United Nations

WATCH: The U.N. Security Council discusses South Sudan and Yemen

By Associated Press

The United States, alongside other nations, spoke at the meeting in an effort to support South Sudan in their quest for peace.

WATCH: Taking a look at the state of gender inequality on International Women's Day

By Casey Kuhn, Nicole Ellis

On International Women's Day, PBS NewsHour is taking a closer look at the state of women and girls worldwide.

How Russia's attack on Ukraine violates international law

By John B. Bellinger III, Council on Foreign Relations

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine violates the U.N. Charter and cannot be justified under international law as an act of self-defense or humanitarian intervention.

UN begins work on treaty to fight global plastic pollution

By Wanjohi Kabukuru, Associated Press

A United Nations panel has agreed to create a legally binding global treaty to address plastic pollution in the world's oceans, rivers and landscape.

U.N. Assembly votes to demand that Russia stops the war in Ukraine

By Edith M. Lederer, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press

The U.N. General Assembly has voted to demand that Russia stop its offensive in Ukraine and withdraw all troops, with nations from world powers to tiny island states condemning Moscow's actions.

More than 500,000 refugees flee Ukraine since start of Russian invasion

By Justin Spike, Associated Press

The mass exodus of refugees from Ukraine to the eastern edge of the European Union has showed no signs of stopping as they flee Russia's burgeoning war.

WATCH: U.N Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for peace in Ukraine

By Associated Press

The United Nations' 193-nation General Assembly met Monday for the first emergency session of the General Assembly in decades as Russian forces attacked Ukraine and Russia's leader, Vladimir Putin put his nuclear forces on alert.

How climate change is hurting living things on Earth right now, according to a new report

By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas

The latest IPCC report focuses on the global impacts of climate change on people and nature, plus adaptation options that can help ensure that the planet remain liveable for generations to come.

U.N. Security Council votes for emergency session on Russian invasion

By Associated Press

A 1950 resolution gives the General Assembly the power to call emergency meetings when the Security Council is unable to act because of the lack of unanimity among its five veto-wielding permanent members…

Nearly 120,000 Ukrainians flee Russian conflict so far, up to 4 million if situation worsens, says U.N. body

By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press

Lines of vehicles miles long are clogging border crossings out of Ukraine, as residents rushed to escape danger from invading Russian troops that were advancing toward the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv.