US pays about $160 million of the nearly $4 billion it owes the United Nations
Read full article: US pays about $160 million of the nearly $4 billion it owes the United NationsThe United Nations says the United States has paid about $160 million of the nearly $4 billion it owes, and President Donald Trump is promising more money to the financially strapped world organization.
The Latest: Trump heads to Georgia after securing Board of Peace pledges for Gaza relief funds
Read full article: The Latest: Trump heads to Georgia after securing Board of Peace pledges for Gaza relief fundsPresident Donald Trump is in Georgia Thursday for a trip designed to help boost Republicans’ political standing heading into the midterms.
UN experts say destruction by Sudan's rebels in el-Fasher in October bears 'hallmarks of genocide'
Read full article: UN experts say destruction by Sudan's rebels in el-Fasher in October bears 'hallmarks of genocide'U.N.-backed investigators say Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have carried out a campaign in the city of el-Fasher in the Darfur region that shows “hallmarks of genocide” against non-Arab communities.
Trump gets pledges for Gaza reconstruction and troop commitments at inaugural Board of Peace talks
Read full article: Trump gets pledges for Gaza reconstruction and troop commitments at inaugural Board of Peace talksPresident Donald Trump has announced at the inaugural Board of Peace meeting that nine members have agreed to pledge $7 billion toward a Gaza relief package.
UN Security Council members blast Israel's West Bank plans on eve of Trump's Board of Peace meeting
Read full article: UN Security Council members blast Israel's West Bank plans on eve of Trump's Board of Peace meetingMembers of the United Nations Security Council are calling for the Gaza ceasefire deal to become permanent and blasting Israeli efforts to expand control in the West Bank as a threat to prospects of a two-state solution.
Trump administration urges nations to call for the withdrawal of a UN climate proposal
Read full article: Trump administration urges nations to call for the withdrawal of a UN climate proposalThe Trump administration is urging other nations to press a tiny Pacific island country to withdraw a United Nations draft resolution supporting strong action to prevent climate change, including reparations for damage caused by any nation that fails to take actiom.
UNICEF warns that child recruitment by armed groups in Haiti tripled last year
Read full article: UNICEF warns that child recruitment by armed groups in Haiti tripled last yearUNICEF says that the recruitment of children by armed groups in Haiti tripled last year as poverty and violence deepens across the troubled Caribbean country.
UN is waiting to see how much the US intends to pay of the nearly $4 billion it owes
Read full article: UN is waiting to see how much the US intends to pay of the nearly $4 billion it owesThe United Nations says it’s waiting to find out how much of the nearly $4 billion the United States owes the world organization the Trump administration intends to pay and when the money will arrive.
Aid agencies in South Sudan decry restricted access as government and opposition troops fight
Read full article: Aid agencies in South Sudan decry restricted access as government and opposition troops fightHumanitarian organizations in South Sudan say restricted access to the conflict-hit eastern state of Jonglei has left thousands of people in need of lifesaving medical care and food assistance at risk.
United Nations faces 'imminent financial collapse' without urgent action, UN chief says
Read full article: United Nations faces 'imminent financial collapse' without urgent action, UN chief saysThe United Nations chief is warning that the world body faces “imminent financial collapse” unless its financial rules are overhauled or all 193 member nations pay their dues in full and on time.
Trump's wide ambitions for Board of Peace spark new support for the United Nations
Read full article: Trump's wide ambitions for Board of Peace spark new support for the United NationsPresident Donald Trump’s latest attempt to sidestep the United Nations through his new Board of Peace appears to have inadvertently backfired.
Trump rolls out his Board of Peace, but it's not clear how many leaders will join him
Read full article: Trump rolls out his Board of Peace, but it's not clear how many leaders will join himPresident Donald Trump launched his Board of Peace on Thursday to lead efforts to maintain a ceasefire in Gaza.
Baby dies from cold in Gaza as leaders meet to discuss Trump's Board of Peace
Read full article: Baby dies from cold in Gaza as leaders meet to discuss Trump's Board of PeaceGrim humanitarian conditions remain in Gaza months after the ceasefire paused two years of war between Israel and Hamas militants.
