United Nations

WATCH: World leaders address the 2019 United Nations General Assembly

By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press

World leaders are grappling with climate change, regional conflicts and a potential dispute in the Middle East that could impact the entire planet.

WATCH: Trump addresses the 2019 United Nations General Assembly

Trump delivered a roaring defense of nationalism and American sovereignty even as he tried to rally a multinational response to Iran's escalating aggression.

4 reasons it’s hard to become a sustainable business

By Gretchen Frazee

The head of the United Nations is setting a daunting goal at the U.N. climate summit in New York this week: completely transform the world’s economies to be more sustainable and find solutions to climate change.

WATCH: ‘You have stolen my childhood,’ climate activist Greta Thunberg tells world leaders

By Gretchen Frazee

"If you choose to fail us, I say we will never forgive you," Thunberg said at the United Nations Climate Action Summit in New York.

Read climate activist Greta Thunberg’s speech to the UN

By Gretchen Frazee

"You have stolen my childhood and my dreams with your empty words," Thunberg said at the United Nations Climate Action Summit in New York.

WATCH: Global leaders address climate crisis at UN summit

By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres opened the Climate Action Summit on Monday by saying: "Earth is issuing a chilling cry: Stop."…

WATCH: Trump focuses on religious freedom, not climate at UN

Trump breezed by a major climate change summit and focused instead on religious persecution, an issue that resonates with evangelical supporters who want to see him reelected next year.

UN agency: Tanzania not sharing details on Ebola-like cases

By Cara Anna, Associated Press

The World Health Organization has issued an unusual statement raising questions about whether Tanzania is covering up possible cases of the deadly Ebola virus, a significant cause for concern during a regional outbreak that has been declared a rare global…

Trump heads to UN with long list of deals he’s yet to close

By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press

President Donald Trump, a self-described deal-maker, is saddled with a long list of unresolved foreign policy deals he has yet to close heading into his U.N. visit this coming week.

Youth leaders at UN demand bold climate change action

By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

Fresh off a climate strike that took hundreds of thousands of young people out of classrooms and into the streets globally, youth leaders have gathered at the United Nations to demand radical moves to fight climate change.