Jan 29 More allegations of sexual abuse by peacekeeping soldiers come to light in Central African Republic By Dominique Bonessi New accusations of sexual abuse against European peacekeeping forces have surfaced in the Central African Republic, the United Nations reported Friday. Continue reading
Sep 28 Watch 22:25 Watch Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s full address to United Nations By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch 22:49 Watch Russian President Vladimir Putin’s full address to United Nations By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch In UN speech, Obama says U.S. willing to work with Russia, Iran on Syria crisis By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 25 Watch 50:51 Watch Pope Francis’ full address to the UN General Assembly By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 20 Photos: Global refugee crisis reaches all-time high By Kenzi Abou-Sabe The UN Refugee Agency released a report on Thursday which said the number of displaced persons across the globe has reached an all-time high of nearly 60 million. Continue reading
Jun 18 Refugees reached 60 million in 2014 as conflicts flared, U.N. says By News Desk The number of people forced from their homes due to conflicts around the world jumped again last year, according to an annual U.N. report released Thursday. Continue reading
May 13 Vatican finalizes treaty recognizing Palestinian statehood By Anna Sillers The Vatican announced today it has finalized, but not signed, a treaty that would recognize Palestine as a state. While the Vatican has supported the U.N. General Assembly’s decision to recognize Palestine as a nonmember observer state of… Continue reading