World Jan 30 This ancient pledge is made whenever Olympic Games are held By Derek Gatopoulos, Theodora Tongas, Associated Press
World Jan 22 WATCH: Trump introduces Gaza 'Board of Peace' at Davos forum President Donald Trump inaugurated his newly created Board of Peace with a handful of founding members but offered few details about its mandate and how the panel will work or might pursue efforts to end global conflicts. By Associated Press
World Jan 20 Israel demolishes UNRWA offices for Palestinian refugees in east Jerusalem Crews began bulldozing the United Nations Relief and Works Agency’s offices in Sheikh Jarrah and fired tear gas at a vocational school in Qalandia, marking Israel’s latest and most dramatic step against UNRWA. By Sam Metz, Associated Press
World Jan 09 UN chief says the U.S. has 'legal obligation' to fund agencies after Trump's withdrawal order The top United Nations official on Thursday said the United States has a “legal obligation” to keep paying its dues that fund U.N. agencies after the White House announced that it is withdrawing support from more than 30 initiatives operated by the… By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press
World Jan 07 U.S. will leave 66 international organizations as Trump further retreats from global cooperation President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order suspending U.S. support for dozens of international organizations, including the U.N.'s population agency and the U.N. treaty that establishes international climate negotiations, as the U.S. further retreats from global cooperation. By Matthew Lee, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press
Jan 05 U.S. allies and adversaries alike use UN meeting to critique Venezuela intervention By Farnoush Amiri, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Before the U.N.'s most powerful body, countries critiqued — if sometimes obliquely — President Donald Trump's intervention in the South American country and his recent comments signaling the possibility of expanding military action to countries like Colombia and Mexico over… Continue reading
Dec 30 Watch 7:01 U.S. unveils new plan for humanitarian aid after pausing contributions earlier this year By William Brangham, Jackson Hudgins The U.S. has pledged $2 billion in humanitarian aid to the United Nations, as part of a deal that will also overhaul how the U.S. funds foreign aid work going forward. The move comes after the U.S. paused nearly all… Continue watching
Dec 29 U.S. pledges $2 billion for UN humanitarian aid as Trump slashes funding and warns agencies to 'adapt, shrink or die' By Jamey Keaten, Matthew Lee, Associated Press The money is a tiny fraction of what the U.S. has contributed in the past but reflects what the administration believes is a generous amount that will maintain the United States' status as the world's largest humanitarian donor. Continue reading
Dec 26 South Korea plans to end foreign adoptions as UN urges Seoul to address past abuses By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press United Nations investigators have voiced concern over what they described as Seoul's failure to ensure truth-finding and reparations for human rights violations tied to overseas adoptions. Continue reading
Dec 10 UN says world must jointly tackle issues of climate change, pollution, biodiversity and land loss By Tammy Webber, Associated Press The most comprehensive global environment assessment ever undertaken calls for a new approach to jointly tackle the most pressing environmental issues including climate change and biodiversity loss that threaten over 1 million plant and animal species with extinction. Continue reading