The Latest: Trump meanders through foreign policy ahead of Davos speech to global leaders
Read full article: The Latest: Trump meanders through foreign policy ahead of Davos speech to global leadersPresident Donald Trump meandered through a list of his administration’s accomplishments while speaking at a White House press briefing Tuesday.
Israeli crews target UN facilities for Palestinian refugees in east Jerusalem
Read full article: Israeli crews target UN facilities for Palestinian refugees in east JerusalemIsraeli forces have targeted two United Nations facilities as part of their crackdown on the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees.
Board of Peace for Gaza is forming with ambitions for a wider mandate of other conflicts
Read full article: Board of Peace for Gaza is forming with ambitions for a wider mandate of other conflictsPresident Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” that was initially seen as a mechanism focused on ending the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza is taking shape with ambitions to have a far broader mandate of other global crises.
UN chief lashes out at countries violating international law
Read full article: UN chief lashes out at countries violating international lawThe United Nations chief is lashing out at countries that violate international law and calling the concentration of power and wealth by the world’s richest 1% “morally indefensible.”.
US accuses Russia of 'dangerous and inexplicable escalation' of war in Ukraine as Trump seeks peace
Read full article: US accuses Russia of 'dangerous and inexplicable escalation' of war in Ukraine as Trump seeks peaceThe United States is accusing Russia of a “dangerous and inexplicable escalation” of the nearly four-year war in Ukraine at a time when the Trump administration is trying to advance negotiations toward peace.
Experts say Trump pullout from UN climate fighting will hurt world and leave US out of green surge
Read full article: Experts say Trump pullout from UN climate fighting will hurt world and leave US out of green surgeU.S. President Donald Trump's withdrawal from the United Nations climate framework marks a significant escalation of anti-climate policy.
US will exit 66 international organizations as it further retreats from global cooperation
Read full article: US will exit 66 international organizations as it further retreats from global cooperationThe Trump administration will withdraw from dozens of international organizations, including the U.N.’s population agency and the U.N. treaty that establishes international climate negotiations.
International aid groups grapple with what Israel's ban will mean for their work in Gaza
Read full article: International aid groups grapple with what Israel's ban will mean for their work in GazaIsrael has revoked the licenses of more than three dozen humanitarian organizations, and now those groups are grappling with how that will affect aid operations in Gaza.
US pledges $2 billion for UN humanitarian aid as Trump warns agencies must 'adapt or die'
Read full article: US pledges $2 billion for UN humanitarian aid as Trump warns agencies must 'adapt or die'The United States has announced a $2 billion pledge for U.N. humanitarian aid as President Donald Trump continues to slash U.S. foreign assistance funding.
Iran and US reaffirm commitment to diplomacy at UN, but gap on a nuclear deal remains wide
Read full article: Iran and US reaffirm commitment to diplomacy at UN, but gap on a nuclear deal remains wideIran and the United States have reaffirmed their commitments to diplomacy at a contentious meeting of the U.N. Security Council.
Sudan's prime minister takes his peace plan to the UN, but US urges humanitarian truce now
Read full article: Sudan's prime minister takes his peace plan to the UN, but US urges humanitarian truce nowSudan’s prime minister is proposing a wide-ranging peace initiative to end a nearly 1,000-day war with a rival paramilitary force.
UN's grim week: 6 peacekeepers and an interpreter killed, while 10 more staffers detained in Yemen
Read full article: UN's grim week: 6 peacekeepers and an interpreter killed, while 10 more staffers detained in YemenIt’s been a grim week at the end of a tough year for the United Nations: Six U.N. peacekeepers were killed in a drone attack in Sudan.
Spread of famine in Gaza Strip averted but Palestinians there still face starvation, experts say
Read full article: Spread of famine in Gaza Strip averted but Palestinians there still face starvation, experts sayThe world’s leading authority on food crises says the spread of famine’s been averted in the Gaza Strip.
Treason trial of South Sudan's suspended VP is further eroding peace deal, UN experts say
Read full article: Treason trial of South Sudan's suspended VP is further eroding peace deal, UN experts sayU.N. experts warn that the treason trial of South Sudan’s suspended vice president is further eroding a 2018 peace agreement he signed with President Salva Kiir.
