NEW DELHI, September 24 (IPS) - As the climate crisis intensifies, long-term adaptation strategies have become urgent. Among the most effective nature-based solutions are mangroves—resilient coastal forests that protect communities, preserve biodiversity, and capture carbon.

WASHINGTON DC, September 24 (IPS) - Last month marked eight years since hundreds of thousands of Rohingya were forcibly displaced from Myanmar’s Rakhine State to Bangladesh by the Myanmar military.

From the rainforests of Central America to low-lying atolls in the Pacific and drought-stricken plains in Africa, leaders came to the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday with a common message: climate change is no longer a distant threat, but an immediate danger demanding bolder global commitments.

In just nine months, one million Syrians have returned home following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime last December, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) reported on Wednesday.

The words inclusivity, resilience, reforms – and many more coloured in green and blue – provided a bold, digital backdrop from artist Marsha Dunn for the first ever Biennial Summit for a Sustainable, Inclusive and Resilient Global Economy.

From accelerating the move to clean energy to planting trees, leaders from more than 120 countries presented new national climate action plans and pledges during a meeting on Wednesday as part of the high-level week of the UN General Assembly.

Artificial intelligence holds vast potential but poses grave risks if left unregulated, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Wednesday.

Humankind can’t allow killer robots and other AI-driven weapons to seize control of warfare, the UN Secretary-General just told ambassadors in the Security Council. “Innovation must serve humanity – not undermine it,” António Guterres continued, briefing a high-level meeting on growing concerns over peace and security in the fast-evolving age of AI – and the urgent need for consensus over international regulation. Follow our live coverage below - UN News app users can click here.

Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa used his debut at the UN General Assembly’s annual debate to outline a forward-looking agenda of reform and rebuilding, promising balanced diplomacy, transitional justice, and inclusive representation as the country turns “the page of a wretched past.”

Global maritime trade is entering a period of fragile growth, rising costs and mounting uncertainty, the UN trade and development body (UNCTAD) warned on Wednesday.