More than 40,000 people have fled Ethiopia since the government's offensive started.

At least eight shipwrecks have taken place in the Central Mediterranean since last month.

Up to 200,000 refugees could pour into Sudan while fleeing Ethiopia's deadly conflict.

Former prime minister Helen Clark's inquiry asks whether WHO is fit for the job.

Antonio Guterres says anti-Semitism, anti-Muslim hatred and discrimination is on the rise.

The US has been asked to 'compensate for past mistakes' and return the 2015 nuclear deal.

Opinion: How have more than 60 new conflicts arisen while the UN promoted peace?

More than 820 million people – about 1 in 9 worldwide – do not have enough to eat.

Antonio Guterres concerned at escalating dispute between Trump's administration and China.

Here's a look at other leaders around the world who have had the Covid-19 virus.

Labour candidate Claire Mahon is a clear Downton fan. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Xi Jinping warned that "major countries should act like major countries" in jab at Trump.

Inoculation offered free to any United Nations workers who want it.

It's a mere 12km square, yet this island is at the heart of a dangerous 'Pandora's box'.

Comment: If Trump won the Nobel Prize it would be far from the most undeserved.

The North Korean leader didn't look like a man who was about to slip into a coma.

World leaders warn they won't pay a cent to Beirut until economic reform committed.

Boats full of dead fisherman crews have been washing up on shores for years.

World hits a grim new high, see where the pandemic is spreading and where is worst hit.

Covid-19 is exposing fallacies and falsehoods says UN secretary-general.

It comes as UN report says nearly a billion people could go hungry this year.

State Secretary Mike Pompeo declares new policy which will infuriate China.

New Zealand is a great place to grow up. We must also ask ourselves if it is to grow old.

Cyclone Amphan killed more than 100 and left millions displaced in India and Bangladesh.

The indirect effects of the lockdown could be deadly, experts say.

Two babies and 11 mothers and nurses have been killed in a shocking attack on hospital.

'A tsunami of hate and xenophobia, scapegoating and scaremongering' has been unleashed.

An estimated 30 million Americans put out of work after shutdowns forced by Covid 19.