UN chief calls on Yemen's Houthi rebels to free all UN detainees
Read full article: UN chief calls on Yemen's Houthi rebels to free all UN detaineesThe United Nations chief is calling on Yemen’s Houthi rebels not to prosecute detained U.N. personnel and to work “in good faith” to immediately release all detained staff from the U.N. and foreign agencies and missions.
New report shows rise in violence against women journalists and activists linked to digital abuse
Read full article: New report shows rise in violence against women journalists and activists linked to digital abuseA new study says that more than two-thirds of women journalists, rights defenders and activists report online violence and over 40% of them have faced real-world attacks linked to digital abuse.
UN Palestinian aid agency says Israeli police 'forcibly entered' its Jerusalem compound
Read full article: UN Palestinian aid agency says Israeli police 'forcibly entered' its Jerusalem compoundIsraeli police have forcibly entered the United Nations agency compound for Palestinian refugees in east Jerusalem.
US-backed aid company in Gaza shutters operations as Israel's military and defense minister clash
Read full article: US-backed aid company in Gaza shutters operations as Israel's military and defense minister clashThe U.S.- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, set up to distribute aid to Gaza as an alternative to the United Nations but which Palestinians said endangered the lives of civilians as they tried to get food, has said it will shutter operations.
Indigenous people reflect on the meaning of their participation in COP30 climate talks
Read full article: Indigenous people reflect on the meaning of their participation in COP30 climate talksAt United Nations climate talks billed widely as having a special focus on Indigenous people, those people themselves have mixed feelings about whether the highlight reel matches reality.
UN climate deal increases money to countries hit by climate change, but no explicit fossil fuel plan
Read full article: UN climate deal increases money to countries hit by climate change, but no explicit fossil fuel planUnited Nations climate talks in Brazil have reached a subdued agreement to deliver more money to countries hit hardest by climate change to help them adapt to the wrath of extreme weather.
Fire disrupts UN climate talks just as negotiators reach critical final days
Read full article: Fire disrupts UN climate talks just as negotiators reach critical final daysFire disrupted United Nations climate talks with just two scheduled days left and negotiators yet to announce any major agreements.
Nominee for US deputy ambassador to UN calls for reforms at 'ineffective' global body
Read full article: Nominee for US deputy ambassador to UN calls for reforms at 'ineffective' global bodyPresident Donald Trump’s nominee to be U.S. deputy ambassador to the United Nations has urged “bold reform” of what she calls the “bloated, unfocused and ineffective” global organization.
Host Brazil pushes for progress on big issues at COP30 and some see cause for optimism
Read full article: Host Brazil pushes for progress on big issues at COP30 and some see cause for optimismUnited Nations climate talks are bubbling to a critical point, with host Brazil pressing negotiators to make progress on key issues.
US presses for approval of UN resolution on Gaza as Russia offers rival proposal
Read full article: US presses for approval of UN resolution on Gaza as Russia offers rival proposalThe United States has stepped up calls for U.N. consensus on its plan for Gaza as Russia is circulating a rival proposal.
US proposal at the UN for Gaza stabilization force faces concerns from Russia, China and Arabs
Read full article: US proposal at the UN for Gaza stabilization force faces concerns from Russia, China and ArabsA U.S. proposal to provide a United Nations mandate for an international stabilization force in Gaza is facing opposition from Russia, China and some Arab countries.
A flotilla kicks off the People's Summit for activists at UN climate talks
Read full article: A flotilla kicks off the People's Summit for activists at UN climate talksAs United Nation climate talks get underway in Belem, a different kind of conference is kicking off: the People’s Summit, a gathering of activists, organizers, environmentalists and Indigenous groups from around the world.
Protesters confront security at main venue of UN climate talks
Read full article: Protesters confront security at main venue of UN climate talksA group of activists skirmished with security on Tuesday at United Nations climate talks in Brazilian Amazon city Belem, briefly trying to force their way into the main venue before they were pushed back.
