismic changes" in temperatures and sea levels could create waves of refugees forced to abandon traditional homes and fight for food and ...

Kerry said that climate change could soon create waves of new refugees forced to abandon traditional homes or to fight for food and water.

Climate change poses a great threat to US' national security interests and may lead to a spike in poverty and terrorist activities besides ...

Massive investments are needed to protect millions of poor people living in Asia-Pacific coastal areas who are vulnerable to increasingly d...

India would have to cope with an influx of environmental refugees from neighbouring countries, including China and Bangladesh, in the comin...