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A report issued by the U.N. Development Programme says that the 20th-century thinking about global inequality no longer works in the 21st century.

When he was 11 years old, Soumana Saley had never been to school — but he knew what he wanted to do with his life.

With Brad Johansen's departure for Raleigh, N.C., Bengals fans will see and hear a new preseason TV play-by-play announcer for the team's game against...

It's already the biggest outbreak in Congo's history. And Dr. Pierre Rollin of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says by many measures it's as if they're stuck at square one.

Federal officials at the U.N. climate meeting are ignoring climate science and touting coal and fossil fuels. But local and state authorities pledge to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on their own.

An annual report from the U.N. humanitarian agency looks at the challenges ahead.

In Bound Brook, N.J., developers want to take advantage of a new taxpayer-funded flood control system to attract young professionals, but this could make the town unaffordable for current residents.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with David Miliband, president and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, about the humanitarian crisis in Yemen.

Protests took place Friday. Power cuts can last up to 18 hours a day. About a third of Zimbabwe's population needs food aid, due to drought and the worsening economy, the U.N. says.

Climate activists have never liked Trump-appointed World Bank President David Malpass. But this week, his comments on climate change fueled calls for President Biden to make a change.