At UN climate summit, world leaders say time is running short to stop the worst effects of warming
Read full article: At UN climate summit, world leaders say time is running short to stop the worst effects of warmingWorld leaders gathering the in Brazil's Amazon rainforest for the U.N.‘s annual climate summit warned Thursday that time is running short for urgent and decisive action to prevent the worst effects of climate change.
Israel has erected nearly 1,000 barriers in the West Bank during the war in Gaza, group says
Read full article: Israel has erected nearly 1,000 barriers in the West Bank during the war in Gaza, group saysA Palestinian government body says Israel has erected nearly 1,000 barriers in the occupied West Bank since Israel's war with Hamas began over two years ago.
UN condemns US embargo on Cuba for a 33rd year, but Washington's stand draws bit more support
Read full article: UN condemns US embargo on Cuba for a 33rd year, but Washington's stand draws bit more supportThe U.N. General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to condemn the U.S. economic embargo of Cuba for a 33rd year.
Iran isn't actively enriching uranium but movement detected near nuclear sites, UN official tells AP
Read full article: Iran isn't actively enriching uranium but movement detected near nuclear sites, UN official tells APThe head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog says Iran doesn’t appear to be actively enriching uranium but that the agency has recently detected renewed movement at the country’s nuclear sites.
Houthi rebels detain 2 more UN staffers in Yemen as the world body reevaluates its operations
Read full article: Houthi rebels detain 2 more UN staffers in Yemen as the world body reevaluates its operationsThe Houthi rebels have detained two additional United Nations staff members and raided the homes of several others in Yemen over the last 48 hours.
A dozen UN international staffers leave Yemen after being released by Houthis
Read full article: A dozen UN international staffers leave Yemen after being released by HouthisThe United Nations says Houthi rebels released a dozen United Nations international staffers and allowed three others to move freely within the U.N. compound after detaining them in the facility in Yemen's capital over the weekend.
The Latest: Israel identifies remains of 2 more hostages
Read full article: The Latest: Israel identifies remains of 2 more hostagesIsrael’s National Institute of Forensic Medicine has identified the remains of two more hostages returned from Gaza, as officials and families warned Hamas to hand over the bodies of those still held.
A Sudanese paramilitary attack kills at least 53 people in Darfur, an aid group says
Read full article: A Sudanese paramilitary attack kills at least 53 people in Darfur, an aid group saysA doctors' group says that Sudanese paramilitary forces have attacked a shelter in a besieged Darfur city, killing at least 53 people.
UN is ready to surge aid into Gaza and waiting for green light from Israel after deal
Read full article: UN is ready to surge aid into Gaza and waiting for green light from Israel after dealThe United Nations says 170,000 metric tons of food, medicine and other humanitarian aid is ready to enter Gaza.
United Nations to cut 25% of its global peacekeeping force in response to US funding strains
Read full article: United Nations to cut 25% of its global peacekeeping force in response to US funding strainsThe United Nations will begin slashing its peacekeeping force and operations, forcing thousands of soldiers in the next several months to evacuate far-flung global hotspots as a result of the latest U.S. funding cuts to the world body.
25 years after landmark UN resolution, UN chief says women are too often absent from peace talks
Read full article: 25 years after landmark UN resolution, UN chief says women are too often absent from peace talksThe United Nations chief is lamenting that 25 years after a landmark U.N. resolution demanded equal participation for women in all efforts to promote peace, far too often women remain absent.
Rohingya Muslims plead for help at the UN to stop the killings in Myanmar
Read full article: Rohingya Muslims plead for help at the UN to stop the killings in MyanmarRohingya Muslims have pleaded with the international community at the first United Nations high-level meeting on the plight of the ethnic minority to prevent the mass killings taking place in Myanmar and to help those in the persecuted group lead normal lives.
Trump administration imposes sanctions on some Iranian people and firms after UN decision
Read full article: Trump administration imposes sanctions on some Iranian people and firms after UN decisionThe U.S. imposes new sanctions on firms and individuals linked to Iran's missile and military aircraft production.
No. 2 US diplomat meets much-prosecuted West African leader after visa restrictions were eased
Read full article: No. 2 US diplomat meets much-prosecuted West African leader after visa restrictions were easedDeputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau has met with the heavily prosecuted vice president of Equatorial Guinea in Washington after the Trump administration approved a waiver of corruption sanctions.
