Nov 25 Thousands of demonstrators across the world protest violence against women By Kamala Kelkar People marched in support of the United Nations’ International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, starting two weeks of campaigns. Continue reading
Nov 16 U.S. opposes Nazi speech, but will vote no at UN to banning it By Josh Lederman, Associated Press Although it may seem counterintuitive — who wouldn’t want to condemn Nazis? — State Department officials said that free speech protections and other problems with the resolution make it impossible for America to support the document. Continue reading
Oct 31 Trump administration expected to defend embargo on Cuba in United Nations vote By Matthew Lee, Josh Lederman, Associated Press A "no" vote Wednesday from U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley will return the United States to a place of extreme isolation within the global community over its policy toward Cuba, potentially undermining the Trump administration's broader goals for… Continue reading
Oct 18 U.S., Israel to exit UN agency over alleged anti-Israel bias By Matthew Lee, Thomas Adamson, Associated Press The United States said Thursday it is pulling out of the U.N.'s educational, scientific and cultural agency because of what Washington sees as its anti-Israel bias and need for "fundamental reform." Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel plans to… Continue reading
Oct 06 Nuclear disarmament coalition wins the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize By Jennifer Hijazi The 2017 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) for drawing "attention to the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons and for its ground-breaking efforts to achieve a treaty-based… Continue reading
Sep 22 Watch 12:42 Shields and Brooks on GOP’s health care uncertainty, Trump’s UN nationalism By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including the fate of the latest Senate Republican plan to replace the Affordable Care Act, President Trump’s role in the special… Continue watching
Sep 22 WATCH LIVE: Day 4 of UN General Assembly debate By Joshua Barajas World leaders deliver speeches for a fourth day at the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Friday. You can watch them here. Continue reading
Sep 21 WATCH LIVE: Day 3 of UN General Assembly debate By Joshua Barajas World leaders deliver speeches for a third day at the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Wednesday. You can watch them here. Continue reading
Sep 19 Watch 5:15 Trump urges more nationalist worldview in first UN address By PBS News Hour In his inaugural address to the U.N. General Assembly, President Trump laid out a broad vision for self-interest and nationalism across the world, while directing criticism toward the “wicked few” he singled out: North Korea, Iran, Syria, Cuba and Venezuela. Continue watching
Sep 19 Erdogan defends his actions after coup attempt in PBS NewsHour interview By Larisa Epatko Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the PBS NewsHour that it is wrong for the United States to deny the sale of guns to his guards in response to his crackdown on terrorist organizations. You can watch excerpts of the… Continue reading