World Aug 19 A record 383 humanitarian workers were killed in 2024, nearly half in Gaza, UN says Sudan was second to Gaza and the West Bank, with 60 aid workers losing their lives in 2024 during civil war.
World Jul 29 WATCH: UN meeting calls on Israel to commit to a Palestinian state, gives 'unwavering support' to two-state solution It signaled widespread international determination to end one of the world's longest conflicts.
World Jul 28 WATCH: United Nations meeting on the 'Question of Palestine' and two-state solution with Israel France and Saudi Arabia want the meeting to put a spotlight on the two-state solution, which they view as the only viable road map to peace and to start addressing the steps to get there.
World Jun 30 U.S. skips global UN Financing for Development conference aimed at raising trillions to combat poverty Co-hosts the U.N. and Spain believe the meeting is an opportunity to close the staggering $4 trillion annual financing gap.
World Jun 26 As the United Nations turns 80, here are some key moments from its history Here are some of the United Nations' history-making events as the world body marks the anniversary of its founding on June 26, 1945, when the U.N. Charter was signed by 50 countries in San Francisco.
World Mar 24 UN says it will reduce staff in Gaza after Israeli tank strike killed employee The United Nations has said it will “reduce its footprint” in the Gaza Strip after an Israeli tank strike hit one of its compounds last week, killing one staffer and wounding five others.
World Feb 24 UN rejects U.S. resolution urging an end to the war in Ukraine without mentioning Moscow's aggression In a win for Ukraine on the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion, the United States on Monday failed to get the U.N. General Assembly to approve its resolution urging an end to the war without mentioning Moscow's aggression.
World Jan 28 ICC prosecutor will seek arrest warrants for those accused of ethnic cleansing in Sudan's West Darfur region Karim Khan told the U.N. Security Council on Monday that crimes are being committed in Darfur "as we speak and daily," and are being used as a weapon of war.
Politics Jan 21 WATCH: Elise Stefanik testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for ambassador to the UN Stefanik opened her confirmation hearing Tuesday for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations by pledging to implement President Donald Trump’s “America First” mandate and roll out a review of U.S. funding for some of the world body’s agencies.
World Dec 24 UN organization says Syria's new authorities 'very receptive' to investigation into Assad war crimes The visit by International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism for Syria, was the first since the organization was established by the U.N. General Assembly in 2016 to assist in evidence-gathering and prosecution of individuals responsible for possible war crimes, crimes against…