UN appeals to the Taliban to restore internet access across Afghanistan
Read full article: UN appeals to the Taliban to restore internet access across AfghanistanThe United Nations mission in Afghanistan is urging the Taliban government to immediately restore nationwide internet and telecommunications access.
Hundreds of Iranians held on US immigration charges will be deported to Iran, Tehran official says
Read full article: Hundreds of Iranians held on US immigration charges will be deported to Iran, Tehran official saysIran said 120 Iranians detained in the United States for illegally entering the country will be returned to Iran in the coming days.
In UN speech, Beijing makes clear its intent to remold global norms, seizing on Trump's retreat
Read full article: In UN speech, Beijing makes clear its intent to remold global norms, seizing on Trump's retreatChinese Premier Li Qiang has made a strong case for China's role in global governance at the United Nations General Assembly.
From all over the planet, they came to the UN with a message: Fix things, particularly yourself
Read full article: From all over the planet, they came to the UN with a message: Fix things, particularly yourselfWorld leaders have spent the past week at the United Nations often criticizing the U.N. itself.
UN adds 68 companies to blacklist for alleged complicity in rights violations in Israeli settlements
Read full article: UN adds 68 companies to blacklist for alleged complicity in rights violations in Israeli settlementsThe United Nations has added 68 more companies to a blacklist of companies from 11 countries that it says are complicit in violating Palestinian human rights through their business ties to Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
The issue of drugs doesn't usually get showcased at the UN General Assembly. This year is different
Read full article: The issue of drugs doesn't usually get showcased at the UN General Assembly. This year is differentEvery year, tons of heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine and other drugs flow around the world.
Trump says he was victim of 'triple sabotage' at UN and Secret Service is looking into the matter
Read full article: Trump says he was victim of 'triple sabotage' at UN and Secret Service is looking into the matterPresident Donald Trump said on his social media site that he was the victim of “three very sinister events” during his time at the United Nations on Tuesday and that the Secret Service will be looking into the issues.
Some leaders at UN condemn 'sick expression of joy,' 'macabre response' to Charlie Kirk's killing
Read full article: Some leaders at UN condemn 'sick expression of joy,' 'macabre response' to Charlie Kirk's killingWorld leaders at the United Nations General Assembly have spoken out against the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, as well as divisive reaction to it.
China, world’s largest carbon polluting nation, announces new climate goal to cut emissions
Read full article: China, world’s largest carbon polluting nation, announces new climate goal to cut emissionsChina, the world’s largest carbon polluting nation, has announced a new climate fighting goal to cut emissions by 7% to 10% by 2035.
For the first time in nearly six decades, a Syrian president steps up to speak at the UN
Read full article: For the first time in nearly six decades, a Syrian president steps up to speak at the UNTurning the page on decades of distance, Syria’s President Ahmad al-Sharaa addressed the U.N. General Assembly, marking the first time any Syrian president has done so in almost 60 years.
UN Security Council meeting on Gaza highlights growing isolation of US on Mideast conflict
Read full article: UN Security Council meeting on Gaza highlights growing isolation of US on Mideast conflictThe U.N. Security Council once again aired a divide between the veto-wielding United States and most of the rest of the world over how to end the war in the Gaza Strip and resolve the Mideast conflict.
How a SIM farm like the one found near the UN threatens telecom networks
Read full article: How a SIM farm like the one found near the UN threatens telecom networksThe U.S. Secret Service has found and is quietly dismantling a massive network of “SIM farms” across the New York area just as world leaders gather for meetings at the United Nations.
Iran's supreme leader rejects direct nuclear talks with US as European negotiations remain unmoved
Read full article: Iran's supreme leader rejects direct nuclear talks with US as European negotiations remain unmovedIran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has rejected direct negotiations with the United States over his country’s nuclear program.
'Everything’s frozen for you': Stopped on the street by NYC police, France's Macron calls ... Trump
Read full article: 'Everything’s frozen for you': Stopped on the street by NYC police, France's Macron calls ... TrumpFrench President Emmanuel Macron has shown he can reach President Donald Trump anytime.
