U.N. agency says 29 of its workers have been killed in Gaza
1 of 3 | A Palestinian man reacts as the body of his daughter is unearthed from under the rubble after an Israeli strike on…
Russia Seeks Position in U.N. Human Rights Council (UNHRC)
Russia’s decision to seek fresh membership position in the prestigious U.N. Human Rights Council (UNHRC) primarily portrays a crucial challenge whether it would, this time,…
U.N. Security Council to vote on long-sought multinational force for Haiti
Heavily armed and hooded Haitian gang members are shown participating in a protest demanding the removal of Prime Minister Ariel Henry in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on…
Biden condemns Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as ‘illegal war of conquest’ at U.N. General Assembly
1 of 6 | U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at the 78th session of the U.N. General Assembly inside the U.N. General Assembly Hall in…
Zelenskyy to visit Washington after U.N. appearance
Zelenskyy previously traveled to Washington in December 2022, on what was his first foreign trip since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine the previous February. During that…
Afghanistan is the fastest-growing maker of meth, U.N. drug agency says
Annual meth seizure totals from inside the country rose from less than 100 kilograms (220 pounds) in 2019 to nearly 2,700 kilograms (6,000 pounds) in…
North Korea defends ICBM launch in rare U.N. Security Council appearance
Kim Song, North Korean envoy to the United Nations, addressed the Security Council Thursday and defended the regime's latest ICBM launch. File Photo by Manuel…
U.N. finds developing countries need major financial commitment for cleaner energy
1/2 An overview of solar panels in She'b El-Buttum village in the southern Hebron hills in the West Bank. The United Nations says more investments…
U.N. atomic watchdog clears Japan’s plan to release Fukushima wastewater
1/3 Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) met with International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi in Tokyo on Tuesday to receive the IAEA…
U.N. urges Israel and Palestinians to halt West Bank violence
The statement followed what U.N. Mideast envoy Tor Wennesland called “an alarming spike in violence” in the West Bank that led to numerous Palestinian and…
Indian Prime Minister Modi celebrates ‘unity of mind and body’ with U.N. yoga session
Actor Richard Gere and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi embrace after participating in an International Day of Yoga celebration on the north lawn of United…
Methamphetamine trafficking accelerates in Asia in wake of pandemic, U.N. report says
Nearly 151 tons of methamphetamine was seized throughout Asia in 2022 as traffickers regularly switched up smuggling methods in an attempt to evade law enforcement,…
U.N. marks 75th anniversary of mass expulsion of Palestinians
1/3 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is set to deliver the keynote speech in New York on Monday of a special high-level meeting commemorating the 75th…
U.N. humanitarian aid chief arrives in Sudan amid newly brokered cease-fire
Smoke rises over Khartoum, Sudan, during ongoing fighting between the Sudanese army and paramilitaries of the Rapid Support Forces. Photo by EPA-EFE May 3 (UPI)…
Taliban adds U.N. to list of organizations off-limits to Afghan women
The Taliban has added the United Nations to the list of organizations for which Afghan women may no longer work. The U.N. says women are…
U.N. Secretary-General Guterres calls for an end to the ‘war on nature’
1/2 U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says it's time to stop "tinkering" in the global energy landscape and take the radical steps necessary to slow climate…
U.N.: Global cocaine production rebounds after COVID-19 slump in demand
A New Zealand drug task force prepares to intercept a 3.5 ton shipment of cocaine left floating at a drop zone in the middle of…
U.N. Security Council condemns Israel’s new West Bank settlement plans
1/3 U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield expressed concern about violence in Israel and Israel's announcement that it plans to build new settlements…
U.N. head fears war in Ukraine is widening as world watches
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Monday that he fears the war in Ukraine is widening. File Photo by World Economic Forum / Benedikt von Loebell…
Two years after coup, Myanmar’s military leaders remain ‘illegitimate,’ says U.N. envoy
Protesters hold a picture of deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon, Myanmar, on Monday, February 8, 2021. Tension in the confrontations between the…