Many leaders back a UN call to address challenges together but Trump says `America First'
Read full article: Many leaders back a UN call to address challenges together but Trump says `America First'World leaders from France to South Korea and South Africa to Suriname have given strong support to the U.N. chief’s call to work together to address challenges like war, poverty and climate chaos.
Trump tells UN in speech that it is 'not even coming close to living up' to its potential
Read full article: Trump tells UN in speech that it is 'not even coming close to living up' to its potentialPresident Donald Trump has returned to the United Nations to boast of his second-term foreign policy achievements and lash out at the world body as a feckless institution.
As the world convulses in war and contentiousness, its leaders convene at the UN to figure it out
Read full article: As the world convulses in war and contentiousness, its leaders convene at the UN to figure it outWorld leaders are gathering at one of the most turbulent and divisive moments in the 80-year history of the United Nations.
As UN climate talks loom in Brazil, many would-be participants fear they can't afford to attend
Read full article: As UN climate talks loom in Brazil, many would-be participants fear they can't afford to attendWith less than two months until this year's United Nations climate change conference, many prospective attendees are still looking for housing in the small Brazilian host city of Belem.
Big foundations and nonprofits still flood to the sidelines of a diminished United Nations
Read full article: Big foundations and nonprofits still flood to the sidelines of a diminished United NationsThe United Nations will draw foundations and nonprofits to New York for a packed schedule of events on the sidelines of its General Assembly starting Sept. 22.
UN Security Council votes against lifting Iran 'snapback' sanctions ahead of deadline
Read full article: UN Security Council votes against lifting Iran 'snapback' sanctions ahead of deadlineA U.N. Security Council resolution aimed at halting the reimposition of sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program failed.
US vetoes UN Security Council resolution demanding immediate Gaza ceasefire and hostage release
Read full article: US vetoes UN Security Council resolution demanding immediate Gaza ceasefire and hostage releaseThe United States once again has vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution that had demanded an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages.
Europeans say Iran has yet to take necessary actions to stop the 'snapback' of UN sanctions
Read full article: Europeans say Iran has yet to take necessary actions to stop the 'snapback' of UN sanctionsEuropean officials have warned Iran that it needs to take specific actions to avoid the return of United Nations sanctions over its nuclear program.
UN nuclear chief says agreement provides for access to all of Iran's nuclear facilities
Read full article: UN nuclear chief says agreement provides for access to all of Iran's nuclear facilitiesAn agreement between Tehran and the U.N. nuclear watchdog provides for U.N. inspectors to access all of Iran’s nuclear facilities.
UN chief argues that investing in fighting poverty instead of wars would make a more secure world
Read full article: UN chief argues that investing in fighting poverty instead of wars would make a more secure worldThe United Nations chief is warning that soaring global military expenditures are reducing essential investments in health, education and job creation and don’t guarantee peace.
UN issues emergency funding appeal to help survivors of devastating Afghan earthquake
Read full article: UN issues emergency funding appeal to help survivors of devastating Afghan earthquakeThe United Nations is issuing an emergency appeal for nearly $140 million in desperately needed funding to help nearly half a million people affected by the devastating earthquake in eastern Afghanistan.
Afghanistan quake destroyed 5,230 homes in 49 villages — but the UN hasn't gotten to 362 others
Read full article: Afghanistan quake destroyed 5,230 homes in 49 villages — but the UN hasn't gotten to 362 othersAn initial United Nations assessment of the impact of Afghanistan’s recent deadly earthquake has found that 5,230 homes were destroyed and 672 were damaged in 49 villages — but the U.N. hasn’t been able to get to the vast majority of the remote villages.
Postal traffic to US sank 80% after Trump administration ended exemption on low-value parcels
Read full article: Postal traffic to US sank 80% after Trump administration ended exemption on low-value parcelsThe U.N. postal agency says postal traffic into the United States plunged by more than 80% after a Trump administration move to end a tariff exemption for low-cost imports.
US considers banning Iranians from shopping at Costco during UN meeting
Read full article: US considers banning Iranians from shopping at Costco during UN meetingThe Trump administration has already denied visas for Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and his large delegation to attend the U.N. General Assembly later this month.